Shark PowerDetect Self-Empty
#2 in Vacuum onlyFull review
For carpet and pet homes that want Shark’s PowerDetect cleaning features in a vacuum-only robot for about $400.
Amazon $399.99$399.99
4.1/5
A cheap self-emptying LiDAR vacuum for buyers who only need vacuuming.
- Self-emptyDock
- LiDARNavigation
- 2 hRun time
Check price at Amazon$279.99
Price checked October 26, 2026. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Pros
- Costs under $300 with a bagless self-emptying dock
- Matrix Clean makes crisscross passes, so it covers dirty floors more than once
- Up to 2 hours of runtime and recharge-and-resume for whole-home cleans
Cons
- Doesn’t mop
- Dock holds only 30 days of debris
- LiDAR only, with no camera or 3D sensor for small obstacles
- An older 2021 model with few published specs
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.
Specifications
| Model number | AV2501S |
|---|---|
| Vacuum | |
| Main brush | self-cleaning brushroll |
| Mopping | |
| Mop | None |
| Dock | |
| Dock | Self-empty |
| Self-empties | Yes |
| Navigation & app | |
| Navigation | LiDAR |
| Obstacle avoidance | LiDAR-based object detection |
| Voice assistants | Alexa, Google Assistant |
| Build | |
| Run time | Up to 2 h |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| Released | 2021-12 |
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