It is surely one of the best inventions of recent years within the domestic sphere, not that of the vacuum cleaner itself, but that of the commonly known as Roomba. That invention that allows us to forget about cleaning the dirt on the floor thanks to its intelligent programs and that now, in the most affordable iRobot models, have received new software that makes them even more efficient.
New firmware for Roomba i3
This is the software responsible for making these vacuum cleaners much smarter when it comes to vacuuming the floor. As you know, depending on the model, they have more or less resources in terms of the number of sensors that allow them to know from where they have passed, to where they must go or which areas are especially sensitive to clean. And these iRobot models, which are the cheapest, Until now they did not have such advanced software like the current one, which they have just received thanks to an update.
With the new update, users of these models will be able to be more precise when it comes to telling their vacuum cleaner where they have to go. As you know, many high-end models map our home, creating a detailed plan that can be divided into zones that correspond to the different rooms or rooms of the entire house. It is precisely this possibility that the Roomba i3 now wins: that of tell the robot exactly which areas it should work on. In this way, we end up with that feeling that many times the order chosen to clean does not serve specific reasons or has a precise order.
This functionality so far was only available in Roomba s9, j7 or i7 models, which as you know belong to more expensive segments within the iRobot range. Best of all, with this update our vacuum cleaner gains in performance without having to drop an extra euro, in the style of what some manufacturers usually do with their smartphones, which with each new version of iOS or Android, we are adding features that are not they were there when we originally took it out of the box.
We do not know, in any case, if iRobot will continue to bring those functions that until now were premium to the most modest models, but without a doubt this first gift is enough to trust that soon we will have more and better functions.
Smarter and better connected
This iRobot software allows us to connect vacuum cleaners to our smart home and therefore integrate into the same voice commands that we can use to turn on a light bulb or watch our favorite series on Netflix. Once inside this smart network, The software that this update brings to the Roomba i3 allows you to program different activities for vacuuming throughout the day. Like cleaning the kitchen after eating, the living room first thing in the morning, or the living room in the afternoon. In this way it is possible to create routines that allow us to keep the house always clean. We currently have the Roomba i3 available on Amazon for less than 400 euros: