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What the iRobot Roomba j7 knows about you
The iRobot Roomba j7 is a self-navigating robot vacuum manufactured by iRobot, now a subsidiary of Amazon following the 2023 acquisition. It uses PrecisionVision Navigation combining camera-based visual SLAM with Imprint Smart Mapping to recognize and avoid household obstacles including cords, socks, and pet waste. The j7+ variant includes a Clean Base Automatic Dirt Disposal station holding up to 60 days of debris. Released in September 2021, the Roomba j7 processes all camera data on the robot; no images are transmitted to iRobot's cloud. Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Siri Shortcuts.
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What it collects about you
Where your data goes
What you can control
What it collects about you
The data this device picks up.
Your location
Collects the GPS coordinates of the location where you use your device.
People around you
iRobot detects where people are located while operating to avoid disrupting them, but the policy does not address protections for guests or bystanders who may be detected or captured by camera-equipped models.
Where your data goes
Who else can see it once it leaves the device.
Sent to the cloud
Your home's floorplan map is sent to iRobot's cloud by default. You must go into app settings to opt out of map transmission.
Shared with others
Shares your data with integrations you connect yourself, like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
Training their AI
iRobot uses camera images to train obstacle detection AI. Over 95 percent of training images come from real homes of employees or volunteers. More than 2 million images have been shared with outside annotation companies including Scale AI where human contractors labeled objects.
What you can control
Your say over the data it holds.
Kept on the device
Camera-based object recognition and navigation run entirely on the robot. No camera images are sent to the cloud.
How long they keep it
Data is kept only as long as needed. If your robot has not been used in over a year, dormant data may be periodically deleted. Anonymized data may be kept longer for product development.
Deleting your data
You can request account deletion through the app (Account, Your Name, menu, Request to delete account) or the website. Deletion also removes any previously shared Clean Map Report data.
The full record
- Navigation
- PrecisionVision Navigation (camera VSLAM + Imprint Smart Mapping)
- Self empty
- yes (Clean Base, up to 60 days capacity on j7+ variant)
- Release year
- 2021
- Obstacle avoidance
- AI-trained object recognition; avoids cords, pet waste, socks