iRobot Roomba 692 Robot Vacuum-Wi-Fi Connectivity, Personalized Cleaning Recommendations, Works with Alexa, Good for Pet Hair, Carpets, Hard Floors, Self-Charging, Roomba 692

I got this on a Prime day deal a few days ago. Loving it so far! This is my first Roomba and I didnt have much expectation from something so small and compact. I was wrong! The setup was easy and it was packaged very well. Simply remove the yellow tab from the batter and place onto its charging dock to being charging. The app was easy to set up as well, and it was connected to my WiFi network in under 2 minutes. The first time you send it off to clean, I recommend following it around to see the types of things that it may get stuck on. Try to pick up all wires, pet toys and food/water bowls as best you can. Youll learn what needs to be prepped before Roomba cleans. Ive ran it for 3 days in a row now and each time it has brings back a bin full of hair from the cat and dirt. It gets places that Ive never been able to clean before, like under the couch and bed. It has been able to get home every time as well, even from under the couch. Also, many people complained of it being loud however I dont really think it is. For its size and how much suction it has, its actually relatively quiet. Ive been working from home and I let it clean in the morning and dont even notice it at times. Overall I wouldnt have expected the quality and durability of such a small, compact device. I have already cleaned the filter and brushes, which was a breeze. They really make it easy with identifiable tabs underneath it so its simple to pull apart and clean the brushes, which they recommend doing once a week or twice if you have a pet. My only regret is not getting a Roomba sooner in life!

We bought a roomba about a year ago after holding off for a long time. I had heard that they were noisy and weren’t very effective. I was so wrong! We run our robot every day in the middle of the night, and it has changed our lives. Our apartment is so much less dusty, and our newly adopted cat has not triggered our allergies, much of which I attribute to our little robot. Every house should have one of these. Ours is one of the least expensive and it is amazing.

But I don’t think it was worth the cost. It did Pick up dirt but the compartment for dirt was to small and there was no self clean.

I’ve never been good about vacuuming. I hate the whole process of lugging a big machine around and dealing with cords. I no longer have to deal with that, and my floors are much cleaner than before. That being said, the 600 series don’t have mapping technology and more or less uses a random cleaning pattern. It will alternate between random cleaning and doing perimeter stuff (sweeping the baseboards and around furniture). This can be kind of annoying when you just want to clean a certain area. There are days when it seems like it will only clean where I don’t want it to. As other reviewers mentioned, it also gets confused around dark areas of carpet. It thinks dark spots are cliffs and avoid them. Usually it will end up hitting the dark spot at a certain angle and be able to pass it, but this issue can cause it to get stuck in my carpeted hallway every so often. Overall, my floors are much cleaner and I use it almost every day. But, it would’ve been worth the extra $100 or so to get the i3 or j7, which both have some level of mapping technology.

This is a great little vacuum. It cleans really well, and the battery goes for a couple of hours. It always docks itself easily when done and never misses a spot in my 1100 sq foot condo. It will go over rugs easily and fits under everything with no problem. I have two 20+ Maine Coons, and it does a great job of cleaning up their hair and any litter tracking. The drawer needs to be emptied every couple of days but, its not a big deal for me. I have hardwood look tile floors and carpet in the bedrooms. It cleans both well. It even cleans the litter mat in from of the litter box. This was well worth the money. I bought it during black Friday sales. This only negative is its a little loud.

A 692 & am using it manually right now to test it. Were getting ready to replace water-damaged floors, tile, & carpet & are doing some of the prep work (including sanding) in the house - & Ive been vacuuming (Oreck) to try to keep up with the mess - thought I was doing a pretty good job. + We have a cat. This Roomba is unbelievable at keeping up with our projects! This morning, it went down from the carpet & 2 layers of particle board that had been cut out & found its way back up. Im trying to figure out a way to keep it from running over electrical cords & the mass of electronics cords that are behind 2 pcs of furniture that cant be moved, & are on legs so the cords are visible. Command hooks on the walls to hang them on?

The Roomba picks up dust, hair, small areas of dirt and is quite effective. It stops itself at a set of stairs and properly turns itself around to finish the area that its working. I like how when it is finished, it goes back to the charging base.....and if its running out of power, it goes to the charging base as well. Easy to empty the pouch where the dust collects. Works really well and is fun to use. Can also be controlled on your phone through the Roomba app.

I bought this knowing that there are better models out there that does all if the extra scanning and zoning etc. For my home layout however I was ok with the turn on and leave approach. This unit is exactly that. It simply bounces around and cleans the areas it passes on very well. There is a slight method to the madness as it will eventually go back to the spots you thought it missed. Since I use it when no one is around its perfect for me. I also have mainly flat floors so not too sure about deep cleaning

This is the lower end Roomba so it doesnt learn and have a pattern. I think it cleans very well. I have stopped watching it and rely on the app on my iphone. I still wouldnt leave it running when Im not home. I have had a small problem with the charging which I think the Roomba help line will solve if it continues.

Constantly gets stuck, clogged, or runs out of battery before it can crash its way back to the charger. It just randomly drives throughout the house like its blackout drunk. Areas of a room cannot be programmed to be avoided, so furniture that is just the right height to squeeze under, but too heavy to squeeze out from under, or outlets with power cords that cannot be kept out of its way, or doors that are easy to shut all become problems as this thing smashes into them all and never finishes a job successfully. UPDATE with MORE issues that I didnt mention on the initial review: This thing appears to seek out problems to be created for you. Its very noisy, and when I happen to be around when it runs its schedule, I usually determine its too noisy to let it continue and try to send it back to its charger. But if its more than 5-feet from the charger or not pointed directly at it, it has no clue how to get back there. It wanders around aimlessly as if I never tried to send it back. When it gets to its charger, it has often moved it around the floor enough, pulling it away from the wall such that it will never be able to dock itself on the charger. If it runs completely out of battery, good luck getting it to charge again! It needs to be lined up ever so perfectly that it is extremely difficult to do so by hand. It practically needs to line itself up. If its off by a millimeter it wont charge at all. Rugs are completely off limits for this worthless machine. Some I have are light enough that it tries to vacuum them up and gets them jammed into its gears. Others have patterns on them that are incompatible with its programming, somehow making it conclude that it is surrounded by cliffs, and it gets stuck on them every time never cleaning them at all. If you have certain rooms or areas of a room that you want to keep it out of because it has problems there, it is a massive headache trying to find any workable solution. Any obstacles that I try to put up it views as a challenge to be overcome, constantly smashing into them and attacking at different angles until it finds a weak spot to be exploited. Usually it gets past my best effort, but if it doesnt there is still an annoying obstacle in a passage way that I need to step around that the Roomba cannot. Finally, I would be remiss to not mention to never consider buying one of these if you intend to have a new dog in the house! On multiple occasions it has found a mess left by my dog in training before I could. It doesnt see something thats sitting an inch higher than its brushes as something to be avoided, it sees it as an enemy to be pushed around. When it comes across a fresh pile of poo, it goes over it as many times as its mechanics will allow. Smashing it down and spreading it all across the floor. Getting it mixed up into its wheels, brushes, and gears and leaving me with hours worth of cleaning of the mess it spread across the floor and within itself. If you have money to waste, get a few of these things for friends who you dont want anymore. The cruel joke will be realized soon enough and they will all stop talking to you altogether.