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This device features a thin design with height of only 2.6-inches which allows it to easily clean under furniture.
Due to its low profile design – 3.60 inches - Roomba 980 can clean under furniture, sofas and under the bed.
It can thoroughly clean small-to-medium sized rooms of up-to 1076-Sq.ft.
1991 Sq.ft – ideal for large rooms and apartments
Has a powerful suction of up-to 1400-Pa which allows it to thoroughly clean different floor-types.
1700 Pa – the carpet boost function boosts suction power when the robot goes over a thick dirty carpet.
Its self-cleaning Brushroll can thoroughly clean pet-hair. It also equipped with a HEPA-Filter that eliminates 99% of airborne-allergens including pet-dander.
Yes, Roomba 980 is deal for homes with pets - Features Tangle-free Dual Multi-Surface brushes which deal with pet hair with ease. Also the high-efficiency filter is able to capture 99% of allergens, dust, pollen and small particles of 10 microns.
The 2 spinning side brushes pull in debris from corners and edges with ease.
Side brushes will capture and remove dirt and debris that are found in the corners of your room and on wall edges.
It features a powerful Lithium-ION Battery that provides up-to an hour (60-minutes) of cleaning time.
120 minutes – enough time to clean a large room
The battery takes about 180-minutes (3-hours) to get fully charged.
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Its high-performance Brushroll features built-in helix-pattern, high-tensile bristles that provide a thorough pickup on carpets and hard-floors. It also features large wheels that move over different surfaces.
It is able to clean all floor types. The auto-adjust cleaning head can easily adapt to various floors. It’s Multi-Surface Brushes will keep close contact with the surface ensuring effective cleaning of both hard floors and carpets.
Once it finds a thick carpet, it will automatically increase on its cleaning performance using a Power Boost function. This will ensure thorough or deep carpet cleaning. Also the AeroForce Cleaning system will loosen, lift and suction dirt 10x better than other robots
Ideal for large rooms and apartments. With its 120 run time, recharge and resume function and the multi-floor cleaning capability, you have nothing to worry about.
Automatically returns to its dock to recharge when the battery gets low on power.
Yes, the batter runs for 120 minutes. When the robot detects a decrease in battery level, it will auto dock and recharge.
Yes, after recharging the battery, the robot will resume with the cleaning tusk following its cleaning map.
With the iAdapt 2.0 Navigation system with Visual Localization, Roomba 980 will easily navigate an entire level of your apartment while keeping track of its paths. Using its sensor, it will navigate around furniture but clean under the bed, furniture and sofas.
It uses Smart Sensor Navigation technology with proximity sensors to assess and adapt to surrounding obstacles. This will allow it to avoid objects and stair drop-offs during the cleaning process.
With its strong sensors, Roomba 980 can easily detect and avoid cliffs and stairs. As for the objects, it will move around them, pick dirt and create a new path.
When cleaning, this device can be whisper-silent with a noise-level of only 62dbs.
70 db – quieter than most robots on the market
Features a Power Boost Mode which turns on automatically when the Robot meets a thick carpet which requires deep cleaning.
Features a high-efficiency filter (HEPA) that is anti-allergen and removes up to 99.97% of airborne-particles as small as 0.3-mircons.
Instead of a HEPA Filter, this model uses an AeroForce High-Efficiency Filter which captures 99% of allergens, particles as small as 10 microns and pollen that could make you sick.
Creates a map for the entire floor and follows that when vacuuming
It features a spot-clean-mode that enables it to clean a particular area until it gets thoroughly clean.
When you press the Spot Mode, Roomba 980 will thoroughly clean a localized area by spiraling about 1 meter in diameter and then it goes back to where it started.
This device comes with an IR remote control that allows you to start, stop, dock, schedule and put this vacuum-cleaner in spot-cleaning mode. It also features onboard manual controls.
You can easily control it with a mobile Application or use voice control function.
Roomba Mobile App is available for both Android and Apple. Install it and start creating cleaning schedules and monitor cleaning maps.
Yes, can be connected to your home Wifi Network. This makes it compatible with Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant.
You can use the included Remote-Control to set a recurring cleaning schedule for each day of the week.
Talk to Alexa and tell it to turn on Roomba 980. Immediately the robot will respond and start cleaning.
It has a large 600ml dustbin that facilitates for less emptying and more cleaning.
Yes, its dust bin can accommodate large debris. But to maintain good performance, you have to empty the bin once its full.
At only 2.6” high, this unit features a low-profile design that allows it to easily clean under furniture.
3.60 inches - height. Can clean under the bed and sofa.
Comes with 9-feet of botboundary strip that helps to prevent it from going into areas you don’t want to clean. It also includes 2 BotBoundary-Connectors.
2600-mAh Lithium-ion battery.
3300 mAh
600-ml
600 ml – that is about 0.65 litres
Comes with a virtual wall which you can use to block the robot from reaching specific areas.
12.6"L x 12.6"W x 2.6"H.
13.9 x 13.9 x 3.6 inches
7.72-lbs (3.5kgs).
8.7 pounds
• Smart Sensor Navigation. • Proximity sensors. • Dual Spinning side brushes. • 9 feet of botboundary strip. • Scheduling Remote Control. • A True HEPA-filter. • Powerful lithium-ion battery. • Low-Profile Design. • Innovative self-grooming Brushroll. • An easy-access, large dust-bin
• Deep cleans thick carpet • Ideal for homes with pets • Battery runs for a long time • Mapping and smart navigation • Works on all floor types • Very strong suction power • Compatible with Amazon Alexa • Bigger dustbin capacity • HEPA filtration - removes 99% of allergens and dust • Cleans Under Furniture • Hassle Free Operation • Performs well In High Traffic Rooms
• Not compatible with Amazon-Alexa. • No Wi-Fi connectivity. • No wet-mopping function. • No mapping and path planning feature.
• Does not empty the dust bin - you have to do it manually • Does not wet mop the floor • Not so good on High Pile shag rugs
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