Overall Score 6.4
The iRobot Roomba Combo Essential (Y0140) is a budget-friendly robot that vacuums and mops hard floors, it's easy to use and navigates well, making it a good choice for those new to robot vacuums. While it effectively cleans dust, crumbs, and pet hair, the mopping is light-duty and won't handle tough messes.
This is because it lacks some advanced features such as creating maps, it has no app control, and it is not ideal for heavily carpeted homes or those with a pet hair problem.
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential cleans all floor types, this is essential, since different rooms within a home may have various types of flooring i.e. carpets. When a robot vacuum cleaner is stated as being able to clean all floor types, it means that the robot vacuum is designed and equipped to clean a wide range of flooring materials without any significant issues.
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has an obstacle sensor, such a sensor serves the purpose of detecting and identifying obstacles in the robot's way, this allwos it to navigate around them and avoid collisions. Many modern robot vacuum cleaners such as the iRobot Roomba Combo Essential are designed to work with Amazon Alexa, which implies that they can be added to the Amazon Echo ecosystem and controlled using voice commands. The iRobot Roomba Combo Essential is compatible with Google Assistant, enabling you to control it using voice commands via Google Home devices or the Google Assistant app installed on smartphones and tablets.
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has 2 cleaning modes, the number of cleaning modes supported by robot vacuum cleaners varies widely depending on the make and model of the robot vacuum. The iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has a period of 1 year, this typically range from 1 year to 2 years, but some higher-end brands may offer longer warranties. iRobot Roomba Combo Essential's dustbin capacity is at 0.4L, dustbin capacity determines how much dust, debris, and pet hair the vacuum can hold before it can be emptied.
The iRobot Roomba Combo Essential weighs 2.8kg, robot vacuums are commonly designed to be lightweight and compact for easy maneuverability and portability. iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has a width of 330mm, often referred to as its cleaning path width, is the width of the area that it 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 space iRobot Roomba Combo Essential's height measures 80mm, here you are looking at the measurement from the bottom of the robot vacuum to its highest point.
Height is a key consideration, especially if you have furniture with low clearance in your home. The battery power of a robot vacuum cleaner is a crucial factor that determines how long the vacuum can operate on a single charge. Battery capacity is measured in milliampere-hours (mAh), iRobot Roomba Combo Essential's battery power is 1800mAh The operating time of a robot vacuum cleaner refers to the time the vacuum can clean continuously on a single battery charge before it needs to be recharged.
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential's operating time is 1.2h iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has a charge time of 2h, 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 Combo Essential has a power consumption of 33W, power is typically measured in watts (W) and can vary among different robot vacuum models based on several consuption factors.
Auto-off is a feature designed to automatically turn off the vacuum after it has completed a cleaning cycle or when specific conditions occur. iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has an auto-off feature, which is useful for energy efficiency and battery preservation. True, most modern robot vacuum cleaners can mop floors in addition to vacuuming.
Such robot vacuums are often referred to as robot vacuum and mop models and iRobot Roomba Combo Essential is one of those robot vacuums iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has a dirt sensor, these are designed to detect the concentration of dirt, dust, or debris in the room being cleaned and based on their readings adjust the vacuum's cleaning behavior during cleaning cycle. iRobot Roomba Combo Essential supports a smartphone app, that allows you to control and monitor the vacuum without getting to it physically but through your smartphone or tablet. This feature in robot vacuum cleaners is intended to eliminate the chance of the robot vacuum becoming trapped while cleaning.
Robot vacuums such as the iRobot Roomba Combo Essential are equipped with various sensors and technologies to navigate around obstacles and avoid getting trapped, however the effectiveness of this feature varies among different models. These virtual barriers are set up and managed through 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 while cleaning. Voice prompts are notifications that the vacuum states to give you alerts on the different states of the vacuum.
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential supports this feature Auto-docking is a feature in robot vacuum cleaners that indicates the vacuum's ability to autonomously 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 Combo Essential come equipped with an "anti-fall" feature. This feature is designed to save the robot vacuum from falling off stairs, ledges, or other elevated surfaces, thus its safety while cleaning.
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has this convenient feature, which allows you to set certain days or times of day for the robot vacuum to start working. iRobot Roomba Combo Essential supports Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi-enabled robot vacuums offer several advantages and features, such as remote control, mobile app integration, voice assistant compatibility, and remote monitoring.
