Room-specific cleaning and keep-out zones
How to clean specific rooms and block areas in the app.
Room-specific cleaning and keep-out zones
With a saved Imprint® Smart Map, you can clean individual rooms on demand and block certain areas. This feature is only available on models with mapping.
Supported models
- Roomba 105, 205, Plus 405, Plus 505, Max 705
- i series: i3, i5, i6, i7
- j series: j7, j9 and Combo variants
- s9
- Combo i8
Not supported: Roomba 600, 800, 900 series, e5, e6, 680, i1, Braava Jet 250, Braava 300 series.
Clean individual rooms
- Open the Roomba® Home app.
- Select the saved map.
- Tap the rooms you want cleaned.
- Start cleaning. The robot goes directly to the selected rooms.
Keep-Out Zones
Keep-Out Zones prevent the robot from entering certain areas.
- Open the map in the app.
- Tap "Edit Keep-Out Zones".
- Draw a rectangle around the area the robot should avoid.
- Save the zone. It applies to all future cleaning jobs.
Tip: You can create multiple Keep-Out Zones per map – e.g. around pet bowls, cables or delicate furniture.
Clean Zones (targeted area cleaning)
On selected models (j series, new generation), you can also define Clean Zones in the app – small areas within a room to be cleaned on demand.
Notes
- The map must be fully created before you can assign rooms and zones.
- If you rearrange furniture or change walls, it's recommended to update or reset the map.
- For models without Smart Map, you can use physical boundaries such as Virtual Wall® Barriers or Dual Mode Virtual Wall® (sold separately).