The newer of the two is the Roomba j7+, which came out at the end of last year. It's technically not as powerful as the s9+, but it has new AI-driven computer vision technology that helps it detect ...

iRobot's latest Roomba that can detect obstacles — including pet poop — along its cleaning journey is cheaper than ever right now. Both Amazon and Wellbots have the Roomba j7 and j7+ for $150 less, so ...

iRobot launched its Roomba j7+ vacuum and third version of its Genius smart home platform and included a Pet Owner Official Promise (POOP) that it can avoid your pet's unfortunate excrement instances.

They finally did it, folks. It's been five, long shit-smeared years since the world was shocked to discover that iRobot's fancy robot vacuum cleaners were prone to tracking dog poop all over owners' ...

The company is offering a P.O.O.P. (Pet Owner Official Promise) guarantee that its latest robot vac will avoid solid waste. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an ...

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The self-emptying robot vacuum is on sale for $599. Particularly messy users (as well as folks with shedding pets or severe allergies) can schedule multiple automatic dustings a day, and even set the ...

With the j7, you can now (literally) drop the kids off at the pool without worrying about coming home to a doo-doo disaster. Roomba deals aren't hard to find, but one at such a steep discount is, so ...

iRobot Roomba evolves once again with the new $849 Roomba j7+ taking on the greatest next challenge, poop detection. It is the first time that a vacuum robot is set to recognize obstacles in real-time ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Using a robot vacuum ...

I’m all for encouraging more young people to enter STEM, to explore engineering and perhaps ultimately pursue a career in robotics. It’s a field whose importance will only grow with time, as more of ...