iRobot Roomba j7+ - Review, Cleaning Tests & App | RobomateTV

It features a cool new base, upgraded camera system and some familiar features... but how well does it clean? The iRobot Roomba J7+ is a step up from the i7, its predecessor, in most regards.
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00:00 Overview
00:18 Design
00:54 New Features
02:51 Navigation
03:33 Auto-empty dock
04:43 Cleaning tests
05:12 Self-cleaning station
07:55 App walk-through
12:10 Recommendations

[@loug.6644]

Fantastic video!! I think we are going ahead with the purchase. Thank you so much. Cheers from Canada!!

[@RobomateTV]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@divinesalon339]

How you getting on with it? I'm thinking of buying this one

[@bobbykenobe]

Ditto. Great video, thank you! Subscribed :)

[@RobomateTV]

Thanks heaps! Appreciate it.

[@ARiversEdge]

Great video! Subscribed.

[@RobomateTV]

Thanks Taylor!! Appreciate it. 😀

[@house3249]

your review is great and made me purchase...Thank you

[@Gilgamesh347]

Nice review. At 9:11 referring to voice commands, can you use Siri for a specific room? All I see is “clean everywhere” when i configure the voice commands on the Roomba app.

[@RobomateTV]

That's a good question, and I don't really use Siri so I don't know the answer. I believe it should be possible through IFTT app if not by default, as the functionality is definitely there with Alexa. This might be question for iRobot support or another helpful KZbinr might see your question and know the answer. Sorry I don't know this one!

[@jonathancastro5742]

Now you can

[@VyacheKan]

How loud is the drag on the hardwood floor? What is your experience cleaning the robot of the stuck hairs? How often do you have to clean out the hairs off the robot?

[@lx7lw]

An year later, do you still use it and like it? Any repairs? Thanks!

[@matthewkendall8544]

Total newbie to robot vacuum cleaners, which one is best for small houses with hardwood and vinyl flooring with a few throw rugs?

[@Bmc2021]

J7😊

[@janeosullivan5864]

Can this Roomba J7 drive over saddles between rooms? I have all wooden flooring in all rooms and wooden saddles under doors, which would have to be open for hoover to clean.

[@RobomateTV]

It can go over transitions of 20mm :)

[@maxbarko8717]

After 2 years of using the J7 I am quite disappointed. Cleaning is ok. The first map left out some corners and never corrected it, however it is vacuuming this area. For months now it doesn’t recognize obstacles anymore. Extensive research didn’t solve the problem. iRobot support never responded.

[@peteralmeida9652]

No use buying if no after sale service

[@maxbarko8717]

@@peteralmeida9652 True, but how will you know before you buy.

[@stevenshircliff393]

Great video! Will it avoid a puddle of pet urine?

[@chrisclark239]

I just bought a J7+ a couple days ago. It is still in the box. Do you know if it will avoid cat puke?

[@RobomateTV]

It should do!! As long as it's not basically liquid and sitting below the "vision" of the robot!

[@user-er2uu2eg2o]

Does the Cleaning station do good at its job ? And can it work in the dark

[@RobomateTV]

Yes, the cleaning station seems pretty strong compared with other brands. It sort of can - it has the light on the front and the optical sensor, but the main camera still won’t be as effective.

[@iamdenislara]

I just got another update on my j7+. It says it can now detect clothes.

[@RobomateTV]

Cool to see they’re being proactive updating the reference library. Thanks for sharing - hadn’t seen it yet. How are you liking the robot?

[@iamdenislara]

@@RobomateTV I really like it!! I don’t have to pre Roomba anything.

[@RobomateTV]

@@iamdenislara That's epic! Sounds like you updated from a previous one so know the struggle... thanks for sharing!

[@Mcphlee]

Is the light on the front an LED or is it IR being picked up by the video camera? My dog goes nuts over lights…

[@RobomateTV]

Sorry I didn’t see this - it’s an LED

[@johnkadder4139]

Lol! "It'll have a whole library of dog poop photos to reference."

[@RobomateTV]

Just imagine this is some poor engineers job. 4-5 years of university, probably good grades, to spend his days studying the intricacies and varieties of dog faeces. The heroes live among us. 😂

[@kennethgomez6655]

Can this Obstacle avoidance work without wifi connection? Its questionable because if not it means it runs to database which means when the developement of this device ends it means this feature will no longer work anymore.

[@RobomateTV]

That’s a really good question. Maybe you should ask iRobot for a proper answer. I assume that it stores current object definitions on board which are updated via wifi over time.

[@apratims]

Can one set multiple virtual walls in the j7?

[@RobomateTV]

Yup, no problem :)

[@apratims]

@@RobomateTV Great. Thank you.

[@PEACE_LUVR]

He looks like young Elon Musk 😂

[@kcr2365]

Oh hi Elon

[@RobomateTV]

Haha are you saying I look like Elon?

[@condorX2]

This j7+ cost around $500 used. I got my first Roomba for 40 bucks used, the 600 series. Ran 2 sweep and both return with a bin full of dirt & hairs

[@Midgaardsormen]

The volume on the background music is waaaaaay to high

[@jasonriccoboni5931]

Nice video, very helpful. My experience: Mapping is terrible and because the mapping is so bad, that renders the no-go zones useless since I can't make heads or tales of the map it created...looks nothing like my floor plan. iRobot needs to start incorporating Lidar into their vacuums. Cameras are a way of the past and are too antiquated to be any good. iRobot recommends turning on all lights and opening up blinds just for this thing to see and map. Obstacle avoidance?? What obstacle avoidance? J7+ bumps and slams it's way into everything and anything. After two days of owning, the front of mine is all marred up already. iRobot was once at the forefront of the robotic vacuum industry and now they trail way behind companies like Roborock & Ecovacs. Even companies like Eufy & Dreamtech, the budget vacuum companies of the world, are starting to close in on iRobot. Only two days of ownership and mine is already packed up and returned.

[@softwarephil1709]

The continuous background music is annoying and distracting.

[@Kivamusicchannel]

Awww you made it seem like this Roomba could make background music.

[@ngoalpo]

I don't think so. Just made me feel very relaxing in my opinion

[@kroolis77]

Sold mine after 6 month. Very outdated tech. Sold for half of what I paid for it with braava mop which was even more outdated. Weak battery, suction, mapping, inefficient and disappointing in every way.

[@samueletienne9158]

You look like elon musk, even the mannerisms....

[@frankni7624]

Never buy this iRobot products. It is made by a scam company. I bought brand new from an eBay seller. It is still under warranty and it broke down. The support person told me because I didn't purchase it from an authorized seller. So there is no warranty. They told me I have to pay for the repair even though it is still under warranty. Avoid this scam company.

[@cloyd1950]

turn the music crap off very distracting.

[@germa9090]

Does this junk really work? Or is it for just carpets and small patches of dirt/dust?

[@phooogle]

Hmm better but still not paying over eleven hundred dollars for something that only gets 95% of the obvious items up.

[@user-st3xv7dc3s]

What the hell kinda review is this…buddy show me hat it can do. I don’t care what ur thoughts are 😂

[@RhiannonGamble]

Crap machine, goes over dirt and misses it

[@SmokeyandEnzo]

The mop on mine broke about 2 weeks after I brought it sent it back, but the seller wouldn't give me my money back, so Amazon filed a A to Z them & gave me my £1,000.00 back then went to irobot themselves & brought I 3 days after it was delivered I was having problems with it and all through Feb 23 & March, then about 2 weeks the charging base packed up all together. irobot said I'd have to send Roomba back lol I said yeah right you think im paying £1,000.00 for a robot have it for juet over 2 month went & it stops working & you thunk your going to fob me of with just a repair lol hehe yeah dream on hehe lol you must have been smoking ganga shit hehe I went to my bank & they said well send you the charge back form and WE'LL CHARGE THEIR ASS BACK!! hehe lol whent back to irobot & within 10 minutes, they had a change of heart. I got my bran new J7+ Combo beloved Friday morning, lol Know your consumer rights people if you live in the UK as long as you notify them within 30 days of your purchase & have made reasonable effort to get it replaced & they don't, as long as you continue to make reasonable effort to get a replacement & they refuse YOU CAN DEMAND A REPLACEMENT OR A FULL REFUND!!! Anytime up to 6 years from the date of the original transaction Sect 13&14 of THE Supply of Goods Act 1968 as amended by Sect 13&14 of THE Consumer Regulations Act 2015 if you live outside of the UK, you have to find out what consumer rights you have in your own country.