The Best Robot Vacuums That’ll Do The Dirty Work For You

Most robot vacuums are designed to keep mess under control between proper cleans, but the Roborock Saros 20 comes remarkably close to letting you retire your regular mop and vacuum altogether.

Through the app, you can schedule cleans for specific rooms and zones—send it under the kitchen table after meals, for example, or set it to clean the bathroom every Sunday. If you need an off-schedule clean, simply ask. The built-in voice assistant makes directing it to tackle an unexpected mess impressively seamless.

The Saros 20 makes particularly light work of everyday spills thanks to its spot-clean function, which lets you send it directly to the scene of the crime without first clearing the entire room. For bigger jobs, it can vacuum and mop in one session, automatically detaching its mop pads when tackling carpets to keep them dry.

The real game-changer, though, is the RockDock. It washes the mop pads and cleans itself using water heated to up to 100°C, then dries the pads with warm air. It also empties the dust, dispenses detergent and refills the robot’s water tank. All that’s left for you to do is occasionally top up the clean water and empty the dirty-water tank—which is about as close to a truly hands-off floor clean as it gets.

If most of your home is tiled, timber or another hard surface, the eufy Omni S2 is designed to do much more than drag a damp mop pad around. Its HydroJet roller mop applies consistent pressure as it scrubs, continuously refreshing itself with clean water to avoid spreading yesterday’s mess across today’s floors. It can also detect stains and adjust its cleaning strategy accordingly, while extendable brushes and mopping technology help it reach into corners and along edges.

It’s no slouch when vacuuming, either. The S2 packs 30,000 Pa of suction, detects more than 200 types of obstacles and automatically lifts its mop when it reaches carpet. Once it’s finished, the 12-in-1 UniClean Station empties the dust, washes and dries the mop, collects dirty water, refills the robot and dispenses detergent, keeping hands-on maintenance to a minimum.

For a robot vacuum that won’t completely clean out your bank account, the Narwal Freo X Plus delivers an impressive list of features for under $500. It packs 7,800 Pa of suction, vacuums and mops in one pass, and uses LiDAR mapping and tri-laser obstacle avoidance to work its way efficiently around your home.

Its zero-tangle brush is designed to prevent long hair and pet fur from wrapping around the roller, saving you from having to regularly cut it free. Instead of relying on a bulky auto-empty station, the Freo X Plus compresses dust inside its onboard bag, allowing it to hold up to seven weeks’ worth of debris. Add app controls, customised cleaning zones and a runtime of up to 254 minutes, and it punches well above its price point.

Dyson is a household name when it comes to vacuums, so it’s no surprise that its robot vacuum is almost as powerful as the handheld models. The Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai detects different floor types as it moves through your home, lifting its wet roller and automatically boosting suction when it reaches carpet. An anti-tangle roller collects long hair and pet fur, while rotating side brushes reach into corners and around furniture legs.

And never fear if you've got hard floors too. An HD camera and AI technology help it identify stains, which it can clean over multiple passes before checking its work. The wet roller cleans itself with fresh, heated water on every rotation, helping to avoid spreading dirty water or leaving smears behind. Its cyclonic dock then empties dry debris without disposable bags, refills the water and washes and dries the roller, making the entire process impressively hands-off.

Carpets can be tricky territory for robot vacuums, but the Dreame X60 Ultra is exceptionally well equipped for the job. Its 35,000 Pa suction lifts dust, crumbs and hair from carpet fibres, while its anti-tangle DuoBrush helps collect longer strands without leaving you to cut them off the roller later.

The X60 Ultra can also tailor its approach to different carpets. On low-pile carpet, it raises its chassis and mop pads before boosting the suction; on high-pile carpet, it can leave the mop pads behind at the dock to avoid transferring moisture. It even detects tasselled rugs to reduce the risk of snagging. Once the job is done, the PowerDock empties the dust, washes the mops with water heated to up to 100°C, dries them with hot air and refills the robot—providing up to 100 days of hands-free dust disposal.⁠

Staying on top of pet hair can feel like an endless battle, but the Ecovacs DEEBOT T80S OMNI is armed and ready to combat the never-ending dander and fuzz shedding from your furry friend. Using AI vision and 3D sensors, it can even detect and avoid moving obstacles—like your pet—so you don't need to get anyone out of the way to clean.

 It pairs a hefty 24,800 Pa of suction with Ecovacs’ ZeroTangle 3.0 system, which uses specially designed main and side brushes to guide hair towards the suction port rather than allowing it to wrap around the rollers.

It can detect carpet and increase its suction to draw out embedded fur, while the three-litre auto-empty bag means you won’t need to constantly clear the onboard bin. The T80S also mops using a continuously refreshed roller, recognises stains and lifts its brushes or mop as needed to avoid spreading wet and dry mess through the house. Back at the OMNI station, it empties the dust, washes the roller with warm water, dries it with hot air and refills the robot for its next run.⁠