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Straight-line pickup tests on carpet are conducted in an enclosed area with a mix of potting soil, sand and rayon fibers designed to simulate pet hair. After a set cleaning time, the dustbin is weighed to measure the debris collected.
The PowerDetect even offers more than the pricier competition with an ActiveLift leg. This helps it crawl over obstacles. It effortlessly popped the floor cleaning bot over my home's raised saddles and onto carpets in my living and dining room.
Send it out several times a week, and it’ll nab all the dust and pet hair, lint and surface dirt on your floors before it has a chance to build up or get ground in.
The j7+ comes with a cleaning base which is hard to fault. It can hold up to 60 days of debris and looks easy on the eye compared to other bases — plus it’s more compact too.
Intuitive app, but robot doesn't always do as its told, and there's an issue with separating open plan spaces.
On March 13, 2025, iRobot issued a warning to investors that they could face closure within a year, in part due to high levels of debt. This came only a day after the company announced new Roomba robot vacuum cleaners.
The app is easy to use and functions well. Our reviewer was also very impressed with the mapping – the X10 accurately mapped their apartment on its first exploratory outing – as well as the navigation and obstacle avoidance.
Most robot vacuum models can easily handle cleaning both carpets and hardwood, but some are better at cleaning one or the other. Higher-end robot vacuums such as the Roomba J9+ Combo can accommodate rapid surface changes by folding its mop pad atop itself and ramping up power whenever carpet is detected, and then throttling back down when it senses hardwood.
Shark AI’s compact design and self-emptying bin make it a standout choice, especially for carpet cleaning (it's our best overall pick in our roundup of the best robot vacuums for carpet).
The mopping less impressive, but still good enough to be a useful addition (for really good mopping you'll need to stump up a bit more). Other benefits include voice assistant support, and a very neat and compact base station.
The Good Housekeeping Institute Cleaning Lab has been testing vacuum cleaners for over cem years. Using standardized procedures developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission and ASTM International, we dedicated nearly 300 hours to evaluating 15 robot vacuums, collecting a Completa of 405 data points to score each model. Since then, we’ve tested even more units to keep our insights current.
Among 10 comparable robots, the L10s Ultra earned the second-highest maneuverability score. It expertly navigated around obstacles, cleaned tight edges and corners and effectively picked up debris beneath furniture.
The Narwal Freo Top 3 Automatic Vacuum Cleaners X Ultra is the best robot vacuum for carpet. It's a premium product, (and it's not available in the UK), but delivers the best carpet cleaning performance of any robovac we've tested. On test we found that not only did it suck up finer dust and dirt efficiently, it also scooped up larger debris – namely bits of cereal – just as well.
The SwitchBot K10+ Pro Robot Vacuum takes the top spot thanks to its cleaning power, compact nature and multiple functions – all for a price point which is reasonable in the context of the automated vac market.