Ecovacs T90S Omni

A brush that guides hair to the side instead of letting it wind around the shaft. It saves the cutting work in homes with long hair or pets.

The side brush swings out in a corner or along a kickboard, so the dust there is swept in too.

The robot notices when it drives onto a carpet. Most then raise their suction, and a mopping robot lifts its mop or leaves it at the dock.

Whether the robot copes with pet hair: a brush that hair does not wind around and a dock that empties the bin for you. Where the maker does not say so itself, we read it from those two.

How the mop is built: flat pads, two spinning discs or a roller. Discs press harder on dried-on dirt, a roller rinses itself while it works.

How far the robot lifts the mop when it drives onto a carpet. From about 10 mm a medium pile stays dry.

The pad slides out along a wall or a kickboard, so the last few centimetres are mopped as well.

The robot leaves the mop at the dock before it vacuums a carpet, so the carpet never gets wet.

The robot returns to the dock during a run to rinse the mop, instead of pushing dirty water around.

How much clean water the robot carries. It sets how long it mops before a refill, which a dock does by itself.

The dock empties the robot’s dust bin, usually after every run. You only empty the dock’s bag or bin. On this model: derived from the station type.

The dock washes the mop for you, so you do not rinse it by hand. On this model: derived from the station type.

The dock dries the mop afterwards, so it does not sit there wet and start to smell. On this model: derived from the station type.

Drying is done with warm air instead of cold. It is faster and it helps against smell.

The clean water tank in the dock, which wets the mop.

The tank that catches the dirty water from the mop. You empty this one yourself.

The width, depth and height of the dock. Measure the spot you have in mind, and leave room for the lid and for the robot driving in.

How the robot sees loose things on the floor, such as cables, socks or a pet accident. A camera with depth sensing sees more than a bumper that reacts on contact.

The highest threshold the robot takes, as the maker states it. Measure your own: the step into a bathroom or onto a balcony is often higher.

An extending leg or wheel that carries the robot over a high threshold. Without one it usually stops at about 2 cm.

Whether the robot has a camera, and what for: to recognise obstacles, or also to show you a live picture of your home in the app.

How tall the robot is. It decides whether it fits under your sofa, bed or cabinet.

How wide the robot is. Narrower gets between chair legs more easily, wider usually means a bigger dust bin.

How much dust the robot holds before you empty it. It matters less with an auto-empty dock, which empties the bin after every run.

The noise in decibels, in the setting its source names: makers mostly give the standard setting, shops often the highest. 65 dB is like a vacuum at half power, 55 dB like a conversation.

The capacity of the battery. It hints at the runtime, but how much the robot draws counts just as much.

How long the robot cleans on one charge, at its quietest setting. After that it recharges and carries on where it stopped.

Whether the robot works with Home Assistant, the home automation software you run yourself. Official means the integration comes with Home Assistant itself, community that volunteers maintain it.