More Roombas are getting Wi-Fi, so you can control your robot vacuum remotely

When iRobot announced its new Roomba 980 back in 2015, its biggest selling point was that it was the company’s first Wi-Fi-connected robot vacuum cleaner, which meant you could control and monitor it from a smartphone app. The downside was clearly its price: $899. Even when iRobot rolled out a slightly cheaper model, the Roomba 960, you were still looking at a $700 vacuum cleaner.So these will seem like a steal in comparison: today Massachusetts-based iRobot said it was releasing two new W