Best Robot Vacuums (Autumn 2018): Pet Hair, Carpets, Hardwood Floors, and More

It connects to the same easy-to-use app to schedule cleanings and check battery life and even uses the same invisible wall barrier system. A few downgrades were inevitable--instead of the 980's powerful AeroForce cleaning technology, the 690 has an earlier iteration called AeroVac, and the wonderful rubber carpet agitator was swapped for a boring, but effective carpet brush. But these are acceptable tradeoffs for being able to pocket more than half of the 980's price.