The Roomba Combo 10 Max is the company’s first all-in-one fully functional robot. Here’s how it fared in my home.
The new iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max robot vacuum and mop is typically $1,399, but it’s 30% off for $979, just in time for the holidays.
As a robot vacuum tester, my home is full of constant whirring sounds from robots meandering around, and I was convinced nothing could surprise me. My anxious dog has become surprisingly accustomed to the robotic intruders in his home while his shedding coat continues to challenge each one. Pet hair is an issue for most dog and cat owners, as it is for me, so I always watch how each robot vacuum performs against it.
I’m glad to report that the Roomba Combo 10 Max robot vacuum and mop demolished this fuzzy task. I’ve tested many robot vacuums, from Eufy to Eureka, Dreame to Yeedi, Ecovacs to Roborock — yet the latest flagship Roomba was the one that best removed pet hair from both my carpet and hard floors.
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The Roomba Combo 10 Max is a multifunctional robot vacuum, mop, and iRobot’s latest flagship product.
The Roomba Combo 10 Max is so strong that you can see how well it suctions the very short pile of my entryway rug, which is also my dog’s favorite napping spot. This robot leaves carpet lines on a rug on which I’d rarely seen carpet lines, not even after cleaning it with my traditional upright vacuum. This effectiveness results from the combination of iRobot’s dual rubber brush rollers and — according to the company — 100% stronger suction than the previous flagship.
In its wake, the Combo 10 Max left visually hair-free rugs, becoming the best one I’ve seen at removing the nuisance from carpets. This is a hard balance for robot vacuums. If a robot vacuum’s suction power is too strong, it’ll get stuck on the rug. If you’ve ever pushed an upright vacuum over a rug on a very high suction level, you’ve likely realized it takes significant strength to push it forward and back.
