Recommended models: Roomba980, Roomba960, Roomba890, Roomba690
 
In the sweeping robot industry, iRobot can be called a veritable overlord. In the early days of the company, iRobot mainly produced military robots, and its products were involved in the exploration of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Gulf of Mexico, and the search and rescue of 9/11 survivors. In 2002, iRobot transformed into the Roomba home robot vacuum. In 2015, iRobot's global market share was nearly half, significantly ahead of other brands. iRobot robot vacuum cleaners occupy three of the top five rankings in the United States "Consumer Reports", and have received unanimous praise from The Wirecutter, Top Ten Reviews, PCMag and other institutions.
 
Most of iRobot's products are random navigation robots, and the latest generation of 9 Series products has begun to incorporate cameras for path planning. Random navigation carries out random cleaning through continuous collision and steering, and compared with path planning robots, random products are easy to miss scanning. However, the iRobot Roomba robot vacuum cleaner adopts the unique iAdapt route algorithm, which has high cleaning coverage and will not miss the scan.
 
In response to the problem that it is difficult for random sweeping robots to demarcate and clean, iRobot uses virtual wall technology to assist navigation for sweeping robots by transmitting wireless signals. The virtual wall allows the iRobot to walk more organized, avoiding areas that do not need to be cleaned. Roomba980 comes with two virtual walls, and the rest of the products come with one. Users need 399 yuan to buy a virtual wall separately, and the cost of matching is high.
 
The iRobot Roomba robot vacuum is divided into 9 series, 8 series and 6 series. The entry-level 6 series adopts the design of one rubber brush and one brush, and the suction power of the products after the 8 series is enhanced compared with the 6 series, and the double rubber brush design is adopted, which has better anti-tangle performance. The latest generation of the 9 Series incorporates visual navigation technology, which allows for a more planned path and more efficient cleaning than its predecessor.
 
iRobot's representative products, Roomba980 and Roomba960, are the top products in the field of sweeping robots, and Roomba 980 has performed very well in the horizontal evaluation of the China Consumers Association and the Shanghai Consumers Association. Compared with Roomba960, Roomba980 adds a strong suction mode, with stronger suction power, making the cleaning ability more powerful, priced at 7999 yuan. Roomba960 and Roomba890 are both priced at about 4000 yuan, and 960 adds visual navigation function, which is more cost-effective.
 
Although the entry-level Roomba690 does not have the path planning function of the 9 series products, it has excellent cleaning ability and obstacle crossing ability, ranking second on The Wirecutter's list of robots. Thanks to the iAdapt technology, the Roomba690 has a high cleaning coverage and no omission of cleaning the entire house.