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LiDAR navigationWith app controlSelf-emptyingAlexa-compatible

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Robot vacuum cleaner: which model should you choose?

Robot vacuum cleaner: here's how to choose, step by step. For each factor, a guide compares the options across our 46 robot vacuum cleaners and points to the highest-rated model for each.

By Romain Brunel, updated on

Robot vacuum cleaner: which model should you choose?
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How to choose

Robot vacuum cleaner: choose in 6 steps

  1. Robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Function”

    01Function

    Robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Function”

    2 options compared across 34 models. Most common: “Mopping” (28 models). Highest median rating: “Mopping” (8.2/10).

    Featured picks

    Mopping 28With a mop 6
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Function”
  2. Robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Use”

    02Use

    Robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Use”

    1 option compared across 15 models. Most common: “For pet hair” (15 models).

    Featured picks

    For pet hair 15
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Use”
  3. Robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Station”

    03Station

    Robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Station”

    4 options compared across 22 models. Most common: “Emptying, washing and drying station” (10 models). Highest median rating: “Emptying, washing and drying station” (8.7/10).

    Featured picks

    Without a docking station 2Emptying, washing and drying station 10Auto-empty station 9
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Station” 4 options compared in this guide
  4. Robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Features”

    04Features

    Robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Features”

    4 options compared across 44 models. Most common: “LiDAR navigation” (32 models). Highest median rating: “Self-emptying” (8.3/10).

    Featured picks

    Alexa-compatible 9LiDAR navigation 32With app control 19
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: how to choose based on “Features” 4 options compared in this guide
  5. Robot vacuum cleaner: which features and options should you choose?

    05Features and options

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

    9 options compared across 40 models, using these criteria: connectivity, multi-floor mapping, no-go zones, mop lifting, recharge and resume, pet-friendly. Most common: “Connectivity: 2,4 GHz Wi-Fi” (26 models). Highest median rating: “Connectivity: Bluetooth” (8.6/10).

    Featured picks

    Connectivity: Bluetooth 2Multi-floor mapping: yes 10Mop lifting: yes 6
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: which features and options should you choose? 9 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 £84 and £716 (5th to 95th percentile), with a median recorded price of £225. The guide compares 5 price ranges, with the highest-rated model in each.

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    £0 – £150 11£150 – £300 15£300 – £500 4
    Read the guide: robot vacuum cleaner: how much should you budget? 5 options compared in this guide

Prices recorded from retailers are indicative: they may have changed since. 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 is right for you?

5 questions about our 46 robot vacuum cleaners: your results point to 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?

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

Prices recorded from retailers are indicative: they may have changed since. 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 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 46 robot vacuum cleaners and pointing to the highest-rated model in each.

Robot vacuum cleaner: how many models have you analysed?

46 models from 40 brands, all rated using the same criteria (6 criteria in total).

Robot vacuum cleaner: which model is highest-rated?

DJI Romo A, with 8.7/10 in our analyses, out of 46 models compared.

Which brand has the most models?

Dreame and Eufy, with 2 models analysed each. We analysed 40 brands in total.

Robot vacuum cleaner: how much should you budget?

The median recorded price is £225; most models fall between £84 and £716 (5th to 95th percentile of recorded prices).

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