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The next-gen Roomba Essential robovacs have self-emptying docks and double the suction

The newly announced Roomba Combo 2 Essential and Roomba Vac 2 Essential “double the cleaning power” of their budget predecessors and bring self-emptying dust bins to the Essential series for the first time.

The latter already had 20 times the suction power of the Roomba 600 series it replaced on the low end of iRobot’s product line. Both machines have self-emptying capabilities, spitting dirt and debris into self-sealing bags inside the docking station. The Roomba Combo 2 Essential has the cheaper model’s vacuuming capabilities while adding mopping with three levels of water dispensing.

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