The best self-emptying robot vacuum in 2026

65 models with a self-emptying station: the station empties the bin, you look after the mop. Ranked by our consensus of 5 test sources, with today's lowest price.

On September 27, 2026 the best robot vacuum with a self-emptying station in our consensus is the Roborock Q7 M5+, today $249 at Roborock (brand store) including shipping to the United States.

Prices updated at 2:40 PM ET · 63 of 65 checked todayTest sources' lists: Aug 4 to Sep 26

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Best pick today · rank 1 of 15 with a self-emptying station Roborock Q7 M5+ 2025 · ★ 4.0 · 25,360 reviews · Best pick · Wirecutter · Position 129 of 151 · Vacuum Wars

Score 52
2 sources $50 lower than on Jul 1 $249 Roborock (brand store), white · incl. shipping checked today

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Best at every budget

Under $300 Dreame D20 Plus score 38 · 1 source · self-emptying station Everything under $300 → $278 Amazon.com ↗

Under $500 Roborock Q10 S5+ score 42 · 1 source · self-emptying station Everything under $500 → $329 Amazon.com ↗

Under $1,000 Shark PowerDetect Self-Empty score 34 · 1 source · self-emptying station Everything under $1,000 → $799 Amazon.com ↗

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A self-emptying station does one thing: after every run it sucks the robot's bin into a bag that lasts for weeks. That removes the daily chore that makes many people tire of a simple robot after a few weeks. Mopping stays manual: you remove, rinse and dry the pad yourself, or leave mopping out altogether.

This class makes most sense when vacuuming is what you want, for example in a house with a lot of carpet or with pets, and you do not want or cannot place a large all-in-one station. The stations are smaller and the robots cheaper. The order below comes from the tests of 5 independent sources. The price is today's lowest including shipping.

The three station types compared

With self-emptying station this page

The station: Charges the robot and after every run sucks its bin empty into a bag that lasts for weeks.
Left to you: Replacing the dust bag when it is full, and rinsing and drying the mop if the robot mops.
Median price today: $399 · 65 models on sale
Dust bag: lasts 60 days by the makers' own figures (median of 54 models)

With all-in-one station

The station: Empties the bin, washes the mops with water, often hot, and dries them with warm air. Most also refill the robot's water tank.
Left to you: Filling the clean-water tank and emptying the dirty one every few weeks, and replacing the dust bag now and then.
Median price today: $799 · 124 models on sale
Dust bag: lasts 90 days by the makers' own figures (median of 97 models)

Without station

The station: Charges the robot. It is no bigger than a book and fits anywhere.
Left to you: Emptying the bin, every few days in an average home, and rinsing the mop if the robot mops.
Median price today: $184 · 65 models on sale
Dust bag: none: you empty the robot's bin yourself

The price is the median of today's lowest price per model, shipping included. How long a dust bag lasts is what the makers state themselves: new bags are the running cost of a station.

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Score: consensus of the positions in 5 test sources, 100 = top of every source. Every model on this list is recommended by at least one test source. The bottom of a top list is still worth half the points, and a model named by only one source cannot score above 50. Only models sold in the United States count. Method.