iRobot® Roomba Combo™ j9+ Self-Emptying & Auto-Fill Robot Vacuum & Mop

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I am extremely excited that I received the Roomba Combo j9+ Auto-Fill Robot Vacuum and Mop from Bzzagent to test. The Roomba is well made and has an easy set up. I downloaded the app, set up my account and connected to WiFi with no issues. The Roomba does not come with a remote, the app does it all. When doing your first clean, the Roomba is mapping out the area, this process has the machine moving all over repeating itself and when finished, the map of the area is on the app. You can label the different rooms it mapped out as well. The machine was able to locate the base each time it was finished. The suction worked really well especially having dog hair everywhere and when the machine docked it would self empty, that is so worth it and very cool to see. The app is self explanatory and easy to navigate. The Roomba comes with a couple of extra accessories, I've attached pictures. The machine is big that has nice appearance. The only thing I'm looking into is the play button on the docking station and how it works, when I press it nothing happens. I think it needs to be reset but honestly I won't be using it as long as my app controls the Roomba, that's how I will control it, see history and schedule my cleanings. Always looking for new technology/ gadgets and this is an awesome find. I definitely recommend.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] So far, so amazing! Aside from the fact that I received this for free from Roomba through BzzAgent in exchange for my honest review, it would still be worth every penny. Thank you Roomba!! I thought it was silly for a smaller home like mine (about 1350 sq. ft.) to use a Roomba to sweep and mop. I have carpet and tile, a few runners and rugs-even on the carpet, and a gigantic living room rug and was worried about the lighter rugs getting caught by the Roomba but this was not the case. "Alfred", the name we gave Roomba (a fun feature), was even able to vacuum my bath rug! This doesn't mean that the suction was not good, it works very well and has a powerful suction, dare I say better than my high end stick vac. I have only had Alfred mop once with tap water but it was impressive as well. I am excited to mop with an approved solution soon. The switch from tile to carpet is seamless. The setup was pretty simple out of the box. I had to get yet another app on my phone, seems like everything needs one these days but the directions in the box and on the app are easy to follow. They indicated that there was a certain amount of space needed around Alfred's home base (which was surprisingly large to me) but as you can see from my picture I do not have it with much space on the sides, I just can't spare it, and I haven't had an issue with it. I have had an issue with Alfred seeming to go in circles or get stuck in a certain area, I then turned the light on in the room and he was able to find his way out. I'm not sure if that is common but it was dark and I recalled when he was doing the initial mapping of the house the directions recommended turning lights on. He may just need to do tasks multiple times to really get the lay of the land. This one issue was not enough for me to drop a star because overall this robot is a dream! From someone who actually loves cleaning but despises mopping, if you can afford to buy this and think it will be useful, I highly recommend!