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.
Amazon
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.
- Self-emptyDock
- 82% measuredCarpet pickup
- LiDARNavigation
- 4.1 inHeight
Price checked October 26, 2026. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
- LiDAR mapping and a self-emptying dock for under $300
- Covered about 750 sq ft per charge in Vacuum Wars’ test
- Bagged dock holds up to 75 days of debris, so emptying is rare
- No LiDAR turret on top, so it is easier to slide under furniture
- Picked up only 29% of pet hair on carpet in Vacuum Wars’ test
- Wrapped the most hair on its brush of the iRobot models tested
- Doesn’t mop
- iRobot doesn’t publish suction, runtime or warranty details
How it scores
The rating comes from 4 measured or published factors, each scored 0-100 against fixed reference points for its type. How we rank explains each one.
Independent tests
What independent testers measured, on their own test floors with their own units. Carpet deep clean and pet hair are the share of debris lifted; these feed the Cleaning score.
| Tested by | Carpet deep clean | Pet hair | Hair tangle (0 = none) | Area per charge | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacuum Wars | 82% | 29% | 0.8 | 754 sq ft | Embedded sand in medium-pile carpet; flattened 2.5 in pet hair on carpet, two runs; 7 in hair tangle on hard floor (0 = none wrapped). |
Specifications
| Vacuum | |
|---|---|
| Main brush | multi-surface bristle brush |
| Mopping | |
| Mop | None |
| Dock | |
| Dock | Self-empty |
| Self-empties | Yes |
| Navigation & app | |
| Navigation | LiDAR |
| Obstacle avoidance | Object sensing (sensor type not given) |
| Voice assistants | Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant |
| Build | |
| Height | 4.1 in (104 mm) |
| Retracting LiDAR | No |
| Weight | 6.2 lb (2.8 kg) |
| Released | 2025-03 |
Alternatives in this type
A no-frills LiDAR vacuum with a bagless self-empty base for people who don’t need mopping and want to stay under $500.
Amazon $439.95A good self-emptying vacuum in its day, now discontinued. eufy points buyers to the Auto-Empty C10 instead.
AmazonCompare
Compare the iRobot Roomba 105 Vac + AutoEmpty with any other robot vacuum →
More from iRobot: every iRobot product ranked.