Review of the robot vacuum cleaner "Rumba I3+", the easy -to -use model with a clean base is perfect for the first one

Irobot Japan will release the i3 series, a new product of the robot vacuum cleaner "Rumba" on February 26.The price is 99,800 yen for the Rumba i3+with a clean base, and 69,800 yen (tax included) for the rumba i3 for the rumba alone.We will send you a review of the trial machine immediately.

Rumba, which appeared in the last few years, has four series: S series, II series, E -series, and 600 series.The direct sales price (tax included) of the iLobot Store is 186,780 yen for the S series, 142,868 yen for the I -series Rumba i7+, 109,868 yen for the Rumba i7, 49,800 yen for the E -series Rumba E5, and the 600 series Rumba 671.43,780 yen, and Amazon -only Rumba 692 is 30,800 yen.

The S9+and i7+are models with a "clean base" that automatically sucks garbage from the dust cup of the rumba body and puts it in a closed paper pack.If there is a clean base, it is convenient because you do not have to throw away trash every time, but the price exceeding 140,000 yen will be difficult to reach.This time, the new model i3+, which costs less than 100,000 yen with a clean base, has been added, and the hurdle of purchase has dropped.

Fabric -style design that is less noticeable for fingerprints and dust

The i3 series has a fabric -like design on the surface, which is quite different from other rumba.This fabric tone, three -dimensional and luxurious, finished using special printing technology.

In the conventional rumba, the black body is mechanical and cool, but if you use it, dust and fingerprints become noticeable.If it is a fabric style of the i3 series, it looks beautiful.By the way, I have been using a trial machine for about two months, but this is the street.I don't care about dirt on the main body surface.

The dust cup of the i3 series can be washed with water, like the upper model i7 series, S9+, and the popular model E5.It also has a dust cut filter that removes fine garbage.The 600 series of the entry model cannot be washed and there is no filter.

The bottom brush is also a dual action brush made of rubber, like the i7 series, S9+and E5.It is easy to clean because the hair is hard to be entangled and it is easy to remove even if it is entangled.

Compatible with IROBOT HOME app.The difference from the upper model is the mapping function

Supports cooperation with smartphones.You can operate the rumba using the "IROBOT Home" app.From the IROBOT home app, you can set up a day or time to make a cleaning schedule, or work with a smart speaker.

The difference between the i3 series and the upper model is the presence or absence of the "IMPRINT Smart Mapping" function that learns the layout of the house.There is no learning memory of the floor plan in the i3 series.In the top model that learns the floor plan, it is possible to specify the room to be cleaned and prohibited from the IROBOT home app, but the i3 series does not support these functions.

However, there are also benefits that do not have an IMPRINT smart mapping function.The upper model equipped with an IMPRINT smart mapping uses a camera with a built -in body to grasp the floor plan, but depending on the brightness of the room, it is difficult to grasp the situation and may stop halfway.However, the i3 series does not have a camera, so it can be cleaned in a dark room (detection of obstacles is the internal sensor).

Test Rumba i3+cleaning performance

We have organized the outline so far, but what about the essential cleaning performance?Let's look at the cleaning using i3+.

First, check the flooring and carpet cleaning.Prepare 10 grams of baking soda and cat sand, and use the flooring and carpet.A total of 40 grams of pseudo is scattered and I3 ran.

And I started cleaning i3.With a linear movement, go back and forth on the flooring and carpets to suck trash.This is the operation of "dirt detect technology", in which the built -in sensor distinguishes garbage and carefully cleans places with a lot of garbage.I repeatedly cleaned the baking soda and cat sand.

When the cleaning is over, the baking soda and the cat sand are completely beautiful on the carpet.In the flooring, the baking soda that went into the groove was removed, but the cat sand remained a little as if it had been played with a brush.

The suction power of i3 is about 10 times the 600 series, equivalent to the upper model i7.If you look at the carpet firmly cleaning, you will feel the power.By the way, the suction power of E5 is about 5 times the 600 series, and the S9+is about 40 times.

After cleaning the room once, I sowed baking soda and cat sand in the same way, and compared the weight of the i3 dust cup before and after cleaning.Before cleaning, the dust cup was 240 grams, 278 grams after cleaning, and the scattered pseudo garbage is 40 grams, so about 95 % suck with a single cleaning.

Although it was not a perfect result, such as remaining a few cat sand, it is a robot vacuum cleaner, so it is a good idea to clean it several times a day.It is unpleasant to vacuum many times on your own, but it does not hurt if you just press the switch.If you are worried about dirt, you can always spend comfortably, such as cleaning once in the morning and evening.

Carefully cleaning the legs of the furniture

What about the legs around the furniture?Sprinkle with baking soda and cat sand around the dining table and chairs.

In places where there are many chairs, the i3 moves more complicatedly than in the place where there is nothing, and approaches furniture from various directions.The brush on the bottom reached the legs and table legs, probably because of the cleaning while hitting the furniture softly, making it beautiful.However, in places where i3 is difficult to enter, garbage is easy to remain, so it is a good idea to move the chair before cleaning.

The bumper part of the i3 is a sensor, and it cleans while touching the furniture, so it cleans up, for example, to the last minute of the windows with furniture and curtains.It decelerates when approaching the furniture, but if you are worried about furniture scratches due to physical contact, you can also cover the furniture.

[Video] It also enters under the furniture with cloth (loud voice flows. Please note)

The sensor is also evolving.A few years ago, Rumba had a virtual wall installed because it could fall from the steps at the entrance (peripheral devices that make Rumba recognized as a virtual wall by infrared).i3+detects steps firmly and has not fallen from the entrance so far.I feel the evolution of the sensor.

In addition, in the cleaning of places where the ceiling is lower as you go under the sofa under the sofa, the "reactive sensor" at the top of the i3 main unit checks the status of the upper part.It prevents the furniture and the gap between the floors from being able to move.

If you look at how to clean the whole house, you will clean it from one room to the corridor, entrance, and another room, so it will be beautifully beautiful.If you want to clean only one room, close the door and sliding door.The E5 and 600 series are basically not good at cleaning corridors and other corridors to clean one room (depending on the boundaries with corridors and other rooms).In houses that have multiple rooms and corridors like my home, it seems better than the I3 series.