strongly disagree. and he said the price was in the description... it's not. he wants viewers to click the amazon link so he can get commission. shady. he also failed to measure how loud it is
strongly disagree. and he said the price was in the description... it's not. he wants viewers to click the amazon link so he can get commission. shady. he also failed to measure how loud it is
You know you are getting older when you start subscribing to vacuum performance review stations. Thanks for the entertainment. Please do a drag race video with the top 10 robot vacuums. Would be interesting to know the 0-60 mm/s for each one.
We have two border collies that shed constantly🌼 I use to have to dust mop twice a day. Life has been so much easier since we got this vacuum. We love our little robot. At first I didn’t want to invest so much in a vacuum but it has been worth every penny.
I purchased both the i7+ & S9+ to see which one was better for my application. I have a 2000sqft apartment with half marble floor and the bedrooms in light pile carpet. The i7 works perfectly on all surfaces and cleans fantastically. The S9 gets constantly stuck on the carpet and ends up almost trying to burn through it, when it finally realises it's beached so goes full power in reverse and digs the wheels in, to no avail apart from damaging the carpet. The side brush gets itself all knotted up and renders itself pretty much useless after the training run. The i7 is a beast, the S9 is a product which is not fit for purpose in real world application, total waste of time and money in my eyes. Get the i7, you won't be disappointed.
I usually just skipped the last ump-teen robot vac comparison vids since I knew the winner was always Neato D7 within 3 seconds of watching. This changes things.
strongly disagree. and he said the price was in the description... it's not. he wants viewers to click the amazon link so he can get commission. shady. he also failed to measure how loud it is
V6 Mustang Power!! I hate when ppl (LIKE U) think they know what they're talking about BUT DON'T. Look it up and learn something before trying to reply to me u fkn dpos
@@joapps8135 I hate people that think they are cool by copy / pasting the same comment everywhere, then using stupid, idiotic comebacks that have already been used by someone else.
I've been a subscriber of this channel for a long time, but after watching the most recent few videos, I've realized that this channel is one of my top 5 RUclips channels out of the hundreds to which I'm subscribed.
Let me preface this review by saying, when this robot works, it’s pretty dang good….. however, it doesn’t work for very long. Let me start at the beginning. I purchased this unit after an extensive few months of research. I could have bought any robot I wanted, but I settled on this robot based on all the reviews. I purchased it in Oct of 2020 and by January 2021, it was throwing errors and would not clean anything. Support was great, I called them up, I told them the issues, they sent me a new unit. The replacement unit seemed to work well for about ten months of being used maybe once a week. Around the beginning of December 2021 I was watching the unit clean my bedroom when all of the sudden it stopped and the red error light came on. No problem I thought, I’ll just put it back on the base since it was pretty much done in that room anyway. I put it on the base, but I could not clear the error. I removed the battery, did a factory reset, but the unit was stuck in an endless boot up loop with a spinning white light. I’ve not had the replacement unit for a year so I create a support ticket to see if they could help me out. After a long delay (despite the policy of responding within a day) I got a response about a week later with some troubleshooting tips. With it not being my first rodeo with these sorts of things, I had already tried to clear the error myself looking through numerous posts. Ultimately, I was asked to send my receipt, a video of myself pushing the clean button, and my address and phone number. After I did this, the ticket was escalated and I was told that there was nothing that could be done. The unit was out of warranty (the replacement unit was less than a year old) and they could not fix it nor replace it. So essentially, I have an $1100 dollar paper weight. Like everyone else who does their research, I had seen the negative reviews about the reliability of this unit. I decided to take the chance and assume that these negative reviews were the exception. After my experience with the robot, searching through all the Reddit posts and support forums, I’ve come to the realization that this robot is simply not reliable enough for the money people are paying for it. I buy high end tools all the time and when I pay upwards of $1000 for a tool, I expect to that tool to last a long time. This is not such a tool. In my estimation and my experience with it, I believe the fault lies in some sort of programming flaw. The hardware itself is amazing, very well made, but all the hiccups that I’ve noticed with this thing seem to revolve around what appears to be some sort of half baked OS. I could be complete wrong about that, but I’ve been in IT for twenty years so I’ve seen similar issues with computers. Overall it has just been an extremely disappointing experience with this robot and at the end, the customer service response just kinda solidified the idea for me that iRobot knows this device is unreliable. They are damaging their reputation in the industry and I think they will eventually realize this mistake when people chose other robots over their’s for increased reliability. Had I know this was going to be such an unreliable robot, I would have sacrificed features and power for reliability. Would have saved myself money too. Save yourself the headache I’ve had, look at other units, I would not recommend this unit to anyone.
I heard a lot of the early manufactured s9 had lots of big batches that had a high chance of various kinds of hardware defects, including stuff that messed up the computer (hence the internal error codes) Supposedly the newer produced s9's are built far more reliable in terms of not having faulty hardware or defects. So (again, supposedly) the computer wouldn't get messed up by hardware faults alone, only from derp firmware. Which as we all know, _did_ happen that one firmware patch. Even now, not all the various ways the s9 encounters major errors have been fixed (but they have since the at least fixed it to be mostly usable now)
Chaos Reigns I can’t imagine that whole package being that cheap... at least not from iRobot. But I think $500-$600 is reasonable. It needs navigation to find its way back.
My boss got one of these for the factory floor at our wire recycling plant. I'm honestly surprised with how well it has held up after how much work the thing does. Good job irobot!
Very interesting. Bought this and its pricey, but it cleans very thoroughly. This thing is so powerful that it ran over something that cracked one of the rubber brushes. Fortunately iRobot is actually sending me out two additional brush kits. Its a great product albeit on the expensive side. Before I bought this thing I watched a bunch of your video reviews, but this wasn't up yet. The self-emptying and allergen thing really sealed the deal for me. I do feel battery life could be better but the fact that it recharges and empties itself kind of makes up for it. The cost of replaceable parts is a bit ridiculous, but for what it does its probably worth it.
Great video, you guys are so professional. Wish iRobot vacuums were cheaper here in Australia. The s9 hasn’t been released here yet but the i7+ is selling for $1,800! Don’t even want to think about how much the S9 may cost.
You do a very thorough and professional RUclips Reviews. I want to personally thank you for all the hard word and your channel is my go to guide when selecting a vacuum.
I'm convinced. Also, I had the 980 for about 5 years and it runs virtually every single day at 9am. It works very well but I want to put this in my AirBnB and upgrade it. I purchased two batteries for it in its lifetime and got ain't. parts from amazon cheap. Yes, you will spend about $1K on this robot, but you will have it for a very long time and it can clean your home every single day. It's well worth the investment to use Roomba.
I love my 980 iRobot. It saves a lot of work especially under my King size bed. After trips and just before arriving home, I start the iRobot from my phone and come home to a clean house.
I don't care how good it is. I paid $1250 Canadian for the i7+ and regardless of what these tests might say it is freaking brilliant and does an fantastic job cleaning my entire house. I sure as heck would have never paid $1650, $400 more BEFORE taxes for the S9+. Yes it is a better design that works better, but the i7+ is no joke and a fantastic robot vacuum. Also at least the i7+ doesn't look like a space age toilet when docked.
I currently own a Neato D4 and have no immediate plans to upgrade because it suits my needs very well. But, a few things intrigued me about the the S9: 1) self-emptying of course, but it doesn't justify the cost for me. 2) I'd get to keep the much better "D" shape that I'm used to with the wider main brush. 3) The 1" narrower design would be huge for me, since it seems my furniture was built perfectly to frustrate my D4. My one concern is that it still uses a camera. I like my vacuum to run in the middle of the night while I'm at work, and I don't want to have to leave lights on all over my house. I do like that camera bots have a lower profile since they don't have a laser turret though. Why didn't they put a couple of LED "headlights" on it so the camera wouldn't be an issue at any time or location?
3 questions: - Does the app have no go zones? - Does magnetic tape (which I currently use for my Xiaomi vacuum) also work for this vacuum? - What about noise levels? No mention of it
I really enjoy watching your reviews and the thorough testing you put the products through. Much appreciated. Wow... this latest Roomba is amazing. I want one!
The one good thing about older tech robot vacuums like my 5 yr old Neato Botvac is that since it will probably be a long while before the world sees (and I'll be able to afford) a 100% autonomous robot vacuum, is it keeps me involved in its function, like if it gets stuck or it's about to knock something over. Like my cats, I like to watch how it thinks- and how it doesn't think, however, the one thing that blown me away is that they didn't design it the ability to look for dirt it missed. It sucks having to "hope" it gets a dust bunny or a few peices of kitty litter at some point in its journey Emptying the dirt bin gives me a great feeling that it's helping me, especially if there's lots of dirt in it.
I'd love to buy one, but having to buy disposable bags is a deal breaker. In the day 'n age when we are trying to clean up our environment, introducing more disposable products is simply ridiculous.
The bags are eco friendly and made from recycled products, and burned like them as well, so don't really see the issue, given its not a deal breaker if u just buy the non + version and just empty the bin manually after each cycle vs waiting a few weeks instead.
Richard Parker Anybody bother to learn what a Hepa Filter is ? It drastically cuts down on the size particles that trigger allergies & other Health issues. A lot of $. But well Worth It to those that have Health Issues.
There is a drunken guy who made a "review" a few days ago but I hardly consider it a review at all, haha. This is the FIRST real review! Congrats Vacuum Wars!
I returned my, probably had something wrongX it was super loud and on carpet it used to jump while cleaning leaving a bad path, I got the i7 I saved the money
Brandon Nesmith Yeah I believe Roborock and Neato are waiting to see how well the iRobot does with there self emptying bin. Deebot and others tried and failed.
@thesiehara I have one. Don't buy it. Honestly its not worth it. Believe me, it requires TOO much human intervention. The suction is good, and as a vacuum its great so everything that the Vacuum Wars guy is saying is correct but its not a good product. The mapping is atrocious and customer service is horrible. I'm not trying to take business away from this guy's channel its very good but "Is it good reviews!" did a pretty comprehensive user review of the robot and I find my experience more in line with his than with vacuum wars' review. Also they only sell the S9+ now which has the auto suction its not worth it in my opinion.
@@anthonyks9316 thank you! So I want a robot vacuum because I have a lot of cats... I vacuum twice a day and want to physically vacuum once a day. I don’t mind checking it once a day to clear out anything... the main and basically only thing getting picked up is cat hair. Do you have an alternative you would recommend? Do you think for my purpose this vacuum could accommodate me?
@@TheSiehara So it depends on your house. I don't mind speaking off channel to give you a better idea, but my house has hardwood, carpet, and chairs that are (rampy?). My Roomba gets stuck in place (on the ramps) a lot and gets confused and the amount of errors I get when cleaning my main floor is unreal. You won't be checking the machine once a day. For example, my last cleaning was cancelled because my robot was hitting a wall. That being said, the vacuuming/suction power is really good on my device. The replacement parts are extremely expensive (and cheap) but I'm assuming thats the same across companies. There are alternatives that work equally as well for half the price. What I would recommend is the Ecovacs Deebot OZMO T8 AIVI. I recommend watching the review I posted above because it gives the recommendation. At the end of the day, hand vacuuming is the best, I have a Dyson for that. Does this make sense? Anything I can clear up?
@@anthonyks9316 haha I didn’t realize you were doing reviews! My house is carpet and vinyl flooring. I will check out the reviews and if I have any questions I will let you know! I really appreciate it!
Just received a new S9+ yesterday. Defective out of the box. When starting off the dock, it will move off about 1 feet, turn 180 and back into the dock, or at least try, then it errors out. Reliability definitely needs improvement. Going to return it and will look for something else.
Awesome review! I really wish I had only one main floor in my house, I personally could justify the expense for one of these. However I live in a 3-level split (so three small floors). I think the really question is, when will these robots start going up and down stairs?
Roomba S9 Plus is a beast! Their one and only robot vacuum product right now on the market that destroyed every knock off robot vacuum company. Planning to buy this when I'm done on my Roomba I3 Plus. We'll see what comes next for their S10 Plus.
awesome new robot and review, tempting to upgrade, however I don't want the hassle of having to pay, get, stock, and replace bags. Have seen other manufactures do this as well, Id rather just have a plastic re-usable bin for the self emptying tower.
Me and my wife just ordered this for our home. Yes, $1400. That’s a lot of bread I know. But we’re a foster family with kids both biological and grafted in and we have a large home. This is a must have.
HinFoo I think for the allergies, sealed bags is the way to go. Imagine taking that bin and then shaking it into a trash can. I love my hand held Dyson but seeing dust fly no matter how careful and low I go always “sucks”.
hi! love the videos! and i think i got a new test for you... when you do all your testing with the robot vacum cleaners , isnt it possible for you to do a "climb test" to se how high a vacum clearner can climb over the lower door frame ...
I would guess he didn't mention it because the results of that test weren't interesting. I'd be shocked if the latest and greatest roomba was significantly worse at climbing over things than the rest, and I haven't heard that in the subreddit.
Good review. I was thinking about a Roomba for my garage but this is a bit pricey to avoid all the sweeping I do there. I'll give it some time. It's cool technology but once it gets more mainstream it will get more affordable!
Yeah its cool and works well but way over priced. maybe try the 960 it doesn't have carpet boost if that doesn't matter to you in the garage. that will be cheaper
So I’ve owned the Neato D7 and the Roomba I7+. I loved the fact I didn’t have to clean the bot out but I didn’t like the navigation of it as it bumped into things often and much more then my D7. Have they changed that with the S9? You’ve also said in the past no-go lines might be a must, do you think the new S9 overcomes with how good it is and you don’t need that feature anymore?
do you have any issues with it Hopping on premium plush carpet? I have a pretty dense, soft plush and I notice that it gets "wheel hop" when the brushes turn up to higher speeds on that carpet... the robot hops around for a bit, then stops.. seems to turn off its brushes and goes about sweeping.. then turns them bacxk on.. and they run fine as loing as the robot doesnt stop and turn.. when it stops and turns, it hops on the brushes again till it stops them and restarts them.. it still seems to get the dirt up, I went over my carpet with my shark right afyer it was done and very little dirt in the bin of the shark, so the S9 is doing its job... I do have it get caught sometimes under a credenza in my office that is Just taller than the S9.. so it goes under and touches the "celing" at somepoint and has gotten already there.. I havent found a way to stop it from goimg under yet.. it did eat the hose for my sleep number bed.. the rollers are soft so no damage, but it couldnt clear itself and called for help... on my hard floors it has no trouble going over the thresholds from my wood to tile to vinyl.. and the corners are cleaner than they were with my manual vacuum simply because I was too lazy to get the attachments out.. it takes 2 charges to do my 1 floor 1400 sq ft ranch.. the area it cleans is 80% hard floors and 20% super dense plush carpet.. im only in 5 days.. my first day or two it got lost finding its base and its battery went dead.. but now that the map is getting more complete that doesnt happen anymore.. so far the Cat has only hissed at it twice. i love the fact it will enpty itself, recharge and resume where it left off.
@@Universe_Stormer its a plush.. a somewhat dense plush. trying to think of a good way to describe it.. higher-end plush? vs the cheap apartment-style.
Bought roborock s6 recently based on your review and I'm super happy. It's quiet, cleans all the dirt and fur that my 2 cats leave and can refresh the floor with water! I don't have any carpets so don't care for that.
@@leeezell6064 Looks pretty amazing, however, any robot vacuum without No Go lines would not work in my household. Until a model comes out with every feature, I will continue to use my D7 with No Go lines.
movadopika I completely understand. It’s not an issue in my house as I use a few roomba sensors which work perfectly. I think iRobot will Implement this feature at some point in the future then they will literally have it all.
@@leeezell6064 let's not forget neato is the most customer service friendly botvac company as they continuously update the AI for ALL their models. I would disagree, I think the D7 is the better model overall. Not to mention there is barely any need to go above a d3 since it has the same ai and the add ons are minuscule. I also don't believe Roomba had the patent first because.....wtf have they been doing all these years then.
Can you talk about the navigation feature. I know the i7+ has a camera that it struggles to use in low light areas, is this the same with the new roomba?
@@GiselaMGPereira you are wrong i7 does not run in dark rooms it even says it on the irobot site.. The neato runs in dark because uses laser navigation
My dream robot vacuum ♥️... if only I had that kind of money to throw around. Oh well, looks like I’ll be sticking to my Roomba 600 for the time being.
I'd love to see how it stacks up against a samsung powerbot r9350. We went with it about a year or so ago because it was the only square robot online with high enough suction to use in between cleanings also it was one of the few alexa compatible ones we found. No lie we had a base model roomba and I hated it. The Samsung made us happy for the sheer ability to pick up large purina dog kibble from messy dogs and crumbs from toddlers.
Agree. The Powerbot is an amazing vacuum. My only problem is I’ve gone through 2 in 2 years. Luckily, I bought the warranty with Best Buy and they just keep replacing it no questions asked. This one is tempting now, but I can’t imagine it having similar suction power.
It's like: do I get a robovac for 1500€ and possibly not last longer then 4 years, or hire a cleaning service which also cleans the dust on the shelves for same money - _-
I’ve owned 3 Discovery series Roombas and a 690. I cannot recommend this brand to anyone for longevity. I hear the occasional person say, mines 4 years old, or older...they are the minority. Great design and the grandfather to robot vacuums, but the build quality and clean quality isn’t stellar. Great reviews, glad to see this robot have some positives, and improvements.
I bought this vacuum at Black Friday. While it cleans well, it is completely impossible for me to not be in the house while it is cleaning. The vacuum gets stuck on all most all of my doorsteps between rooms. I live in an old house but even in the renovated parts with steps of about 3cm it manages to get stuck, because it insists on driving along them once it is on top of one, instead of simply crossing them. I don’t feel like the camera acknowledges that the robot is going through a door and should just focus on not getting stuck. I would not recommend this vacuum for anyone living in a house with doorsteps between rooms. I tried to research this exact question before buying but I could not get any info on the matter. I think this would be a great addition to your the robot tests that are otherwise very thorough
"Hmm over 90% on deep cleaning maybe I will return my Tineco S12 Plus and get this instead. I bet it is around the same price maybe even cheaper!" * *checks Amazon* * "Never mind."
Better value for sure. But I got a filling it's starting to get boring. S6 don't have to many new things to show in compared to S5. Some can pay for something new.
@@patrykfiuk except it's not something new. The i7 already had the base station and the Neato has had the d-shaped design for years plus better navigation that works in the dark, zones, no-go lines, etc. I got my D7 for less than $400, on sale.
Honestly, this all sounds great aside from 3 things... -Hair around the axle removes the ability to not have to check your robot vacuum for a week since you have to clean it or it will ruin your robot vacuum over time in fact it can even bend your axle. -The second thing is the price obviously. I get that it would be a little more than any normal non self emptying robot vacuum but it's a bit too much and that's probably because there is no competition when it comes to self emptying robot vacuums. I think a price of 750 - 900$ would be a lot more appropriate. -The third thing is the bags which force you to stay with the company and force you to continuously pay money to use your robot vacuum meaning the up front cost isn't the only thing you're going to have to pay. They could have easily made a bin in there that you can just pull out and empty but they chose to get more profit from the disposable bags. That's just a huge no no from me specially for such an expensive vacuum.
Roomba S9+ at Amazon: geni.us/1BOjr6
Dude. Your videos are so solid. Super impressive tests.
I would like you to do a tear down!!!! and durability test on one!!!!
Yup, you should definitely tear these down!
I agree. He does, and I’m a big fan from your channel
More solid than the ipad pro that's for sure
strongly disagree. and he said the price was in the description... it's not. he wants viewers to click the amazon link so he can get commission. shady. he also failed to measure how loud it is
I dont own any robot vaccum but I really respect the quality of the reviews on them on youtube
strongly disagree. and he said the price was in the description... it's not. he wants viewers to click the amazon link so he can get commission. shady. he also failed to measure how loud it is
@@joapps8135 Dude is it your life goal to comment that everywhere here? Get a life.. smh
Mutio86 u fkn idiot lmao
@@joapps8135 oh boo hoo. go be pissed off somewhere else. youtubers need to make money.
LastStopGaming ok, u peasant
You know you are getting older when you start subscribing to vacuum performance review stations. Thanks for the entertainment.
Please do a drag race video with the top 10 robot vacuums. Would be interesting to know the 0-60 mm/s for each one.
Watching this in my 30s and I feel it, lol.
One of the best robo-vacuum technical review I ever saw. Without marketing blah-blah
We have two border collies that shed constantly🌼 I use to have to dust mop twice a day. Life has been so much easier since we got this vacuum. We love our little robot. At first I didn’t want to invest so much in a vacuum but it has been worth every penny.
now you just have to mop twice a day? 🙂
THANK YOU ! Finally someone who treats the subject in a professional way !
The real question is, Where is he getting all of this “human” hair?
Eli Yang I was wondering that too!! Haha. Maybe it’s not real? Maybe from a wig
I'd look at my local hairdresser, it's probably not illegal to sell the cut hair.
Sally Beauty Supply
Ya I was wondering that too about human and dog hair?
Local hair dresser usually sell them or give them away
I purchased both the i7+ & S9+ to see which one was better for my application. I have a 2000sqft apartment with half marble floor and the bedrooms in light pile carpet. The i7 works perfectly on all surfaces and cleans fantastically. The S9 gets constantly stuck on the carpet and ends up almost trying to burn through it, when it finally realises it's beached so goes full power in reverse and digs the wheels in, to no avail apart from damaging the carpet. The side brush gets itself all knotted up and renders itself pretty much useless after the training run. The i7 is a beast, the S9 is a product which is not fit for purpose in real world application, total waste of time and money in my eyes. Get the i7, you won't be disappointed.
The s9+ is working fine in our house with wood in most places and low pile carpet in the bedrooms.
I usually just skipped the last ump-teen robot vac comparison vids since I knew the winner was always Neato D7 within 3 seconds of watching. This changes things.
I think so too
Neato will respond and most likely take the lead again.
@@8654ZuluFoxtrot competition at it's finest
Now just imagine if the Roomba s9 had the lidar system in the Roborock s6 aka top navigation abilities it would be the best Robot Vacuum🤔
@@RobotMasters It's like Tesla VS Waymo
If this robot were reasonably priced, it'd be such a slam dunk.
I think even a $899 price tag would have looked better and still keep them at the top when it comes to price.
Ridin_ Low thats how much I just bought the S9+ for when it was on sale and bundle discount with the braava m6.
You could hire a human live-in maid for 6 months salary for this much in my country.
i just wish the prices werent so insane
With patience, you can get a good deal.
mikeisu are they as good?
$250 Roomba 600
@@mreverybody1150 nope it's still high
They need to sell it without the self cleaning base. I can do that myself to save... however many hundreds of dollars it adds to the price.
Wow, looks like Roomba really stepped up their game for this one! Great review!
Its an honor for the best vacuum reviewer to review the s9
strongly disagree. and he said the price was in the description... it's not. he wants viewers to click the amazon link so he can get commission. shady. he also failed to measure how loud it is
joapps umm, no. Not true. You do know that he only gets money if you purchase the robot right?
V6 Mustang Power!! I hate when ppl (LIKE U) think they know what they're talking about BUT DON'T. Look it up and learn something before trying to reply to me u fkn dpos
@@v6mustang551 V6 in a Mustang Lol
@@joapps8135 I hate people that think they are cool by copy / pasting the same comment everywhere, then using stupid, idiotic comebacks that have already been used by someone else.
I've been a subscriber of this channel for a long time, but after watching the most recent few videos, I've realized that this channel is one of my top 5 RUclips channels out of the hundreds to which I'm subscribed.
That..is the so cool to hear. Thanks so much!🙂
Same, ha.
that thumbnail i thought it was some new fancy toilet vacuum haha
Still looks like the Roborock S5 or the Neato D7 would better a better buy???
Let me preface this review by saying, when this robot works, it’s pretty dang good….. however, it doesn’t work for very long. Let me start at the beginning. I purchased this unit after an extensive few months of research. I could have bought any robot I wanted, but I settled on this robot based on all the reviews. I purchased it in Oct of 2020 and by January 2021, it was throwing errors and would not clean anything. Support was great, I called them up, I told them the issues, they sent me a new unit. The replacement unit seemed to work well for about ten months of being used maybe once a week. Around the beginning of December 2021 I was watching the unit clean my bedroom when all of the sudden it stopped and the red error light came on. No problem I thought, I’ll just put it back on the base since it was pretty much done in that room anyway. I put it on the base, but I could not clear the error. I removed the battery, did a factory reset, but the unit was stuck in an endless boot up loop with a spinning white light. I’ve not had the replacement unit for a year so I create a support ticket to see if they could help me out. After a long delay (despite the policy of responding within a day) I got a response about a week later with some troubleshooting tips. With it not being my first rodeo with these sorts of things, I had already tried to clear the error myself looking through numerous posts. Ultimately, I was asked to send my receipt, a video of myself pushing the clean button, and my address and phone number. After I did this, the ticket was escalated and I was told that there was nothing that could be done. The unit was out of warranty (the replacement unit was less than a year old) and they could not fix it nor replace it. So essentially, I have an $1100 dollar paper weight.
Like everyone else who does their research, I had seen the negative reviews about the reliability of this unit. I decided to take the chance and assume that these negative reviews were the exception. After my experience with the robot, searching through all the Reddit posts and support forums, I’ve come to the realization that this robot is simply not reliable enough for the money people are paying for it. I buy high end tools all the time and when I pay upwards of $1000 for a tool, I expect to that tool to last a long time. This is not such a tool. In my estimation and my experience with it, I believe the fault lies in some sort of programming flaw. The hardware itself is amazing, very well made, but all the hiccups that I’ve noticed with this thing seem to revolve around what appears to be some sort of half baked OS. I could be complete wrong about that, but I’ve been in IT for twenty years so I’ve seen similar issues with computers. Overall it has just been an extremely disappointing experience with this robot and at the end, the customer service response just kinda solidified the idea for me that iRobot knows this device is unreliable. They are damaging their reputation in the industry and I think they will eventually realize this mistake when people chose other robots over their’s for increased reliability. Had I know this was going to be such an unreliable robot, I would have sacrificed features and power for reliability. Would have saved myself money too.
Save yourself the headache I’ve had, look at other units, I would not recommend this unit to anyone.
I heard a lot of the early manufactured s9 had lots of big batches that had a high chance of various kinds of hardware defects, including stuff that messed up the computer (hence the internal error codes)
Supposedly the newer produced s9's are built far more reliable in terms of not having faulty hardware or defects. So (again, supposedly) the computer wouldn't get messed up by hardware faults alone, only from derp firmware.
Which as we all know, _did_ happen that one firmware patch. Even now, not all the various ways the s9 encounters major errors have been fixed (but they have since the at least fixed it to be mostly usable now)
The best part is in a few years similar quality robot vacuums will be a fraction of the current cost.
Matt Michael only possible if people buy at this price though, if no demand there’s no reason to build them. Early adopters are amazing people
don't forget that iRobot has +1000 patents, while all other competitors, 500 combined
Gavin Muggy lol. I remember when the 980 cost nearly $1000 with tax.
People will buy them and the cost will go down significantly.
Yeah, I just bought an E6 for $250, and I'm really hopeful in another five years I can get a self cleaning base for about the same amount.
Chaos Reigns I can’t imagine that whole package being that cheap... at least not from iRobot. But I think $500-$600 is reasonable.
It needs navigation to find its way back.
M6 and s9+ doing training runs! Awesome job vacuum wars!
You don’t know how long I’ve been waiting for this video
My boss got one of these for the factory floor at our wire recycling plant. I'm honestly surprised with how well it has held up after how much work the thing does. Good job irobot!
Very interesting. Bought this and its pricey, but it cleans very thoroughly. This thing is so powerful that it ran over something that cracked one of the rubber brushes. Fortunately iRobot is actually sending me out two additional brush kits. Its a great product albeit on the expensive side. Before I bought this thing I watched a bunch of your video reviews, but this wasn't up yet. The self-emptying and allergen thing really sealed the deal for me. I do feel battery life could be better but the fact that it recharges and empties itself kind of makes up for it. The cost of replaceable parts is a bit ridiculous, but for what it does its probably worth it.
Great video, you guys are so professional. Wish iRobot vacuums were cheaper here in Australia. The s9 hasn’t been released here yet but the i7+ is selling for $1,800! Don’t even want to think about how much the S9 may cost.
You do a very thorough and professional RUclips Reviews. I want to personally thank you for all the hard word and your channel is my go to guide when selecting a vacuum.
Danm iRobot finally listed to one of your video😂
What do you mean?
@@DarxusC We may never get an answer
I'm convinced. Also, I had the 980 for about 5 years and it runs virtually every single day at 9am. It works very well but I want to put this in my AirBnB and upgrade it. I purchased two batteries for it in its lifetime and got ain't. parts from amazon cheap. Yes, you will spend about $1K on this robot, but you will have it for a very long time and it can clean your home every single day. It's well worth the investment to use Roomba.
Can't wait to see what Neato builds up next, as an iRobot fan, this is incredible as a robot vacuum!
I love my 980 iRobot. It saves a lot of work especially under my King size bed. After trips and just before arriving home, I start the iRobot from my phone and come home to a clean house.
just schedule it chief
why am I watching this right now, and why do I find it somehow enjoyable
I don't care how good it is. I paid $1250 Canadian for the i7+ and regardless of what these tests might say it is freaking brilliant and does an fantastic job cleaning my entire house. I sure as heck would have never paid $1650, $400 more BEFORE taxes for the S9+. Yes it is a better design that works better, but the i7+ is no joke and a fantastic robot vacuum. Also at least the i7+ doesn't look like a space age toilet when docked.
Roomba finally gave in and made a Neato xD
I currently own a Neato D4 and have no immediate plans to upgrade because it suits my needs very well. But, a few things intrigued me about the the S9: 1) self-emptying of course, but it doesn't justify the cost for me. 2) I'd get to keep the much better "D" shape that I'm used to with the wider main brush. 3) The 1" narrower design would be huge for me, since it seems my furniture was built perfectly to frustrate my D4.
My one concern is that it still uses a camera. I like my vacuum to run in the middle of the night while I'm at work, and I don't want to have to leave lights on all over my house. I do like that camera bots have a lower profile since they don't have a laser turret though. Why didn't they put a couple of LED "headlights" on it so the camera wouldn't be an issue at any time or location?
How does the Roomba S9+ work in the Dark??
3 questions:
- Does the app have no go zones?
- Does magnetic tape (which I currently use for my Xiaomi vacuum) also work for this vacuum?
- What about noise levels? No mention of it
He rarely mentions noise
Please make a s9 vs neato d7 comparison. Is it laser navigation? Does it have no go lines? Dust bin size? Runs in dark like neato?
This^^^
Roomba s9 can Vacuum in the dark, no go lines coming in August. Dust Bin size I don’t know 😩😩😩
How does the s9 and cleaning base fare with the fog test? How is air filtration on both?
I really enjoy watching your reviews and the thorough testing you put the products through. Much appreciated.
Wow... this latest Roomba is amazing. I want one!
The one good thing about older tech robot vacuums like my 5 yr old Neato Botvac is that since it will probably be a long while before the world sees (and I'll be able to afford) a 100% autonomous robot vacuum, is it keeps me involved in its function, like if it gets stuck or it's about to knock something over. Like my cats, I like to watch how it thinks- and how it doesn't think, however, the one thing that blown me away is that they didn't design it the ability to look for dirt it missed. It sucks having to "hope" it gets a dust bunny or a few peices of kitty litter at some point in its journey Emptying the dirt bin gives me a great feeling that it's helping me, especially if there's lots of dirt in it.
I'd love to buy one, but having to buy disposable bags is a deal breaker. In the day 'n age when we are trying to clean up our environment, introducing more disposable products is simply ridiculous.
I think an updated model should include a dust bin in the clean base! With washable filters would be nice!
The bags are eco friendly and made from recycled products, and burned like them as well, so don't really see the issue, given its not a deal breaker if u just buy the non + version and just empty the bin manually after each cycle vs waiting a few weeks instead.
I am not a fan of the Disposable bags, I usually just dump the dirt out of the bags and reuse them.
Richard Parker Anybody bother to learn what a Hepa Filter is ?
It drastically cuts down on the size particles that trigger allergies & other Health issues.
A lot of $.
But well Worth It to those that have Health Issues.
Chris K. I think these are not Hepa Certified filters in the Roomba, correct me if I am wrong 😁
I still got the 600 from back in the day. Keeps my hard wood floors super clean everyday use.
That's awesome
I believe this is also the first Roomba S9 review video on RUclips!
Surely not. I havent even looked actually.
Vacuum Wars it was first!!!!
Vacuum Wars it is! I’m looking to do one soon!
There is a drunken guy who made a "review" a few days ago but I hardly consider it a review at all, haha. This is the FIRST real review! Congrats Vacuum Wars!
Lee Ezell yes Kevlar condom it was hilarious. But this would be the first in depth quality controlled review that vacuum wars is known cor
I returned my, probably had something wrongX it was super loud and on carpet it used to jump while cleaning leaving a bad path, I got the i7 I saved the money
Waiting for Neato to release a self emptying vacuum!
Marc Wenning I’ve been waiting aswell
either Neato or Roborock. Would also like to see a "D" shape from Roborock.
Brandon Nesmith Yeah I believe Roborock and Neato are waiting to see how well the iRobot does with there self emptying bin. Deebot and others tried and failed.
Thank you for the in-dept review! The only test missing is it’s capability of climbing over small surface (like door step).
The S9+ doesn't have any troubles with it (using it for 1,5 years now). The M6 mop on the other hand does not like door steps.
You should add a small/large rug on wood floor test. Thanks for the great review!
What about carpet fringes? Does it get stuck on these?
How long did it take for Roomba to *finally* design a Neato?!
They didn't yet. It looks like the S9 still doesn't navigate by LDS!
Over five years
This channel is by far the best smart home robot channel on RUclips.
I want this so bad! But the reviews on Amazon are terrifying
@thesiehara I have one. Don't buy it. Honestly its not worth it. Believe me, it requires TOO much human intervention.
The suction is good, and as a vacuum its great so everything that the Vacuum Wars guy is saying is correct but its not a good product. The mapping is atrocious and customer service is horrible. I'm not trying to take business away from this guy's channel its very good but "Is it good reviews!" did a pretty comprehensive user review of the robot and I find my experience more in line with his than with vacuum wars' review. Also they only sell the S9+ now which has the auto suction its not worth it in my opinion.
@@anthonyks9316 thank you! So I want a robot vacuum because I have a lot of cats... I vacuum twice a day and want to physically vacuum once a day. I don’t mind checking it once a day to clear out anything... the main and basically only thing getting picked up is cat hair. Do you have an alternative you would recommend? Do you think for my purpose this vacuum could accommodate me?
@@TheSiehara So it depends on your house. I don't mind speaking off channel to give you a better idea, but my house has hardwood, carpet, and chairs that are (rampy?). My Roomba gets stuck in place (on the ramps) a lot and gets confused and the amount of errors I get when cleaning my main floor is unreal. You won't be checking the machine once a day. For example, my last cleaning was cancelled because my robot was hitting a wall.
That being said, the vacuuming/suction power is really good on my device. The replacement parts are extremely expensive (and cheap) but I'm assuming thats the same across companies. There are alternatives that work equally as well for half the price.
What I would recommend is the Ecovacs Deebot OZMO T8 AIVI. I recommend watching the review I posted above because it gives the recommendation.
At the end of the day, hand vacuuming is the best, I have a Dyson for that.
Does this make sense? Anything I can clear up?
@@anthonyks9316 haha I didn’t realize you were doing reviews! My house is carpet and vinyl flooring. I will check out the reviews and if I have any questions I will let you know! I really appreciate it!
@@anthonyks9316 actually where do I find your review?
Great review, thanks for pointing out one still has to buy bags at $5.75 a pop. What is the best non-bag self-emptying vac?
Shark
You should really do a long hair cleanup test between the Shark apex powered lift away duo clean 0m vs the Bissell Pet hair eraser in your next video.
I totally agree.
@@VacuumWars yeah buddy you should do that in your'e next video.
Just received a new S9+ yesterday. Defective out of the box. When starting off the dock, it will move off about 1 feet, turn 180 and back into the dock, or at least try, then it errors out. Reliability definitely needs improvement. Going to return it and will look for something else.
How do you do the tracking video off the robot? What program are you using? I need it to see the pattern of my robot mower. 😆
I love robot vacuums. I own the Eufy 11s, and your videos helped me buy it! You do a very good job at making videos.
Awesome! Thank you!
I would rather buy a Neato D7, which is what roomba copies to make this one ☝🏾
i have D7. its rubbish.
Really considering getting the combo of both the vacuum and mop
Awesome review!
I really wish I had only one main floor in my house, I personally could justify the expense for one of these. However I live in a 3-level split (so three small floors). I think the really question is, when will these robots start going up and down stairs?
at first, I thought it were a toilet! 🤣
Nice review. Excellent test setup.
Really looks like a picture of a toilet on the thumbnail though.
Roomba S9 Plus is a beast! Their one and only robot vacuum product right now on the market that destroyed every knock off robot vacuum company. Planning to buy this when I'm done on my Roomba I3 Plus. We'll see what comes next for their S10 Plus.
It also vacuums your wallet empty😂😭
Some1 LoL my wallet looking pretty skinny these days Hahaha
awesome new robot and review, tempting to upgrade, however I don't want the hassle of having to pay, get, stock, and replace bags. Have seen other manufactures do this as well, Id rather just have a plastic re-usable bin for the self emptying tower.
What Roomba needs is self cleaning brushes that removes hair like the powerbot.
This is the vacuum guy from breaking bad that would find you a new life
saw the screen shot before the title and thought it was a toilet
Lmao
I thought so too
Me and my wife just ordered this for our home. Yes, $1400. That’s a lot of bread I know. But we’re a foster family with kids both biological and grafted in and we have a large home. This is a must have.
I thoughts The Base was bagless, bags are such a turnoff.
Is The new roborock S6 coming in?
HinFoo I think for the allergies, sealed bags is the way to go. Imagine taking that bin and then shaking it into a trash can. I love my hand held Dyson but seeing dust fly no matter how careful and low I go always “sucks”.
@@polloloco3 i empty it in The outdoors bin so no problem for me
It looks like it uses a camera instead of a laser for navigation? So no use with the lights out?
Exactly. And no zoned cleaning or virtual barriers.
hi! love the videos! and i think i got a new test for you...
when you do all your testing with the robot vacum cleaners , isnt it possible for you to do a "climb test" to se how high a vacum clearner can climb over the lower door frame ...
He does: ruclips.net/video/uZHwAu2rw48/видео.html
Don't know why it wasn't mentioned in this video.
@@DarxusC It might be because the s9 is so low to the ground that it can only climb things if it hits them at the right angle
I would guess he didn't mention it because the results of that test weren't interesting. I'd be shocked if the latest and greatest roomba was significantly worse at climbing over things than the rest, and I haven't heard that in the subreddit.
Good review. I was thinking about a Roomba for my garage but this is a bit pricey to avoid all the sweeping I do there. I'll give it some time. It's cool technology but once it gets more mainstream it will get more affordable!
Yeah its cool and works well but way over priced. maybe try the 960 it doesn't have carpet boost if that doesn't matter to you in the garage. that will be cheaper
We're almost there! But for that price I need it to walk up my stairs first.
why when you could buy two of these for $1,400 each
So I’ve owned the Neato D7 and the Roomba I7+. I loved the fact I didn’t have to clean the bot out but I didn’t like the navigation of it as it bumped into things often and much more then my D7. Have they changed that with the S9? You’ve also said in the past no-go lines might be a must, do you think the new S9 overcomes with how good it is and you don’t need that feature anymore?
This new Roomba reminds me of the neato bot vac
This is the sort of review I would gladly watch and comment..
Thank you!
Yes
Wait your first actually 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
I love your review! Great work thanks. Was wondering have you had the chance to test the AEG /Electrolux series? They are very impressive too.
do you have any issues with it Hopping on premium plush carpet? I have a pretty dense, soft plush and I notice that it gets "wheel hop" when the brushes turn up to higher speeds on that carpet... the robot hops around for a bit, then stops.. seems to turn off its brushes and goes about sweeping.. then turns them bacxk on.. and they run fine as loing as the robot doesnt stop and turn.. when it stops and turns, it hops on the brushes again till it stops them and restarts them.. it still seems to get the dirt up, I went over my carpet with my shark right afyer it was done and very little dirt in the bin of the shark, so the S9 is doing its job... I do have it get caught sometimes under a credenza in my office that is Just taller than the S9.. so it goes under and touches the "celing" at somepoint and has gotten already there.. I havent found a way to stop it from goimg under yet.. it did eat the hose for my sleep number bed.. the rollers are soft so no damage, but it couldnt clear itself and called for help... on my hard floors it has no trouble going over the thresholds from my wood to tile to vinyl.. and the corners are cleaner than they were with my manual vacuum simply because I was too lazy to get the attachments out.. it takes 2 charges to do my 1 floor 1400 sq ft ranch.. the area it cleans is 80% hard floors and 20% super dense plush carpet.. im only in 5 days.. my first day or two it got lost finding its base and its battery went dead.. but now that the map is getting more complete that doesnt happen anymore.. so far the Cat has only hissed at it twice. i love the fact it will enpty itself, recharge and resume where it left off.
Christopher Abnett can you comment on the length of threads of your carpet. Is it a shag?
@@Universe_Stormer its a plush.. a somewhat dense plush. trying to think of a good way to describe it.. higher-end plush? vs the cheap apartment-style.
defimitely not a shag, the threads dont stick up like a shag.. they are more even and close together..
Yes I heard online it has trouble on high carpet I want one so bad my eyes hurt looking for one for cheap 😂
Bought roborock s6 recently based on your review and I'm super happy. It's quiet, cleans all the dirt and fur that my 2 cats leave and can refresh the floor with water! I don't have any carpets so don't care for that.
Cool, thanks!
The fact you’re calling it a bin is like music to my British ears 😍😂
Really Happy I saw this review I was actually about to buy the i7+ this week, but now I will be buying the i9+ for sure.
So they basically made a Neato Botvac, NiCE JOB ROOMBA! lol
Without No Go lines
A much better robot vac than the neato d7 and let’s not forget iRobot had the patent first for the D shape ;)
@@leeezell6064 Looks pretty amazing, however, any robot vacuum without No Go lines would not work in my household. Until a model comes out with every feature, I will continue to use my D7 with No Go lines.
movadopika I completely understand. It’s not an issue in my house as I use a few roomba sensors which work perfectly. I think iRobot will
Implement this feature at some point in the future then they will literally have it all.
@@leeezell6064 let's
not forget neato is the most customer service friendly botvac company as they continuously update the AI for ALL their models. I would disagree, I think the D7 is the better model overall. Not to mention there is barely any need to go above a d3 since it has the same ai and the add ons are minuscule. I also don't believe Roomba had the patent first because.....wtf have they been doing all these years then.
Why do vacuums still use bags? Surely there's some good technology, even if it's like 2-step buffer system that can get rid of needing to use bags.
Can you talk about the navigation feature. I know the i7+ has a camera that it struggles to use in low light areas, is this the same with the new roomba?
Yea.... Does Roomba still not run on black carpet?
I7 and S9 works in the dark, and also on dark carpets or other type of floor
@@GiselaMGPereira you are wrong i7 does not run in dark rooms it even says it on the irobot site.. The neato runs in dark because uses laser navigation
@@doerob6672 can you show me link for that info from irobot, please?
My dream robot vacuum ♥️... if only I had that kind of money to throw around. Oh well, looks like I’ll be sticking to my Roomba 600 for the time being.
I've heard that a well maintained 600 series is still keeping people happy. :)
Roomba S9 VS Neato D7
I'd love to see how it stacks up against a samsung powerbot r9350. We went with it about a year or so ago because it was the only square robot online with high enough suction to use in between cleanings also it was one of the few alexa compatible ones we found. No lie we had a base model roomba and I hated it. The Samsung made us happy for the sheer ability to pick up large purina dog kibble from messy dogs and crumbs from toddlers.
Agree. The Powerbot is an amazing vacuum. My only problem is I’ve gone through 2 in 2 years. Luckily, I bought the warranty with Best Buy and they just keep replacing it no questions asked. This one is tempting now, but I can’t imagine it having similar suction power.
Hot damn, 1500€ for a robot vacuum cleaner, that's expensive...
It's like: do I get a robovac for 1500€ and possibly not last longer then 4 years, or hire a cleaning service which also cleans the dust on the shelves for same money - _-
I’ve owned 3 Discovery series Roombas and a 690. I cannot recommend this brand to anyone for longevity. I hear the occasional person say, mines 4 years old, or older...they are the minority. Great design and the grandfather to robot vacuums, but the build quality and clean quality isn’t stellar. Great reviews, glad to see this robot have some positives, and improvements.
Waiting for Roborock S6 Review
Same. Im surprised its not here yet
Would u rather have a robot vacuum, or a $999Apple monitor stand?
This comment, lol!
This looks pretty cool. But I can’t imagine it’s too cheap? 😂
uh..no..💵💵💵💵💵
Vacuum Wars I guessed as much. These things will probably break the £1000 barrier if and when they reach the UK is my best guess 😂
EcSight Games $1,299 US. You gotta pay to play! The best is always expensive :)
About the same as a Kirby vacuum.
God of plumbing Little piece of cheap plastic with a microchip, vs a large metal and wood hand built product 🤔
It completely baffles me that you only have 26k subscriptions. You deserve a tenfold of that.
Who else thought that the roomba In the thumbnail looked like a toilet?
I bought this vacuum at Black Friday. While it cleans well, it is completely impossible for me to not be in the house while it is cleaning. The vacuum gets stuck on all most all of my doorsteps between rooms. I live in an old house but even in the renovated parts with steps of about 3cm it manages to get stuck, because it insists on driving along them once it is on top of one, instead of simply crossing them. I don’t feel like the camera acknowledges that the robot is going through a door and should just focus on not getting stuck. I would not recommend this vacuum for anyone living in a house with doorsteps between rooms.
I tried to research this exact question before buying but I could not get any info on the matter. I think this would be a great addition to your the robot tests that are otherwise very thorough
"Hmm over 90% on deep cleaning maybe I will return my Tineco S12 Plus and get this instead. I bet it is around the same price maybe even cheaper!"
* *checks Amazon* *
"Never mind."
Just WoW! Very helpful in deciding a robot you explained it very clearly!
Glad it was helpful!
$1300. No thanks. Neato and Roborock appear to be a MUCH better value.
Better value for sure. But I got a filling it's starting to get boring. S6 don't have to many new things to show in compared to S5. Some can pay for something new.
@@patrykfiuk except it's not something new. The i7 already had the base station and the Neato has had the d-shaped design for years plus better navigation that works in the dark, zones, no-go lines, etc. I got my D7 for less than $400, on sale.
Considering you can buy a D3 on Sale for $300 or less and it has "most" features that you need from high end.
Honestly, this all sounds great aside from 3 things...
-Hair around the axle removes the ability to not have to check your robot vacuum for a week since you have to clean it or it will ruin your robot vacuum over time in fact it can even bend your axle.
-The second thing is the price obviously. I get that it would be a little more than any normal non self emptying robot vacuum but it's a bit too much and that's probably because there is no competition when it comes to self emptying robot vacuums. I think a price of 750 - 900$ would be a lot more appropriate.
-The third thing is the bags which force you to stay with the company and force you to continuously pay money to use your robot vacuum meaning the up front cost isn't the only thing you're going to have to pay. They could have easily made a bin in there that you can just pull out and empty but they chose to get more profit from the disposable bags. That's just a huge no no from me specially for such an expensive vacuum.
Fantastic review. Does roomba have the ability to draw virtual barriers on the floor plans like the neato d7?
Believe you have to buy the virtual barriers separately. Ridiculous at this price point.
I think it was rumored to come in an update
Ripped Turtle you are right at that. I believe iRobot was planning to release this in a software update for the new robots.