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Comparing 3 robot vacuums

Your shortlist side by side: today’s price, our score and every fact the maker states.

Green is the best of these 3, also when they share the lead.

TP-Link Tapo RV30 Max × Best on 2 facts Roborock Q7 M5 × Best on 3 facts Roborock S8 × Best on 5 facts
Most important facts
Lowest price € 108 *Amazon.de best € 129Roborock (brand store) € 660Amazon.nl
Score not in our ranking 4.9 6.5 best
Customer rating – – –
Tests – Just A Dad Approved Vacuum Wars TechRadar Tom's Guide Vacuum Wars
Suction power higher is better 5,300 Pa 10,000 Pa best 6,000 Pa
Runtime per charge longer is better 150 min 180 min best 180 min best
Climbs thresholds up to higher is better 22 mm best 20 mm 20 mm
Robot height lower is better 10 cm 9.9 cm 9.7 cm best
Mop lift on carpet higher is better – no 5 mm best
Dust bag lasts longer is better – up to 30 days –
Navigation same on all LiDAR turret LiDAR turret LiDAR turret
Rank
Rank – rank 3 of 7 without a station rank 1 of 7 without a station
Mopping
Mop type same on all flat or vibrating pad flat or vibrating pad flat or vibrating pad
Automatic mop detach no (assumed) no (assumed) –
Washes the mop no no –
Hot-air drying no no –
Station
Station same on all charging dock only charging dock only charging dock only
Plumbing hookup no no –
Brush and obstacles
Anti-tangle brush no (assumed) yes (best) yes (best)
Obstacle avoidance none – 3D sensor (structured light)
Climbing system for high thresholds no (assumed) no (assumed) –
Noise and age
Noise while cleaning not judged 55 dB 65 dB 68.5 dB
On the market since October 2024 April 2025 March 2023
Suction and brushes
Extending side brush no (assumed) no (assumed) –
Carpet detection detects carpet and boosts suction detects carpet and boosts suction –
Filter type HEPA – –
Suitable for pet hair – no –
Mopping
Mop extends to the edges no (assumed) no (assumed) –
Mop refreshed while mopping no (assumed) no (assumed) –
Water tank in the robot 300 ml 270 ml 300 ml
Dock
Empties the dust bin no no –
Dries the mop no no –
Dispenses detergent no no –
Navigation and obstacles
No-go zones zones in the app, virtual walls zones in the app –
Recharge and resume yes yes –
Stair-edge sensors yes yes –
Robot
Robot diameter 33 cm 32.5 cm 35.3 cm
Dust bin in the robot 300 ml 400 ml 400 ml
Robot weight – 3.3 kg –
Battery
Battery capacity 2,600 mAh 3,200 mAh 5,200 mAh
Charging time 4 h 4 h –
Smart features and warranty
Matter no (assumed) no (assumed) –
Voice assistants Alexa, Google Assistant Alexa, Google Assistant –
Scheduled runs yes yes –
Warranty – 2 years –
Home Assistant – official integration official integration

Facts as the maker states them. A dash means the maker does not name it. Each model’s page gives the source of every fact. Noise is the maker’s own figure, so we do not judge it, and a customer rating only counts from 20 reviews. * Foreign shop: delivery cost and VAT to the Netherlands estimated.

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