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 feature is essential, since different rooms inside your home may have various types of flooring i.e. carpets. When a robot vacuum cleaner is stated able to clean all types of floors, it implies that the robot vacuum is capable to effectively clean most flooring materials without any significant issues.
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has an obstacle sensor, such a sensor serves the purpose of detecting and identifying objects in the robot's path, allowing it to navigate around them and avoid collisions. Many modern robot vacuum cleaners such as the iRobot Roomba Combo Essential are built to work with Amazon Alexa, which means that they can be integrated with the Amazon Echo ecosystem and controlled using voice commands. 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 cleaning modes offered by robot vacuum cleaners varies depending on the make and model of the robot vacuum. iRobot Roomba Combo Essential 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 Combo Essential's dustbin capacity is at 0.4L, dustbin capacity indicates how much dust, debris, and pet hair the vacuum holds before it can be emptied.
The iRobot Roomba Combo Essential weighs 2.8kg, robot vacuums are generally designed to be lightweight and compact to easily get around and portability. iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has a width of 330mm, often referred to as its cleaning path width, refers to the width of the area that the robot vacuum can effectively clean in a single pass. The width of a robot vacuum is important 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 measurement from the bottom to its highest point.
Height is an important 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 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 amount of 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 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 certain 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 have the capability to mop floors in addition to vacuuming.
These 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, dirt sensors are designed to detect the concentration of dirt, dust, or debris in the area 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 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 move around obstacles and avoid getting stuck, however the effectiveness of this feature varies among different models. Virtual barriers are set up and controlled through the robot vacuum's mobile app, similar to no-go zones, these barriers are setup to help you control and restrict where the robot vacuum can and cannot go while cleaning. Voice prompts refer to notifications that the vacuum emits to give you information on the different states of the vacuum.
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential supports this feature Auto-docking is a feature that refers to the vacuum's ability to autonomously 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 having an "cliff detection" feature. This feature is intended to save the robot vacuum from falling off stairs, ledges, or other elevated surfaces, thus its safety during operation.
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential has this convenient feature, which allows you to set specific 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.
