iRobot - Roomba Plus 505 Combo Robot Vacuum & Mop + AutoWash Dock - Black

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] First of all WOW WOW! The iRobot! Roomba Plus 505 Combo is amazing! First it is visually stunning and so streamlined to be such a powerful machine. When I first used it I was amazed at the cleaning power and how quiet it is. It cleaned the whole top floor of my home which is 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and a hallway which is a combo of carpet and tile. The second level which is my kitchen and dining room and my office which is all tile and then my recessed living room downstairs which is carpet again and laundry room and bathroom which is tile and then we took it downstairs to the finished basement which is all carpet. It cleaned my whole home and still has plenty of battery left. How it mapped the floor plan and cleaned accordingly and yes it docked itself to clean itself. It was just WOW! I'm in love because I never have to mop or vacuum again. Highly recommended!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Was excited to test this Roomba, I've never had one before. For the price I don't think it's worth it. After mapping a small room to clean it told me it needed to charge and the battery was full before I even started it. Also during mapping it missed a lot of areas that didn't have anything in the way. As far as big objects like a kitchen chair, it literally bumps into it to actually clean around the object. For how expensive this Roomba is i expected better performance. It's pretty quiet and the idea is cool but i think it's way overpriced. To note, I didn't test it on carpet because I have a dog that sheds a lot, only tested on hard floors. The mop feature is convenient but I wouldn't use it most of the time.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I tried this out and was excited to see what a robotic vacuum could do! It was fun to watch, but I noticed on the travel ‘map' after it finished a cleaning that it stayed stuck on a loop…cleaning the same area in a circular pattern for three full minutes. It did ‘self correct' and continue to another area, but it made me wonder if it was a glitch or?! Another slight issue was the gurgling/sucking noise it made while cleaning…I don't know if that's normal or not, but it sounds almost like a clogged hose or line or something…this item has many parts that could wear down and may need replacing, but I was humbled to be able to try it and am still proud to own it despite its little flaws…a very high tech little machine! I recommend this, or any highly reviewed Roomba model if you prefer this type of cleaning to classic upright vacuums. I received this incentivized product in exchange for my honest review.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Initial Impressions: The 505 demonstrated impressive room mapping capabilities, efficiently and accurately mapping my house (4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms) in approximately 28 minutes. Cleaning Performance: The device has performed satisfactorily in cleaning tasks, particularly in mopping and corner navigation. Overall, I am impressed with its performance and will conduct further testing throughout the week. Notable Feature: The device's exceptionally quiet operation is a significant advantage, as it does not disrupt my pets.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This Roomba is well worth the money. We have used a Roomba off and on for over ten years. Before the vacuum and mop series I can admit I pretty much liked it for the novelty of the product more than the functionality of it. When I was a bachelor in a small apartment, its haphazard bouncing around was more than adequate. When we had a bigger condo and toddlers running around the older roomba's were ineffective. Now that we have two kids almost pre-teen and two huskies - we needed some more help. In comes the i7. We recently put in dark wood floors and while we love the look - everything shows. A crumb can be viewed from across the house and our huskies are white and black so any dropped hair is easily visible. We do sweep and mop regularly to collect the bulk of the stuff in the usual places (such as crumbs in the kitchen or dining room) but there is nothing quite like waking up to a clean floor. We got the this because of the mapping features, but it is so much more. Pros: - Mapping - We will start with why we bought this. The i7 Roomba does not simply bounce around like those before it. This roomba has a sensor that will detect if its about to collide with an object and then slows down to slightly bump the object and begins to map where the object is in a room. After two runs (for us) the Roomba had fully mapped the first floor (about 2000sq ft). Once mapped we can place room dividers, name the rooms, and even mark out "no go" zones to keep it away from either the dog's water bowl or some cables we don't want it to go near. This feature works exceptionally well. - The sensor - as mentioned above we have kids and dogs. This means that no matter how much we pick up the floor, one of the creatures in this house is going to come behind us and put any number of things out in the middle of the floor where it doesn't belong. The i7 Roomba can identify when it is approaching an object and will slow down to give it a gentle nudge. More often than not in our house its a sleeping husky. One of them politely moves for the Roomba to do its job. The other one simply lays there stubbornly and we end up with a husky sized outline of clean/not clean. It is actually as humorous as it sounds. - The cleaning "bristles" - I was pretty sure that having wood floors would mean we could never have a Roomba again. We actually waited more than a year before we even tried looking. The newer generation has a rubber roller it uses to move dirt to the middle of its path and then collect as it goes over. This system is great and ensures the floor doesn't get damaged.