The iRobot Roomba Mini boldly goes where other robot vacuum cleaners can’t
The diminutive dimensions of the iRobot Roomba Mini allow it to clean in all nooks and crannies
At the end of 2025, eggheads at the universities of Pennsylvania and Michigan created an autonomous robot the size of a grain of salt, which makes the new iRobot Roomba Mini look positively gigantic, but this one can keep your house clean.
With a diameter of just over 9.5in it’s smaller than the average dinner plate (albeit quite a bit taller), so it can squeeze through gaps and get into tight corners that bigger ‘bots would just bump into.
There’s a standard brush for gathering up floor detritus and an edge-sweeping one for getting into crannies, or you can attach the mop pad for wet work. And with ClearView LiDAR it knows to avoid carpets when doing the latter, so you won’t end up with wet feet when you get home after a hard day of not doing the cleaning.
The iRobot Roomba Mini can create up to three separate maps, which should be enough considering it’s designed for smaller gaffs, and you can customise each one afterwards in the app. It comes with a similarly compact dock that still has enough space to store about 90 days’ worth of dirt, so you should only have to empty it a few times a year.
iRobot reckons the Roomba Mini has 70 times more suction than its old 600 Series, which was launched nearly 15 years ago now, but that just goes to show that its diminutive dimensions shouldn’t hamper its muck-munching abilities. Your floors will be so clean you can practically eat off them.
The iRobot Roomba Mini is available now for £379 / €399 with no current information on a US release.
Tom Wiggins
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