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Current price: $1000Original price: $1400iRobot's latest flagship, the Roomba Combo j9+ is sitting at $400 off this holiday season, an absolute steal for a beautiful, intelligent, trustworthy machine. The Clean Base is sleek, fitting in with my home decor easily while acting as the robot's charging station that automatically empties the dust bin and refills the water tank during jobs. iRobot's signature retractable mop head intelligently raises and lowers depending on the flooring surface it encounters, never accidentally…

Beth Mauder/ZDNETA robot that mows the lawn for you sounds like technology straight out of an early 2000s sci-fi movie, but it's very much a real thing today. I've been testing the Husqvarna Automower 430X over the past year, and it still amazes me how every time I have the robot running, my neighbors would be standing out and watching it cut my grass without me lifting a finger.Also: The best zero-turn mowersSometimes, I'll even sit on my front porch, sip some lemonade, and admire the job I'm not doing. When I tell…

Allison Murray/ZDNETBeing a cat person means I don't have to take my pet outside when it's raining or freezing cold. However, it also means dealing with a dirty litter box and scooping poop daily -- a not-so-fun task. I used to hate having to scoop my cat Norbert's litter multiple times a day in an effort to keep our house smelling clean. However, I recently made the switch to the self-cleaning Whisker Litter-Robot 4, as well as useful accessories like litter, a litter trap mat, odor trap packs that further eliminate…

Beth Mauder/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways (for now) The Roomba Combo j9+has made its way into my rotation of robot vacuums -- and let me tell you, I'm impressed. It's sleek and has a modern look and feel, and iRobot went out of its way to fix the shortcomings of the previous Combo j7+. The most notable feature is the Clean Base's Auto-Fill Dock, meaning the robot can simply go back to the docking station whenever it needs to refill its clean water tank.Also: The best robot vacuum mops you can buyThe Combo j9+ is…

“What if there was a better way to make and deliver pizza to you?” asked CNBC’s Jim Cramer—shirtsleeves rolled up, wagging his finger at the camera—as he passionately set up a segment of his popular Mad Money show in June 2018. “Turns out, there is, which brings me to Zume, Inc., a Silicon Valley–based startup trying to bring this industry to the modern era.” Cramer, on location in Mountain View, California, and standing in front of a shiny red food truck, quickly introduced Zume’s robots, cuing up footage of a robotic…

Current price: $1000Original price: $1400iRobot's latest flagship, the Roomba Combo j9+ is sitting at $400 off this Cyber Monday, an absolute steal for a beautiful, intelligent, trustworthy machine. The Clean Base is sleek, fitting in with my home decor easily while acting as the robot's charging station that automatically empties the dust bin and refills the water tank during jobs. iRobot's signature retractable mop head intelligently raises and lowers depending on the flooring surface it encounters, never accidentally…

Beth Mauder/ZDNETJust this fall, iRobot released their latest robot vacuum lineup, adding the Combo j9+, j9+, Combo i5+, and Combo i5 to their fleet of robot vacuums. Following Cyber Monday, we're seeing huge savings from the company, up to $645 off robot vacuums in some cases. The j9 lineup continues to build off of my favorite robot vacuum of all time, the Roomba j7+, so this sale has absolutely caught my eye. Through my testing experience, iRobot has built a beautiful, capable, innovative product that is a…

Current price: $950Original price: $1300The Roborock S7 Max Ultra is one of Roborock's flagship products and is a whopping $350 off right now. If you're wanting a high-end, capable, and trustworthy robot vacuum and mop, this is the machine for you. With 5,500Pa suction power, the Roborock S7 Max Ultra will keep all of your flooring surfaces free of dirt, debris, and pet hair. Couple that with Roborock's VibraRise Mopping system and your floors will be easily vacuumed and mopped all in one go. With the auto-lifting…

Leftovers often get a bad rap, but this small buffet of lingering Cyber Monday deals is just as appetizing as when the deals were fresh.Black Friday and Cyber Monday brought deep discounts across a manner of tech devices, from phones and wearables to video games and headphones. Thankfully, if you haven’t already pounced on a deal, you may still be in luck. While many quietly expired in the middle of the night at Cyber Monday’s conclusion, a bunch are soldiering on. Leftovers often get a bad rap, but this small buffet…

Current price: $950Original price: $1300The Roborock S7 Max Ultra is one of Roborock's flagship products and is a whopping $350 off right now. If you're wanting a high-end, capable, and trustworthy robot vacuum and mop, this is the machine for you. With 5,500Pa suction power, the Roborock S7 Max Ultra will keep all of your flooring surfaces free of dirt, debris, and pet hair. Couple that with Roborock's VibraRise Mopping system and your floors will be easily vacuumed and mopped all in one go. With the auto-lifting…