The Roomba Combo Essential is here, and it won’t break the bank
The world’s best robot vacuums – such as the Roomba Combo j9 Plus – don’t just suck up dirt from your carpets, they’re also smart mops that scrub your hard floors whenever you tell them to. Unfortunately, if you want a 2-in-1 robot cleaner from a reliable brand like iRobot you can expect to pay a fairly high price (the aforementioned j9 vacuum can set you back up to $1,399.99 / £1,249, for example). Or at least, until now.
That’s because iRobot has unveiled its most affordable 2-in-1 robot vacuum and mop ever. The Roomba Combo Essential comes with a mop function alongside its vacuuming abilities, and it won’t break the bank, coming in at just $275 / £269.
What’s more, it boasts some pretty decent specs. It has a 120-minute battery life, and iRobot says the Combo Essential delivers 18 times more suction power than its Roomba 600 Series robots, and it’s smarter to boot.
You can set different suction and liquid settings based on the strength of clean you need, it’ll give you Clean Map reports to show you the exact areas your robot cleaned, and thanks to the iRobot OS you can set up automations like Clean While I’m Away – which sets your Roomba going when it detects you’ve left home.
