iRobot ships Roomba j7+ with AI obstacle detection and a written guarantee it won't run over pet waste

The new Roomba j7+ comes with a front camera, an obstacle detection system called Genius 3.0, and a contractual promise about dog poop. iRobot calls it the Pet Owner Official Promise (P.O.O.P.), and says it will replace any j7+ that fails to avoid solid pet waste.

The guarantee covers a failure mode the company has acknowledged since a "poopocalypse" story went viral in 2016: spinning brushes meet a soft obstacle, become paint rollers, and then the robot drives around the house. At the time, a spokesperson's advice was that owners not run the robot unsupervised. The j7+ also detects cords, toys, and socks, flags new obstacles in the app and asks how to handle them next time, and takes room labels so you can say "clean the kitchen" through Google or Amazon. It costs $849.99, dock included.