As far as vacuum cleaner robots are concerned, iRobot is the first brand in many minds. With the launch of its first Roomba, the US company, founded by Colin Angle, with active rover collaborations with NASA, has created the market for vacuum robots and is its leader to date, particularly in value data.
This is a market where many other brands are entering, with different functionality and price proposals for which iRobot is unable to sleep on its laurels and is forced to continue innovating in order to maintain its position. In fact, not even 4 months have passed since the last announcement and we are talking about a major range update, with Roomba i7 + the robot vacuum cleaner emptying itself, using a recharging base with an aspiration system and an additional bag capable of containing the dust one month of home transfers.
The other day made its debut with the new iRobot Roomba s9+, which re-proposes the concept of an aspiring base, but changes the historical circular shape to better clean in the corners, adopting the multi-competitor D-design. Roomba s9+ has new sensors, an angled side brush and a new 40% more powerful suction system than previous models to do this effectively. Not only that, s9+ also offers an increased length double rubber brush (which reduces maintenance compared to those with bristles), both to get closer to the suction edges, both to clean with fewer passes.
But the big news is the ability to work together with the new scrubber robot Braava jet m6. The two robots can actually share the home map created by the iAdapt 3.0 system with vSLAM technology thanks to Imprint Link Technology and work in sequence. For example, the vacuum cleaner can be passed for dry cleaning and the work can be completed with Braava wet cleaning, which provides a tank for holding water and detergent and has a spray system to ensure that the ragboth microfibers appear wet at the right point. The introduction to the charging base floor washers is also great news for the Braava family, making them much more independent than before.
I had the opportunity to chat with iRobot's Antoine Garcia and immediately asked him the question, "Is there two better than an all-in - one? '. An all-in - one robot must definitely come up with many compromises. Two parameters that are very different between the two technologies are optimum ground clearance and floor pressure. The suction requires a certain distance from the ground to be effective in a correct radius, whereas the passage of the humid rag requires effective pressure on the ground.
But two load base objects occupy the space twice! I've been trying to tease him. We've studied the simple base (the one without a suction system) so low that it can be installed under furniture, I've got my Roomba and my Braava at home and after work they go and hide under the kitchen,' replied Antoine[ ostentatiously].
Two objects often cost more than one and this is at least true in the case of new iRobot products: the Roomba s9 + robot vacuum cleaner with Clean Base Automatic Dirt Disposal will be available in Italy from July at the suggested retail price of € 1,499 and the Braava jet m6 floor cleaner will be available in Italy from July at the suggested retail price of € 699.