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iRobot Roomba 981 Robot Vacuum-Wi-Fi Connected Mapping, Works with Alexa, Ideal for Pet Hair, Carpets, Hard Floors, Power Boost Technology
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Brand | iRobot |
Model Name | iRobot Roomba 981 Robot Vacuum- Wi-Fi Connected Mapping, Works with Alexa, Ideal for Pet Hair, Carpets, Hard Floors, +Power Boost Technology See more |
Color | Black |
Product Dimensions | 13.9"L x 13.9"W x 3.58"H |
Included Components | Robot Vacuum, Battery, Docking Station, Line Cord, Dual Mode Virtual Wall Barrier, Filter, Side Brush, Warranty Card See more |
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About this item
- NAVIGATES IN NEAT ROWS - Purposefully and logically cleans in neat rows and uses floor tracking sensors to navigate your home
- IT WON'T STOP TILL THE JOB IS DONE - Intelligently maps and cleans an entire level of your home; Patented iAdapt and technology with vSLAM navigation actively captures thousands of precise measurements each millisecond to optimize coverage
- LEARNS YOUR LIFE LISTENS TO YOUR VOICE - Learns your cleaning habits to offer up personalized schedules, while Google Assistant and Alexa allow you to start cleaning with just the sound of your voice
- PICKS UP RIGHT WHERE IT LEFT OFF - Doesn’t skip a beat, or a mess; When its running low on battery it recharges and resumes, ensuring a complete clean
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Suction power | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
For cleaning up hair | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | — | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Battery life | 4.1 | 4.6 | — | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
Value for money | — | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | — | 4.0 |
Easy to clean | — | — | — | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Sold By | Mlaags | Roborock Technology Co. Ltd | iRobot Store | Olive Branch Enterprises | KOPKO | Deals4Less (SN Recorded) |
surface suggestion | Carpet | Hard Floor, wood, carpet | Hard Floor | Carpet, Hard Floor | Carpet, Hard floor, Tile | Carpet, Hard Floor, Tile, Wood, Laminate, Vinyl, Marble |
runtime | — | — | — | 90 minutes | 90 minutes | 75 minutes |
batteries included | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
battery average life | — | 180 minutes | — | 90 minutes | 90 minutes | 75 minutes |
compatible devices | Amazon Echo | Amazon Echo, Google Home, Smartphones | — | Amazon Echo, Google Home | Amazon Echo | Amazon Echo, Google Home |
weight | 3.38 kilograms | 7 pounds | 4.63 kilograms | 5 pounds | 7.23 pounds | 3.38 kilograms |
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iRobot Roomba 981 Features
Powerful performance
Premium 3-Stage Cleaning System & Power-Lifting Suction deliver 10X the air power* for improved pick-up performance.
Advanced Navigation
iAdapt 2.0 Navigation with vSLAM technology allows the robot to map its surroundings to clean an entire level of your home.
Navigates in neat rows
Purposefully and logically cleans in neat rows and uses floor tracking sensors to clean an entire level of your home.
Ideal for homes with pets
Ideal for homes with pets. High-Efficiency Filter captures 99% of allergens, pollen, & dust as small as 10 microns.
New App, New level of clean
The newly updated iRobot Home App allows you to upgrade your overall cleaning experience. Enjoy features that work around your life.
Cleans around your life
Learns from your cleaning habits to offer up customized schedules. Suggests extra cleanings when pollen count is high or during pet shedding season.
Dynamic duo
Imprint Link Technology allows Roomba 981 & Braava jet m6 robots to automatically clean in sequence – vacuuming & then mopping.
Picks up where it left off
Doesn’t skip a beat, or a mess. When its running low on battery it recharges and resumes, ensuring a complete clean.
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Product information
Brand | iRobot |
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Model Name | iRobot Roomba 981 Robot Vacuum- Wi-Fi Connected Mapping, Works with Alexa, Ideal for Pet Hair, Carpets, Hard Floors, +Power Boost Technology |
Color | Black |
Product Dimensions | 13.9"L x 13.9"W x 3.58"H |
Included Components | Robot Vacuum, Battery, Docking Station, Line Cord, Dual Mode Virtual Wall Barrier, Filter, Side Brush, Warranty Card |
Filter Type | Disk |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
Are Batteries Included | Yes |
Control Method | Voice |
Compatible Devices | Amazon Echo |
Form Factor | Robotic |
Item Weight | 7.44 pounds |
Manufacturer | iRobot |
ASIN | B085D3PR64 |
Item model number | R981020 |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,220 in Amazon Devices & Accessories (See Top 100 in Amazon Devices & Accessories) #77 in Echo Smart Speaker & Display Bundles #643 in Robotic Vacuums |
Specific instructions for use | dual action, hard floor, carpet |
Assembly required | No |
Batteries required | Yes |
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Product Description
The Roomba 981 robot vacuum seamlessly navigates room to room to clean an entire level of your home, recharging and resuming until the job is done. Roomba 981 loosens, lifts, and suctions dirt with up to 10x more air power and automatically increases cleaning power on carpets, where it’s needed most. Just press CLEAN or schedule Roomba on the go with the iRobot HOME App. It even learns your cleaning habits and offers up personalized schedules, giving you one less thing to think about.
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Customers like the cleaning capabilities of the robotic vacuum cleaner. They say it does a great job of cleaning, especially around the litter box. They also say it's a good product for surface and edge cleaning. However, some customers disagree on performance, suction, and quality.
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Customers like the cleaning performance of the robotic vacuum cleaner. For example, they say it does a great job of cleaning, especially surfaces and edges. Some mention that the self-cleaning charging bin works great, and that it removes so much dust and dirt that they missed vacuuming. That said, most are happy with the product and recommend it to others.
"...Cleaning the bin and brushes is simple. I get a text alert on my phone if the bin is full, but can typically run it more than once before having to...." Read more
"...-It definitely cleans more deeply than any robot vacuum I've had in the past-- the carpet ends up standing straight up like it does from a..." Read more
"...It still goes out on its daily run at noon. It still vacuums up 90% of stuff on the floor (struggles with the pyrenees hair), and I have never had..." Read more
"...The waste bin is designed different. And much harder to clean out. But that doesn't bother me much. 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the robotic vacuum cleaner. Some mention that it works excellent, when it works, and is powerful. The side brushes do a good job of gathering hair and leaving. However, others say that it wouldn't work, the mapping system doesn't do terribly well, and the wifi didn't connect with their phone.
"...I have noticed that the vacuum cleaner works better than my broom, it sucks up the dog's hair well and everything else the dog leaves on the floor..." Read more
"...I also found it hard to get the wifi to work with the phone and unit. I think it was on about the 8th try it finally worked...." Read more
"...Still working pretty well.Didn’t really read the manual after setup. Basic operation and scheduling in the app are easy as well...." Read more
"...It is pretty amazing.This vacuum advertised to work in neat row. I didn't believe it until I saw marks on my carpet. (Attached photos)...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the suction of the robotic vacuum cleaner. Some mention that it's fantastic, and doesn't get stuck. However, others say that it still finds places to get stuck, such as on high-pile rugs and in the transition spot between the body and the chamber.
"...Lastly, this leaves nice vacuum lines that give you that fresh clean feeling." Read more
"...I’ve taken this upstairs and the dog hair sticks! It picks up a lot! I have to dump after 1 bedroom. Carpet is gross!..." Read more
"...The fact that it DOESNT get stuck underneath my cabinets, and on my rugs, is a GAMECHANGER...." Read more
"...knowing how to start back up - getting lost - pulling threads on a jute carpet, requiring us to block it from the unit - getting..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the robotic vacuum cleaner. Some mention it has really good suction and is great at picking up pet hair. However, others say that it starts to break down in less than 6 months, seems very cheap and flimsy, and would never finish a job.
"...that the vacuum cleaner works better than my broom, it sucks up the dog's hair well and everything else the dog leaves on the floor after going to..." Read more
"...In this aspect, the Roomba is almost TOO effective; it's chewed up the rug and exposed the underweaving...." Read more
"...it picks up all the dog hair, crumbs, dirt, just fine...." Read more
"...thing about the dual speed dual strength vacuuming feature: The feature is great, but it makes a difference continually in the sound that you hear..." Read more
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The first pass I was thrilled to watch it zip under the bed, the low clearance fits under almost all our furniture. It does get caught under one coffee table if the rug underneath it is bunched up, but otherwise it fits between our bar stool legs and under most chairs. It easily navigates around shoes and pillows that the kids leave lying around, although I do try to tidy up before running it.
Cleaning the bin and brushes is simple. I get a text alert on my phone if the bin is full, but can typically run it more than once before having to. A simple scissors is helpful to cut through hair if you know there is a lot that it picks up.
On the first few runs we did find that this picked up a LOT more shedding from our rugs. We normally vacuum once a week, maybe twice, so it's not like they haven't been cleaned and our dyson should do the job. For whatever reason, maybe because it's slower, lower, or has more suction, or does dual pass, the Roomba picked up a ton to the point that I had to clean the bin 3 times the first time I ran it all of our downstairs. After that it fell into a more typical pattern.
It's a little noisy, as it is a vacuum, but I can close a door and be on a zoom call no problem. Also have this hooked up to Alexa so I can ask, "ALexa, ask roomba to stop" if I need it quiet. This is a huge help, same goes for walking out the door and "Alexa, ask roomba to vacuum" and I feel like I'm getting a chore done while out running an errand.
App control is nice, and the battery last for around 1hr-1.5hrs, so plenty of time on a full charge to handle 900 sqft.
Easily goes between hardwoods, carpet, and rugs, except we do have one shaggy rug that it senses as an object and turns around from (but if you put it on the rug it'll vacuum it).
Lastly, this leaves nice vacuum lines that give you that fresh clean feeling.
My house needed to be swept 2-3 times a day.
With this robo-vacuum, I only program at what time I want it to vacuum.
I have noticed that the vacuum cleaner works better than my broom, it sucks up the dog's hair well and everything else the dog leaves on the floor after going to the backyard.
I had to buy spare parts for the air filter and other parts separately, all very cheap, about $15 and it's enough for 2 years of maintenance.
One of my aunts came to the house and fell in love with the vacuum, my cousin gave one to her and she is delighted with the work it does, she even named R2D2.
This unit replaced my 4+ year old roomba 600 series....which would CONSTANTLY get stuck, and could never get up over my large living room rug (and constantly got lost in it) and got stuck on every other rug in my house.
This robot is AWESOME. it is so insanely smart. I hooked it to my Google home and I honestly have not pushed a single button on the actual unit itself yet (except to hook it all up to the app). It literally cleans in lines, goes over the entire house, and then goes around all the edges. I tell google to send it home, and it stops what it's doing, and drives itself home. In one motion....whereas my other would continue cleaning and maybe end up at home 10 minutes later. 🙄 (If it didn't try cleaning its home base and end up dragging it halfway across the room) I love the carpet detect feature. You can TELL that the robot is on the carpet because the suction gets much louder, and it stops once it's back on the hardwood.
This unit cannot get up on my big rug, but my other didn't and I'm okay with that. The fact that it DOESNT get stuck underneath my cabinets, and on my rugs, is a GAMECHANGER. I may actually be able to run with while I'm not home, and not worry about it getting stuck somewhere. I can tell it to clean, go in another room to watch tv, and not have to get up every five minutes to get it unstuck.
As for the cleaning aspect, it does exactly what my other did. I don't see where the suction on it makes that big of a difference. (My other had no suction and cleaned my hardwoods beautifully) it picks up all the dog hair, crumbs, dirt, just fine.
The waste bin is designed different. And much harder to clean out. But that doesn't bother me much. 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
We have only had it a week, but so far my husband and I are tickled with it. I'll update if that changes.
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When does it save to house plan in the cloud? Does it save to plan when "push the bottom" start? Does it save "New job" start? Does it save ""Vaccum Everywhere start?
Do you start from the dock for New task. Or, like I did move it to another room and click New task.
You have to solve all these mysteries yourself. Of course, saving to the house plan is something only Roomba knows and for some reason is keeping to itself.