iRobot has announced availability of the new Roomba® i5 and i5+ robot vacuums in South Africa. With Imprint Smart Mapping, these robots bring powerful new customization and functionality to customers, providing them with a truly effortless clean.

Stefan Bernard, GM of iRobot® EMEA says “The Roomba i5 and i5+ expand our lineup to offer not only exceptional intelligence, cleaning performance and value, but greater personalization and control delivered by iRobot’s home intelligence software.”

Tell Roomba® i5/i5+ to Clean the Rooms You Want: With Imprint Smart Mapping, customers can create customizable Smart Maps for their Roomba i5/i5+ robot vacuums, enabling them to send their robot to clean specific rooms via the iRobot Home app or through their preferred voice assistant. They can also now receive estimated cleaning times and create cleaning routines based on their preferred schedules, rooms and automations. 

Empties on its own: Customers can forget about vacuuming for months at a time with the Clean Base® Automatic Dirt Disposal that allows the Roomba i5+ robot vacuum to empty itself into an AllergenLock™ bag that captures 99% of pollen and mold and holds up to 60 days of cleanings.

Navigates Purposefully and Logically: Roomba i5/i5+ robot vacuums navigate the home in neat rows, using state-of-the-art floor tracking sensors to vacuum hardwood and carpet. With Recharge and Resume, the Roomba i5/i5+ robot vacuum recharges and gets right back to where it left off to finish the job.

Cleaning efficiency – and Smarts: Experience a comprehensive clean with Dual Multi-Surface Rubber Brushes and 10X the Power-Lifting Suction** that pulls in dirt, debris, and pet hair from wherever it hides, along with an Edge-Sweeping Brush to take care of the details. 

Your Robot Gets Smarter and Smarter: The Roomba i5 and i5+ benefits from iRobot’s latest home intelligence software, providing customers with thoughtful mapping, voice and app features. This includes Child & Pet Lock, Do Not Disturb and Room-Specific Cleaning Preferences. With automatic software updates, customers can also know that their Roomba i5/i5+ will continue to get smarter over time, taking on new features and functionality.

Works with Voice Assistants: Customers can start a cleaning job with just the sound of their voice with Google Assistant, Alexa, and Siri integrations.*** There are approximately 600 supported Alexa® and Google Assistant® commands, and for Siri Integrations, users can set up custom phrases, and just say “Hey Siri, ask Roomba to clean everywhere.”

Better together: For the ultimate in robotic vacuuming and mopping, the iRobot Roomba i5/i5+ uses Imprint® Link Technology to team up with the iRobot Braava jet® m6 robot mop, automatically telling the Braava jet® robot to start mopping the moment the Roomba i5/ i5+ finishes vacuuming. 

Availability: The Roomba i5+ robot vacuum with Clean Base® Automatic Dirt Disposal is available for purchase immediately in South Africa at R11 999.00 on www.irobot.co.za and at select retailers. The Roomba i5 robot vacuum can also be purchased without the Clean Base starting at R7 599.00 on www.irobot.co.za and at select retailers.

For more information: Roomba robot vacuum and Braava jet robot mop photos, videos and information can be found at: http://media.irobot.com/media-kits. 

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About iRobot Corp. iRobot, the leading global consumer robot company, designs and builds the world’s most thoughtful robots and intelligent home innovations that make life better. iRobot created the home robot cleaning category with the introduction of its Roomba® robot vacuum in 2002. Today, iRobot is a global enterprise that has sold more than 40 million robots worldwide. iRobot's product portfolio features proprietary technologies and advanced concepts in cleaning, mapping and navigation. Leveraging this portfolio, iRobot engineers are working to build an ecosystem of robots and smart home devices to help consumers make their homes easier to maintain and healthier places to live. For more information about iRobot, please visit www.irobot.com.  

*While the Roomba i5/i5+ can create Smart Maps, it does not support Keep Out Zones or Clean Zones.

**Compared to the Roomba® 600 series cleaning system 

***Voice assistant sold separately. Siri is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. Google Assistant is a trademark of Google LLC, and Alexa is a registered trademark of Amazon Technologies, Inc.