Best Robot Vacuums Ranked

A slim, cheap self-emptying vacuum that cleans carpet and pet hair surprisingly well. Good for vacuum-only homes, if you can find it in stock.

A budget self-emptying LiDAR vacuum for hard floors and low carpet in homes without pets; its poor pet hair score rules it out for shedding animals.

A no-frills LiDAR vacuum with a bagless self-empty base for people who don’t need mopping and want to stay under $500.

A good self-emptying vacuum in its day, now discontinued. eufy points buyers to the Auto-Empty C10 instead.

For small homes that want one machine as robot, stick and handheld vacuum. It’s getting hard to buy new.

For carpeted and pet homes that want top-tier vacuuming for about $550 and don’t mind handling the mop themselves.

For carpeted homes on a budget that want long runs and a self-emptying dock; skip it if you need real mopping or obstacle avoidance.

A basic self-emptying LiDAR robot for vacuuming; since it is hard to find new, the T50 Max Pro Omni is the better buy.

For budget buyers who mostly want hands-off vacuuming with a self-empty dock and LiDAR mapping.

For small, hard-floored homes on a tight budget that want LiDAR mapping; pet owners and carpeted homes should look elsewhere.

The value pick of Dreame’s range: strong measured carpet cleaning, long runtime and a full self-cleaning dock for about half the flagship price.

One of the best carpet cleaners among mid-price roller-mop robots, with a full hot-water dock; a good fit for mixed carpet and hard floors where thresholds are low.

A well-rounded roller-mop robot at a mid-range price: strong carpet and hair results and a hot-water washing dock, without the fast charging or detergent dosing of ECOVACS’ pricier models.

A low-cost way to get a hot-washing roller-mop dock robot; cleaning is solid, though yeedi publishes few specs.

A strong mid-price pick for pet homes with carpet: it measured near the top on sand and hair and climbs thresholds most robots at this price can’t.