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LiDAR navigationWith automatic emptyingAlexa-compatibleWith app control

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Robot vacuum cleaner: which model should you choose?

Robot vacuum cleaner: here's the method, step by step. For each criterion, a guide compares the options across our 15 robot vacuum cleaners and highlights the top-rated model for each.

By Romain Brunel, updated on

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The method

Robot vacuum cleaner: choose in 6 steps

  1. 01Function

    Robot vacuum cleaner: choosing based on “Function”

    2 options compared across 9 models. The most common: “And mop” (8 models). The highest median rating: “And mop” (8/10).

    Featured picks

    And mop 8With mop 1
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: choosing based on “Function”

  2. 02Use

    Robot vacuum cleaner: choosing based on “Use”

    1 option compared across 7 models. The most common: “For pet hair” (7 models).

    Featured picks

    For pet hair 7
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: choosing based on “Use”

  3. 03Station

    Robot vacuum cleaner: choosing based on “Station”

    3 options compared across 8 models. The most common: “Auto-empty, mop-washing and drying dock” (6 models). The highest median rating: “Auto-empty, mop-washing and drying dock” (8.4/10).

    Featured picks

    Without a docking station 1Auto-empty, mop-washing and drying dock 6Auto-empty dock 1
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: choosing based on “Station”
  4. Robot vacuum cleaner: choosing based on “Features”

    04Features

    Robot vacuum cleaner: choosing based on “Features”

    4 options compared across 12 models. The most common: “LiDAR navigation” (7 models). The highest median rating: “With app control” (8.9/10).

    Featured picks

    Alexa-compatible 3LiDAR navigation 7With automatic emptying 6
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: choosing based on “Features” 4 options compared in this guide

  5. 05Features and options

    Robot vacuum cleaner: which features and options should you choose?

    8 options compared across 11 models, using these criteria: connectivity, multi-floor mapping, no-go zones, mop lifting, recharge and resume, pet-friendly. The most common: “Connectivity: 2,4 GHz Wi-Fi” (5 models). The highest median rating: “Mop lifting: yes” (8.9/10).

    Featured picks

    Connectivity: Bluetooth 2Pet-friendly: yes 3Multi-floor mapping: yes 2
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: which features and options should you choose? 8 options compared in this guide
  6. Robot vacuum cleaner: how much should you budget?

    06Budget

    Robot vacuum cleaner: how much should you budget?

    Most recorded prices fall between $102 and $896 (5th to 95th percentile), with a median recorded price of $177. The guide compares 3 price ranges, with the top-rated model in each.

    Featured picks

    $0 – $200 5$200 – $400 1$600 – $1,000 5
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: how much should you budget?

Prices recorded from retailers are for guidance: they may have changed since, and the current price is the one shown by the retailer. No price is shown for models sold only on Amazon. Amounts converted from reference prices in euros using an exchange rate from a specified date.

The quiz

Which model suits you?

5 questions about our 15 robot vacuum cleaners: find the highest-rated models and the right shortlist.

Each answer keeps only matching models; “Any” keeps them all.

Function: what do you need?
Use: what do you need?
Station: what do you need?
Features: what do you need?
What's your budget?

Models with no listed price (sold only on Amazon, for example) cannot match any budget range.

Prices recorded from retailers are for guidance: they may have changed since, and the current price is the one shown by the retailer. No price is shown for models sold only on Amazon. Amounts converted from reference prices in euros using an exchange rate from a specified date.

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Robot vacuum cleaner: which brand should you choose?

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Robot vacuum cleaner: which model should you choose: your questions answered

Robot vacuum cleaner: which model should you choose?

The model that meets your requirements, considered in this order: function, use, station, features, features and options, budget. Each criterion has its own guide, comparing options across our 15 robot vacuum cleaners and pointing to the top-rated model for each.

Robot vacuum cleaner: how many models have you analysed?

15 models from 13 brands, all rated using the same criteria (6 criteria in total).

Robot vacuum cleaner: which model is top-rated?

DJI Romo A, with 8.7/10 in our analyses, out of 15 models compared.

Which brand has the most models?

Bosch and DJI, with 2 models analysed each. We analysed 13 brands in total.

Robot vacuum cleaner: how much should you budget?

The median recorded price is $177; most models fall between $102 and $896 (5th to 95th percentile of recorded prices).

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