Product Overview
The Roomba j9+ robot vacuum delivers 100% stronger suction* and adjustable cleaning power to lift even trapped pet hair from carpets. Equipped with the most thoughtful, pet-friendly features, this smart vacuum has dual rubber brushes to sweep up dust after the dog park, the know-how to steer around pet toys and food bowls, and our P.O.O.P. guarantee** to avoid accidental pet messes or you get a replacement. Dirt Detective, powered by iRobot OS, keeps track of cleaning settings and frequency to auto-customize where and how it cleans so your home is always at its freshest. Go ahead and love your pet–your Roomba robot will handle their mess. *Compared to Roomba i Series robots **See iRobot website for details
Dimension
Product Height : 13.3 inches
Product Width :13.3 inches
Product Depth :3.4 inches
Product Weight :7 pounds
Features
Our best pickup performance. The super-powered Roomba j9+ effortlessly banishes dirt from carpet and hard floors with 100% stronger suction* so you can focus on...not cleaning. *Compared to Roomba Combo i Series robots
FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND DIRT DETECTIVE INTELLIGENCE Powered by iRobot OS, Roomba j9+ learns from cleaning history so your robot can automatically prioritize rooms, adjust suction, and the number of cleaning passes
Knows what to clean and what to avoid. Roomba Combo j9+ robot uses iRobot OS and PrecisionVision Navigation to recognize and avoid common objects in its way like cords, pet waste, socks and shoes.
Pet messes happen. P.O.O.P. (Pet Owner Official Promise)* means your Roomba j9+ robot vacuum will steer clear of your pet’s waste. If it doesn’t, we'll replace your robot for free. *Additional terms and conditions apply – see iRobot website for full details.
Empties its bin, so cleaning is off your mind. Cleans up after itself, emptying its Vacuum Bin into an advanced bag that holds up to 60 days of debris, which means two whole months of not thinking about vacuuming.
Start cleaning your way even faster. Straight out of the box, your Roomba robot vacuum will create a complete map of your home 7x faster than the previous mapping technology so you can clean wherever you want, whenever you want after just one run.
3-stage cleaning gets the job done. Proprietary 3-stage cleaning system deploys Dual Multi-Surface Rubber Brushes, an Edge-Sweeping Brush, and 100% stronger* Power-Lifting Suction.
Built with more pet features than any other robot vacuum. Cleans around clutter and steers clear of pet bowls and toys while picking up dirt and debris. So, you can spend time loving your pets, not cleaning up after them.
Neat rows for a more thorough clean. Advanced navigation and 2 cleaning pass settings allows Roomba robot to navigate your home in neat, efficient rows for a wall-to wall clean without missing the spot.
Understands more voice commands than any other robot. Pair it with Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant-enabled devices* and say commands like “Tell Roomba Combo to clean the kitchen." Then it goes into cleaning action.
What's Included
Clean Base Automatic Dirt Disposal
1 Extra High-Efficiency Filter
1 Extra Corner Brush
2 Dirt Disposal Bags
Reviews
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4 Good vacuum but cannot add mop later
Posted by Austin Williams on Dec 11th 2024
As a background to my review, I have two other robot vacuums in the house from two other brands. One of them is not smart, it just goes around without a map, and another one is and has a map and offers the same room by room cleaning that iRobot does. So my review is based on other experiences, and not just getting a new robot vacuum. First thing I really liked when getting the box is that its ready to go right out of the box. You open the box, pull it out, plug it in and place the vacuum on the charger and its ready to go. Everything is put together and even the waste bag is already inside so you don’t have to do anything. It also comes with an extra waste bag and extra brush. From my other experience you don’t get the extras and there is always a manual on how to assemble things. Once plugged in the setup is also pretty easy. Just get the iRobot app and follow the steps. The app finds it and connects and you’re ready to go. As far as the app goes, its decent once you learn it. I did a map run first to make a map and it was OK, though it didn’t get all the rooms right and it looks odd you can edit it enough to make it work. I do wish I could edit the rooms, as it has some odd things where furniture is, but at least I can tell it to go to the room. Now onto the actual vacuuming. I have a do that shed some, and for that it works great. It got some of the corners that I usually find hair left in after some other vacuums. The smart feature to avoid things works too, though I tried to put some stuff in the way and it turned around and went back home but didn’t tell me. The app works good to show you where it went, but no notifications if it misses a part of the room. So the one thing that to me is a miss, that you have to version of the j9, one with a mop and one without it. The one I have is without the mop, and I would hope being the same you could add that later but it doesn’t seem to be possible. So while it’s a good vacuum, just remember that you cannot change it to add the mop.
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5 Yes. You want one.
Posted by Gary Nguyen on Dec 10th 2024
This is my fourth Roomba. When I moved in the past my roommates inevitably ask to keep my iRobot and I have used that excuse to upgrade every few years. This is my second Roomba with an automatic emptying station and I love having it built it so I am not having to empty Roomba after the daily run. With senior parents, kids, and dogs - my floors and area rugs are in need of daily care. Love that Roomba can handle it all I do not have to mess with it. Before I had Roomba I had to vacuum everyday due to the dog hair alone now Roomba runs every day on a schedule that I set and I rarely use the full size vacuum. Pro tips from a long time user: 1. buy furniture that has 4"+ clearance so that you never have to see another dust bunny 2. Use the app to set up keep out zones. Roomba skips the laundry room at my house. 3. Keep area rug pile height on the low side. Official compatible heights are on the site, but I try to keep it under half an inch combined height for both rug and rug pad. 4. You can turn off the settings that make you uncomfortable in the app. Don't want it to make a map of your house or use the camera? It takes less than 30 seconds to turn those features on or off - but you might lose some functionally so read up on that before buying. 5. The obstacle navigation has improved a lot over the years, but you can anticipate that you will need to rescue Roomba occasionally if you have clutter. 6. Be prepared to buy the replacement part kits. How often you need to replace the parts is really going to come down to how much Roomba is cleaning your home and how much Roomba is picking up. For my house we swap parts when they visibly need to be replaced (maybe 5-6 times a year). I've read online that you can vacuum out the docking station bags to reuse them, however, I've never had success with that suggestion. Feature I miss: Manual charging. Long ago the docking station used to have the option of plugging directly into Roomba. That meant if you were having issues with the connection points on the charger you could still charge Roomba even if the docking station needed cleaning or maintenance. I'm not sure why they would take away this feature - I use both wireless and USB charging on my phone, and it's nice to have a backup option.
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5 Second iRobot purchase
Posted by Danielle Bell on Dec 10th 2024
This is my second iRobot purchase. The first one was a 980 (we’ve had it for 5 years). I always said it was the best purchase I ever made. The battery started to fail and the two batteries I got to replace it did not make a difference. That’s when I decided to move the old one downstairs and get a new vacuum. I am very pleased with this model. I ran the map without vacuuming as it suggested. I let it go into all the rooms, even in rooms I did not want it going into to vacuum later. It finished fairly quickly. Once the map populated I added room dividers, and no go zones, such as closets, and areas that have cords on the floor. I have watched it vacuum several times. I love how it vacuums each room separately according to the map. I feel like it does a better cleaning job when it stays in its section before it moves to the next room. This vacuum is much quieter than my old one. I have owned this vacuum a month and the only issue so far was I had to reconnect the vacuum to the app but the app tells you exactly what to do to fix it. I really love these, I just wish they were more affordable so I could buy another one. Even on sale they are expensive.
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5 J9 roomba irobot
Posted by John Rice on Dec 10th 2024
Have been running the robot for a couple of months now. And so far we like it.. we ordered it on sale, it came in promptly. Set up was easy. And stating it up was easy as following the instructions.. it has been running every other day and getting smarter each time we run it..
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4 Great Suction, Features, and App. No LIDAR :(
Posted by Angela Mcdonald on Dec 7th 2024
The iRobot Roomba J9+ is one of iRobot’s latest iterations of the popular Roomba robot vacuum series. The J9+ offers the strongest suction motor that is currently offered from iRobot. This one is the vacuum only but if you would like the same vacuum performance with the addition of the mop, I would suggest the J9+ Combo. After testing several brands of robot vacuums over the years, including an older iRobot, there are certainly strengths and weaknesses to them. In the Box: -
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5 An even BETTER Roomba!
Posted by Timothy Owens on Dec 5th 2024
iRobot has excellent expertise in product packaging and in creating an excellent out of the box experience for its customers. I received a “box in a box” – a shipping box that contained the actual product box. Once I removed the product box and opened it up, I was very impressed. Packaging is optimized for the Roomba’s form-factor. The robot it in the very bottom of the box sitting on a plastic piece which rests on the base. Above that is an accessory box containing the power cord, and a spare filter and edge brush. Putting that box aside, I removed the Roomba j9+ vacuum from the box, and the removed the base. Removing the protective thing foam wrap from the base was the most challenging task in getting things going. It’s really that simple. I plugged-in the base to our electrical outlet, placed the Roomba j9+ on the base and began the installation using the iRobot app on my iPhone. That process was simple, but there was one glitch – more on that later. The Roomba j9+ connected to my iPhone, and then ultimately to our home WiFi. From there, I was notified via the app that a firmware update was needed. Things got really slow there, and after I waited for over 15 minutes, I closed the app and later reopened it, and viola, things had been installed and the Roomba j9+ was in my list of products (I’m moving the j7+ I had downstairs upstairs, to replace the Roomba i7+ we were using). When I replaced past products, I had to retrain the new product and create rooms, keep out zones, etc. Now, I was able to adopt the training from the prior have vacuum – that’s a great feature and saves a lot of time and hassle! Some features on this vacuum include a stronger suction than the vacuum we were using downstairs. We have three fur babies in the home, so getting the fur up off the carpet and hardwood flooring is a big deal for us. This model has the ability (somehow) to gauge the dirtiest areas of the home and prioritize them, adjust the suction for a particular area, and change the number of cleaning passes. Like our previous Roombas of recent vintage, the vision system allows the vacuum to steer around objects – like our fur babies’ toys. After the cleaning is done, the Roomba j9+ will empty its bin into a larger disposable bag located in the base. These disposable bags are large enough to hold a couple of months’ worth of dirt, fur, etc. and emptying the base every couple of months is very simple. The Roomba also can integrate with Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant-enabled devices, but we don’t use that feature. I have a schedule in the app, and it runs when I want it to. I have it running now, and I have to say that I’m surprised how quiet it is in comparison to our Roomba j7+. I can hear the strength of the suction varying as the Roomba goes from carpet to our hardwood flooring and vice-versa. iRobot has an almost comical feature called P.O.O.P. (Pet Owner Official Promise) that means the Roomba j9+ will steer clear of pet waste (and in the event it doesn’t, iRobot will replace the robot for free). Living in the Pacific NW, we use “pee pads” inside. I wish the robot firmware would detect the pads and steer clear of them, but alas it does not. I’ll likely just create an exclusion zone where I place them and call it done. I’m looking forward to seeing our Roomba j9+ perform over the coming weeks. Our j7+ served us well, and will continue to do so upstairs, but the j9+ will take over cleaning our primary living space.
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5 A Roomba convert
Posted by Bryan Love on Nov 19th 2024
We purchased the roomba to help keep up with the detritus from puppies and kids. I was skeptical about its efficiency. Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised with the ease it took to set it up and with the cleaning job that it does. We have had multiple corded Dyson vacuums and a cordless Dyson. The Roomba had impressed me with its cleaning ability and lack of noise.
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4 Strongest Motor in a Roomba. Great for Pets!
Posted by Martin Kemp on Nov 16th 2024
To start off, I've used a handful of robot vacuums over the past few years and have a good technical perspective of what does "what" in this competitive space. The J9+ is interesting to me because it promises iRobots strongest motor while given the user the most advanced type of camera based VSLAM navigation. The general industrial design is based on the previously released J7 and as you've guessed, the J9 shares the newest possible object based navigation. This isn't my first iRobot.. I have long term experience with a last generation 2020 i3 which was more or less the entry "smart navigation" model using a standard optical floor tracker with gyroscope design. The i7 was similar, but added a top mounted camera to work with the optical floor tracker. In regards to vacuum performance, I can explain the IRobot hierarchy like this: The i3, i7, and J7 seem to all share the same motor and have the same general pickup performance with tolerance differences per unit. Possible subtle internal power adjustment too. There are outlier specialty Roomba made for certain vendors, but most robots are tied to a general "base" model. For example: i3 = i1/i2/i4/i5 (with specific changes) i7 = i6/i8 (with specific changes) The same is true for the J models with advanced navigation: j7 = j5/j8 (with specific changes) The j9+ one ups the base config with the stronger motor, possibly from the previous generation s9. Confusing? A little bit, but once you start piecing information together, everything starts making more sense. Current late 2023 lineup: i5+ COMBO = Better i3 with mop support (may have other possible changes). j5+ COMBO = J7+ with mop support. (may have other possible changes). J7/+ = Same as release from 2021. J7+ COMBO has auto retracting mop, older "standard" motor on both. J9/+ = Strongest motor, has same navigation as lower end J models. Removed rear cliff sensors. 4 instead of 6. (This robot) J9/+ Combo = Flagship robot offering everything. Since I got the technical background over with, we can generally start with what I think about the product at hand..That being the J9+ PICKUP PERFORMANCE: Given that I've used my Roomba i3 for a few years, I'm honestly VERY impressed with what this upgraded machine can do when it comes to embedded debris on carpet. This is indeed one of iRobots strongest products and certainly leaves the lower end models with the standard base motor in the dust.. Pun intended :) I can without a doubt say that the the J9+ is certainly among the best in the robot vacuum space. It defaults on medium suction and can variably shift for higher or lower power based on surface with its automated Powerboost. You can manually set the robot to lower or higher power which will extended or decrease battery life, but the default setting of medium is very well optimized that I don't really bother. Is the higher power needed for hard floors? Not at all, but it WILL help with pet oriented needs such as cat liter at least relative to a lower tier model with the standard Roomba motor. I've noticed the area around my cats liter box is much cleaner than other robots that I've used. NAVIGATION: It's no secret that the Roomba J series is much improved from previous i/s series models. While the i7 model was an improvement from something like an i3, it didn't have that much leverage to offer for a "WOW" factor. The pickup was similar, but offered no go zones due to camera. The J series navigation changes this as it can actually detect what is straight in front of it and go around or shift course. It's also a lot faster from what I can tell. Were competitor LIDAR robots better than the previous generation i7? I think so, but the J series from IRobot is actually competing neck and neck in its own way. Is my LIDAR Robot still faster for the entire house? Yeah it is, but the J9 has the trade off of simply cleaning better. I cannot understate this. DOCKING BASE: It works and functions like my Roomba i3. Just is a smaller and shorter package. I welcome this change as it looks much more mature. Has extra storage for a single bag and comes with two in the box. NOTICABLE CHANGES AND DOWNGRADES: Something I noticed looking at the previous J7 and even newer released J5+ Combo: For some reason, iRobot removed the rear cliff sensors from this specific J9+ model.. The j5 has them, the j7/+ has them, the J7+ COMBO has them, the J8/+ has them, and the J9+ COMBO has them, but this J9+ does not. An anomaly. The only thing I can think of is that the stronger motor takes too much space? Just seems weird since lower tier models have 6 instead of the 4 given on this "higher end" 9 series. Having only 4 cliff sensors is closer to the i3 base design. Another thing...The dust bin door hinge was also downgraded from previously released Roomba's and no longer has a release button. I know this J9+ only comes with an automated empty bin, but its a weird place to downgrade stuff. I feel like the newer design is more prone to breaking as it relies on a click hinge design.. previous model seems more durable. The i3 bin fits the J9+ and works without an issue. ACCESSORIES: Comes 2 side brushes, 2 filters, 2 bags. Pretty standard. Nothing else to really say here. I have extra replacement hardware from my older i3 and I'm glad everything is interchangeable. OVERALL: I'm very impressed with the general product. Is it perfect? No. Nothing is, but if you want one of the strongest Robot vacuums for pet pickup and deep cleaning carpet performance, I don't really think you can beat the Roomba j9 series. The J9+ is the only model in the current iRobot line up that doesn't have a mop. You will have to buy the J9+ COMBO if you want the same vacuum performance and a mop feature. Would a mop attachment work with this? It's possible that the assembly from the J5+ COMBO bin could fit, but there is no official support. Be warned. Solid 4/5. Better than I expected!
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3 iRobot Vacuum - Just ok
Posted by Kelly Perez on Nov 8th 2024
I purchased this because my shark vacuum needed an upgrade. After doing a lot of research I decided the investment was worth it to upgrade to Roomba for better suction. The pros: It definitely has GREAT suction, nice aesthetics, the disposable bags are both pro/con, it's great the dust does not get trapped and spread through the home. The cons: WAY to loud, I could not have this run while I was watching a tv show, or even on the phone, the base is pretty bulky, and having to continue to pay for disposable bags I think will get annoying. I made the decision to not keep this vacuum and will probably go back to Shark. I would not recommend this product for the high ticket price, if it was a few hundred cheaper then absolutely.