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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.
With its 3.19 inches tall – This robot can clean under very low profile furniture
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1076 Sq.ft – According to this coverage, iLife V8s is ideal for medium sized rooms.
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1000 Pa - Not the best on the market. But it can perform very well on hard floors and light carpets.
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.
Once set in the MAX mode, It can pick up pet hair on hard floors. However, it might not do a great job on thick carpets because its suction power is below 3000 pa.
Features an edge sweeping brush – provides a 27 degree angle to sweep all debris away from corners and along walls.
With the help of the Edge cleaning mode - the device will be in position to thoroughly clean both corners and wall edges in your room.
120 minutes of run time – adequate time to fully clean a small to large house.
80 min - of runtime. Better than some robots. At least it will accomplish more in a short period of time. It won't always go back to auto recharge.
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300 min - Now that is quite long compared to the 120 minutes charging time by Roomba Robots.
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 is able to clean both hard floors and low-pile carpets. Bare floors it can vacuum and clean include; laminate, marble tile, hardwood, ceramic tile, linoleum
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.
Can return back to the charging station and recharge. Battery life is 80 minutes and charge time is 200 minutes.
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.
It can clean multiple rooms using a navigation and mapping system.
Yes, through the cliff detect and objects detect sensors. Guides the robot away from or around objects and stairs.
Features an Anti drop and Cliff sensor which prevents it from bumping into objects and falling over cliffs.
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This device can be whisper-silent when under operation.
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
It features a MAX-mode that helps to increase suction-power in-order to thoroughly clean hard-floors.
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.
Has a HEPA Filter which removes 99% of allergens and dust mites that could make you sick.
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.
It automatically plans its cleaning area. Mark out objects, cliffs and free space to be cleaned.
While in the moping mode, the device will mop and vacuum your room thoroughly. If you have carpets, put the device against the carpet area. After that turn on the vacuum mode - the unit will divide the whole area and know which areas to avoid.
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.
Works with a remote but it won't respond to it when moving. Don't try to change its direction with a remote control while it’s in action, this will mess up its vacuuming route.
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.
Features a Multi-task programmable schedule system which allows you to create cleaning schedule for a week.
Voice command the robot to start, stop, customize cleaning and schedule using Amazon Alexa.
750 ml – large enough to accommodate large debris
Height of 3.6 inches low profile design – will easily manoeuvre to clean below sofas, beds, toe kicks and other hard to reach places.
8.1 cm in height – very good low profile design. Can get under furniture and sofas.
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2600 mAh – very low when compared with other top models
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750 ml - Large Dustbin Capacity. You don't have to empty the bin all the time.
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20.5 x 16.3 x 5.3 inches
12 x 12 x 3 inches
13.2 pounds
13.18 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
• Large dustbin • HEPA Filtration system captures 99% of allergens • Mops and Sweeps • You can create weekly schedules • Very good at cleaning corners
• Bin doesn’t automatically empty when full
• It does not have a mapping feature • Does not have a virtual wall • No Smartphone APP • Does not support Amazon Alexa • Loud • Long charging time • Low battery capacity 2600 mAh
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