iRobot Roomba Combo j5 Robot Vacuum and Mop - Graphite

My mother in law loves this vacuum so much she even named it Ruby lol. Rubys battery lasts a great time & hold a great amount of debris before having to empty her. She gets to all angles of the house without crashing, failing or being too loud. We can watch movies or work from home without an obnoxious noise. Ruby is super easy to assemble & easily controlled thru the touch of a smart phone screen. Were able to lay a diagram for her to clean without worry that she may not clean up any messes along the way

It works great! We love your mop function. We have dogs and it does a great job keeping up with the hair on the floor.

We have not had a roomba simce the early days of the brand, and wow, the upgrades that have happened since then are noticeable and outstanding, this models ability to map and learn your space and avoid objects(in our house its mostly shoes and cables) is something you didnt know you needed until you had it. On the cleanliness side of things I 100% wish I would have gotten the bin that it could self empty into as I often get notifications crying out "my bin is full :'( ", mind you, there is settings which can ignore a full bin and just continue on. Our floors are a healthy mix of low pile carpet and vinyl flooring, when the combo bin is installed it does a great job adhering to the [No Mop Zone], and when the vacuum bin is in, it does a great job vacuuming, truly! If youre reading this and are unsure if how well this lil bot sucks up dirt, trust this random persons review, it suck, it sucks very well, so many dust bunnies, hair and sand have been eliminated from our floors! As a last little note, the lines it produces on carpet specifically are *chefs kiss* you always know when your little roomba did its thing!

I am a big iRobot fan and I have 5 robots already purchased from Best Buy so I’m a little biased. This is the first combo robot I’ve used. I have J7+ on all my floors and an m6 on the bottom main floor where there is heavy foot traffic. I’ve been very happy, so I was stoked to try running the J5 combo before I invested in a full combo system for the floor. One of the reasons why I think it’s a great thing to have a combo iRobot is that the robot knows where it has been. Yes, iRobot advertises that the communications between robots is pretty good where a vacbot can go then tell a mopbot to go, but they don’t’ share maps and more importantly, obstacles, because the bravvas currently do not have the camera technology the J series has so no POOP warranty for you on the mopbots that aren’t combo J series! (it’s a darn good warranty) When you start the bot, it automatically offers to download both a software update and a map from your previous bot. This saves time if you already have iRobot bots. If you don’t, then you’ll need to do one or more mapping runs. This particular bot needed to be run for a couple of days before I felt like it was doing as well as my m6. One thing that is annoying is that the combo bin seems to have a much smaller vacuum bin. That means you’ll have to empty it out a lot if you don’t upgrade to the clean base or the combo clean base (a must for the future). I filled the combo bot with iRobot juice. It was fairly unclear how many capfuls I’d need to put in and mix with water so I did it in a pyrex to the correct ratio. This is a miss for iRobot because there are still iRobot Brava jet bottles out there. I guess if you use Bona floor cleaner in the ready-to-use you won’t need to worry about it too much. One thing I noticed that was very different from my other iRobot mopbots is that the combo bin leaks a bit. Be aware if you are using a high concentration cleaner you don’t want to leave a puddle with. The wicks seem to be the same design as the removable wicks on the Bravva 380 so I’m hoping that they are replaceable too without a complete replacement of the bin. Also, DO NOT TURN THIS BOT UPSIDE DOWN WITH A FULL FLUID BIN. I had the stopper in there correctly but it still completely leaked all over the bot as I was inspecting it. So If you’re familiar with iRobot mopbots, they generally go back and forth when they wick fluid like the 380t, or they spray fluid like the m6. This bot wicks but doesn’t go back and forth so if your floor isn’t perfectly level, you will get some dry, uncleaned spots. I changed how tight it cleaned but it didn’t help much for our 1880’s wood floor. We still had some uncleaned areas that the m6 always cleaned. You can’t select this bot as a standard mopbot in the current app from iRobot, so if you were planning on running it in a pair with a vacuum only I series or older J series, you currently can’t select it to mop afterwards. You can however, ask an older mopbot from iRobot to clean after the combo J5 so that would mean a really really clean floor. For vacuum, it’s just great. iRobot’s logic is pretty mature and they are the granddaddy of cleaning robots. You can see all the other reviews for the vacuum quality. It’s similar strength and logic to a J7 or J7+ if you are familiar with those. As a mop… well it’s faster than the m6, but it doesn’t mop as well or as thoroughly in comparison. One issue is that you really have to go into the map and tell it where the no-mop zones are. If you don’t do this, you’ll have rugs that are pushed around or are slightly wet. The AI of the bot currently doesn’t catch all rugs and woven mats so this is crucial if you are having the J5 as your primary mopper and have the combo bin installed at all times. If you don’t have an m6 or a mopbot at all, it’s more than acceptable and will probably get you on the addictive road of adding robotic cleaner iRobot pets to your home. I think the ultimate super clean pair would be a J5/J5+ combo along with an m6. I can recommend this bot to those that don’t want to make the full investment that includes the clean base. One of the things that makes these robots so awesome is the automated cleaning without the clean base we typically can have it go on 5 runs before emptying, with a clean base, you could go up to 6 months. This bot IS compatible with clean bases when you also upgrade to the appropriate bin, so you have an upgrade path. Just pick this up if the features make sense to you. It’s pretty great!

I bout this for my wife for a Christmas present and she absolutely loves it. She uses it everyday and there has been 0 issues with it. It works fabulous and does everything it’s supposed to do. We recommend it to all our friends and family.

I'm no stranger to robot vacuums and mops, but surprisingly, I've never had a Roomba brand. This is the quietest robot vacuum I've owned, and I feel like it moves quicker than other ones I've used. The setup is probably the easiest Robot Vacuum i've set up. You just pull it out of the box, download the app, plug it in and you are good to go. This vacuum also works on my mesh WiFi system with 5 ghz internet. Normally, devices like this require to be placed on a guest network restricted at 2.4 ghz when you have a mesh WiFi system, so this was a nice surprise. We vacuum pretty much every day, so I was pleased to see the amount of dust and hair the vacuum picked up on it's first cycle, and then again on the second cycle. It has very strong suction. The mop feature was confusing at first to use. I couldn't find any instructions on how to use it in the box, and I struggled to find instructions online as well. Basically, you replace the dust canister with the mop canister, fill it with liquid and then the Roomba will automatically detect the new canister and start mopping. The mopping feature is a very light mop, as it doesn't suck the dirty water back up. I also noticed some excess mopping solution leaked out while docked, so I would recommend you keep this docked on tile floors if you have the option. The Roomba unfortunately does not come with any mopping solution, and only comes with one cleaning pad (which can be washed). The thing that surprised me the most about this vacuum is how well it mapped my house in just a few runs. I keep the doors to my bedroom shut, but you can see in the photo that it automatically (and accurately) named the rooms of my house, which was stunning. It seems to be among the smartest vacuum robots out there. Overall, really happy with this. The simplicity of the setup and the ease of using the app make this vacuum a treat to use. My only complaints are the lack of instructions on mopping, and the excess solution that spilled out the few times I mopped.

This robot vacuum is amazing. It cleans in nice rows and does a much better job than the old version

Loved it for about a week, after that it kept having problems, it would send me notifications that it was stuck and it would be in the middle of my living room with nothing around it and it kept telling me that it was offline and I would need to reconnect it to the WiFi, none of my other smart devices have any problems with the WiFi, or it would run out of battery before it would make it to the self charging station.

I have been using this Roomba j5 robot combo vacuum and mop for several days now and I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, the vacuum feature is fantastic. It has powerful suction, a large dustbin, and a smart navigation system. It can clean different types of floors, carpets, and rugs, and it can avoid obstacles and stairs. It also works with Alexa and Google Assistant, so you can control it with your voice or your smartphone. The app is solid and provides one of the best experiences I’ve had in the robot vacuum space. The vacuum isn’t too loud, and it can run for up to 90 minutes on a single charge. Unfortunately, I found the mop feature a bit underwhelming. It has a small water tank, which needs to be filled frequently. It suggests specific recommended cleaning fluids if you want to avoid streaking, of which, not even a sample is included in the package. The mop doesn’t have a scrubbing function, so it can only wipe the floor with its own weight. Although you can map “no mop” areas, it can sometimes mop over carpets or rugs as it navigates– especially if it needs travel through “no mop” areas to get to the desired location. I found that it works best when just carrying it to the mop location and pausing it when done to manually return to the dock. Another thing to keep in mind is that this unit comes equipped with a camera. As it travels around, it will take pictures of obstructions. They are later presented to you in the app for review. There you can either flag them as a “no go” zone or just temporary obstructions. Although this is a cool feature, the idea of it travelling around snapping pictures in my home to send them back to a server somewhere may not work for everyone. Overall, the iRobot j5 is one of the best vacuums, with one of the better app experiences. I enjoy using it with Google Home and scheduling regular cleanings. However, the clumsy mopping feels like a miss to me. If you are primarily looking for a best in class robot vacuum with the need for occasional mopping, this might be the best choice for you.