Best robot vacuums in 2023

The Dreametech D9 probably offers one of the best values, as it can both mop and vacuum simultaneously while being affordable. In addition, its built-in LIDAR helps it create a detailed map of your house, letting you send it to specific rooms and areas.

Its 3,000Pa suction power and mopping capability allow it to leave your floors clean and shiny. That being said, its mopping features are basic and can’t rival the ones offered by more premium devices. However, the price difference makes the Dreametech D9 particularly attractive since it can do an excellent job at sweeping and mopping your floors.

If you don’t mind manually emptying its dust bin and washing its mop, the D9 is a nice option that offers great value for money.

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The Dreametech L10s Ultra is, together with the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra, the most advanced robot vacuum available on the market. It has impressive suction power, two spinning brushes to clean and mop your floors, advanced navigation features, and obstacle detection. The L10s Ultra can also clean its mops and automatically empty the dirty water and dust in the dock’s appropriate tanks.

Similarly, it can automatically go back to its station to refill its clean water tank, which the station automatically mixes with a cleaning solution. Dreametech designed its self-emptying and self-cleaning station with care and integrated the tanks vertically to save space, making it a nice addition to your living room. It’s our favorite and most recommended option, provided you have the budget for it.

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The Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra is lavishly expensive, but it’s also the most powerful and easiest-to-use robot vacuum we’ve ever tested. If you have a combination of hard flooring and carpet, it can clean it all. Best of all, you barely have to touch the robot, thanks to its base station, which can handle the dirty water and dust for a while without being emptied.

With its advanced app, it can detect obstacles, avoid specific areas and recognize rooms. It does cost an arm and a leg, though, so you’ll have to consider whether you really hate mopping and cleaning the old-fashioned way. Lastly, its design is a bit too close to a garbage bin, making it a dubious addition to your living area.

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The Shark AI Ultra 2in1 is an advanced and powerful robot that can vacuum and mop at the same time. It’s designed to rival high-end products like the Dreametech L10s Ultra and the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra while costing about half their retail price.

Shark says it delivers impeccable cleaning results thanks to its smart mapping technology, which uses several passes and avoids missed spots. In addition, it can use air blasts to remove debris from corners and vacuum them on the way. Similarly, it features a sonic mopping technology that helps get rid of hard stains. Regarding the brushes, Shark uses flexible silicone fins that help it catch debris while preventing hair from getting wrapped around the brush.

It also features smart AI navigation and object detection, helping it avoid carrying your shoes around the house and bumping into objects left on the floor.

The designers had a sustainable approach when creating the base — it has a bagless dustbin, which you can empty directly in the trash without having to purchase single-use dust bags. Unfortunately, though, it doesn’t use the same smart approach as its rivals when it comes to the mop; you have to dampen and wash it yourself, unlike the Roborock and Dreametech flagships models.

All in all, it’s an excellent product that can keep your house clean with little effort at a relatively fair price.

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The Roomba Combo j7+ is iRobot’s most advanced smart vacuum and mop combo, which features advanced navigation, allowing it to detect obstacles and recognize carpets. It’s the first of its kind to feature an articulated mop that can automatically lift itself up to be stowed atop the robot when needed, such as when encountering a carpet. It also features iRobot’s famous dual rubber brushes, which help to capture debris without letting hair get tangled around them. There’s also a side brush to clean corners.

It’s designed to be fully autonomous, meaning it ships with a self-emptying base that can be used for about two months without manual intervention. However, just like the Shark model, the base doesn’t clean the mop pad, so you’ll have to do that yourself with this product.

Even though it’s not as complete as the Dreame L10s ultra and the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra, it has a much more compact and eye-pleasing design and does an excellent job at vacuuming and mopping your floors, as long as you don’t need it to clean its mop without manual intervention.

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The RoboVac 30C is relatively basic in the sense that it doesn’t come with a self-emptying station like the other options. It also doesn’t have the same advanced navigation features. Its app is less advanced, as you’ll have to use physical boundary strips to prevent the vacuum from entering specific areas. That being said, it’s an affordable option that can be controlled remotely, making it worth considering if you have a limited budget.

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The Ultenic T10 is an excellent all-rounder that’s priced fairly. It vacuums floors effectively and can even mop them after creating a detailed map of your house. Its station lets you set it and forget about it for a while, as the 4.3L dust bag can last for months without emptying. The app is also pretty intuitive and lets you control and customize it remotely.

Of course, the T10 also works seamlessly with Google Home and Alexa for an improved smart home experience. Sadly, the T10’s mopping features are relatively basic and can’t compare with the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra, which costs more than twice the price.

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The Roborock Q5+ splits the difference between entry-level vacuums and the ultra-premium versions priced at over a grand. At $700, the Q5+ is no impulse purchase, but it’s one of the best robot vacuums you can get, as long as you don’t need mopping features. Its well-designed app allows you to create rooms and set virtual boundaries without requiring physical objects.

The Q5+ is also good at avoiding obstacles, meaning you won’t have to clean everything up before launching it. It’s significantly more expensive than the Ultenic T10 without offering wet cleaning features. Still, it comes with better navigation and obstacle detection, making it a better purchase if you want to avoid your robot being stuck between chair legs.

It’s also available without the bundled auto-emptying dock, helping you save about $250 on its price, in case you don’t mind emptying its dust bin frequently.

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The s9+ is one of the most expensive Roombas. It’s also the one with the best cleaning efficiency, thanks to its advanced edge cleaning and dual plastic brushes that are perfect for removing pet hair. Its app is well-designed, with advanced recommendations and the ability to create maps and define rooms.

Although it comes with a self-emptying base, it lacks mopping features and obstacle detection, meaning you should consider other options if your floors are often covered with dust and pet hair.

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