iRobot Roomba 890

iRobot Roomba 890

A Wi-Fi-connected robotic vacuum featuring 5x the air power of older models and built for a connected home.

Role

Industrial Design Lead

Client

iRobot

Year

2016

Dark bronze Roomba 890 robot vacuum on a light wood floor near table and chair legs

The project

The iRobot Roomba 890 is a connected WiFi compatible redesign in the Roomba 800 series, focused on generating further robot autonomy and simplified user experience. Designed in collaboration with iRobot's industrial design manager Stuart Jang.

Home robotics

The project

Home robotics

The iRobot Roomba 890 is a connected WiFi compatible redesign in the Roomba 800 series, focused on generating further robot autonomy and simplified user experience. Designed in collaboration with iRobot's industrial design manager Stuart Jang.

Project brief slide over a blurred photo of the robot, listing the role, objective and design constraints
Lineup of five Roomba models from the 650 to the 980 series, with the 880 series highlighted
Side-by-side of the 880 and 890 series tops, with callouts on the new button ring, texture and chamfered faceplate
Roomba 890 series robot seen from above at an angle, in dark bronze and black, with a short description
LED indicator panel design shown above three Roombas, with a phone app screen reading Clean
Chart of Roomba line colors by series, from green and blue tints to metallic greys, with a note on warm metallics
Four photos of modern living rooms and stairwells, with a note on simplified home trends with metallic accents
Inspiration board of eight metallic and copper-toned objects, including lamps, a coffee maker and a fridge, with CMF notes
Three Roomba 890 color options labeled Champagne, Copper and Pewter
Grid of Roomba color plans for the 650, 690, 890 and 960 series from 2017 to 2018
Bronze Roomba 890 on a cream rug and wood floor beside a sofa leg
Dark bronze Roomba 890 robot vacuum on a light wood floor near table and chair legs
Project brief slide over a blurred photo of the robot, listing the role, objective and design constraints
Lineup of five Roomba models from the 650 to the 980 series, with the 880 series highlighted
Side-by-side of the 880 and 890 series tops, with callouts on the new button ring, texture and chamfered faceplate
Roomba 890 series robot seen from above at an angle, in dark bronze and black, with a short description
LED indicator panel design shown above three Roombas, with a phone app screen reading Clean
Chart of Roomba line colors by series, from green and blue tints to metallic greys, with a note on warm metallics
Four photos of modern living rooms and stairwells, with a note on simplified home trends with metallic accents
Inspiration board of eight metallic and copper-toned objects, including lamps, a coffee maker and a fridge, with CMF notes
Three Roomba 890 color options labeled Champagne, Copper and Pewter
Grid of Roomba color plans for the 650, 690, 890 and 960 series from 2017 to 2018
Bronze Roomba 890 on a cream rug and wood floor beside a sofa leg
Dark bronze Roomba 890 robot vacuum on a light wood floor near table and chair legs