iRobot Romba 985 VS. iLife A7

Romba 985 is only 3.6 inches in height. Can clean under furniture that is above 3.6 inches but fail to clean under furniture below 3.6 inches tall.

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Built with a power-lifting suction that removes all dog and cat hairs from the hard floor, carpets and air through providing 10 times more of air power.

Features an edge sweeping brush – provides a 27 degree angle to sweep all debris away from corners and along walls.

120 minutes of run time – adequate time to fully clean a small to large house.

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Romba 985 can clean hard floors and carpets – features an auto adjust cleaning head that adjusts its height to maintain close contact with the multiple floor surfaces. It will directly clean all types of hard floors and low pile and medium pile carpets.

It automatically increases cleaning power when it reaches carpets using power boost and Aeroforce cleaning system

Can clean large rooms but will sometimes require a recharge before completion

Yes, will automatically dock and charge once battery is low or running low.

After full charge, Romba 985 will resume cleaning from where it stopped. It maintains track of its location. You don’t have to be around to restart it after charge.

Features Smart Mapping along with vSLAM technology – allows the vacuum cleaner to effortlessly navigate the home while maintain track of places it has been and places it hasn’t yet cleaned. Can move from room to room on a single floor.

Yes, through the cliff detect and objects detect sensors. Guides the robot away from or around objects and stairs.

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When on performance mode or climbing a carpet, the robot uses an advanced Gen 3 motor. Provides the robot with up to 10 times more air power

High efficiency filter that is built with a unique material that captures up to 99% of mites, dust and allergens as tiny as 10 microns. Appropriate for people with asthma.

Maintains memory of where it has cleaned and where it hasn’t yet cleaned using the Smart Mapping and VSLAM technology while navigating the home.

Romba 985 uses patented dirt detects system to remove dirt in areas with high concentration. Its sensors will distinguish concentrated dirt areas and command the robot to thoroughly clean.

Download the iRobot Home App and clean or schedule without any hassle from anywhere and at any given time.

Make use of the iRobot Home App to customize your cleaning to preferred schedule and also view the status of your home cleaning tasks.

Allows wifi connectivity to communicate to Amazon Alexa

Features a preset cleaning schedule of up o 7 times in a week. Your home will stay clean even when you are away.

Voice command the robot to start, stop, customize cleaning and schedule using Amazon Alexa.

Height of 3.6 inches low profile design – will easily manoeuvre to clean below sofas, beds, toe kicks and other hard to reach places.

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20.5 x 16.3 x 5.3 inches

13.2 pounds

• Auto adjust cleaning head for multiple floors and carpets • Maximizes its cleaning power – up to 10 times air power • Can be connected to wifi and Amazon Alexa • Patented dirt detect technology

• Bin doesn’t automatically empty when full