The 10 best robot vacuums for high thresholds you can buy in the Netherlands

The Dreame X60 Pro Ultra Complete, sold in the United States as the X60 Max Ultra Complete, is Dreame's current flagship: a retractable lidar that keeps it under nine centimetres tall, a climbing system for thresholds of more than five centimetres, two spinning mop pads with warmed water that extend and detach automatically, and a station that washes in boiling-hot water, dries with hot air, doses detergent and odour control and can be plumbed in. Tom's Guide calls it the best robot vacuum of 2026; Vacuum Wars ranks it 4th of 20.

Tom's Guide watched it pick up everything from hair to flax seeds and mop away dried soy sauce and mud without sticky residue, with a map ready in under ten minutes and an app that makes scheduling easy. Vacuum Wars measured 89 percent of the embedded sand out of carpet, a rare 100 percent on pressed-in pet hair, 22 of 24 obstacles avoided thanks to two cameras that see objects from a centimetre up, and a five-centimetre threshold taken without effort. The battery charges in about 80 minutes.

There is criticism too. On carpet with lots of hair and coarse debris performance dips slightly, the station is large and needs floor space, the route is a little less efficient than average and it covers less area per charge than rivals. Vacuum Wars finds the onboard bin small at 235 millilitres, but that is the US version: for the European version Dreame gives 310 millilitres. The price sits above most competitors, which both testers mention. For anyone wanting the most complete package available today and with room for the station, this is the reference.

Based on tests by Tom's Guide and Vacuum Wars.

The MOVA Mobius 60 is a flagship with a station that swaps automatically between three kinds of mop pads, one for kitchen grease, a soft one for wooden floors and an all-rounder, and washes the pads in boiling-hot water, sanitises them with UV and dries them along with the dust bag. The robot has retractable legs for thresholds up to eight centimetres, a retractable lidar, an extending side brush and an extending mop. Vacuum Wars ranks it 3rd of 20.

In the tests it lifted 88 percent of the embedded sand out of carpet, one of the highest scores on record, and 94 percent of the pressed-in pet hair against an 81 average, both better than the pricier Dreame Matrix10 Ultra Vacuum Wars compared it with. A flap that drops on carpet half-seals the intake and raises suction there, which showed in crevices too. The split main brush channels hair to one side, and the side brush extends for corners.

The reservations are limited: the station is big, the 3.2-litre bag is rated for only about a month of daily use, and it recognises obstacles with 3D structured light rather than a camera, which is less certain with socks and cables. There is no water-line hookup. For anyone wanting vacuuming, mopping with swappable pads and high thresholds in one robot, this is one of the best-tested models of the year.

Based on tests by Vacuum Wars.

A 9.2 for hair, on a ten-point scale where Just A Dad Approved's middle mark is 6.5, is the widest lead the Roborock Saros 20 Flow holds over the field. The tester saw long hair come up without winding round the brush. Vacuuming got a 9, two points over the middle, on suction rated at 36,000 Pa, when 20,000 Pa is common among robots that come with a full wash-and-dry station.

The roller mop went higher again, to 9.4 where 7.5 is the tester's norm, and the review remarks on how little water it needed. That roller is washed in the station with 100-degree water, where the stations of its peers stop at 75 degrees. The climbing system is rated for thresholds of 45 millimetres, more than twice the 20 millimetres others manage, and it crossed the thresholds in the tester's studio smoothly.

With stain detection switched on, the robot still did not recognise spilled ketchup and sucked it up when it should have mopped it, which left the tester with more to clean. In a kitchen that means wiping up anything sticky by hand before a run.

Based on tests by Just A Dad Approved.

The MOVA V70 Ultra Complete is the current flagship of MOVA, Dreame's sister brand, and sits at the top of Vacuum Wars' top 20 right now. Rated suction is 42,000 Pa, the spinning mop extends up to 17 centimetres and the side brush about 12, and a lifting chassis clears 4.5 cm thresholds and two-step obstacles up to 9 cm. The lidar sinks into the body so the robot fits under low furniture.

What Vacuum Wars highlights in its description: the bagless EcoCyclone station holds up to a hundred days of dust in a washable container, washes the pads in boiling-hot water, dries them with air of around 70 degrees, doses cleaning solution and cleans its own washboard. The pads detach automatically for a vacuum-only run on carpet, the 6,400 mAh battery charges quickly and the obstacle recognition knows more than three hundred kinds of objects.

One caveat: its place at the top rests on the hardware and first measurements; Vacuum Wars has not yet published a full test report with carpet, hair and mopping scores for this model, and the other test sources we follow have not rated it yet. If you want the most complete station and the longest reach along edges without buying dust bags, this is the model the testers currently put first.

Based on tests by Vacuum Wars.

The Roborock Saros 20 is a flagship with an embedded lidar and no turret, keeping it under eight centimetres tall, a lifting chassis that carries the robot over thresholds of more than four centimetres and adapts to thick carpet, two spinning mop pads that detach automatically, and a station that washes in boiling-hot water, dries with hot air and doses detergent. TechRadar names it the best robot for carpet, Tom's Guide the best for pet hair, and Vacuum Wars ranks it 11th of 20.

All three testers see the same strength: embedded pet hair and sand in carpet. Tom's Guide measured the effect of the 36,000 Pa of suction, the highest in their guide, and saw the twin anti-tangle brush stay clean even after heavy runs; Vacuum Wars lifted 89 percent of the sand out of carpet and 88 percent of the pressed-in pet hair, with a perfect score in the long-hair test. Obstacle recognition dodged toys and bowls reliably, and the low build takes it under furniture a turret cannot. The pads press with adaptive force and use less water than average, which limits streaks.

The criticism targets mopping and price: Tom's Guide saw patches missed and visible streaks in the lab, TechRadar still finds sticky spills a job for a cloth, and both call it more machine than many homes need, at a price to match. TechRadar also saw the odd strange behaviour on certain tasks. For homes with plenty of carpet, thick rugs, high thresholds and shedding pets it is one of the best choices; if mopping is the priority, look at a roller-mop model.

Based on tests by TechRadar, Tom's Guide and Vacuum Wars.

The Roborock Saros 20 Sonic is the top of the Saros line with a vibrating mop pad instead of spinning pads, a retractable lidar that keeps the robot under eight centimetres tall, and a lifting chassis for high thresholds. The station washes the mop in boiling-hot water, dries with hot air and doses detergent. Vacuum Wars ranks it 12th of 20 and calls it strong in almost everything except mopping.

In the tests it lifted 92 percent of the sand embedded in carpet, the fourth-highest score Vacuum Wars has ever measured, and after the long-hair test nothing was wrapped around the split main brush or the extending side brush. The chassis cleared a single 57 mm threshold, the same as the standard Saros 20 and the best result to date. Obstacle recognition avoided 19 of 24 objects, better than the Saros 20, and the battery lasted longer than average. The app offers live video, pet finding and Matter.

The big drawback is the mop: dried stains and combined vacuuming and mopping scored well below average, on one of the most expensive robots around. Pet hair pickup reached 78 percent, less than the competition, and the onboard bin is small. If you have a lot of carpet and mostly vacuum, this is one of the best robots you can buy; if you want stains mopped away, the standard Saros 20 is the better choice.

Based on tests by Vacuum Wars.

The MOVA V50 Ultra Complete is an all-in-one robot with two spinning mop pads of which one extends, an extending side brush, a retractable lidar and a climbing system for thresholds up to six centimetres. The station empties the bin into a 3.2-litre bag good for about a hundred days, washes the pads in hot water, dries them with hot air and doses cleaning solution or a pet-odour formula. Vacuum Wars put it first in its own top 20 after testing; it now sits 19th, overtaken by newer models.

In the tests it lifted 88 percent of the sand embedded in carpet, a top-ten score of all time at Vacuum Wars, and pressed-in pet hair was picked up at 88 percent against an 81 average. The twin main brush channels hair to one side and came out of the long-hair test spotless. The extending side brush made corners noticeably cleaner, and the testers praised the price, clearly below similarly equipped Roborock and Ecovacs models.

The criticism is limited and mostly relative: rivals have since mopped better and climbed higher thresholds, and Vacuum Wars publishes no threshold measurement for this model. Without a water hookup you refill the clean tank yourself. For flagship equipment at a mid-range price this remains one of the better buys.

Based on tests by Vacuum Wars.

The Dreame Matrix10 Ultra is Dreame's most elaborate model: a station that swaps automatically between three mop pads, a soft absorbent one for the bathroom, one with nylon bristles for scrubbing and a standard pad, with three separate compartments of solution for wood, general use and pet odour. The robot itself has retractable legs, a retractable lidar, an extending side brush and mop, and a station that washes in boiling-hot water and dries with hot air. Vacuum Wars tested it for weeks and compared it with the far cheaper L50 Ultra.

Pad swapping worked reliably in practice, bar one error message that vanished after a restart. Bench suction was above average and well above the L50 Ultra, nothing was wrapped around the split main brush after the long-hair test and pressed-in pet hair was picked up at an above-average rate. Debris of every kind came off hard floors and carpet, and the complete station takes almost all maintenance off your hands.

The criticism is mainly the price: nearly every feature is also on the L50 Ultra, which Vacuum Wars names the best robot under a thousand dollars, and the Matrix10 costs a lot more for the swapping station alone. The testers also reserve judgement on the durability of all those moving parts, as user ratings were still scarce. If you want a different pad and solution per room without lifting a finger, this is unique; if you do not, buy the L50 Ultra.

Based on tests by Vacuum Wars.

Every score Vacuum Wars gave the Narwal Freo 20 sits above that lab's median, navigation furthest of all at 4.44 of a possible 5, with the lab's midpoint down at 3.1. It cleaned 0.81 square metres each minute, with 0.71 square metres the lab's average, and it used its battery so sparingly that the lab expects far more floor from one charge than the average robot manages. For anyone with a large ground floor to do in one go, the Narwal Freo 20 is unlikely to need a stop at the station halfway.

On the obstacle course it steered around 23 of 24 objects, about 7 more than the average robot. Vacuuming came in well over the lab's median, pet hair reached 4.63, nearly a point over the lab's 3.7 midpoint, and long hair left the brush without a tangle. It does all this at 56.9 dB, about 8 dB quieter than rivals with the same kind of station.

The reservation Vacuum Wars kept is the app, whose many modes and settings proved hard to find and understand, so setting it up the way a household wants takes patience.

Based on tests by Vacuum Wars.

The Narwal Flow 2 is Narwal's flagship with two HD cameras and an AI processor that, according to the maker, recognises a near-unlimited range of objects down to keys and wallets, a self-refreshing roller mop, 31,000 Pa of suction and a station that washes in boiling-hot water, dries with hot air, doses detergent, can be plumbed in and makes the bag last about 120 days. TechRadar names it the best for obstacle avoidance; Vacuum Wars ranks it 17th of 20.

TechRadar watched it double back mid-run to re-mop a dirty entryway, dodge obstacles at top-tier level and even name them in the app, with suction exceeding their top pick. Vacuum Wars measured 20 of 24 obstacles avoided, above-average route efficiency despite an unusual pattern, 84 percent of the sand out of carpet, excellent pet hair pickup and not a single wrap in the long-hair test. An editor then used it for three months in a family with a heavily shedding dog and was happy with mopping, hair and obstacles.

The criticism: in the lab, mopping of dried stains scored only 68 points against a 108 average, TechRadar found edges and skirting boards less clean, the robot is too tall for some cabinets and users reported flaky maps and connections in the app, which Vacuum Wars confirmed in daily use. The side brush does not extend. Anyone wanting the smartest obstacle recognition and a complete station, and willing to live with the app, gets a strong package.

Based on tests by TechRadar and Vacuum Wars.