iRobot Roomba Combo Essential robot vacuum and mop (Y0140) - Black

Doesn't sweep efficiently. The single brash pushes birt beyond the reach of the roller brash. It is not capable if mapping a room and it does not know where its been or going. So to tend to make multiple passes missing the obvious dirts. The circle function will spin in one circular motion out and once it encounters an object it will spinn back into that circle to its original spot. So its a useless function since most home are 4 walls or have objects in the space. Bump function doee not work it will keep running into the walk multiple times. I set it in a room with an edge. And it fell off the edge.

First, setup was as easy as it gets. Get it out of the box, find a suitable place for the base station and install the app. You have a few options to get it started. The button on the vacuum, start it with the app, or a voice assistant. As far as options in the app, you have vacuum and mop everywhere, or vacuum everywhere. That's it. I put the home base in our dining room. I figured that was a nice out of the way spot. I pressed the button to start vacuuming (bare floor). The first thing it did was move forward a few feet and run into a dining room chair. It then proceeded to drag the solid oak dining room chair around the dining room. It didn't hit it and back off and turn to find a new path as I thought it would. I paused it and placed it on the other side of the room facing away from the chairs and table. It then turned and started dragging another chair around the dining room. I paused it again and moved it to the kitchen which is completely open. I started it on an edge. I watched it the entire time. It started moving fairly straight and went across the room and bumped into the stove. That made it back up slightly and turn. From there, it went to the other side of the room and bumped the cabinet at an angle which turned it a little. It then backed up and turned a little more and continued. Every time it hit the cabinets, it turned it slightly. This made for an erratic path. It just barely fit under the front edge of the refrigerator and it scrubbed slightly. This again caused one side to have more friction, turning it again. After 31 minutes of vacuuming I stopped it. The app showed that it covered 258 sq. ft. However, in that time, it didn't even complete the kitchen. The app also says, "Cleaning error". That's it. No explanation of why or what happened or how to correct it. I tried the mop feature for the kitchen the next day. It was the same story. It mopped fine, however, every time it hit a cabinet at an angle and slightly turned, it got off on the path. It went over the same spots several times and completely missed others. I stopped it and sent it back home, which it found fairly easily. The features section states, "The smart navigation methodically cleans in neat rows, while sensors help it navigate around furniture and avoid falling down stairs." I can't speak to it avoiding falling down stairs as I don't have any, but it didn't navigate around furniture well for me at all. We have dogs and their toys often make their way to the living room floor. It can't sense them and navigate around them. It will just try to run them over. You have to keep a close eye on it, which to me, completely defeats the purpose of having a robot vacuum. There's no way that I've found in the app to map your home, or specify certain areas that you want vacuumed or mopped. The only option for a "new job" is to vacuum or mop a timer. You have 15, 30, and 45 minute times. They tell you that if you don't want an area vacuumed, you should block it off by putting large items in doorways of rooms you don't want it to go in. That's ridiculous! I understand that at this price point you're not getting the best technology, but it shouldn't be so bad that it's dragging dining room chairs around the house. My third vacuuming was the living room. With a couch, loveseat, coffee table, two end tables, TV stand and brick hearth it was running into everything and not covering the area well, so I just gave up. My best advice would be to spend more and get one with better obstacle avoidance and mapping features. You should be able to run it and have it map the house, then label each room and be able to select which rooms you want to vacuum/mop. I will say that the battery life is great. Other than that, I have no use for it. It's just a pricey paperweight.

I was scheptical when my wife wanted To buy this but it picks up a amazingly more than it thought it would

It’s a great purchase the only problem is that it has a problem picking up stuff sometimes I’ve owned it for 3 months and it’s amazing.

Works good, save a lot of work, just the problem of maping but cleans good

PRODUCT IROBOT ROOMBA COMBO ESSENTIAL ROBOT VACUUM & MOP (Y01420) – BLACK SUMMARY GOOD ROBOTIC VACUUM / MOP COMBO – BETTER THAN I EXPECTED REVIEW For a value focused “ESSENTIAL” model, the ROOMBA does a surprisingly good job of overall cleaning. I tested it on a 700 SQFT distressed hardwood floor, with rugs, and 2 dogs. Other than self-emptying, I’m not sure what other features I might want or need. For vacuuming only, I give this model a “B+”. It misses some corners, and does not do a deep vacuum, but it still performed very well. For Vac + Mop, I give it an “A-“. It really did a good job. Some Drawbacks -

This is the second Roomba that I’ve owned. I’m a fan of this brand. Everything you need to vacuum sweep and mop, your floors and carpet are included in this combo. The charging dock is nice and small and I’m loving the slick and sleek black color of the vacuum. However, the microfiber is blue so it shows very quickly how dirty it can get which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I always register all of my electronics. I strongly suggest you do the same. Set up is really easy once you link the robot to your cell phone whether it be iPhone or android. You can also work it via voice assistant, however mine doesn’t work as well as I would like it too, and that may be my problem and not the robots problem, still working on this issue. The spot clean button is really cool especially since we have a puppy who makes small random messes throughout the house. I literally pick up the robot place it in the area of the mess and press the spot, clean button and wait for it to do it job. I don’t use the mopping feature very much because our tile has small grooves, which allows dirt to stay cleaned unless we apply a certain amount of pressure. So the function I use the most is the actual vacuum. Overall, this is a great robot, vacuum and mop, especially if you’ve never tried this brand.

The Roomba Combo Essential arrived in a neat box with everything you need to get started – the robot itself, a charging base, a water tank, extra mop cloths, and a filter. The robot itself is pretty compact, and surprisingly lightweight, which makes it easy to move around if needed. Getting the Roomba up and running was a breeze. I downloaded the iRobot Home App, which walks you through the entire process. It took just a few minutes to connect the robot to my Wi-Fi and set up my cleaning preferences. The app is well-designed and easy to use, even for someone not super tech-savvy like me. But you can also control the robot manually if you want it to tackle a specific mess. Overall, I'm impressed with the Roomba's cleaning performance. The robot navigates my house in a neat pattern, making sure it gets everywhere, but I make sure to remove any cords out of the way, and close the doors of the rooms I don’t want the little helper to get in. Now, one of the things I love most about this Roomba is the mopping function. It has a water tank that you fill up, and a washable microfiber mop cloth that attaches to the bottom. It's not going to replace a deep mopping, but it does a great job of keeping my floors clean. I think it’s great for everyday maintenance. Overall, I'm really happy with my iRobot Roomba Combo Essential. It's a great little robot that takes the hassle out of vacuuming and mopping my floors. The app is easy to use, the cleaning performance is solid, and the mopping function is a real bonus. Sure, it's not perfect – you'll need to empty the bin regularly and keep an eye out for obstacles – but for the price, it's a great way to free up some time and keep your floors clean.

I was looking for a budget friendly robot vacuum for our 2nd floor which is bedrooms and has mostly hardwood flooring with a few rugs. We’ve got a small maltipoo dog, who though doesn’t shed as much, manages to carry the outside in with him every walk. We’ve got a robot vacuum on our first floor that does an okay job at keeping the floors clean but have noticed the collecting dust bunnies on our 2nd floor and our lack of consistency in running the vacuum to banish them. Thus, the iRobot Roomba Combo Essential Robot Vacuum & Mop enters! We didn’t need anything too complicated with dozens of features but at least smart enough to not take a tumble down the stairs. Pros: - Easy to use and maintain. - Cleans the floor thoroughly! - Navigates around well. Cons: - Lack of clear pre-use instructions. - Could have improved route tracking. - Runs into walls and objects hard. Initially, I had high hopes that the setting up of the iRobot Roomba Combo Essential Robot Vacuum & Mop would be simple as the first thing you see when you open the box is a QR which leads to the iRobot App. But, after setting up an account, the App instructions skipped quite a few initial steps from setting up the charge station to attaching the sensor brush. I did find these steps outlined in the Owner’s Guide that can be downloaded from the App. The App completed the rest of the setup flawlessly, from pairing with the Roomba, connecting with the WiFi, and providing the Dustbin and Mop pad setup instructions. I didn’t find steps to be all that difficult to figure out, but this isn’t the first robot vacuum I’ve set up. Overall setup requires taking the iRobot Roomba out of the packaging, attaching the guide brush, and plugging the charging station. Then position the device on the charging station to begin charging. If you want to use the mopping functionality, you just attach the mop pad and fill up the water reserve. iRobot includes 2 mop pads, so you can have one on hand to replace the used one. The actual prep is very simple, but the provided directions are lacking in specific steps. The Roomba can be triggered through the iRobot app with a limited number of options, but I found just pressing the button on the robot more convenient. I’d usually check the dustbin from the last run, refill the water tank and swap out the mop pad then press the start button on top. This kept me in the habit of maintenance before each use such as emptying the dustbin, pulling off the collected hair from the moving parts, and checking the mop pad. When the mop pad was dirty, I’d mostly handwash with mild soap and air dry so it would be ready by the next use, but I also just as easily tossed it in a load of laundry depending on the day’s chores. Additionally, if you want to end the Roombas activity early, just tapping the little house icon, or home button, will stop its current activity and send it home. There is a spot clean button, which will have the Roomba spiral out in 3 feet and clean the area to end in the same spot it started, but I didn’t find that as useful as just running it once per day. The iRobot Roomba Combo Essential Robot Vacuum & Mop cleans efficiently on both hard flooring and carpeting. After the first use, I noticed a major difference on the rug in the hallway. While running, the iRobot Roomba follows a pattern of cleaning that is very efficient, covering all the floor while navigating around objects and obstacles mostly without issue. The only issue I found was with the bathroom mats or any cloth that could bunch up, the iRobot Roomba tended to get stuck on these items if they were initially flat but as it rolled over would bunch up. This is more of a User Error issue than iRobot fault, one of the pre-steps is to pick up loose items or block off rooms you do not want the robot to go into. Closing a door or putting something in the way to block off an area was effective enough to stop the issue from happening again. One of the bigger issues I had was that the iRobot Roomba got stuck under a bed, multiple times, and in the same spots. Might be more User Error, but in both cases the Robot was unstuck/de-clogged and moved to a different part of the room, only to start up again and head right back towards the obstacle it had just been defeated by. It would be convenient if the iRobot App had some kind of mapping or learning feature where the Roomba would learn the routines that worked and avoid obstacles or objects that would cause it to encounter an error. Maybe it does in fact have this but needs more time to learn the route. The only other issue I noticed was just how hard the iRobot Roomba would bump into the wall and objects such as tables or bedframes. At times it would surprise me from the other room as it rammed into a wall with an audible thud through the wall. Only time will tell, but at least I can say there are a few rooms I will be leaving closed for the time being to avoid issues or surprises. The iRobot Roomba Combo Essential Robot Vacuum & Mop is a great choice if you’ve got a combination of carpet and hardfloors that you want to have cleaned on the regular by robot that will have a high rate of successful navigations without your intervention. The initial setup process could use a little more polishing but it’s not too complicated and there is additional documentation available. Additionally, with the MSRP around $275, this robot is on the more affordable end of options with plenty of features that work as advertised. This is a solid choice to make your home feel more comfortable and cleaner, while saving you the time and effort of manually cleaning!