iRobot Roomba 770 Vacuum Cleaning Robot
"Profession smarter, not harder." It's an axiom that works well for virtually any endeavor, but is especially fitting for cleaning. It's a job no one enjoys and most people would be favourable to avoid. The biggest cleaning innovation of the last decade has been a small collection of robotic assistants that can sizeable up for us, and to do it better, they've naturally gotten smarter, worked harder and lasted longer. iRobot's Roomba is a unalloyed example. The latest model, the 770 Vacuum Cleaning Robot ($499.99 direct), is smarter and more effectual than models we saw nearly a decade ago. And when necessary, the Roomba 770 will put some real elbow grease into the job to absolutely confess especially dirty spots. (I know, I know, it doesn't have elbows or arms.) Is this latest Roomba a blameless replacement for your old-fashioned, hand-powered vacuum? Not quite, but for certain environments and some people, it's a correct solution.
IRobot's autonomous cleaning bot has been around since 2002, when it launched with a single $200 model . Now there are options that run the scale from $200 all the way up to the tricked-out Roomba 780, which costs nearly $600. The 770 model I tested is for all practical purposes identical, but its remote is simpler and it doesn't have the 780's attractive silver detailing. The Roomba also faces some new game from companies as big as LG and startups like Neato and Mint.
