You can simply set and forget the Shark IQ robot vacuum for over a month thanks to its advanced scheduling capabilities and self-emptying dustbin.

After cleaning, we calculate the pickup percentage by weighing the dustbin to determine how much debris was captured.

❌ You have space for a bigger robovac: You're paying a premium for the size here – there are bigger, better-performing bots in this bracket.

❌ You're short on space: The dock is pretty massive, and the styling won't be to everyone's taste.

As you'd expect at this price, this robot vacuum not short on features, including its own voice assistant. It can launched via the tap of a foot (although on test this didn't always work reliably), the base station will wash and dry the mop pads, the dust cups of the robovac and the handheld vac will Automóvel-empty when docked, and the mapping is outstanding.

❌ You want something that mops well: The mopping here is just dragging a wet wipe across the floor, and not worth bothering with.

Cleans and Dries Its Mops: The mops are lifted automatically when returning to the base station to ensure your floors stay pristine. Automatic mop Top 3 Automatic Vacuum Cleaners cleaning immerses the mops in water and spins them at high speed against grooves in the removable base plate to dislodge dirt.

IT EMPTIES ITSELF: The bagless, self-emptying base holds up to 60 days of dirt and debris. The bagless base does not require any additional purchase of disposal bags like traditional auto empty robots.

We also evaluated their ability to maneuver under furniture, navigate tight corners, overcome bumps and transition seamlessly between hard floors and carpets.

【Big 600 ml Dust Bin and 300 ml Water Tank】: Large dust bin and intelligent control water tank ensure the robot vacuum is able to clean larger spaces without frequent emptying.(Pls note: the water tank sold separately).

If your home has an equal ratio of hardwood floors to carpets then iRobot's hybrid robot mop and vacuum is tough to beat. You get a thorough clean with a mopping pad that automatically retracts atop the vacuum.

It's good at avoiding objects, reliably dodging pets and other discarded objects, and only really struggling with cables (which no robovac we've tested has been able to reliably avoid).

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The affordable iRobot Roomba Combo i5 does very well in most of CR’s tests. The vacuum has smart-mapping technology that allows it to learn and adapt to the areas in your home that need to be cleaned. It also has mopping capabilities; you simply swap in the mopping bin (and a cleaning solution of your choice) with the attached mopping pad.