Many robot floor cleaners can vacuum and mop, some better than others. In my testing, I always had issues keeping my carpets from getting wet and swapping out the internal dirt bin for a water tank.

Shares of iRobot plunged more than 30% on Wednesday after the Roomba maker said there is "substantial doubt" about its ability to stay in business. The Roomba maker faces mounting debt and sputtering ...

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 ...

Consumer Reports has named the iRobot Roomba Max 705 as its top robot vacuum for 2026, earning high marks in multiple performance categories. It scored perfectly in bare floor cleaning, navigation, ...

Other features you should consider when picking a Roomba are how you want to schedule cleaning and if you want a unit that does high-tech mapping (Roomba j7+ and Roomba S9+). Are you interested in a ...