The strongest rumba "s9 +" in history is 170,000 yen

Updated at 09:00 on February 20, 2020

Sentence ● Ryo Morita Edit ● ASCII

On February 19, iRobot Japan announced the "Roomba s9 +" robot vacuum cleaner with a D-shaped design that makes it easy to clean the corners of the room. The garbage suction port has become 30% wider, and the carpet boost has been restored. It is one of the strongest units with a suction power of 40 times that of the Roomba 600 series. However, the price is also the strongest, it is 170,000 yen.

Roomba s9 + Direct sales price 169,800 yen Released on February 28 iRobot Japan https://www.irobot-jp.com/product/s-series/

● Strong in narrow spaces with 3D sensor

By changing the design from circular to D-shaped, the internal mechanism has been redesigned from the motor to the dust container. We have also increased the number of legs of the edge cleaning brush that scoops out dust from three to five. By expanding the suction port, the area that can be cleaned at one time has expanded and the cleaning efficiency has improved. Battery capacity has also increased, and operating time has increased to a maximum of 120 minutes. If you change the circle to D type, it will be difficult to get out when you enter a narrow place or a dead end, but it seems that it is solved by installing a new 3D sensor for wall detection in the upper front part.

● IRobot recommends 3D sensor

By the way, Panasonic recently released a new robot vacuum cleaner equipped with a huge laser sensor in response to the voice that it is troublesome to clean up the room before cleaning. When I asked Colin Angle, CEO of Roomba, he pointed out the shortcomings, "If the laser sensor is off the floor, you can't see the obstacles to the bottom," and emphasized that they are pushing for 3D sensors. Pana also has a front 3D sensor, but it seems that the 3D sensor is strategically sufficient anyway.

● Allergen release mechanism

Like the Roomba i7 +, the charging dock is a clean base that automatically sucks up the contents of the dust container after cleaning. You will not have to throw away the garbage for about half a year. It is a new mechanism that keeps allergens such as mites and house dust out by sealing the collected dust in a dust container and sucking it into a clean base as it is after cleaning. There is a filter on the main body of Roomba, but not only that, but by improving the sealing with the clean base, allergens are prevented from going out. It seems that the same clean-based paper pack as the Roomba i7 + can be used.

● Low-priced version + "In the future, that kind of thing ..."

By the way, products with a clean base seem to be good for customers, and it is a policy to recommend it as an iRobot. When I asked Colin Angle CEO if he could put it on the low-priced version, he said, "I'm looking for a way. It may happen in the future." On a quantity basis, it seems that it will sell if a clean base comes out around the 50,000 yen level Rumba e5, which is said to be the best selling in Japan.

● "Click" makes a sound of 170,000 yen

There is a copper gold metallic disk in the center of the main body, which was developed with the aim of decorating the room, and when you open it with a click, it contains a dust container. As it is a premium rumba, he was particular about this sound at the time of development. I accidentally opened and closed it several times with touch and try. I see, this is 170,000 sounds ... (I don't know)

● I want to try "Beast Mode"

As a function, the power boost that was installed up to Rumba 980 is revived. It recognizes the carpet and sucks up even the dust that has entered the back. It's a biased way of enjoying, but if you use the app, you can always set the boost state, not just the carpet. The maximum operating time drops from 120 minutes to 30 minutes, and honestly it is extremely noisy, but it is possible to turn it with the strongest suction power in the history of Roomba. The company's CEO, Colin Angle, described the Roomba s9 series as "beast-like," so I thought it would be a good idea to call it "beast mode." Go Rumba s9, Beast mode!

● Can be linked with Blur Budget m6

Although it is the strongest s9 in terms of muscle strength, the chip that hits the brain and the running algorithm are the same as the high-end Roomba i7 series. The chip is a 1.2GHz quad core, and the driving algorithm is a combination of vSLAM technology that creates and learns indoor maps with a camera sensor, and machine learning functions that improve efficiency by superimposing and analyzing multiple maps created by vSLAM. As with the i7, you can share the map uploaded to the cloud with the floor-wiping robot "Blur Budget m6" and have it cleaned in cooperation with Roomba.

● 3 million units in Japan and 30 million units worldwide

This year is the 30th anniversary of iRobot's founding. The company has sold more than 3 million robot vacuum cleaners in Japan and more than 30 million worldwide, of which 9 million are connected to the cloud. Colin Angle has set a big goal of "making the house the best magical partner" based on the cloud system created by Roomba and Braava, and made the Roomba s9 series "the overall goal as the next big step". Positioned as "a robot heading for". He also talked about a smart vision that iRobot will become the center of IoT home appliances and that the future will come when various home appliances will watch over grandma just by saying "Alexa, take care of grandma".

● Consider "Rumba i7 +" which is 40,000 yen cheaper

The rumba s9 series, which is an anniversary product, is the strongest rumba in history. There is no single item sold in Japan without a clean base, but it seems that the one that is actually sold overseas, which is sold ahead of Japan, is with a clean base. I'm convinced that I've already used the Roomba i7 + for more than half a year and know the value of the clean base, but I can't easily recommend the price just because of the price. As mentioned above, the software is the same as the previous model, so if you do not need the strongest suction power in history or the allergen containment mechanism, I think that Roomba i7 +, which is 40,000 yen cheaper, is sufficient in terms of specifications. "No, I don't like money or anything like that! I want to experience Beast Mode with the strongest rumba!" Okay! If that's the case, please bring your card to the cashier!

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