Score 7.8 out of 10 Best value · Vacuum Wars
Comparison · 2 models
Comparing 2 robot vacuums
Your shortlist side by side: today’s price, our score and every fact the maker states.
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| Price and ranking | ||
| The lowest price today at a store that ships to you, shipping included. A price with an asterisk comes from a store abroad, and its shipping cost is our own estimate. Lowest price | $249Roborock (brand store) | – |
| Our own score out of 10: 60% lab tests, 25% store ratings and 15% the maker’s facts. Price does not count. Score | not in our ranking | |
| The labs that have tested this model, each linked to its own review. Tests | Vacuum Wars | TechRadar Tom's Guide Vacuum Wars |
| Where the model stands in our ranking, among the robots with the same kind of station. Rank | rank 3 of 9 without a station | – |
| The average of the stars buyers give at the stores, with the number of reviews behind it. We only compare it from 20 reviews. Customer rating | – | – |
| Mopping | ||
| 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. When it matters
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| flat or vibrating pad | flat or vibrating pad |
| How far the robot lifts the mop when it drives onto a carpet. From about 0.4 in (10 mm) a medium pile stays dry. When it matters
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| no | no |
| The robot leaves the mop at the dock before it vacuums a carpet, so the carpet never gets wet. When it matters
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| – | no (assumed) |
| The dock washes the mop for you, so you do not rinse it by hand. When it matters
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| no | no |
| Drying is done with warm air instead of cold. It is faster and it helps against smell. When it matters
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| no | no |
| Station | ||
| The station the robot returns to, and what it does by itself, such as emptying the bin or washing and drying the mops. Station same on both | charging dock only | charging dock only |
| How long the maker says a dust bag lasts with daily use. With pets or a lot of carpet it is shorter. When it matters
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| – | up to 30 days |
| The dock can be connected to the tap and the drain, so you never fill or empty a tank. It does need a connection nearby. When it matters
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| no | no |
| Brush and obstacles | ||
| 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. When it matters
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| yes | yes |
| 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. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 0.8 in (20 mm) | 0.8 in (20 mm) |
| An extending leg or wheel that carries the robot over a high threshold. Without one it usually stops at about 0.8 in (2 cm). When it matters
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| – | no (assumed) |
| Size, noise and age | ||
| How tall the robot is. It decides whether it fits under your sofa, bed or cabinet. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 3.9 in (9.9 cm) best | 3.9 in (9.9 cm) |
| The noise in decibels, in the setting its source names: makers mostly give the standard setting, stores often the highest. 65 dB is like a vacuum at half power, 55 dB like a conversation. When it matters
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| – | 65 dB |
| The month the model first went on sale. It shows how old the technology in it is. On the market since | January 2025 | April 2025 |
| Suction and brushes | ||
| Suction in pascal, as the maker measures it. More pascal helps on carpet, but it says little about how well the robot picks grit off a hard floor. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 8,000 Pa | 10,000 Pa |
| 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. When it matters
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| no | no |
| The side brush swings out in a corner or along a baseboard, so the dust there is swept in too. When it matters
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| – | no (assumed) |
| 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. When it matters
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| – | detects carpet and boosts suction |
| Mopping | ||
| How much clean water the robot carries. It sets how long it mops before a refill, which a dock does by itself. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 270 ml | 270 ml |
| The pad slides out along a wall or a baseboard, so the last few inches are mopped as well. When it matters
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| – | no (assumed) |
| The robot returns to the dock during a run to rinse the mop, instead of pushing dirty water around. When it matters
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| – | no (assumed) |
| Dock | ||
| The dock empties the robot’s dust bin, usually after every run. You only empty the dock’s bag or bin. When it matters
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| no | no |
| The dock dries the mop afterwards, so it does not sit there wet and start to smell. When it matters
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| no | no |
| The dock mixes detergent into the water itself, from its own bottle. When it matters
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| no | no |
| Navigation and obstacles | ||
| How the robot maps your home and follows that map. Lidar measures with a laser and works in the dark, a camera looks along and recognizes more. When it matters
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| LiDAR turret | LiDAR turret |
| Sensors under the robot that see a drop, so it stops at the top of a staircase instead of falling down it. When it matters
| yes | yes |
| How you keep the robot out of a place: a zone you draw in the app, a virtual wall or a magnetic strip on the floor. When it matters
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| – | zones in the app |
| When the battery runs low in the middle of a run, the robot recharges and then carries on where it stopped. When it matters
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| – | yes |
| Robot | ||
| How wide the robot is. Narrower gets between chair legs more easily, wider usually means a bigger dust bin. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 12.8 in (32.5 cm) | 12.8 in (32.5 cm) |
| What the robot weighs. It counts most if you carry it up a staircase every day. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 7.3 lb (3.3 kg) | 7.3 lb (3.3 kg) |
| How much dust the robot holds before you empty it. It matters less with a self-emptying dock, which empties the bin after every run. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 400 ml | 400 ml |
| Battery | ||
| The capacity of the battery. It hints at the runtime, but how much the robot draws counts just as much. In this comparisonSource
| 3,200 mAh | 3,200 mAh |
| How long the robot cleans on one charge, at its quietest setting. After that it recharges and carries on where it stopped. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 180 min | 180 min |
| How long an empty battery takes to charge fully in the dock. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 4 h | 4 h |
| Smart features and warranty | ||
| Which voice assistants the robot works with, such as Google Assistant or Alexa. When it matters
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| Alexa, Google Assistant | Alexa, Google Assistant |
| You set days and times, and the robot starts by itself, also when you are not at home. When it matters
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| yes | yes |
| 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. When it matters
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| official integration | official integration |
| Matter is the standard that lets devices from different makers work together. With it you can run the robot outside the maker’s own app. When it matters
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| – | no (assumed) |
| The warranty the maker gives in the United States. When it matters
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| – | 2 years |
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.
Score out of 10: 60% lab tests, 25% owners’ ratings at the stores that ship to the United States, 15% the maker’s facts. Price does not count. Only models a lab has tested are ranked, and only models sold in the United States count. Method. Models no lab has tested yet, so they are not in our ranking. We do track their prices.
Only models rated at least 3 stars from at least 20 reviews at the stores that report customer ratings. Models with fewer reviews or without a rating fall outside this filter.
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Lowest price at every store that ships to the United States, shipping included, before sales tax.
Best at every budget
Under $500 Ecovacs Deebot T50 Max Pro Omni score 7.5 · all-in-one station Everything under $500 → $449
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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 store can pay its way up.
Tested, or not ranked
A robot enters the ranking only after a cleaning test. 173 have been tested so far.
Price never counts
A discount can’t lift a model. The price sits beside the score, checked every morning at 6 stores.
Cleaning weighs most
60% of the score is measured cleaning: carpet, pet hair, mopping, obstacles and navigation.
Owners and makers have a say
25% comes from owners’ star ratings at the stores that ship to you, 15% from the facts the maker states.
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.
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.
5 tests, 5 different winners
The number one on the main list of each test we follow, and where that model stands in our ranking. Their picks are shown beside our score and do not count in it.
| Test | Their number one | With us |
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| RTINGS ↗list as of September 25, 2026 | Roborock Saros 10R | rank 17 of 85 with an all-in-one station |
| TechRadar ↗list as of September 25, 2026 | Roborock Qrevo Curv | rank 25 of 85 with an all-in-one station |
| Tom's Guide ↗list as of September 25, 2026 | Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete | rank 6 of 85 with an all-in-one station |
| Vacuum Wars ↗list as of September 26, 2026 | MOVA V70 Ultra Complete | not on sale today |
| Wirecutter ↗list as of August 4, 2026 | Roborock Q7 M5+ | rank 11 of 18 with a self-emptying station |
The main list is a test’s overall top list, not its lists for a budget, pets or carpet, which we show too. The date is the day we last read the list.
Robot vacuum market report, September 2026 A median price of $699 and 8 new models.
Frequently asked questions
What does a good robot vacuum cost in the United States?
The models in our ranking run from about $399 to $1,099 today. We show the lowest verified price of the day per model, shipping included, before sales tax.
Are robot vacuums banned in the US?
No robot vacuum you can buy today is banned. On July 28, 2026 the FCC added foreign-produced “advanced robotic devices”, mobile robots, to its Covered List (Public Notice DA 26-786). Its fact sheet says this does not affect devices people already own, and does not stop stores from selling or importing models the FCC authorized before. What it stops is a new foreign-made model getting FCC authorization without a Conditional Approval from the Department of War. A waiver (DA 26-789) keeps software and firmware updates coming for authorized devices until at least January 1, 2029. The FCC told CNET and PCMag the listing covers robot vacuums. We read the FCC’s documents on September 27, 2026. The FCC’s public notice (PDF)
Is an all-in-one station worth the money?
It saves maintenance: the station empties the bin, washes the mop and dries it, often for weeks without you touching anything. You pay for that in money and in floor space, because such a station is large. With mostly hard floors and little room, a self-emptying station is enough.
What is the best robot vacuum for pet hair in 2026?
On October 21, 2026 the Roborock Saros 20 comes first: best for pets according to Tom's Guide, and number 18 of 173 in our ranking. Today it costs $1,599 at Roborock (brand store). The Roborock Saros Z70 and the MOVA P50 Pro Ultra follow. The 10 best robot vacuums for pet hair (2026)
What is the best robot vacuum for hardwood floors in 2026?
On October 21, 2026 the Roborock Saros 10R comes first: best for hard floors according to RTINGS, and number 20 of 173 in our ranking. Today it costs $899 at Roborock (brand store). The Roborock Qrevo Curv and the MOVA P50 Pro Ultra follow. The 10 best robot vacuums for hardwood floors (2026)
What is the best robot vacuum for carpet in 2026?
On October 21, 2026 the Roborock Saros 20 comes first: best for carpet according to TechRadar, and number 18 of 173 in our ranking. Today it costs $1,599 at Roborock (brand store). The MOVA P50 Pro Ultra and the Roborock Saros 20 Flow follow. The 10 best robot vacuums for carpet and rugs (2026)
What is the best robot vacuum for high thresholds in 2026?
On October 21, 2026 the Roborock Saros 20 Flow is the highest-placed robot vacuum for high thresholds in our ranking that you can buy in the United States today, for $1,499 at Roborock (brand store). The Dreame X60 Ultra and the Narwal Freo 20 follow it in our ranking. The 10 best robot vacuums for high thresholds (2026)
What is the best low-profile robot vacuum in 2026?
On October 21, 2026 the Roborock Saros 20 Flow is the highest-placed low-profile robot vacuum in our ranking that you can buy in the United States today, for $1,499 at Roborock (brand store). The Roborock Qrevo Edge 3 Pro and the Roborock Qrevo CurvX follow it in our ranking. The 10 best low-profile robot vacuums for under the couch (2026)
How often do you update the prices?
Every day, at every store we follow. We read the prices from the stores’ own product feeds and web stores. We check them for errors and keep them, so every product page shows what a price did over the last 90 days. We only call a discount real when the price also sits below the level of the preceding 30 days. We link to Amazon too, but show no Amazon price until we read it through Amazon’s own API. Until then the price is on Amazon itself. Per store: how and how often
What does suction in pascal mean?
Pascal is the pressure the robot can build, as the maker measures it. More pascal helps on carpet, but it says little about how well the robot lifts grit off a hard floor: the brush, the airflow and the route matter more there. That is why we lean on lab tests rather than on the number alone.
How does a robot vacuum work?
It drives through the house by itself and sweeps dirt with spinning brushes towards a suction inlet, which pulls it into a bin inside the robot. With a laser (LiDAR) or a camera it maps your home, so it works in lanes and knows where it has been. Sensors keep it off the stairs and steer it around obstacles. When the run is done or the battery runs low, it drives back to its station to charge. A station can also empty the bin and, as an all-in-one station, wash the mop.
How long does a robot vacuum last?
Years, if you look after it. Brushes, filters and mop pads wear and are replaced now and then, and the battery holds less charge over time and can be replaced on many models. How long exactly differs by model and by use. So when buying, look at the warranty too, and at whether parts and a new battery are sold separately. When the maker states a warranty, it is listed with the model’s specifications.
Where we check prices
We read prices every day at most stores, from their product feed or web store. We check them for errors and keep them, so you can see what a price did over the last 90 days. We link to Amazon too, but show no Amazon price until we read it through Amazon’s own API. Until then the price is on Amazon itself.
- Dreame (brand store) · United States
- Ecovacs (brand store) · United States
- iRobot (brand store) · United States
- MOVA (brand store) · United States
- Narwal (brand store) · United States
- Roborock (brand store) · United States
Whose tests we use
The lab part of our score comes from the measured tests of Just A Dad Approved and Vacuum Wars.
Beside each model we also show where these testers place it in their own lists, without counting it in the score:
How we combine lab tests, owners’ ratings and facts into one score is on the method page.
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