IRobot Roomba: the smart health connected and independent vacuum cleaner smart health innovation

smart health connected appliances have been booming lately. Smart vacuums are becoming more and more popular. Thus, the IRobot Roomba is also trying to gain a place in the market despite the presence of firms such as Dyson or LG.

Mark : IRobot
Category: smart health connected vacuum cleaner
Connection: Wireless
Compatibility: iOS / Android
Price: 999 €
Tested with: Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
Buy the IRobot Roomba 980:

Unboxing of IRobot Roomba

The smart health connected vacuum cleaner comes, once it is not customary, in an easy to unpack cardboard box. When you detach the top of the box, the first element that jumps out at you is the vacuum cleaner, which is protected by a cardboard structure.

When this first structure is removed, the Base station of the vacuum cleaner is placed under the latter. Again placed in a cardboard structure to isolate and protect the base as much as possible. In addition, the two elements enjoy a substantial space within the box which allows them optimal protection..

Finally, for the less important elements of the box, these are located under a cardboard base which serves as a pivot for the package, recognizable by its green color.. In this part, we find: the power cord, two Virtual walls with batteries, a filter, a side brush and a user manual.

Design and Ergonomics of the IRobot Roomba

Who says smart health connected vacuum cleaner, says modern design. This is the case of the IRobot which offers a black and brown chrome model giving an elegant appearance to the device. While the Base station and its power cable remain in a very sober black color and adaptable to any type of furniture.

The round shape of the vacuum cleaner can be a problem, especially for cleaning in corners and corners. Fortunately, the IRobot Roomba also has side brushes made to fold down inaccessible dust.

Finally, one of the novelties of this vacuum cleaner is in the structure of it. What surrounds the vacuum cleaner, on closer inspection, we can notice a flexible plastic shell which allows the vacuum cleaner to absorb shocks against possible obstacles.

Application of IRobot Roomba

The IRobot App is first of all free on iOS and Android services. You should know that the application brings real added value to the device compared to its normal use. All you need to use the app is a good Wi-Fi connection.

Once the account has been registered and the vacuum cleaner has been paired, the basic menu of the application allows you to start by pressing "Clean". From then on, the device leaves its base in order to be able to probe and memorize the part while starting the cleaning..

First of all, in the first settings of the application, you can choose the suction intensity of the device as well as its number of passages in the desired room. You can also activate the options that will allow the vacuum cleaner to stop once the dust bin is full.

The other big highlight of the device is the possibility to program the vacuum cleaner weekly so that it starts alone. We can therefore choose a different schedule depending on the day, but we can also choose to leave a free day.

The basic menu also allows you to look at the status of the vacuum cleaner: knowing its battery level, but also being able to locate it in order to find it. Finally, if you are interested, you can know the statistics and especially … The birthday of your device!

Using the IRobot Roomba

If most of the vacuum cleaner’s use is on the app side, the vacuum cleaner can also be used without. You just have to use the buttons on the machine to start cleaning. As with the application, the vacuum cleaner details the part in order to memorize it and start again.

To be able to use the vacuum cleaner: you must first connect the base station to an AC outlet leaning against a wall. As a result, the vacuum cleaner can return to its base after each cleaning session. The vacuum cleaner stays on standby when not in use and can stay in hibernation to save battery.

In terms of accessories to use, the main objects of add-ons for IRobot are the 2 Virtual walls. These two accessories allow you to create virtual walls using infrared sensors. Thanks to this, the Virtual Walls delimit the cleaning surface for the vacuum cleaner if you have a specific area to do.

If the vacuum cleaner passes through specific areas such as carpets, it changes intensity to optimize the cleaning capacity. Thus, the Carpet Boost cleaning capacity makes it possible to vacuum the dust on the carpets.

IRobot Roomba facing the competition

The smart health connected vacuum cleaner from IRobot has to face stiff competition which has flourished in recent times. At the same level of suction and use performance, the vacuum cleaner tested is almost equivalent to the Dyson. Even if the latter still has performance worthy of a high-end device.

The other serious competitor to IRobot is the LG Hom-Bot Turbo plus which is at the same price. If the LG application offer is higher, the suction capacity of the IRobot is higher. VSThe latter offers a serious alternative to the two previously mentioned vacuum cleaners.

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