Updated 29 Jun 2018
iRobot
Roomba 690
Snapshot: The iRobot Roomba 690 is a 3.5kg robot vacuum cleaner with a 14.4V Li-ion battery. How well does it clean your floors?
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Test results
Overall score
63
Hard floors
?/10
Carpet cleaning
?/10
Pet-hair removal
?/10
Corners & edges
?/10
Good points
- Very good at cleaning hard floors.
- OK at removing pet hair.
- Automatically returns to charger.
- Phone app available.
But
- Poor at carpet cleaning.
- Just OK at cleaning corners and edges.
How we test
Overall score includes:
Hard floors cleaning: 40%
Carpet cleaning: 30%
Pet-hair removal: 15%
Corners and edges cleaning: 15%
Corners and edges cleaning and pet-hair removal are visual assessments.
Prices are from a May 2018 survey.
Key data
Model
Avg price
$899
Specifications
Noise on carpet (dBA)
59
Noise on hard floors (dBA)
61
Weight (kg)
3.5
Battery type
Li-ion
Battery voltage
14.4
Claimed charge time (hours)
3
Running time (minutes)
139
Features
Programmable time
Yes (app)
Programmable day
Yes (app)
Remote control
×
Smartphone app
✔
Return to charge
✔
Stairs detect
✔
Virtual wall
✔
WiFi connectivity
✔
