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consumer robotics · malfunction

Roomba Combo j7+ reported to overheat and partially melt while charging

S2 · 12/20
2025 · iRobot

Record

CompanyiRobot
Categoryconsumer robotics
Typemalfunction
Date12/20
2025
Time of daynot documented
Locationno physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record)
SeverityS2 (minor injury or single-unit damage)
Scale1 unit
Confidencelow
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceFarzan Law (consumer safety blog)

What happened

A consumer-reported incident described a Roomba Combo j7+ vacuum-mop overheating and melting on its charging dock; iRobot reviewed the report, said it found no record of related injuries, and did not consider it a safety issue.

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