iRobot's new Roomba Plus 575 Combo becomes 2026 flagship above the 505
iRobot announced five new Roomba vacuums on July 7, 2026, led by a Roomba Plus 575 Combo flagship positioned above the existing 505 Combo, plus a 515 Combo and Roomba Max 715 Vac.
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ClearView Pro LiDAR and PrecisionVision AI, once flagship-exclusive, are now standard across the new lineup.
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The announcement restructures iRobot's Roomba Plus/Max lineup and standardizes previously flagship-only sensing; it does not document any change to the 505 Combo's own hardware, software, or classification.
On autonomy
- PrecisionVision AI object recognition, once flagship-exclusive, now ships on entry Combo models.
- 505 Combo's own ClearView Pro LiDAR and PrecisionVision AI hardware are unchanged.
On readiness
- 505 Combo remains commercially available; no new firmware or hardware revision announced.
- New 575 Combo becomes the Combo line's top model, positioned above the 505.
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iRobot redefines floor care with a new generation of Roomba robots
A 5-in-1 disinfecting hard floor cleaner joins the new Roomba generation
ClearView Pro LiDAR and PrecisionVision AI now standard lineup-wide
575 Combo introduced as the new flagship of the Plus Combo series
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- 1iRobot Press Release (media.irobot.com)7 Jul 2026
- 2Vacuum Wars7 Jul 2026
Technical notes
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New Models Announced
iRobot’s July 7, 2026 press release, “iRobot Redefines Floor Care with the Introduction of a 5-in-1 Disinfecting Hard Floor Cleaner Along with a New Generation of Roomba Robots,” introduced five new robot vacuums and one non-robotic accessory. The new robots include the Roomba Plus 575 Combo, described as the new flagship of the Plus Combo series, the Roomba Plus 515 Combo, and the Roomba Max 715 Vac.
Non-Robotic Accessory
The release also introduced the Roomba Electro Plus, a cordless, user-operated 5-in-1 hard-floor cleaner. iRobot’s own materials describe it as non-robotic, distinct from the autonomous Roomba line despite being announced alongside it.
Standardized Sensing
Across the new generation, ClearView Pro LiDAR (builds a 3D home map, detects pet zones, adapts to messes) and PrecisionVision AI (recognizes obstacles such as cords, shoes and pet waste) are now standard across the whole lineup, a change from iRobot’s prior tiering that reserved LiDAR and AI vision for flagship models only.
Positioning Relative to the 505 Combo
The existing Roomba Plus 505 Combo, released March 2025, already carries ClearView Pro LiDAR and PrecisionVision AI per its own specification sheet. This announcement documents no hardware, firmware, or price change to the 505 Combo itself; it changes the 505’s position in the lineup, since the 575 Combo now sits above it as the series flagship.