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.
PattyBloomfield
Love it. Definitely time saver
Works well I totally love it. It’s definitely a time saver and cleans well. I would recommend this to everyone. Whether you have rugs or not. I happen to have both. I can’t find anything wrong with it. It also works well with your iPhone app. You can program and review history. It also updates for you
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Lukesydney
- 7 reviews
- 16 likes
WARNING! Does not work on dark carpet!!!
For this amount of money I would expect it to work everywhere in my house. Very disappointing. The glossy paper workaround only works for so long. I’m now going to have to perform surgery on it to try to make it work on my black carpet.
Also, when it reaches the top of the stairs it just stops. Why can’t it turn around and go away from the stairs? It just dies.
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Teghan R.iRobot
Good Afternoon Luke
Thank you for taking the time to review the Roomba 650. This particular model uses the iAdapt Navigation system to move around the home. Meaning it uses the touch of you furniture... Read more
What would you like to discuss further with me?
Teghan R.iRobot
Good Morning Luke
We would like to discuss your review of the product further with you.
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TracyDALKEITH
- Roomba 630
- Verified purchase
iRobot does not clean well due to very poor suction
I bought this iRobot thinking it will help pick up dirt and clean my floor. Especially since it has "Dirt detect" written on its box and this 3 stage patented cleaning method.
After two days of using it, I am disappointed at its inability to pick up dirt. It does a poor job at it. I then investigated and learned that it has poor suction, I tried reading about its specs. I found nothing indicated about its suction power, a key feature of vacuum cleaners you would think that should be made known to buyers and consumers. There was nothing p...Read more
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Teghan R.iRobot
Good Afternoon Tracy
We are saddened to hear you have been unhappy with the performance of the Roomba 600 series. If you like to contact us on 1300 727 421 with reference C0158720 we would very much like to discuss this further with you.
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Rosie W
- 3 reviews
Fantastic small vaccuum cleaner
I regularly use or Roomba for hard for vaccuuming. I do find that it isn't fantastic for large areas but you can section areas off for it to clean.
The last sensors work well and last a long time.
The dust is easy to empty straight into the bin. It does have a problem getting hair tangled in the brushes.
I have used it on carpet but I much prefer my Miele for this.
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Teghan R.iRobot
Good Afternoon Rosie W
Thank you for taking the time to review the Roomba 630. This is a great unit for maintenance cleaning. The Roomba 630 series is designed to do as much cleaning as possible durin... Read more
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KarenAdelaide
- 2 reviews
Great vacuum cleaner
We love our Roomba. It cleans so well - I can’t believe all the dirt it finds! It easily fits under the bed and couches where other vaccums can’t clean. It returns to base and charges independently and is easy to empty when full of dust and dirt. The base charging station is really compact and discretely sits in a corner of our family room.
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Teghan R.iRobot
Good Afternoon Karen
Thank you for taking the time to review the Roomba 637.
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Rubbish - Don't waste your money
Was supposed to make life easier. Unit requires constant cleaning and manages to get caught up in everything. Bumps into furniture with force and leaves marks. Struggles to charge on base and constantly readjusts itself, cleaning all contacts doesn't make much difference. Generally stops for no reason or cannot find it's way back to base. You will spend more time every week trying to clean/make it work than it takes to vacuum with a normal vacuum. Have given up and thrown it out. Never again.
1 comment
Teghan R.iRobot
Good Afternoon Mike
Thank you for taking the time to review the Roomba 637. We are sorry to hear you were not happy with the product. We would very much like to talk with you further about this. If it... Read more
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Boyd W.Perth, WA
- 5 reviews
- 3 likes
- Roomba 637
- Verified purchase
Not perfect but exceeded expectations
Bought the 637 model as a Choice review said it was best for pet hair. Also as I had not used a robot vacuum for the house before I wanted to test an lower level model as they are not cheap.
Our house is open plan with many rooms on a lower level, concrete floors, middle eastern rugs (with tassles) and the Roomba 637 handles it all well. The amount of dust and pet hair it pick up is impressive and it also picks up cornflakes. It travels well between the rooms and 99% returns to the base which is tucked away in the study.
The virtual wall works well to stop it going onto sliding door tracks where it was getting stuck.
I would definitely buy this again but will probably now spend the money buy a smarter model that can map out the rooms.
1 comment
Teghan R.iRobot
Hi Boyd
thank you for taking the time to review the Roomba 637. These are a fantastic device for getting in and round to clean up after indoor pets even cornflakes.
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PaulaBindoon
- 6 reviews
Absolutely love it
I love this vacuum, I use it nearly every day. I love tipping out all the dirt it has picked up, very satisfying to see. It's dirt that would normally be on my floor, I used to vacuum weekly now it's every couple of days, with 4 kids makes my life so much easier, and the house is so much cleaner!
1 comment
Teghan R.iRobot
Good Afternoon Paula
Thank you for reviewing the Roomba 630. These are a fantastic maintenance vacuum cleaner. Allowing you to use you standard vacuum least frequently.
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Luke SwanBrisbane
- 2 reviews
This robotic vacuum is so funny to watch
We love watching this robot vac as it hits walls and goes back and just hits it again and again until it's not funny. The dust in the box is heaps so it must get the dirt out of the floor our stick vac can't do. It did cost a bit more than the Lower prices one but it's ok
1 comment
Teghan R.iRobot
Good Morning Luke Swan
Thank you for reviewing the Roomba 690.
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PoojaSydney
Had High Expectation but diappointed!
We just purchased a Irobo Rooba 637 model and found it pretty useless on tiles. Its picks up dirt where it goes but it misses portions of the house to clean and the random manner it cleans means parts of the floor are left uncleaned. It been banging into out furniture and has chipped off our new furniture and the corners of the staircase balustrade as it tries to climb on top if it. When it was low on battery it didnt go back to its base to charge and died in one of the bedrooms. After charging I took the irobo to seprate parts of the house to ...Read more
clean the sections it had missed but it again went over areas it had gone before and missed the parts that it had earlier. I intend to ring Good Guys and ask for refund. P.S: We are not new to Robo Vac. We used a Neato Robo Vac about 4 years ago in Singapore and it was excellent, went by in an orderly manner and picked up all dirt on the floor. The battery has obviously died as I didnt use it for so many years but still have it and now plan to source a battery for it as I am certain it will still do a better job despite being an old model.1 comment
Teghan R.iRobot
Good Morning Pooja
Thank you for taking the time to review the Roomba 637. We would very much like to discuss the above with you further. Are you able to contact us on 1300 727 421 with reference C0157270.
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NoahPrCoomba Bay
- 4 reviews
Excellent for the price point!
Keep his butt clean and its all good! He brings us treasures in his dust bin all the time. It's actually interesting to clean him out to see what he caught. The first few runs he was loaded with dust and pet hair. I mean so much hair I was thinking OMG where did that come from. After a week of running it slowed down. He is going places we cant reach with a regular vacuum and it's amazing.
1 comment
Teghan R.iRobot
Good Morning NoahPr
Thank you for reviewing the Roomba 637. These are fantastic and you will defiantly find the more often you use it the less often you will have to "keep his butt clean" as you put it :).
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RAWBallarat
- 10 reviews
- 8 likes
- Roomba 630
- Verified purchase
This Is Not A Toy.
I bought this unit about two and a half years ago with low expectations. It looked like a kid's toy that maybe could pick up some crumbs. Well I was wrong. This thing picks up just about every thing on the surface of my carpets, leaving them looking like I've run a full sized vacuum over them. Of course it isn't powerful enough to suck the crud from deep down inside the carpets. For that I have a Vax which I reluctantly drag out every 6 months or so.
I can't see why you would need one of the expensive/complicated room mapping models when this...Read more
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Teghan R.iRobot
HI Raw
Thank you for reviewing the Roomba 630.
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TayaSulky
- 6 reviews
- 2 likes
I don’t know how I lived without it!
I wanted a Roomba because I wanted to free up some of the time I spend cleaning, with a wood fire, two cats and a dog that spend a lot of time inside I had found myself Vacuuming and sweeping every day. I was a little sceptical but went ahead with the purchase anyway and I am so glad I did, this is my second favourite appliance second only to my dishwasher. I have it automatically set to go off every day while I am at work and I couldn’t be happier with the results. I don’t need to sweep/vacuum at all and I have so much more time to relax. We have vinyl plank flooring and carpet and it works well on both.
1 comment
Teghan R.iRobot
Hi Taya
Thank you for reviewing the iRobot Roomba 690. It is awesome that we now have a 600 series Roomba that you can set and forget, only to be reminded when you get home, because you have clean floors.
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Very annoyedAdelaide
- 7 reviews
- 5 likes
Great model
I bought a robot vacuum when they came out and it failed. With long hair and pets it got stuck on my hair missed corners etc. A friend bought this and said it was great. Despite cyniscim I asked at in jb hiFi about it. While more expensive models claimed to suck up more stuff the employee recommended the roombs range saying every brush was removable for cleaning and replacement at home. It does make noise like a vacuum so I turn it on when I go out. If it gets stuck on a cord etc it stops and I detangle and put it back on the charger. A review ...Read more
said this was annoying but I found it useful to know what it got stuck on. The best part was being able to take all the brushes out for cleaning. It's surprising how often you don't realise there's jam or a ribbon or something on the floor and it runs through it. Does corners well. I used to vacuum once a week and touch up the m a in wal kjways each day. Now i just vacuum once a week2 comments
Teghan R.iRobot
Good Afternoon
Thank you for reviewing the iRobot Roomba 630. I too have long hair and was cynical about having this working in my home. But as long as the Flexible Roller and Roller and Side brush a... Read more
Yep really happy with it :)
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dreamwalker02Murray Region, NSW
- 4 reviews
- 5 likes
Not too bad - still need to vacuum properly once in a while
Every surface it passes over gets cleaned very well.
However, this model has no actual built-in navigation or anything - it just travels randomly based on collisions with furniture. Which is fine, but it can get itself stuck inside the four legs of a chair for like 20 minutes. Which would be funny, except it's so noisy.
If you're going to spend more than $500 on a vacuum cleaner anyway, then get the more expensive models, in my opinion.
Scares the crap out of the dog, too
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Malcolm R.iRobot
HI dreamwalker02
Thank you for reviewing the Roomba 637. You are correct in advising the navigation on this model is different from the top of the range Roomba 980, that takes are snap short of the ho... Read more
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Penny SnitchAdelaide
- 4 reviews
Just a gimmick
We bought this hoping we wouldn't have to do as much vacuuming but we still have to do it manually and it takes time having to put it on charge and clean it out almost after every use. It dose a poor job on our floors and charge time is shocking
1 comment
Malcolm R.iRobot
Good Morning Penny
We are sorry to hear you are unhappy with your purchase of the Roomba 637.
If you would like, please contactt us on 1300 727 421 and we will see if we can help you get more from your Roomba.
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violetandolive
- 3 reviews
Love it!
This does exactly what i need. Put it on every morning when leaving for work on our floorboards and I come home to no mess. Pet hair gone! Noise level is comparable to a hairdryer, so we only use it when we are out. Doesn't replace a major vacuum and mop but is lovely to come home to a house with clean floors. Surprised how much dirt and hair it picks up. No problem going from floorboards to rugs, floorboards to carpet areas. Happy with my purchase - helps make me feel like I have a clean house! Have gone from stick vacuuming eating areas daily, and a big vacuum and mop every week - to every few weeks. Thumbs up!
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Malcolm R.iRobot
That's awesome violetandolive, these are a fantastic maintenance vacuum, saving everyone form having to bring out their larger vacuums on a regular bases.
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Deanos damanPerth
- 4 reviews
Surprised how much dirt it picked up
We bought this to run around the house for the cat to chase but on the first run we opened up the Catcher and wow the amount of dirt sitting in there was shocking as we had also just vacuumed. We have a baby on the way so we probably won't run it for a while till she's at least 2-4 and won't hurt her as it moves fast
1 comment
Malcolm R.iRobot
HI Deanos Daman
Thank you for your review of the Roomba 637. When you decide to stop using your Roomba I recommend removing the battery and storing the separately. This will save the battery and your ... Read more
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Great machine, for the first month.
Cleaning wise it does a great job, however we rarely run it now as it never charges. When it returns to base station, it constantly adjusts its self because it can’t charge. This can go on for 20 minutes if we don’t intervene. Also the charging indicators are overly complicated so we have to resort to looking at the app to work out if it’s charging. The online help pages give you 5 different potential light sequences which is just a mess to try and understand. We have to intervene every time and place a bag underneath the back of it to tilt th...Read more
e front forward so it charges. If we place it on manually (without the bag or returning on its own), it can take 20 minutes of making tiny adjustments to its seating position on the terminals to get it to charge. We go through the maintenance schedule each time of cleaning the contacts but it doesn’t help. I would be a happy customer if it charged. Fatal design flaw.3 comments
Malcolm R.iRobot
Good Afternoon Adam
We are sorry to hear the charging issue you are having with your Roomba 630. So we can try to help you further with troubleshooting, can you please contact our office on 1300 727 421 with reference C0154513.
Kind regards iRobot
I just want a refund. Still within warranty.
Malcolm R.iRobot
Good Morning Adam
We are sorry to hear that. As the unit was purchased from The Good Guys, any discussion of refund will need to be with them as they are the point of sale.
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DON THOMPSONBERRY
- 8 reviews
- 1 like
- Roomba 637
- Verified purchase
Another great machine
After our previous Roomba 630 'died' after nearly 5 years, we bought another from Harvey Norman Nowra. The new roomba 637, although we have only had it for about a month, it has been superb and we like this machine also. Very good on carpet and slate floors. We can thoroughly recommend the 'Roomba 637' to all.
Don Thompson.
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Malcolm R.iRobot
Hi Don
We are happy to hear you new Roomba is doing as great a job as your previous model.
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Questions & Answers
Tony Buiasked
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
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
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?
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
Pam V.asked
why does my rumba miss some of the rooms in my house now? it didn't use to. i clean filter and brushes every time i use it.
1 answer
IXL H.iRobot
Hi Pam,
Sorry to hear this. If your product is not speaking an error message, please try the following to resolve:
1. Reboot your product
2. Check your Roomba has sufficient battery to complete the room clean and return to the base. Your product may be too low on battery for this if the room is later in the cleaning cycle.
2. Ensure the room has adequate light for the robot to navigate. Dark rooms can be challenging for the iAdapt localization camera and can cause problems with navigation and coverage. Daylight or dim lighting is sufficient for Roomba to navigate effectively.
3. Wipe the clear window on the robot's top surface using a microfiber or soft cotton cloth that has been lightly dampened with water or a screen cleaning solution.
Please let us know if any of these steps resolved your question, or for further assistance contact our customer service team on 1300 727 421.
Kind regards, iRobot
MikeHasked
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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Teghan R.iRobot
HI Patty
Thank you for taking time to review the Roomba. These are a fantastic device for maintenance cleaning.
Kind regards iRobot