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, as different rooms within a home may have different types of flooring i.e. carpets. If a robot vacuum cleaner is advertised as being able to clean all types of floors, this implies that the vacuum is capable to effectively clean most flooring materials without much significant issues.
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has an obstacle sensor, this serves the purpose of detecting and identifying objects in the robot's path, allowing it to navigate around them and avoid collisions. Most modern robot vacuum cleaners such as the iRobot Roomba Combo Essential are designed to work with Amazon Alexa, which means that they can be added to the Amazon Echo ecosystem and programmed using voice commands. iRobot Roomba Combo Essential is compatible with Google Assistant, enabling you to control it using voice commands through Google Home devices or the Google Assistant app installed on smartphones and tablets.
The iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has 2 cleaning modes, the cleaning modes offered by robot vacuum cleaners varies depending on the design of the robot vacuum. iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has a period of 1 year, warranty periods typically range from 1 - 2 years, but some higher-end brands may offer longer warranty periods. The 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 needs to be emptied.
The iRobot Roomba Combo Essential weighs 2.8kg, robot vacuums are generally 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 the robot vacuum can properly clean in one go. The width of a robot vacuum is key as it can affect its efficiency and the time it takes to clean a room iRobot Roomba Combo Essential's height measures 80mm, here you are considering the measure from the bottom to its highest point.
Height is a key consideration, especially if you have obstacles with limited clearance in your home. The battery power of a robot vacuum cleaner is important as it determines how long the vacuum can operate on a single charge. It is typically measured in milliampere-hours (mAh), iRobot Roomba Combo Essential's battery power is 1800mAh The operating time of the iRobot Roomba Combo Essential 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. The operating power consumption of a robot vacuum cleaner refers to 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 measured in watts (W) and changes 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 an operation or when specific conditions occur. iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has an auto-off feature, which is useful for energy efficiency and battery preservation. True, many modern robot vacuum cleaners can mop floors in addition to vacuuming.
Such robot vacuums are often referred to as robot vacuum with mopping function 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 space being cleaned and can be used to adjust the vacuum's cleaning behavior during operation. iRobot Roomba Combo Essential supports a smartphone app, through which you can control and monitor the vacuum remotely through your smartphone or tablet. This feature in robot vacuum cleaners is designed to reduce the chance of the robot vacuum becoming stuck while cleaning.
Robot vacuums such as the iRobot Roomba Combo Essential are equipped with various sensors and technologies to move around obstacles and avoid getting trapped, however the effectiveness of this feature varies among different models. Virtual barriers are typically set up and managed via the robot vacuum's mobile app, similar to no-go zones, these barriers are setup to enable you control and restrict where the robot vacuum can and cannot go during cleaning. Voice prompts refer to audible messages that the vacuum emits to provide 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 refers to the vacuum's ability to return to its docking station when predetermined conditions are met such as done with cleaning, battery running low, or any malfunction. Modern robot vacuum cleaners such as iRobot Roomba Combo Essential come equipped with an "cliff detection" feature. This feature is designed to save the robot vacuum from falling off stairs, ledges, or other elevated surfaces, hence its safety while cleaning.
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has this convenient feature, which allows you to set specific days or times of day for the robot vacuum to automatically 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.
