With Black Friday here, a lot of people will be wondering if a robot vacuum is worth it. The marketing makes it seem like they're the product of the future, but the marketing has been saying that since before I was born. What's more, they're very expensive machines. Outside of sales periods, this particular model costs $1400. To be fair to iRobot, this is as fancy as a robot vacuum gets, but it's still a lot of money.
A year ago, I published this article after a month of living with the iRobot Roomba j9+ Combo. At the time, I thought it was pretty good. I thought that if you want to save on vacuuming, a little robot like this is a lifesaver.
