If your priority is size, though, this is a solid choice. Our reviewer felt it would be a great choice as an 'upstairs' robot vacuum, away from the tougher challenges of kitchens and living rooms.

When the robot returns to its dock at the end of a cleaning session, it empties its dustbin into a larger bag in the base and refills its water tank for mopping, offering a truly hands-free experience.

❌ You've got lots of low furniture: The raised puck makes this a taller option in Roborock's range.

Q Revo has 30 water flow levels so you can fine-tune cleaning to match your floor types and preferences.

Though it’s an investment at $1,199, consider that you’re getting almost three cleaning devices in one package: a robot vacuum, robot mop, and a hand vacuum for reaching all the areas the robot misses.

There are a few caveats when purchasing a robot vacuum this cheap. For starters, the iLife V3s Pro is slow, taking more than 90 minutes on average to clean a 5x5-foot test space — others took less than 30 minutes.

Two of the newer picks in this story were tested by Carolyn personally and by our panel of consumer testers in consideration for the most recent Good Housekeeping

IT EMPTIES ITSELF: The bagless, self-emptying base holds up to 60 days of dirt and debris. The bagless base does not require any additional purchase of disposal bags like traditional auto empty robots.

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Automatic vacuum cleaners often come with built-in storage, which is really handy. Make sure to check out the specs to see how much storage space the vacuum cleaner has. This is important if you have a lot of cleaning supplies that need to be stored.

A robot vacuum uses navigation tools like sensors, lasers and cameras to work its way around your home, suctioning up pet hair, crumbs and dirt into its dustbin from hard floors like wood, tile and laminate and low pile carpets and area rugs. Many high-end robots are capable of mapping and learning your space, so you can set the robot to clean only one room or a specific area.

Automatic vacuum cleaners are supposed to make your life easier, not harder. Make sure to choose a model that is easy to use. Check out the reviews to see what other people have had to say about the ease of use.

With proper care and maintenance, robot vacuums can last just as long as full-size vacuums. This means that as long as you are cleaning the rotating brushes regularly (hairs will get tangled here!), using your robot vacuum according to the manufacturer’s instructions and replacing parts like batteries and wheels, it’ll be helping you keep your home clean for years to come.