Ready to take the leap and make an investment in a state-of-the-art robot vacuum that’ll turn your home’s dirty floors into clean, streak-free and debris-free masterpieces? Look no further. The iRobot Roomba 981 Robotic Vacuum could be the perfect addition to your home? Let’s take a look at what it’s got to offer.
The Basics
The iRobot Roomba 981 is a little bigger than your standard size robot vacuum, coming in at 13.9 x 13.9 x 3.58. It’s slightly wider and higher than many other models on the market right now, but that’s due to its intense range of pick up, and a battery life that powers through.
When it comes to weight, the 981 is a little heavier than your standard robot vacuum too, weighing in at 13.37lbs before it’s had a chance to get the job started. Whilst that isn’t necessarily a con to the vacuum, it does make it a little less portable, and a little slower off the mark. It certainly doesn’t get in the way of its supreme power though.
A Strong Performance from The Off
The iRobot Roomba 981 promises to tackle pet hair and fur without a problem, and it certainly pulls its weight.
It has a powerful performance that’s 10X as strong as other leading models, and its premium 3-stage cleaning system is there to add an improved pick-up performance thanks to its super suction that’ll clear your floors of anything sat in its path. When it reaches the edges of your carpets, it knows how to boost itself up too, so it’ll never become stuck.
Working alongside this incredible power is the 981’s advanced navigational system which really helps it to keep your entire home clean, without ever missing a spot. In fact, it’s kitted out with iAdapt 2.0 navigation and vSlam technology, which work together in harmony to map your home’s entire surroundings to get the best clean it can, whilst ensuring it never rolls into your walls or furniture.
To do this as precisely as possible, the iRobot Roomba 981 will navigate through your home in neat rows, rather than using a random pattern. This allows the Roomba to logically clean through your home without missing a spot. It’s even able to work out where your high-traffic areas of dirt and debris are, locking them into its memory for an increased burst of power exactly when it’s needed.
Incredible Filtration
If you and your family are sensitive to airborne particles that leave you feeling stuffy or flare up your allergies, the iRobot Roomba 981 is the perfect match for your home.
With its high efficiency filter, the 981 promises to capture and trap up to 99% of airborne particles that can cause asthma, irritation, and itchiness. It even collects odor particles, which can leave behind a stale smell in your home. Instead, you’ll find your carpet fibers cleaned to such perfection, you’ll be able to distinctly smell a fresher, cleaner scent in your home.
Get Ready for More Freedom
This is one clever robot vacuum, and it’ll have you reclaiming time that you’d usually spend getting your own hands dirty with your vacuum cleaner.
Not only can the iRobot Roomba 981 suggest extra cleaning sessions during pollen season or pet shedding season, but it’ll even learn from your cleaning habits and offer up its own, customized cleaning schedules to fit in with your life.
For added ease, there’s the iRobot Home App, which will have you leaving the 981 in charge, even when you’re not around.
Set customized schedules, send the 981 off on its rounds when you get the promise of unexpected guests, and check your iRobot for maintenance needs and filter and dust cup emptying. This robot vacuum can make your life so much easier, you’ll wish you’d bought it sooner.
Added Extras for The iRobot Roomba 981
The iRobot Roomba 981 is just one part of an amazing system that could turn your home around and leave you with the freshest floors you’ve ever seen. The only thing is, you’ll have to invest in everything separately to get the whole package.
This Roomba does not come with the self-emptying dock. It does come with a charging dock, which is the perfect spot to store the 981, but without the self-emptying dock, it’s up to you to empty the dust cup after each cleaning session.
Another incredible addition that could see your floors gleaming like never before is the Braava Jet m6 Robot Mop. The iRobot Roomba 981 can be connected to the Robot Mop easily, so you’ve always got the choice to expand your collection, but the fact that they’re sold separately can make the duo a little expensive.
With easy linking, these two robots sync up, and work in turn to erase not only the debris on your floors, but the built-up dirt that can make your floors unsightly. Working together, you’d get the best of both worlds – and this is the perfect addition for those of us with busy lives who want their floors completely taken care of.
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Conclusion
The iRobot Roomba 981 Robotic Vacuum Cleaner is an incredible robot vacuum that gives you peace of mind about your floors. It takes care of business without having to be asked, and it’ll navigate your home so seamlessly, you won’t even know it’s there.
It’s got a higher price tag, which you expect from a vacuum of this caliber. However, the additional extras that you will probably wish you had once you start seeing the results from your 981 will add to the haughty price tag, making this one big investment.
Is it worth it? Both alone, or with the additional mop and self-emptying dock, the iRobot Roomba 981 is certainly worth the money. Get your hands on yours now and see an instant improvement in your carpets and hard floors, without having to lift a finger.
Unboxing Video by iRobot
Transcript of the Video
The iRobot Roomba 981 Robotic Vacuum Cleaner. The Roomba 981 is an excellent option for those that want an advanced cleaning performance, a robot that can clean an entire level of your home, and receive personalized recommendations through the iRobot home app.
What’s inside the box
We have, of course, the Roomba in 981 robotic vacuum cleaner. The Roomba owner’s guide will give you all the information you need to set up the Roomba inside your home and information for registering the robot.
Then there is the home base charging station and power cord. The home base is where your Roomba 981 will return to if it’s running low on battery to recharge and resume cleaning and when finishing cleaning.
Features and Benefits of the Roomba 981
This robot vacuum uses iRobot’s patented 3 stage cleaning system to pick up everything from small dust to large debris. It has ten times the air power compared to the Roomba 600 series robots. It’s smart enough to automatically increase its cleaning power on rugs and carpets where it’s needed most.
It has two multi-service rubber brushes to grab everything from small dust to large debris, carpets, and hard floors. The first brush loosens dirt while the second brush pulls it into the Roomba. Debris hiding in corners or along wall edges is swept into the cleaning path by the specially designed “edge sweeping brush” to be taken from your floors.
Dirt detect sensors alert your robot about dirtier areas in your home, like high traffic spots and cleans them more thoroughly. This is great in situations like your entryway or your mudroom, where dirt gathers more frequently.
Using iRobots patented imprint technology, the Roomba 981 can communicate with the Braava Jet M6 mopping robot to coordinate mopping after vacuuming is complete automatically. Giving your floors a more thorough clean by using a voice command or by using the app.
Navigation Technology
The Roomba 981 uses navigation technology that actively captured over 230.400 data points per second to optimize coverage. It purposefully and logically cleans in neat rows, and when it’s running low on battery, it recharges and resumes right where it left off to ensure a complete clean.
With the brand new iRobot home app, control over how you clean your home is right at fingertips. You can set routines and schedules at the tap of a button. The Roomba 981 learns your home’s unique cleaning routines and save them as favorites, for easy access to the app at a later date.
Voice Control
The Roomba 981 can also suggest cleaning schedules based on your cleaning habits and busiest times. The robot can also provide recommendations for things you might not even have thought of. Like extra cleaning during pet shedding season or allergy season, the app will update your robots with the latest software, so you always have access to the news features.
With smart home compatibility through Google assistant and Alexa enabled devices, including the Amazon Echo, the Echo Dot, and Echo Spot, you can clean without even lifting a finger. Say, “Alexa tell Roomba to clean,” and the robot will begin cleaning your home at the sound of your voice.
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IFTTT
Using IFTTT (If This Then That), the 981 can also communicate with your smart door locks, smart thermostats, and other smart home devices to begin cleaning when you leave your home for the day and stop cleaning when you get home. This is perfect for situations like when you’re running late for work, and you didn’t have time to clean. Your Roomba will begin cleaning automatically as soon as you lock your smart door locks.
In conclusion, the iRobot Roomba 981 is an excellent option for those who want a robotic vacuum cleaner that has advanced cleaning performance. It is also a perfect robot for people that want a unit that works harder on carpets, and that can clean an entire level of your home.
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