10 Best Robot Vacuum Cleaners

Buying guide

Are you unsure which robot vacuum cleaner to buy? With our buying guide, you can find out which robot vacuum cleaner suits you best.

One of the most important considerations before buying a robot vacuum cleaner is the robot’s navigation system.

Robot vacuum cleaners can be divided into two types: Those with an advanced navigation system and those with a simple one.

Advanced navigation

Robot vacuum cleaners with advanced navigation systems have mapping capabilities, significantly enhancing their efficiency and making them more capable of navigating and cleaning your home. They allow far more cleaning customization and are better suited for cleaning households with several rooms. On the other hand, they also have a higher price than models without advanced navigation.
If you want a robot vacuum cleaner with an advanced navigation system, look for a model with one of the following navigation systems: LiDAR, LDS, camera navigation, or VSLAM.

Simple navigation

Robot vacuum cleaners with a simple navigation system are cheaper but do not clean as efficiently and cannot necessarily clean all rooms. They are not able to create an interactive map in their app and, therefore, have fewer setting options than robot vacuum cleaners with an advanced navigation system.

Overview

The price of a robot vacuum cleaner can vary considerably depending on the features, brand, navigation capabilities, and quality of the robot vacuum cleaner.

When considering the price of a robot vacuum, it is important to think about the features that are important to you. Consider your budget and the size of your home to determine the right price range for your needs.

The best budget robot vacuum cleaner (under £250) is the Honiture G20, which costs £189.

The cheapest robot vacuum cleaner is the Venga! RVC 3000 at a cost of just £96; in comparison, the most expensive model costs £2296.

The following chart shows how the price is distributed across the robot vacuum cleaners:

If you are looking for a cheap robot vacuum cleaner, take a look at the following models, which are the five cheapest:

You can find the best cheap robot vacuum cleaners here.

It would be best to consider the suction power, but it must be taken with a grain of salt.
The suction power is given in Pascal (Pa) and provides an idea of the robot vacuum cleaner’s suction power. Still, it is not comparable for all models since the ability to suck up dust and dirt also depends on how close the suction opening is to the floor. For example, iRobot generally has a low indicated suction power but performs well in collecting dust and dirt – and better than many other brands with a higher indicated suction power.

The Dreame X50 Ultra Complete has the highest suction power at 20000 Pa.

These are the five robot vacuum cleaners with the highest indicated suction power:

The following chart shows how the maximum suction power is distributed across the robot vacuum cleaners. As the chart illustrates, the robot vacuum cleaner with the lowest suction power has a suction power of 850 Pa, while it is 20000 Pa for the model with the highest suction power.

You can learn more about the suction power in this article.

You have to decide whether you want a robot vacuum cleaner with an automatic emptying station or without.

A robot vacuum cleaner with an automatic emptying station can empty the collected dirt, dust, and debris from the robot vacuum’s dustbin into a larger, sealed container, allowing the vacuum to continue cleaning without manual intervention. But the emptying station takes up significantly more space and is more expensive.

If you want a robot vacuum cleaner with an automatic emptying station, consider one of the following models, which are the five best:

Rank	Image	Robot vacuum cleaner	Score	Verdict	Price
1		Dreame X50 Ultra Complete	94	Good	£2,296
2		Roborock Qrevo S	90	Good	£480
3		Dreame X40 Ultra Complete	89	Good	£1,837
4		Roborock Q Revo	88	Good	£1,781
5		Dreame L40 Ultra	88	Good	£1,720

Do you want a robot vacuum cleaner with or without a mop function?

A mop function is a popular feature that is particularly useful for cleaning hard floors, such as tile, hardwood, laminate, and linoleum.

Robot vacuum cleaners equipped with a mopping function have a built-in water reservoir that needs regular refilling with water.

We have tested the ability of different robot vacuum cleaners to wash the floor, and in general, it works very well and makes the floor even cleaner. Below, you can see an example of a test of the mopping function.

Robot vacuum cleaners with interactive mapping offer more opportunities to customize the cleaning in the app. These are some of the customization options for cleaning that are typical of robot vacuum cleaners with interactive maps:

• No-go zones: You can set up zones where the robot is not allowed to go.
• Room selection cleaning: You can decide which rooms the robot should clean.
• Real-time tracking: You can follow the robot in real-time.
• Zoned cleaning: You can set up specific zones where you want the robot to clean.

The maximum threshold height for robot vacuum cleaners is typically 2.0 cm. It means if your doorsteps or carpets are above this height, then the robot can’t pass it.

The maximum threshold height for the robot vacuum cleaners is distributed as follows:

You can find the robot vacuum cleaners with the highest threshold height here.

Some robot vacuum cleaners are built with object recognition and object avoidance technology, which enables them to recognize and avoid objects. This can be very practical if you have animals or are bad at cleaning up cables.

We have tested the ability of several robot vacuum cleaners to avoid objects, and for some, the technology works almost perfectly,

Below are pictures from a test we did with the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra, where you can see that various objects are almost entirely avoided.