Roomba is doing a little spring cleaning this week — they’ve cut prices site-wide in time for spring cleaning, with some pretty impressive deals on their whole range of robot vacuums. If you’ve been on the fence about robot vacuums, now’s the time to try one out. Their self-cleaning, self-emptying Roomba j9+ vacuum is down to $500 from $900, while the Roomba Combo 10 Max robot with AutoWash dock, which combines vacuuming and mopping, is down to $800 from $1,400. There are loads of other deals on their site, covering everything from entry-level bots to their premium models, but they’re only around for the next week.
Why it’s Worth Your Attention
Robot vacuums have come along way from the clumsy pucks that used to get stuck on chair legs. Today’s robot vacuums have better mapping and obstacle detection technology, more powerful suction, and dirt detection that allows the vacuums to give an extra dirty spot more attention. They’re good enough to get the job done without you needing to go back and do the job yourself, and that’s going to free up a lot of time for the rest of that spring cleaning project list.
If you want something that can tackle both hard floors and carpet, it’s not a bad idea to spring for something like the Roomba Combo 10 Max. In addition to powerful suction and excellent obstacle detection, the mop brush tackles tough stains. It doesn’t just do a simple pass-over, either — if the robot detects a particularly nasty stain, it’ll give the spot a proper back-and-forth scrub until that spot is clean. And, once the job is done, the bot can empty its contents and clean itself at the dock without you having to do a thing.
If you don’t need the mopping feature or advanced obstacle detection, there are plenty of less expensive options available in the Roomba site-wide sale, with some vacuums going for as low as $150. Grab what suits your spring cleaning needs now, because Roomba indicates on their site that this sale ends April 5.