A lot of robot for about $500: strong carpet cleaning, long range and a hot-water mop-washing dock. Good for privacy-minded buyers who don’t need camera-based avoidance.
Amazon $499.99
For pet homes with carpet that want top measured pickup and the longest-reaching mop; large homes may need two charges per clean.
- Washes mop + emptiesDock
- 92% measuredCarpet pickup
- LiDAR + cameraNavigation
- Dual spinning padsMop
- 3.5 inHeight
Price checked October 26, 2026. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
- Lifted 92% of sand worked into carpet and 94% of pet hair, with no hair wrapped on the brushes, in Vacuum Wars’ tests
- The mop reaches 6.7 in beyond the robot and the side brush 4.7 in, so edges and under-cabinet gaps get cleaned
- Bagless dock: no dust bags to buy
- Climbs combined thresholds up to 3.5 in
- 3-year warranty
- Covered only about 720 sq ft per charge in Vacuum Wars’ test, the shortest run of these models
- Out of stock on Amazon with no US price at the time of checking
- MOVA doesn’t describe the obstacle-avoidance sensors in the sources used
How it scores
The rating comes from 5 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 | 92% | 94% | 0 | 723 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 | |
|---|---|
| Claimed suction | 42,000 Pa |
| Main brush | TroboWave anti-tangle DuoBrush |
| Extending side brush | Yes |
| Mopping | |
| Mop | Dual spinning pads, leaves its mop at the dock for carpet, extends to edges |
| Mop lift | 10.5 mm |
| Leaves mop at dock | Yes |
| Extending mop | Yes |
| Dock | |
| Dock | Washes mop + empties |
| Self-empties | Yes |
| Washes mop | Yes |
| Hot-water wash | Yes |
| Hot-air drying | Yes |
| Detergent dosing | Yes |
| Clean water tank | 4 L |
| Navigation & app | |
| Navigation | LiDAR + camera |
| Obstacle avoidance | AI obstacle avoidance, recognises 300+ object types |
| Climbs thresholds | 90 mm |
| Build | |
| Height | 3.5 in (88 mm) |
| Retracting LiDAR | Yes |
| Battery | 6,400 mAh |
| Warranty | 3 years |
| Released | 2026-05 |
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