A few weeks ago I purchased a new robot vacuum. Its full name is “Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo,5000Pa Robotic Vacuum Cleaner,180mins Runtime Vacuum Robot with App/Remote/Alexa Control, Ideal for Hard Floor/Carpet/Pet Hair, Self-Charge,Schedule Clean(UR1).”
My hot take? It’s absolutely worth it. 👍 I picked mine up for $99 on sale at Amazon. (It’s $109 at the time I’m writing this.) It features a combo sweep/mop function, similar to my iRobot Roomba j5+. Note: I have never used the mopping function on either yet.
Beyond the price as a differentiator, we have the “cliff detection” feature. In my experience, the Roomba will happily throw itself off a or down a flight of stairs. I’ve seen it do this on multiple occasions! As if it knew I was writing about it, my j5+ decided to act up today. After purchasing replacement brushes (because the old ones broke while trying to eat a bolt it gobbled up on the floor) the j5+ now just spins around in circles and throws error codes. I have a call in to iRobot support on this, but it’s just the latest in a string of problems with these things. No bueno.