The best robot vacuum under 500 € in 2026 in Germany

• Does not matter0, 0 models
• Mostly hard floors (laminate, tiles, wood, PVC)0, 0 models
• A mix, with rugs or some carpet0, 0 models
• Mostly carpet0, 0 models

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.

• Does not matter0, 0 models
• Yes, pets (covers long hair too)0, 0 models
• Yes, long hair (no pets)0, 0 models
• No0, 0 models

Hair wraps around the brush. An anti-tangle brush prevents that. A camera that recognises droppings prevents the other well-known accident.

• Does not matter0, 0 models
• Not needed0, 0 models
• Freshening is enough0, 0 models
• Yes, real mopping0, 0 models

Mopping freshens the floor. Real stains rarely come off. Spinning or roller mops paired with self-cleaning stations deliver the most effective floor cleaning.

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• Rarely0, 0 models
• Sometimes0, 0 models
• Often0, 0 models

A robot with a camera recognises small items and drives around them. Without one it drives over them or gets stuck.

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• Only robots that fit under low furniture0, 0 models

It must also fit under low furniture (less than 9 cm of room)

• Does not matter0, 0 models
• Only robots whose dock connects to the water supply0, 0 models

The dock must connect to the water supply and the drain, so I never fill or empty a tank (with a separate kit on some models)

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Below what the same shop usually asked in the 30 days before, at a shop we followed on all those days.