Top 5 compared
The best robot vacuums
Dog hair, crumbs under the table and grit off boots: a robot vacuum keeps on top of it while you’re out.
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A robot vacuum is a low, round cleaner that drives itself around the floors on a schedule or from a phone app, then heads back to its base to charge. Simple ones steer with bump and cliff sensors and clean without a map; mapping robots spin a laser, called LiDAR, to learn the house, so you can send them to one room or fence off the dog bowls. Many mop as well.
A basic robot charges on a small base and leaves the bin for you to empty every run or two. A self-emptying dock sucks the dust into a sealed bag that lasts weeks or months, and pricier docks also refill the water and wash and dry the mops. Every one here runs from a phone app, and suction is quoted in pascals (Pa).
What matters
- A height that clears the gap under your sofa and beds.
- Mops that lift or come off for rugs, if you have carpet.
- A tangle-free brush, for long hair or a shedding dog.
- Runtime to cover the whole floor on one charge.
#1eufy C28 Omni Robot Vacuum and Mop
Over $300
The station handles nearly all the upkeep: it empties the bin into a bag that lasts up to 75 days, refills the water and washes the roller mop, then dries it with warm air. Add 15,000Pa suction, LiDAR mapping and a mop that lifts itself off carpet, and it goes from rugs to hard floors without anyone stepping in.
What owners say: Owners say it cleans well everywhere, sets up in minutes and runs quietly, and they find the app easy to use. How long the mop takes to dry after a run is the one point that divides them.
A closer look: Refill the station’s clean-water tank and empty the dirty one every few runs; the dust bag looks after itself for weeks. Its laser turret makes it 11 cm (4.3 in) tall, more than the slimmest robots, so measure the gap under the sofa before you buy.
- Obstacle sensing in low light
- Automatic carpet boost
- Detangles hair to 30 cm
- 1 kg mop pressure
Best for: Mixed floors, hands off
- Suction
- 15,000Pa
- Navigation
- LiDAR mapping
- Mops, and on rugs
- Roller mop, lifts on carpet
- Station
- Empties (3 L bag, 75 days), washes and dries the mop
- Tangle-free brush
- DuoSpiral detangling
- Longest run
- 140 min
- Height and width
- 11 cm (4.3 in) tall, 35 cm (13.8 in) long
#2roborock Qrevo 2 Pro Robot Vacuum and Mop
Over $300
A robot and dock that look after themselves: the dock empties the bin, refills the water, and washes the two spinning mops in hot water before drying them with warm air. Strong 20,000Pa suction lifts pet hair from carpets, and an arm swings a mop out to reach right along the baseboards.
What owners say: Owners say it vacuums and mops thoroughly and is easy to live with, and they like how far the app lets them tailor its routines to their own home.
Heads up: It only connects to 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, so pick that network (not the 5GHz one) when setting it up in the app.
A closer look: Let it map the house on its first run, then name the rooms in the app so it can be sent to just the kitchen after dinner. On mixed floors it vacuums the carpets first and leaves its mops behind for them, so rugs stay dry.
- Arm mops along baseboards
- Avoids obstacles in its path
- Rooms named in the app
- Runs at 54 dB
- 2.4GHz Wi-Fi only
Best for: Pet hair and baseboard edges
- Suction
- 20,000Pa
- Navigation
- LiDAR mapping
- Mops, and on rugs
- 2 spinning mops, lift 15 mm (0.6 in) or come off
- Station
- Empties, washes the mops in hot water and dries them
- Tangle-free brush
- Dual Zero-Tangle
- Longest run
- 253 min
- Height and width
- 9.7 cm (3.8 in) tall; width not given
#3Tikom L8000 Plus Robot Vacuum and Mop with Self-Emptying Base
$200–$300
LiDAR mapping and a base that empties the bin into a 3 L bag for up to 90 days, at a lower price than the Dreame below. It vacuums and mops at once from a 300 mL tank, stores maps for up to five floors, handy in a house with a basement, and joins 5GHz Wi-Fi as well as 2.4GHz.
What owners say: It cleans and mops well, owners say, and turns out easier to get going and run than many expected; the self-emptying base wins them over. Navigation is where opinions differ.
A closer look: Before the first mopping run, draw no-mop zones over the rugs in the app, which is what they’re made for, and add virtual walls where it tends to get stuck. Its main brush is ordinary bristle, so in a house with long hair or a shedding dog, snip the wound-on hair off every week or so.
- Maps up to five floors
- Vacuums and mops at once
- No-mop zones and virtual walls
- Joins 5GHz and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi
- HEPA filter
Best for: Homes on several floors
- Suction
- 6,000Pa
- Navigation
- LiDAR mapping
- Mops, and on rugs
- Mop pad, 300 mL tank; no lift listed
- Station
- Empties (3 L bag, 90 days)
- Tangle-free brush
- No
- Longest run
- 150 min (quiet mode)
- Height and width
- 9.3 cm (3.7 in) tall, 32 cm (12.6 in) across
#4DREAME D20 Air Plus Robot Vacuum and Mop with Self-Emptying Base
Over $300
LiDAR mapping, 20,000Pa suction and a base that empties the bin into a 4 L bag for up to 120 days, without the size or cost of a mop-washing station. It mops with a flat pad and a 280 mL tank you fill by hand, so it suits homes that mostly need vacuuming.
What owners say: Owners praise how well it cleans and how quickly and accurately it maps the rooms, and setup is painless. It saves them time, though views split on how loud it is.
A closer look: Fill the tank and fit the pad only on hard-floor days, and take the pad off before it tackles the rugs, as it doesn’t lift. The 4 L bag in the base holds up to 120 days of dust, so a spare bag or two covers most of a year.
- Vacuums and mops at once
- Maps in the dark
- No-go zones and room schedules
- Adjustable water flow
- 2-year manufacturer warranty
Best for: Mostly vacuuming, rarely emptying
- Suction
- 20,000Pa
- Navigation
- LiDAR mapping
- Mops, and on rugs
- Mop pad, 280 mL tank; doesn’t lift
- Station
- Empties (4 L bag, 120 days)
- Tangle-free brush
- Anti-tangle main and side brushes
- Longest run
- 150 min
- Height and width
- 9.5 cm (3.7 in) tall, 32.5 cm (12.8 in) across
#5Lefant M210 Pro Robot Vacuum (4,000Pa)
$150–$200
Small in every direction, 28 cm (11 in) across and 7.8 cm (3.1 in) tall, so it slips around chair legs and under low beds, and it runs for up to 200 minutes on a charge. A first robot for an apartment or a condo, and the simplest way into robot cleaning here.
What owners say: Owners are pleased with how it cleans, find it simple to set up and use, and are struck by how quietly it runs; many find it good value. Battery life, how often it gets stuck and how well it finds its way all divide them.
Heads up: It doesn’t make a map, so it’s at its best on one floor or in an apartment; shut the doors to keep it where you want it.
A closer look: There’s no brush roll for hair to wind around, just a brushless suction inlet and two side brushes, which makes it easy to keep clean in a house with a dog. A spare HEPA filter and four side brushes come in the box, and emptying the bin after every run keeps the suction strong.
- Six cleaning modes
- App, Alexa and Google control
- Spare HEPA filter, four brushes
- Anti-fall sensors
Best for: Apartments and low furniture
- Suction
- 4,000Pa
- Navigation
- Sensor-guided, no map
- Mops, and on rugs
- –
- Station
- None: 500 mL bin, emptied by hand
- Tangle-free brush
- Brushless suction inlet
- Longest run
- 200 min
- Height and width
- 7.8 cm (3.1 in) tall, 28 cm (11 in) across
How they compare
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| Feature | #1eufy C28 Omni | #2roborock Qrevo 2 Pro | #3Tikom L8000 Plus | #4Dreame D20 Air Plus | #5Lefant M210 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Runner-up | Best budget | |||
| Picked Rating | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Price | Over $300 | Over $300 | $200–$300 | Over $300 | $150–$200 |
| Suction | 15,000Pa | 20,000Pa | 6,000Pa | 20,000Pa | 4,000Pa |
| Navigation | LiDAR mapping | LiDAR mapping | LiDAR mapping | LiDAR mapping | Sensor-guided, no map |
| Mops, and on rugs | Roller mop, lifts on carpet | 2 spinning mops, lift 15 mm (0.6 in) or come off | Mop pad, 300 mL tank; no lift listed | Mop pad, 280 mL tank; doesn’t lift | – |
| Station | Empties (3 L bag, 75 days), washes and dries the mop | Empties, washes the mops in hot water and dries them | Empties (3 L bag, 90 days) | Empties (4 L bag, 120 days) | None: 500 mL bin, emptied by hand |
| Tangle-free brush | DuoSpiral detangling | Dual Zero-Tangle | No | Anti-tangle main and side brushes | Brushless suction inlet |
| Longest run | 140 min | 253 min | 150 min (quiet mode) | 150 min | 200 min |
| Height and width | 11 cm (4.3 in) tall, 35 cm (13.8 in) long | 9.7 cm (3.8 in) tall; width not given | 9.3 cm (3.7 in) tall, 32 cm (12.6 in) across | 9.5 cm (3.7 in) tall, 32.5 cm (12.8 in) across | 7.8 cm (3.1 in) tall, 28 cm (11 in) across |
| Best for | Mixed floors, hands off | Pet hair and baseboard edges | Homes on several floors | Mostly vacuuming, rarely emptying | Apartments and low furniture |
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