A luxury vacuum cleaner that cleans up after itself — what a time to be alive! The iRobot Roomba i7+ with Clean Base automatic dirt disposal is a new twist on the connected-robot vacuum and a godsend for those who have allergies and aversions to handling dust.
This WIFi connected bot also can clean specific rooms on demand. A self emptying robot vacuum is certainly a cool concept, but there's definitely a price to pay for all these smarts. Still, it performed well enough for us to include it on our list of robot all stars of 2019.
夢想成真——可以自行清理垃圾的電動真空吸塵器. 這款由iRobot 推出的Roomba i7+掃地機器人具有自動垃圾處理功能，是機器人真空吸塵器的一個新的裡程碑，也是那些對處理灰塵過敏或者厭惡灰塵的人的福音。這種Wi-Fi連接的機器人還可以根據用戶需求清潔特定的房間。一個可以自行處理垃圾的機器人吸塵器是一個很酷的概念，但是想要實現這些目標需要付出很多努力。Roomba i7+的表現真的非常好，足以讓我們將其列入2019年美國機器人周的全明星機器人名單。
IRobot is one of the world's leading consumer robotics companies. Robots they design and build can help people do more indoor and outdoor work in their homes. IRobot products, such as the highly acclaimed Roomba sweeping robot, have been welcomed by millions of families around the world, helping people do more work every day with due diligence.
iRobot是全球頂尖的消費類機器人公司，他們設計和製造的機器人可以幫助人們完成更多家庭的室內外工作。備受讚譽的Roomba®掃地機器人等iRobot產品一直以來都深受全球數百萬個家庭的歡迎，盡職盡責地幫助人們每天完成更多工作。
IRobot is committed to developing practical and valuable household robots and developing the ability to invent, innovate and research technology. IRobot is at the forefront of technology development in the areas of map drawing and navigation, human-computer interaction and physical solutions. They strive to build an ecosystem of robots and data through internal planning and the establishment of external strategic partnerships, so as to achieve smart home.
iRobot致力於開發實用有價值的家用機器人，培養技術發明、創新和研究的能力。iRobot在地圖繪製和導航、人機互動以及物理解決方案等領域的技術開發上走在最前端。他們力圖通過內部規劃以及外部戰略合作關係的建立來構建機器人和數據的生態系統，從而實現智能家居。
The iRobot Roomba i7+ is dressed to impress. It's clad with premium-looking black plastic with charcoal gray on the top and a wide black bumper on the front. The logo on the top conceals a carrying handle and sits above a prominent center "Clean" button. Smaller icons for docking and spot cleaning are placed to its left and right. The buttons are integrated into the vacuum itself. It's a smart design that prevents dust from entering the button mechanism and causing a problem down the road.
iRobot Roomba i7+的外觀讓人印象深刻。它的外殼是優質的黑色塑料，頂部是炭灰色，前面是一個寬的黑色保險槓。頂部的標誌隱藏了一個提手，位於中央「清潔」按鈕上方。停靠以及小範圍清理的小圖標分別放置在其左側和右側。按鈕被放在吸塵器身上。這是一個非常聰明的設計，這樣做可以防止灰塵進入內部系統，避免發生故障。
The Roomba i7+ is 3.7 inches high and 13.3-inches wide. Which makes i7+ easily traveled under our furniture with the exception of one low-clearance couch. In addition i7+'s size didn't deter it from cleaning around chair legs, as the bot deftly maneuvered in tight areas.
除了底盤比較低的沙發外，i7+機器人很容易在我們的家具下移動。i7+機器人的尺寸也沒有影響他清潔椅子腿周圍的地方，因為他可以在狹窄的地區靈活的移動。
Flip the Roomba i7+ over, and you'll find two rubber wheels and one small roller wheel front and center. Instead of bristle and rubber rollers as with most other robot vacuums, the i7+ uses rubber-encased foam. The two rubber rollers have chevron patterns that guide dirt into the vacuum chamber.
通過觀察Roomba i7+的背面，我們可以發現兩個橡膠輪和一個小滾輪。與大多數其他機器人真空吸塵器一樣，i7+使用橡膠包封的泡沫代替刷毛和橡膠輥。兩個橡膠棍上有V形圖案，把灰塵帶入真空室。
The automatic dirt-disposing Clean Base is a very cool idea. It clearly takes a lot of suction to pull the dirt out from the underside of the Roomba i7+ and vertically suck it up into the vacuum bag at the top of the base. This step is aloud— like super-powered-public-bathroom-hand-dryer loud. It's brief — a few seconds — but it is deafening.
I7的清潔基地是一個非常有趣的設計，當i7完成清掃後將回到基地。基地將從Roomba I7+的底部抽出灰塵，然後垂直地將其吸入底座頂部的真空袋中。而這項操作強大的吸力也就導致了聲音非常大-就像超級動力公共浴室的烘乾機一樣響亮。它很短——幾秒鐘——但是震耳欲聾。
Overall, the iRobot Roomba i7+ is great at learning your home's layout and is ideal for challenging surfaces and areas with lots of obstacles. Excellent navigation，able to clean just one room, Clean Base is easy to empty, and fast cleaner are all advantages does Roomba i7+ have. But i7+ also has disadvantages such as expensive, Clean Base is very loud, cleaning could be more thorough. We hope iRobot will show more robots that can bring us convenience.
總體來說iRobot Roomba i7+特別擅長了解家庭環境以及家具分布，他們就是為具有挑戰性的家庭環境尤其是障礙物較多的房間而生的。當然，通過APP可以決定i7+具體打掃哪個區域並且了解打掃的進展。出色的導航系統、可以只打掃一個房間、清潔基地容易打理，以及可以快速打掃這些都是Roomba i7+的優點。當然它也有一定的缺點：價格昂貴（800美元）、清潔基地清理垃圾時聲音非常大並且它的清潔能力還有待提高。當然我們也期待iRobot 公司為大家帶來更多為生活帶來便利的機器人。
素材來源：
https://shop.irobot.co.uk/home?lang=en_GB
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/irobot-roomba-i7-plus,review-6080.html
https://www.nationalroboticsweek.org
http://www.irobot.cn/roomba/i7plus
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