The best thing I can say about the iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max is that its mapping and cleaning of your home are very thorough, straight out of the box. By that, I mean that its default configuration is designed to reach every nook and cranny of your floors at least once. It maps every square inch it can access and cleans just as well, with very little tinkering required.
But there’s a reason for this, and it’s not necessarily a good one. You see, without the benefit of LiDAR sensing for navigation and 3D mapping like so many top robot vacuums, the Roomba Combo 10 Max has no choice but to roll over every spot in your home. No errors from misinterpreted radar scans, no missing spots because the camera was blinded or didn’t have enough light; it rolls everywhere, using the physical bumper sensor to help identify walls and obstacles. And I’m not sure this is the best solution for a vac that costs this much…