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Category
Robot vacuum [1]
Introduced
2002 [2] [1]
Manufacturer
iRobot [2] [1]

Reviewed product record

Roomba Combo 10 Max + AutoWash dock

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Roomba is a product family. These features apply only to Combo 10 Max with its AutoWash dock.

Identity and purpose

Use cases
Vacuuming and mopping iRobot · Manufacturer claim
Supporting text found

Supporting text: “Roomba Combo”

Last attempted: 2026-09-16. Last text match: 2026-09-16. Automated checks look for the cited text; they do not independently test performance.

Sensing and compute

Sensors
Detection sensors and camera iRobot · Manufacturer claim
Supporting text found

Supporting text: “detection sensors and camera”

Last attempted: 2026-09-16. Last text match: 2026-09-16. Automated checks look for the cited text; they do not independently test performance.

Autonomy and operation

Dock
Automatic bin emptying and mop washing iRobot · Manufacturer claim
Supporting text found

Supporting text: “Dock auto-empties and washes pad”

Last attempted: 2026-09-16. Last text match: 2026-09-16. Automated checks look for the cited text; they do not independently test performance.

Mopping
Back-and-forth scrubbing with downward pressure iRobot · Manufacturer claim
Supporting text found

Supporting text: “consistent downward pressure”

Last attempted: 2026-09-16. Last text match: 2026-09-16. Automated checks look for the cited text; they do not independently test performance.

Not established in this reviewed record: Height, Weight, Payload, Battery runtime, Speed, Degrees of freedom, Onboard compute, Developer access, ROS support, Availability, Price. Missing data does not mean a capability is absent.

Deployment evidence

No deployment has been reviewed for this robot in our pilot collection. This does not establish that none exists.

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Timeline

  1. A Roomba recorded a woman on the toilet. How did screenshots end up on Facebook? (2022) Hacker News
  2. Looking back at iRobot’s diversification attempts through the years The Robot Report
  3. ‘It felt so wrong’: Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was TechCrunch
  4. iRobot’s Cofounder Weighs In on Company’s Bankruptcy IEEE Spectrum
  5. How Roomba Got Its Vacuum IEEE Spectrum
  6. Expanding robot perception to give a more human-like awareness of their environment TechXplore
  7. Watch this robot vacuum pick up your dirty socks at CES 2025 TechCrunch
  8. SwitchBot S10 Review​: “This Is the Future of Home Robots” IEEE Spectrum
  9. Meet Tennibot, the tennis ball Roomba TechCrunch
  10. Large language models can help home robots recover from errors without human help TechCrunch
  11. Hello is building a platform toward more home robots TechCrunch
  12. These 30 robotics companies are hiring TechCrunch
  13. Newest Roomba Aims for Convenience IEEE Spectrum
  14. iRobot launches a $1,399 premium Roomba combo vacuum/mop and dock TechCrunch
  15. Neato Robotics is being shut down after 18 years TechCrunch

References

  1. irobot.com — retrieved Aug 5, 2026
  2. wikidata.org — retrieved Aug 6, 2026