We’re hard on our floors. We have 2 long haired cats (Himalayans) and CJ is very messy. We HAVE to vacuum every two days or so at least, more frequently if the cats are shedding. I do not like vacuuming. Since I started having back problems I’ve done it less often than I should because the standing and shifting causes me pain. With surgery scheduled next week I also won’t be allowed to lift anything or be pushing a vacuum around at first. That’s why I was totally thrilled to be offered a chance to review the iRobot Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robot Pet Series.
From the iRobot website:
Tired of getting tangled up in hairy situations? These Roomba Vacuum Cleaning Robots will help you tackle pet hair tumbleweeds and more.
- Picks up an amazing amount of pet hair, pet dander, kitty litter and debris
- Tangle-resistant brushes and hair-removing cleaning tools
- 2 Debris Bins: High-capacity Sweeper Bin and Vacuuming Bin
- Extra brushes, filters and cleaning tool
This is how the Vacuum arrived from FedEx.

The iRobot Roomba Pet comes packed securely in foam.

See, everything’s individually wrapped. A place for everything and everything in its place.


I asked RB to help me take it out of the box. I figured it was going to need some assembly or something, like our current and previous vacuums.

Turns out it doesn’t really need any assembly. But it did need a name.
Meet Robby.

As you can see, the iRobot isn’t all that big. That’s my hand on top of it, to show you the scale.

This is me holding it in my hand from a side view, so you can see the height.

It’s recommended the unit charge overnight for the first use so we put Robby to bed in the corner of the living room.

Tomorrow I’ll continue my review. I’ll get into what comes with it and what the major features are. I’m thinking I’m going to even include video so please come on by and count how many times I say “ummm” check it out.
Until then, feel free to check out the new iRobot iTube channel to see videos and get a behind the scenes look at iRobot.