What you can expect from the iRobot Roomba Max 705 Combo
What testers say about the iRobot Roomba Max 705 Combo
Just A Dad Approved went through three units before its iRobot Roomba Max 705 Combo test was complete, because water escaped from the station on the first two. iRobot later sent out new gaskets and updated the station's firmware, a fix the tester waited months for. A leak there puts water on the floor around the station, so in the first weeks it is worth looking underneath after each mop wash.
Obstacle avoidance was its strongest result, an 8 on the tester's ten-point scale, where 7.5 is par for obstacles and for mopping alike, with the robot steering round cables, toys and pet mess. The roller mop, which cleans itself as it turns and is covered on carpet, was the part of the design the tester liked most, yet mopping came in at 6. Vacuuming and hair pickup fell further below the tester's norms still, and hair wound round the two rubber brushes.
Its 120-minute runtime is also 80 minutes shorter than usual for a robot that comes with a mop-washing station, which shows on a big floor.
