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The Roomba 880 is one of the best models in the iRobot Roomba lineup.
This robot vacuum outperforms pretty much all other robotic vacuums sold today.
It also works on all floor types including linoleum, carpet, and hardwood, and can clean multiple rooms in single pass.
Our Impression: Roomba 880 Robot Vacuum
Summary
Great for:
● hardwood floors
● Tile and vinyl floors
● Short carpet
Avoid if:
If you have long or shaggy carpet, or a lot of pet hair, this is not the best robotic vacuum for you.
Price:
Overall Impression
The 880 is a definite improvement on the older Roomba designs. It can clean multiple rooms, it cleans longer than any of its competitors and it works well on most floor types.
However, the small bin size is problematic as it has to be emptied often. And cleaning and maintaining this vacuum is a bit more involved than most.
Cleaning Ability
The Roomba 880 can clean for 4 hours before it needs to be recharged.
While the 880 does well on hardwood and other hard surface flooring, it has some difficulty cleaning longer-piled carpet.
It comes with rollers and a side brush for cleaning along walls.
Navigation
The Roomba 880 uses a virtual lighthouse technology to enable multi-room cleaning. This is basically a virtual wall that can be set up to block off certain rooms in your home.
Once the cleaning has finished, the virtual wall turns off so the Roomba can pass and then move on to the next room.
This ensures that one room is thoroughly cleaned before it moves on.
Automation & Scheduling
The Roomba 880 can be set up to clean an entire house, any time you want. This is a really easy to do.
If it does not finish the cleaning job, it will recharge itself at the home base and return to where it left off.
The ledge sensor keeps it from falling down the stairs, too.
What It Misses
This Roomba does a great job picking up small debris throughout the home. It does miss some larger items, though.
In addition, it struggles a bit in thicker-carpeted areas.
Maintenance
Maintaining the Roomba 880 can be a bit time consuming. You’ll have to disassemble the unit to clean the rollers and dust the filter.
Once the rollers are removed they are easy to clean because they are made of rubber.
Pros
Cons
Specifications
Dimensions: 13.9 inches in diameter, 3.6 inches in height
Weight: 8.4 pounds
Running Time: 4 hours
Recharge Time: 3 hours
Capacity (debris): small bin
Self Charging: yes
Multi-room navigation: yes
Entire level cleaning: no
Recharge and resume: no
Scheduling: yes
Tangle free debris extractors: yes
iRobot home app: no
3 Stage cleaning system: yes
AeroForce 3 Stage cleaning system: 5 x air cleaning
Carpet boost: no
