iRobot Roomba Discovery Vacuum Robot

The Roomba Robotic Floorvac has changed the way people clean their homes, and it’s the number one selling robotic vacuum in the world. The Discovery Roomba is iRobot's second generation of vacuums featuring a slew of improvements over the first generation.

Dirt detection, virtual walls, and surface transitioning are a few of these improvements. The Discovery maintains all the regular features of the Roomba line such as always returning to the charging station and stair and wall avoidance.

iRobot has programmed three different kind of cleaning modes to be used in various situations. Clean mode tells the robot to thoroughly clean one room before returning to its charging station. Max mode lets Roomba clean as far and wide as it can until the batteries run out until there is just enough for the Roomba to head back to the charging station. Finally the Spot setting kicks in when the Roomba detects a part of the flooring that requires special attention and runs over the same small area until it's clean.

iRobot claims its surface transitioning technology detects the kind of floor the Roomba is currently on (tile, carpet, etc) and adjusts suctioning power accordingly. This model does not have scheduling capabilities and must be launched manually by pressing a button on the Roomba itself or by using the included remote control.