Overall Score 4.9
The iRobot Roomba 770 is a top-performing robot vacuum that excels in navigation, pickup, and ease of use navigating well around furniture and beds, using infrared virtual walls to contain it within the set space.
It uses the Dirt Detect Series 2 system that uses infrared and acoustic sensors to find dirt, its shock-absorbing bumper and obstacle detection ensures minimal damage to furniture. Like the other 700 series, the Roomba 770 finds a hard time working on high-pile carpets but works well on doormats and low-pile carpets.
iRobot Roomba 770 can clean all floor types, this comes in handy, since different rooms inside your home may have various types of flooring i.e. carpets. When a robot vacuum cleaner is stated as being able to clean all types of floors, it implies that the vacuum is designed and equipped to effectively clean most flooring materials without any limitations.
iRobot Roomba 770 has an obstacle sensor, this serves the purpose of detecting and identifying objects in the robot's route, this allwos it to navigate around them thus avoiding collisions. iRobot Roomba 770 has 3 cleaning modes, the cleaning modes offered by robot vacuum cleaners can vary depending on the design of the robot vacuum. The iRobot Roomba 770 has a period of 1 year, warranty periods for robot vacuums typically range from 1 year to 2 years, but some higher-end brands may give longer warranties.
The iRobot Roomba 770's dustbin capacity is at 0.5L, dustbin capacity determines how much dust, debris, and pet hair the vacuum holds before it requires to be emptied. Different floor types require a robot vacuum to be at a given ground clearance so as to optimize performance. iRobot Roomba 770 can adjust its height to match this requirement, for example, it may raise itself slightly when transitioning to a carpet to allow for effective suction, and then lower itself on hard floors to ensure the brushes make good contact.
The iRobot Roomba 770 weighs 3.8kg, robot vacuums are generally designed to be lightweight and compact to easily get around and portability. iRobot Roomba 770 has a width of 353mm, aslo known as its cleaning path width, refers to the width of the area that the robot vacuum can effectively clean in one go. The width of a robot vacuum is key as it can affect its efficiency and the duration it takes to clean a room iRobot Roomba 770's height measures 91mm, here you are looking at the measure from the bottom to its highest point.
Height is a key consideration, especially if you have obstacles with low clearance in your home. The operating time of the iRobot Roomba 770 refers to the time the vacuum can clean continuously on a single charge before it needs to be recharged. iRobot Roomba 770's operating time is 2h iRobot Roomba 770 has a charge time of 3h, the charge time of a robot vacuum cleaner refers to the amount of time it takes for the vacuum's battery to recharge fully after it has been depleted during a cleaning cycle.
This is the amount of electrical power the vacuum uses while it's actively cleaning your home. iRobot Roomba 770 has a power consumption of 30W, power is often measured in watts (W) and changes among different robot vacuum models based on several consuption factors. iRobot Roomba 770 has a dirt sensor, these are designed to detect the availability of dirt, dust, or debris in the space being cleaned and based on their readings adjust the vacuum's cleaning behavior during cleaning cycle.
This feature in robot vacuum cleaners is intended to eliminate the likelihood of the robot vacuum getting stuck while cleaning. Robot vacuums such as the iRobot Roomba 770 are equipped with various sensors and technologies to navigate around obstacles and avoid getting trapped, but the effectiveness of this feature can vary among different models. Virtual barriers are set up and managed via the robot vacuum's mobile app, similar to no-go zones, these barriers are designed to help you control and restrict where the robot vacuum can and cannot go during cleaning.
Auto-docking is a feature that indicates the vacuum's ability to return to its docking station when certain conditions are met such as done with cleaning, battery running low, or any malfunction. Most robot vacuum cleaners such as iRobot Roomba 770 come equipped with an "cliff detection" feature. This feature is intended to save the robot vacuum from falling off stairs, ledges, or other elevated surfaces, hence its safety while cleaning.
iRobot Roomba 770 has this convenient feature, which enables you to set certain days or times of day for the robot vacuum to automatically start working. iRobot Roomba 770 has a remote control, allowing you to control the vacuum's movements and functions from a distance.
