iRobot Roomba Plus 575: Specs, Features, Pros & Cons
iRobot renamed its entire range in 2026, and the result is a lineup whose model numbers tell you almost nothing about what the machines do. Plus and Max are the tiers, the numbers climb within them, and this one sits in the middle of a family whose members differ mainly in how they mop.
That is the decision this robot exists to force. The 575 uses two pads that press and rotate against the floor, and the model above it uses a self-washing roller instead. Neither approach wins outright. Spinning pads apply concentrated pressure and remain the traditional answer for textured tile and dried-on marks, while a roller is tidier across a large flat floor and stays cleaner as it works. For hard floors and ordinary daily dirt the cheaper mechanism does the job, and the saving is real money.
Everything else is the current iRobot package: laser navigation that maps a floor quickly, camera-based obstacle recognition that avoids the cables and the messes a robot should avoid, a dock that washes the pads in hot water and dries them afterwards, and enough threshold climb for most door strips.
Two limitations are worth knowing in advance. The pads lift only a short distance over carpet and never detach by themselves, so on mixed flooring the robot crosses rugs with damp pads unless you fence them off in the app. And the main brush is a single roller where the more expensive models carry a paired anti-tangle set, and that is the part that matters in a house full of long hair.
Category strengths
Where the iRobot Roomba Plus 575 beats the median
- A much higher threshold clearance ?35 mm vs 24 mm (median)
- More multi-floor maps ?5 vs 4 (median)
Where the iRobot Roomba Plus 575 trails the median
- No edge-cleaning extension ?
- No recharge & resume ?
- No auto-refill mop ?
- No anti-tangle brush ?
- No washable filter ?
- A taller design ?106.7 mm vs 96.8 mm (median)
- A slightly lower warm-air drying temperature ?45 °C vs 50 °C (median)
- A slightly lower mop lift ?10 mm vs 10.5 mm (median)
How this VS Score was computed
Score 42: each known spec is measured against the median of all robot vacuums (58 products), then weighted; 50 means level with that median. In classes of six or more, a value beyond the class’s 10th–90th percentile range counts as that limit, so one extreme product cannot set the scale. 43% of the scoreable weight could be used; unknown values, features not applicable to this class and proxies (battery capacity where a rated life exists) add or remove nothing.
| Specification | This product | Cohort median | Score weight | Points moved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mopping | Yes | 79% of the class have it | 0.6 | +30.0 |
| Dirt detection & re-mop | Yes | 79% of the class have it | 0.4 | +20.0 |
| Edge-cleaning extension | No | 79% of the class have it | 0.4 | −19.2 |
| Recharge & resume | No | 95% of the class have it | 0.4 | −19.2 |
| Auto-refill mop | No | 87% of the class have it | 0.4 | −19.2 |
| Automatic mop removal | No | 37% of the class have it | 0.4 | −19.2 |
| HEPA filter | No | 29% of the class have it | 0.4 | −19.2 |
| Anti-tangle brush | No | 98% of the class have it | 0.4 | −19.2 |
| Automatic detergent dispenser | Yes | 76% of the class have it | 0.3 | +15.0 |
| Washable filter | No | 88% of the class have it | 0.2 | −9.6 |
| Threshold clearance | 35 | 24 | 0.3 | +6.9 |
| Multi-floor maps | 5 | 4 | 0.4 | +5.2 |
| Height | 106.7 | 96.8 | 0.5 | −2.5 |
| Warm-air drying temperature | 45 | 50 | 0.2 | −1.0 |
| Mop lift | 10 | 10.5 | 0.3 | −0.6 |
| Navigation | LiDAR | LiDAR | 1 | +0.0 |
| Mop wash temperature | 75 | 75 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
Not scored: Suction power (unknown: not scored); Carpet detection (standard for the class (98% have it)); Cleaning modes (unknown: not scored); Max cleaning area (unknown: not scored); Mapping (standard for the class (98% have it)); Obstacle avoidance (standard for the class (100% have it)); No-go zones (standard for the class (100% have it)); Battery capacity (unknown: not scored); Runtime (unknown: not scored); Self-empty dock (standard for the class (91% have it)); Mop self-cleaning (standard for the class (92% have it)); Dustbin capacity (unknown: not scored); Water tank (unknown: not scored); Noise level (unknown: not scored); App control (standard for the class (100% have it)); Voice assistant (standard for the class (100% have it)); Scheduling (standard for the class (100% have it)); Zone / room cleaning (standard for the class (100% have it)); Removable mop pads (standard for the class (90% have it)).
Editor’s note
The Plus 575 is the sensible middle of iRobot's 2026 range, and in some homes it is the smarter buy than the Max 775 above it. You give up the roller mop and take dual spinning pads instead, but you keep the parts that decide whether a robot vacuum is livable: ClearView Pro LiDAR with proper obstacle recognition, a dock that washes the pads with 75 C water and hot-dries them, automatic emptying rated at 90 days, and a 35 mm threshold climb that clears most door strips.
The compact pitch deserves scrutiny, though. iRobot markets the dock as 46% smaller, and it is the tidier tower. But its own published robot dimensions, 14.1 by 13.8 inches, are nearly identical to the flagship's and sit awkwardly against Amazon's much smaller figures for the same machine. Somebody's spec sheet is wrong, and I have recorded the maker's numbers with that flag attached. The same goes for suction: Amazon's title advertises 25,000 Pa, iRobot claims only '3.5x stronger' than its own baseline, so the suction cell here stays empty.
Two limitations. The pads lift 10 mm over carpet, which is fine for low pile and marginal for anything plush, and they are never removed automatically, so they ride along damp-ish on vacuum-only runs. And the main brush is a single flexible rubber roller with an edge brush. The Max models get the dual anti-tangle set, and long-haired households will notice the difference at cleaning time.
With eight reviews to its name, this is a considered bet on iRobot's new generation. It has not proven itself yet. For a mostly hard-floor home that wants the self-maintaining dock without the flagship price, I think it is the right bet.
Specifications
Quality bars show where each figure sits between the lowest and highest of the 58 robot vacuums this VS Score is measured against.
Cleaning
Navigation
Battery & dock
Design
Smart features
Maintenance & filtration
Sources and verification
Where the specifications come from
- Official product pageirobot.com
- Retailer listing (cross-check)amazon.com
Verification
- First published
- Specifications last checked
- Sheet completeness
- 30 of 39 specifications verified; the rest show as Unknown and are never estimated or scored
- Page type
- Product specification page — Compiled from the manufacturer’s published specifications and the cited sources; this is not a hands-on test.
- Basis
- Research-based: specifications and editorial text were compiled from the documents listed here and the manufacturer’s published data. We have not tested this unit ourselves; where independent measurements are mentioned they belong to the linked publication.
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The bottom line
The iRobot Roomba Plus 575 earns a VS Score of 42, below the median of the 58 robot vacuums it is measured against (a score of 50 is level with that median).
- Who it’s for
- Mostly hard-floor homes that want the heated-wash dock, LiDAR and a threshold climb that clears most door strips, without paying flagship money.
- Who should look elsewhere
- Plush-carpet and long-haired households. The pads lift only a short way and never detach, and the single rubber brush lacks the Max models' anti-tangle set.
- The trade-off that matters
- You pay less than for the Max 775 by taking spinning pads instead of the self-washing roller, a fine trade on hard floors and a poor one on deep carpet.
- The main alternative
- Eufy X10 Pro Omni has covered the same compact combo brief for a year at a lower price, with published specs and thousands of owner reviews.
The VS Score is calculated from the weighted specifications above, each measured against the median of comparable robot vacuums — a shortlisting guide, not a substitute for your own priorities. See how we score.
