Navigation and mapping (Smart Mapping)

Navigation and mapping (Smart Mapping)

Newer iRobot Roomba models use a camera and advanced sensors to systematically map your home and clean in straight lines. Older models navigate randomly.

Models with Imprint® Smart Map (vSLAM navigation)

These models create a map of your home and save it in the app:

• New generation: Roomba 105, 205, Plus 405, Plus 505, Max 705
• i series: i3, i5, i6, i7 (i1 with limited mapping)
• j series: j7, j9 and Combo variants
• s series: s9
• Combo: Combo i8

How the map is created

• The robot creates a basic map during the first cleaning run (Mapping Run).
• With each subsequent run, it refines the map.
• You can save up to 10 maps (e.g. for different floors).
• In the Roomba® Home app, you can view the map, name rooms, merge or separate them.

Managing the map in the app

• Name rooms: Tap a room on the map and give it a name.
• Merge/separate rooms: Adjust room boundaries if the robot didn't detect them correctly.
• Reset map: Delete the saved map to start a new mapping run.
• Favourite cleaning: Save preferred cleaning settings per room (suction power, mopping intensity, number of passes).

Models with random navigation (no mapping)

These models navigate without a map and clean in a random pattern:

• Roomba 600 series (all), 800 series, e5, e6, 680
• Braava Jet 250, Braava 300 series

Tip: With random navigation, it's recommended to run the robot more frequently, as not every area is covered on every run.

900 series

The 900 series uses iAdapt® 2.0 navigation with visual localisation (vSLAM). It creates a map that can be viewed but not edited in the app.

Note

For optimal mapping, ensure good lighting during the first runs and do not move the robot manually.