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Robot Vacuum Cleaners Buying Guide

Our buying guide will explain which type of robot vacuum cleaner would suit you most, how much you can expect to pay for one, and which features are worth looking out for.

Reviews

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141 reviews
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4
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3
(13)
2
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1
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  • Build Quality
    3.0 (2)
  • Value for Money
    5.0 (1)
  • Ease of Use
    5.0 (1)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    5.0 (1)
  • Product is used
    • Weekly (1)
    • Several times a week (1)
  • Noise Level
    5.0 (1)
  • Pet OwnerYes (0) · No (1)
  • System Errors Every time (1) · Never (1)
  • Battery Life
    5.0 (1)
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Pj Haris

Pj HarisVIC, 3174

  • 13 reviews

Great buy

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I am in love with this cac since i bought it, it is just very good, very easy to use, i had few different vaccumes, i have been using this for a while and it sucks all the dirt from every corner in the house, especially dog hair from corners.

Date PurchasedApr 2017
1 comment
iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot
schmo

schmoAU

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Somewhere in between

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I purchased this as a gift to myself for Christmas. It's a bit of a mixed bag

The good:
- Does a pretty good job of cleaning
- Automated like it says (minus the point below)
- Easy low maintenance

The bad:
- Noisy
- Cliff sensor can't be disabled and it stops on black surfaces. I have a rug with black stripes on it and it will actually stop working on that spot and won't continue. This is a massive issue and can't be resolved (checked online)
- Battery or charging port failed within 10 days. Need to take back...

Date PurchasedJan 2017
1 comment
iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot
Jess M

Jess MMelbourne

  • 4 reviews

Helpful house keeper

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I love this irobot! I bake a lot and I have a tiled kitchen floor. My irobot just does his thing and cleans up my mess when I'm done baking. He has saved my so much time and effort. The cats hate it but bonus for me as they stay out of the kitchen!!

Date PurchasedApr 2016
2 comments
iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot

Good Afternoon Jess M. We are really happy to hear your Roomba 630 is doing he job to help both the clean up of your baking and the added bonus of keeping your cats from the Kitchen.

Jess M
Jess M

Hey guys. No, thank you! Could not be happier :)

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Pidgie

Pidgie

  • 28 reviews
  • 1 like

3 years on from purchase after twice weekly use.

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Date PurchasedJan 2014
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Pidgie, thank you for you positive review. It sounds like you have experienced good use of your unit over time.

Kind regards
Irobot Customer Care

Beesbehive

Beesbehive

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Loved it, but it died

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I bought this vacuum in Aug 2015. I loved it. It really helped a lot whilst I was managing a newborn and a toddler.

Unfortunately it died in Jan 2017. I wish I could've found the extra cash for the extended warranty when I bought it. It still cost me over $100 to send it to Melb for them to tell me it couldn't be fixed. I'm really disappointed as I can't afford to replace it. I followed the instructions and cleaned it after every usage, so I felt pretty ripped off considering how much I paid for it.

Date PurchasedAug 2015
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot
Sev

SevMelbourne

  • 6 reviews

Can't live without it

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I'm an obsessive cleaner and this has made my life so much easier. I just turn it on when I leave the house and come home to clean floors. I only pull out the Dyson once every fortnight to do unde furniture. It's easy to clean and does a great job. When my kids eat crackers and leave crumbs I just turn it on under the table to spot clean and it picks it all up. I will buy another one for upstairs.

Date PurchasedJan 2017
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Sev, thank you for your wonderful review of the iRobot 630. We are pleased the Roomba is making your life easier, keeping your floors clean.

Kind regards
iRobot Customer Service

won't charge

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i was happy with this product, as we have two small dogs that drop hair, and all wooden falls. The problem I have know is that it won't charge any more. this happened after one of our dogs left us a little parcel. I have emailed a company and said I have to send it too them and have to pay 75 dollars for them to look at it. I really miss it So now I have to pay for another one.

Date PurchasedMay 2014
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot
Veronika

VeronikaSydney

  • 3 reviews

Sanity and Family life saving electronic pet

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Date PurchasedSep 2016
2 comments
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Veronika, we are very pleased that your love your iRobot 630. Little effort clean for such great results; leaving you extra time to spend with your family.

Kind regards
iRobot Customer Care

Veronika
Veronika
Kevin Nguyen

Kevin NguyenEARLWOOD

  • 2 reviews

Love my robot! Can't live without it

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Best for my busy family! Especially we are having too small children. I have bought a Samsung robot before but it gave me so much headache. My sis bought the Chinese copy and she struggling with brush problems ( very poor quality parts). I would recommend Irobot to anyone. Thanks for reading.

Date PurchasedMar 2016
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Kevin, thank you for the positive review of your iRobot 630 model. We are delighted in the knowledge that your busy family can depend on the reliability and efficiency of the Roomba.
Kind regards
iRobot Customer Care

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sue_purrb

sue_purrb

  • 2 reviews

Best gift ever!

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Date PurchasedDec 2016
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Sue_purrb, we appreciate your positive review. We are pleased the iRobot 630 is saving you time. Using the virtual walls as a halo certainly protects your Roomba from food and water damage.

Kind regards
iRobot Customer Care

bel

belcamden

  • 8 reviews

The best appliance ever made

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This is my second one because I love them so much. Their life span is about 5 years if you use them daily as I did. I don't think I could do a better job with a hand held vacuum. I love it and it saves so much time. I have floor boards so it does a fantastic job on them.

Date PurchasedMay 2016
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Bel, we value your positive feedback and are extremely pleased the iRobot 630 is saving you time. It sounds like days of hand held vacuuming are over in your household.

Kind regards
iRobot Customer Care

excellent! worry free

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Its so quiet and fast and modern, totally love it, You leave it and put your feet up then suddenly all done.
no fighting with furniture or corners. This vacuum is woman best friend. It picks up even pet hair.Best decision ever to buy it. Would definitely recommended it to all the moms out there.

Date PurchasedAug 2016
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Vacc, we appreciate your positive feedback. It sounds like your Roomba 630 is allowing extra you time to relax in the knowledge that your floors will be dust, dirt and debris free with little effort.

Kind regards
iRobot Customer Care

Best Thing I've ever bought!

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I just set it up and it cleans. We only do small areas at a time as due to cats and my own long hair it fills up really fast but it's worth it to not have to stand up and vacuum. It's not the easiest to clean, takes about 5 minutes to unravel all the hair every time but it's still worth every penny.

Date PurchasedJul 2014
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Caitlin, we are delighted your Roomba 630 is saving you the hassle of manual vacuuming and value for money.

Kind regards
iRobot Customer Care

tried before not buying

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the irobot roomba 600 series is a good little machine very smart but struggled cleaning carpet even fluffy carpet .be good for titles it you have titles everywhere. other than that living a carpet life i dont recommend for carpet owners as it wont pick it all up and sometimes spread the mess too

Date PurchasedJan 2016
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot
Spud

Spud

  • 2 reviews

Time Saver

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This is one of the best purchases i have ever made. I was skeptical at first but from the very first clean i could tell it worked fantastically, with 4 kids i run it once at the end of the day and it keeps the house looking tidy and clean.

Date PurchasedJan 2017
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Timesaver, thank you for your fantastic feedback. We are pleased that the iRobot 630 is saving you time and keeping your floors clean with minimal effort.

Kind regards iRobot Customer Care Team

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Best investment ever

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This is the best thing I've ever bought! Totally worth the money. Highly recommend it. Works perfectly on polished hardwood floors and carpet. I can go out & come home to spotless floors. When it's finished it just goes back to base so I don't even have to move it to recharge!

Date PurchasedJan 2017
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Jess, we are delighted you love your Roomba 630. It is such a wonderful little helper in your home giving you the freedom to go out knowing your floors will be clean upon your return.

Kind regards
iRobot Customer Care Team

Reviewer2014

Reviewer2014Brisbane, Qld

  • 12 reviews
  • 13 likes

LOVE IT! If you love vacuuming this is not for you, BUT WHO LOVES VACUUMING LOL!

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I have tiled floors and two dogs and I would not be without my Roomba. I turn it on before I go to work and the floors stay clean without having to pull out my huge manual vacuum cleaner. It's a little noisy but worth the sacrifice! I just set my virtual walls so it cleans specific areas and when it's flat it simply docks itself and recharges ready for its next use. My time is to precious for vacuuming, love my Roomba.

Date PurchasedApr 2015
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Reviewer2014, thank you for your fantastic review. The Roomba really does save your time and effort. It is an efficient little helper vacuuming pet fur and keeping your house clean. Kind regards iRobot Customer Care.

Susi Q

Susi QPerth, WA

  • 6 reviews
  • 3 likes

Fantastic....almost a member of the family :-)

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Date PurchasedDec 2015
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot
Diann

DiannBundaberg

  • 9 reviews

I do not know how I lived without this product

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This machine (Chappy) cleans my carpets when I am not home. He scoots around the lounge and kitchen and cleans up the dust and food scraps, under the cabinets and table, under the coffee table and entertainment cabinet. I am surprised how much dust he sucks up. You are able to buy all spare parts online and replace them yourself cheaply. I love this machine and do not ever want to be without it. If I had to say a bad thing, I hate his pattern, that he goes over the same area all the time. I am sure the newer versions would be better, but still very happy.

Date PurchasedSep 2015
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Diann, thank for your kind comments. We are delighted that Chappy brings you so much enjoyment and that is performs so wonderfully well. Kind regards iRobot.

Susan

Susan

  • 2 reviews
  • 2 likes

Absolutely fantastic!

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Date PurchasedDec 2016
1 comment
iRobot
Sampford IXL A.iRobot

Hi Susan, thank-you for the fantastic review and some wonderful tips on how to get the most out of your Roomba. If you ever need anything please give our Customer Care Team a call on 1300 727 421.

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Questions & Answers

Tony Bui

Tony Buiasked

Roomba 630

hi, I have IRobot Roomba 630. I've recently replaced the battery after that it only worked couples of time.
Then it suddenly said "charging error 1" when charging.
Can you please help me out with this issue, what does it means?
Regards
Tony

3 answers
1ozflyer
1ozflyer

Hi Tony, I would remove the battery and clean the internal contacts on the Robot as well as the battery terminals. Another potential issue could be the contacts on the charging unit and the robot, I would clean these also. Good luck

Tony Bui
Tony Bui

I already did them all but issue still
However when I borrow the battery from friend of mine, it’s working fine without issue.
I think there could be something wrong with my new battery. What do you reckon?

iRobot
IXL H.iRobot

Hi Tony, charging error 1 indicates that your Roomba 630 is unable to detect the battery. This often occurs when using non-manufacturer approved replacement parts. Please visit our online store at https://www.irobot.com.au/ for purchase of official iRobot parts with guaranteed Roomba compatibility. If your product issue persists, please contact our customer service team on 1300 727 421 for further assistance.
Kind regards, iRobot

MikeH

MikeHasked

Roomba 630

My Roomba 630 keeps saying move to a new location and press the clean button. I moved it and press the clean button but it just keeps on repeating the message. I’ve tried holding the two buttons for 10sec to reset but it keeps going back to the message. It was working fine before and when the message came up I moved it and pressed clean and it went. I don’t know what’s changed. Can you help me?

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Lorraine S

Lorraine Sasked

Roomba 630

Hi, I have just replaced the side wheel modules on my 630. Now Roomba only goes in circles and after 2 minutes stops with error 10. Is it possible the new wheels are incorrectly installed?

1 answer
iRobot
Teghan R.iRobot

HI Lorraine
Error 10 is advising there is an issue with wheels. Is you Roomba turning left or right when it spins?
Kind regards iRobot

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