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How we rank

Six rules every robot is ranked by

The same rules for every brand, every day. No brand or shop can pay its way up.

1. 01

   Tested, or not ranked

   A robot enters the ranking only after a cleaning test. 0 have been tested so far.

2. 02

   Price never counts

   A discount can’t lift a model. The price sits beside the score, checked every morning at 20 shops.

3. 03

   Cleaning weighs most

   60% of the score is measured cleaning: carpet, pet hair, mopping, obstacles and navigation.

4. 04

   Owners and makers have a say

   25% comes from owners’ star ratings at the shops that deliver to you, 15% from the facts the maker states.

5. 05

   Thin evidence counts less

   The fewer tests behind a result, the more we pull it toward the average of its station type, so one lucky run can’t top the list.

6. 06

   Reviewers shown, not blended

   The picks of RTINGS, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Vacuum Wars and Wirecutter sit next to our score, so you can see where they agree.

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