iRobot Roomba j6+ Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum – Identifies and Avoids Pet Waste & Cords, Empties Itself for Up to 60 Days, Smart Mapping, Compatible with Alexa, Ideal for Pet Hair

I thought this was an extravagant luxury and I thought it was too bougie for me to have one. My friend suggested I get one so I tried it. We have a huge tile floor section of our house, it's about 85% tile. My wife and I run the dust mop and a wet mop about a few times a month. It takes us a good half day to get it knocked out. Since using the robot, we have cut that in half. I was never aware of how much dust and hair be both shed in this house. I thought we had a Labrador living with us. I found this out after the first robot sweep. I dusted off the machine flipped it over and saw all of the cars stuck to the axels. I cleaned it all off and dusted the machine. I examined the contents of the vacuum bag, and was shocked by the amount of dust and hair it found. Each subsequent sweep by the robot turned up less and less, so the maintenance provided by the robot is noticeable. Our house is about 2,000 sq feet, so the robot does about half of the house and then returns to base to recharge, and then when it is charged, it will finish. I wish it could last the entire time on 1 charge, but it's not that big of a deal. Removing the cords and shoes from laying around in the path of the robot, makes foe a cleaner house, but sometimes annoys me. I keep the robot well cared for. After each session, I flip to over and check the undercarriage to make sure there is nothing clogging the axels and I dust it off. The app is pretty cool, this model takes photos of stuff in its way so you can move it, or change the path of the robot. The app is pretty easy to interface with, you don't need to be a NASA engineer to use it. I did buy a spare parts kit for rollers and brushes and on board filters (I guess that's hoe they get you to buy more stuff of it) but I assume at some point I will be taking this robot apart to replace the rollers and brushes at some point. Overall, I am happy I bought it, I never realized how much dust was under the couches and the beds. The hair, my god, my wife sheds!!! So this machine was well worth it. It did cost a few bucks, But I waited for a prime sale, and I made sure to do my research and read the reviews and watched the YouTube reviews as well. Good luck with your purchase..

I have had the iRobot Roomba j6+ for just over two months. I was waiting to write a review until I have had enough time to see how well it works. I am not sure why everyone thinks the robot is great. Within the first 2 weeks, I just wanted to return it, because it was not performing like I wanted. But I thought it would get better as it learned more. Nope, I am very disappointed with it.First the iRobot Roomba j6+ does not have LIDAR. So, it just bumps into things until it maps out your house. Even my granddaughter is asking why it runs into walls. iRobot needs to add LIDAR, so give it some eyes please. Once the house is mapped it does ok at best. You tell it to go clean a room, it does go there 99.9% of the time. Some days it seems confused. It does have some difficulty driving over the carpet thresholds. The instructions state you should have house lights on so it can navigate better. Well, sometimes, I need to vacuum an area and it dark. So, I have to turn the lights on. See, it needs LIDAR.It is horrible at navigating around objects. It seems to miss cords ok, but it does not navigate around cats toys, kids toys, or Christmas ornaments. Yes, it destroyed an ornament.Troubleshooting faults can be difficult. The robot will tell you there is a fault, you go to fix it, but it does not fix it. So, you just have to try other things until the fault clears.It is always getting stuck. It tends to pile up bathroom rugs instead of going over them. It also knocked down a broom and pinned itself a room.Bottom-line, the robot is ok at best. Is it worth the money, absolutely not. I got mine on sale. I would never buy again or buy it if I knew how bad it navigates. Also, I will not buy another iRobot until they add a better navigation system.My 10 year old Neato performs better than the iRobot. Back to the LIDAR, I did not do my research well enough and I thought all iRobot’s had LIDAR. Now I realize that none of the iRobots have LIDAR, unless I misread it. That is huge issue for me. A robot needs some way of seeing. Imagine closing your eyes and walking through your house with your eyes closed. That is what the iRobot does.It does seem to vacuum fairly well. So that is a plus. In the end, this robot is not for me. I expect a lot from these robots and this one was disappointing. I will try the Roborock next.