Roomba just tried to suck up my sneaker. Fortunately, it didn't get past the laces. I found it hunched over a threshold with the laces coiled around its brushes, looking like a slightly guilty puppy.

iRobot just launched its ninth new robot vacuum of the year. That’s a record number for the company, which is struggling to dig itself out of the giant financial hole it was left in after Amazon’s bid ...

When the Roomba s9+ robot vacuum was first released in June 2019, it instantly became known for two main reasons. First, it was iRobot's most powerful and most advanced Roomba ever. And second, it was ...

Both the j7 series and the s9+ earned spots in our best robot vacuums guide. The j7 models are better for most people because they're cheaper and still have a ton of advanced features. iRobot came out ...

iRobot is launching a new Roomba, and a new brain for its domestic robots, aiming to make domestic help in the modern smart home both smarter and more reliable. The Roomba j7+ will be the first ...

Roomba's are a huge help when it comes to vacuuming, but they need to be able to charge properly to do their job. Here's what ...

Six-year-old Brennan Kelly loves peppering his family’s Alexa device with questions. “What’s the strongest Pokemon?’” “What noise does a frog make?” and “Can you play ‘Watermelon Sugar’ by Harry ...

The most frequently asked question when it comes to robot vacuums is simple: Does it clean pet poop? The answer is still no, but today, iRobot announced a new Roomba that’s at least capable of ...

The latest Roomba can now avoid pet waste on the floor! Follow Rich DeMuro on Instagram for more tech news, tips and tricks. The iRobot Roomba J7+ is the company’s top of the line vacuum and it comes ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Using a robot vacuum ...

The original Roomba was the first robot vacuum in the US, and the second ever made, following Electrolux’s Trilobite the year ...