I’ve had my J7 for almost a week now. I seriously cannot believe how good this thing is. Not having to pick up cords and other obstacles before vacuuming is so nice.

I would like to see the i7+ doing a cleaning in the complete dark.

I'd like 2 c complete floor plan in dark, or at least see if it can find a room or area to clean, avoid poop & return in full dark

Great Video. I wish my S9 was able to see in the dark. I'd definitely run it more at night. I am surprised this unit could work in pitch black. Even with that LED I didn't think it would work. I wish the LED could be adjusted for brightness in dark enviorments like it does when it docks.

That was great! There's no way my i7 would have done that. One thing I have really liked about the S6 MaxV was it's ability to run in total darkness. I would be curious to see how it does on a full run.

Quote on iRobot website's Q&A: "The front-facing LED is used by the camera to view objects on the floor better and is not bright enough to allow the robot to run in the dark.".

The 981 you sent me works perfect at night. I run it almost every night and it always finds the dock and does a great job cleaning 2 rooms.

Really hate the irobot navigation. Just put Lidar on them already.

Can you test object recognition in the darkness

Please do a general video summarizing your thoughts on the state of things... Worth buying in now or waiting another year (i.e. wait for a future j9+ or something else).

Run the S9 or i7 with the lights off, it works fine for me when I do it but I would like to see how yours works!

Why does it seem to always bump the walls/furniture? My parents have a Roborock and it seems to hit stuff way less.

Great videos. Surprised you did not have a cord down during the dark test, could you please do that? Would like to see if object detection works with a cord down at night. Also how do you turn object detection on? Mine just arrived and it doesn’t have the option to turn it on but it’s also still mapping the house so I’m wondering if it needs to map the house before it Can be turned on? It was automatically off with no option to turn on

Have you tried starting a job in a room already completely dark?

Does this one pick up cat fur and cat litter like the older Roombas?

I can't believe it's been so many years iRobot still runs into furnitures and baseboard HARD. My 980 ACCELERATES its speed before running into a non-white furniture.... I don't know why it does that.

Thanx, exactly what I was looking to know :)

I’m liking this robot more and more.

I tried using mine in completely dark apartment twice and both times it got totally confused. It cleaned 2.5 out of 5 rooms and came back to the dock. Also it created a new incomplete map for some reason :)

One advantage Irobot's night running scheme has over lidar is it probably takes less energy to use an LED than to continuously spin a laser around. Not sure if it is all that much however.

I’m confused but this video unless my understanding of the robots software is completely wrong. Why wouldn’t J7+ be able to vacuum in the dark if it has already mapped out the entire house? Isn’t that what mapping is for…navigation? Wouldn’t it be able to utilize all sensors, plus camera, coupled with it’s internal “smart” map to clean well in any lighting conditions?

Both the i7 and s9 have the same "floor" sensors and gyroscopes as the i3. I have always questioned people who say that i7 and s9 would be incapable of working in zero light but the i3 can. Perhaps the i7 and S9 might not be able to do specific rooms or recognize it's keep out zones in complete darkness. But at a minimum, both an i7 and s9 should default to i3 type navigation in a completely dark room. The Light on the J7 might allow it to maintain it's awareness of virtual keep out zones, and the like. But I as far as basic cleaning functionality, the i7 and S9 should be able to clean at least as well as the non-camera based i3.

Why not test having it go to that room in the dark... That would have been interesting as well.

Loved this!

How long did the J7 MAPPING take? My S9+ took ~24 Hrs for the FIRST map in a 3,000 SQ FT home, plus a few Hrs more to finish mapping (with ALL the lights on in the house). Then the map was WRONG. Then the S9+ errored out numerous times, in strange, unusual (but interesting 😂) ways after attempting to vacuum for only ~ 10 to 30 seconds each time. Rebooted 3x. No change. Back it all went to Amazon. For large homes I think LIDAR is the only choice for successful & accurate mapping. I’ve had 4 or 5 Roombas over the years, starting with the very first one many years ago. LOVED THEM ALL! But mapping large homes with camera tech instead of LIDAR tech seems to be very time consuming snd lacking in accuracy. I’d like to see a video showing how well your new J7 mapped your WHOLE HOUSE. Maybe there’s a trick to getting it to do that successfully????????

Than ks. Good to know.

I’m curious to know if the docking process has been improved with the addition of the tag on the inside of the base station. I’m fairly certain the camera can recognize it and know the relative position of the robot to the base. My S9 (and others I assume) does a few wiggles on its way to the base station to help align it. I didn’t see much of that in the part where this robot docked. Perhaps a short video could compare them? Great videos!

Hello, I have a question/ Doubt that you can help me with. I own an I3 EVO and Braava Jet. I want to replace them/upgrade. I have pets, cats/dogs. No carpet what so ever, all ceramic tiles. Which robot would you recomend I purchase, can be Vacuum/mop combo or individual dedicated robots. Thank you.

I actually had problems getting my J7 to work in the dark, maybe it's because the map was already created. It would be interesting to see if it works for you with no map.

So, the light goes brighter when it’s dark?

Mine would not clean in the dark for some reason even with its little light.

Your video crashes weirdly at 5:00 for some reason. Is that you whistling the 'finished' tune when the lights freeze?

Did you add cords on the ground in complete darkness?

Wil you do the Shark AI Unboxing LIVE tonight?

Will it go down the stairs

j7+ is not working in the dark for me: stuck under dining chair legs the first two nights and under a china cabinet the third night. so i went back and re watched this video to see why it worked for adam. he made it way too easy: completely empty room. no furniture. maybe he even had obstacle detection off. when i ran in the dark with obstacle detection off, instead of getting stuck it simply bailed on cleaning most of the rooms.

Do your S9 in the laundry room?

Will J7+ find the room that you ask it to clean by itself doesn’t know how to get from the bedroom to the den? Or do I need to pick Rumba up and put it each room physically ?

My j7 doesn’t work at night

Just ordered this! May i ask if i use it upstairs do i need another charge dock? Do they sell them separately? Thanks

what if you hit the lights BEFORE it starts cleaning?

Lights on and starts to empty💀

Try light to dark room transitions and dimmer settings

What is the difference between the s9 and j7 plus?

What does the self empty bin sound like

mud i bet your wife loves you all the cleaning you do hahaha

will the j7 side brush work on an i7

damn it, auto correct.

Well it was pretty obvious that it would work ....there is a flashlight ......

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