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A robot with only a charging dock is the cheapest and smallest way to have your floor vacuumed daily. You empty the bin yourself, every few days in an average home, and if the robot mops you clean the cloth yourself. The dock is no bigger than a book and fits anywhere.
With these robots, look mainly at navigation (laser is more accurate than a camera), suction on carpet and the size of the bin. Many models also exist in a version with an auto-empty station, usually with a plus in the name, for a few tens of euros more. The order below is our score: lab tests first, then owners’ ratings and the maker’s facts. The price is today's lowest including delivery.
The three station types compared
Without station this page
The station
Charges the robot. It is no bigger than a book and fits anywhere.
Left to you
Emptying the bin, every few days in an average home, and rinsing the mop if the robot mops.
Charges the robot, washes the mops with clean water and often refills the water tank.
Left to you
Emptying the bin, every few days in an average home, and emptying the dirty-water tank.
Median price today
no model on sale today
Dust bag
the makers do not say how long it lasts
The price is the median of today's lowest price per model, delivery included. How long a dust bag lasts is what the makers state themselves: new bags are the running cost of a station.
Score out of 10: 60% lab tests, 25% owners’ ratings at the shops that deliver to Germany, 15% the maker’s facts. Price does not count. Only models a lab has tested are ranked, and only models sold in Germany count. Method. Models no lab has tested yet, so they are not in our ranking. We do track their prices.
With carpet and rugs the robot must lift or drop its mop, or the rug gets wet. Or you put the rug in a no-go zone, so the robot skips it and does not drive on it.
Mopping freshens the floor; real stains rarely come off. Spinning or roller mops paired with self-cleaning stations deliver the most effective floor cleaning.
charging dock onlyKärcher RCV 5★★★★★★★★★★3.5(364)★ 3.5 · 364 reviews
269 €335 €Discount against the manufacturer's recommended price. This shop's own lowest price in the 30 days before the offer: 269 €.How we work this out
Lowest price at every shop that delivers to Germany, VAT and delivery included. * = delivery cost and VAT estimated for a foreign shop.
