The Best Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo
The Q Revo is a great choice if you're looking for a mid-priced mop and robot vacuum. It's a great mopping capability, but it lacks certain of the more advanced features found in its more expensive sibling.
During testing it was able to take on dry oats and dust on carpets with medium piles and pet hair on hard flooring. It does not use LIDAR, however, as cheaper models do to map your home.
Roomba s9+ iRobot from iRobot
The iRobot Roomba S9+ robot vacuum is one of the most highly-rated robots. It has impressive cleaning power and a variety of features such as a self-emptying dirt compartment built into its charging base. This robot can also learn your habits of cleaning and suggest automatic schedules to ensure you have a hands-free experience.
The iRobot Home App guides you through the process of setting up. Once the system is setup, you can start cleaning automatically with just one button click. You can select a general clean that prioritizes the removal of large debris such as rice and cereal or go for two detailed maps of your space to ensure that your home is properly arranged.
This robot vacuum performs well on floors that are unfinished and carpets with a low pile. It can remove pet hair and clean large items up. It doesn't lose its suction as fast as some other robot vacuums. It's not the best time with plush or high-pile carpet, but iRobot claims it will improve with future models.
The S9+ is a new design from iRobot that is focused on enhancing edge and corner cleaning. It's the very first Roomba that adopts flat-fronted D-shaped designs. The company hopes this will allow it to fit into the furniture and walls. It's an improvement over the hockey puck-shaped robovacs which are standard however we found it to be just marginally superior to circular models.
iRobot claims that the S9+ also comes with a superior filtration system which blocks microscopic particles and allergens recirculating in your home. It's a nice claim, however, we're not convinced that it's enough to justify the premium price cost.
Its smart navigation system employs a combination of sensors to keep track of your home's layout, and vSLAM technology for mapping the interior. This allows it to stay clear of obstacles, like staircases and other barriers, and to tidy up your entire home in the most efficient manner possible. The iRobot Home app lets you control the robot and schedule cleaning times, and set up virtual boundary markers, so it is aware of areas that require extra attention.
2. Roborock Q Revo
Roborock Q Revo is a machine that combines mopping and vacuuming. Its vacuum settings are just as good as those found on higher-end models. And its mopping system is better as its spinning pads scrub your floors much more effectively than an ordinary pad that vibrates.
It's only downside is the lack of a second brush for deeper cleaning. However, that's not a problem for those who want to own one of the top robots on the market. The robo-vac's tank for dust is also larger than many of its rivals and it takes only two or three cycles to fill it up, even with the highest dirt level.
In terms of the mopping device, I was awestruck with its ability to remove the tough dirt off my floors. Its two mopping modes at the lowest that are less aggressive than the more powerful ones, generate very little noise, which allows you to work or even watch television without interruption. It will gently bump into a wall or furniture and move on when it encounters one.
The Q Revo is unique in that it runs almost autonomously, with little user involvement. The robo-vac comes with a multi-function dock that can automatically transfer physical trash into the bin hidden from view and also washes and drys the mop pads and refills its clean water tank. The app is good at nagging you only when something requires attention, like the clean water tank running low or a scheduled vacuuming session that was cancelled due to a full dust bin.
You can also combine or create actual rooms in order to alter the way Q Revo treats your home. This is an excellent feature to have if you have several areas of your home with different flooring materials or if there's clutter that must be cleared out regularly, such as clothes, toys, and books. The robot vacuum is also efficient and was among the top performers during my tests, taking debris from both carpets and hardwood floors in the first attempt. It is able to vacuum up wet spills. I recommend drying the area with a towel prior to sending it into.
3. Ecovacs Deebot X2 Omni
The X2 Omni has all of the features you'd expect from a top-quality robot vacuum and mop combo and more. Similar to the iRobot Roomba S9+, it comes with a powerful vacuum with powerful suction that cleans carpets and hard floors, plus a rotating mop that scrubs tough stains. It also comes with an automatic cleaning station that cleans and empty the mop pads to keep them clean and ready to be reused. It also has a sensor system that detects obstacles more accurately and prevents it from falling on furniture and other objects.
The biggest improvement over the ECOVACS the X1 Deebot is its sleeker, more modern design. This is thanks to Danish company Jacob Jensen Design, best known for their Bang & Olufsen product line. While still quite big--it's over two feet in height and depth and weighs in excess of four pounds--the entire robot and its base are less bulky than the Roborock Q Revo or iRobot J7.
This version is also more efficient than the X1 version, since it has a faster charging speed for batteries and can handle a full cleaning of around 1,500 square feet with just one charge. It also has a bigger dustbin that is more durable to hold more debris, making it easier to empty when needed.
Lastly lastly, the X2 Omni has a more intuitive app and an assistant voice that works offline, which means you can use it even if you're not at home. It also comes with additional mopping modes as well as an intelligent routing feature that gives it the flexibility to clean specific rooms or areas of your home instead of just following a set path.
The Omni Omni has the best mopping performance of any robot we've tested due to its rotating mop pads that scrub away tough stains and a motor that creates plenty of downward pressure. Its vacuuming capabilities are excellent too and it increases suction when it detects carpets to ensure that it does a thorough job. It also has a huge battery that can here last for weeks between charges, and its mopping mode is as powerful as any we've seen in a consumer-grade robot.
4. Dreametech L10s Ultra
The Dreametech L10s Ultra is a high-end mop and vacuum robot that comes with a host of convenience features you don't often see on robots in this price range. It is able to create precise floor maps and recognize different flooring types. It's also among the few robots that can automatically clean and dry its mop pad. These features are nice, but they also make the L10s more of a premium category. This could make it more expensive than what homeowners would need.
The L10s Ultra looks like a modern floor cleaner. It is tall and slim, with a white finish, accentuated by silver elements and mirror plating. The front of the machine features an enormous bumper that shields the vacuum cleaner and furniture while moving around your home. Sensors are concealed behind the front pane, which help the L10s Ultra navigate around tight corners and avoid obstacles.
On the top of the vacuum there is a single button that serves as an on/off switch. Pressing this will activate the vacuum, and clicking it again will turn off the vacuum and return it to its base station. The central control panel includes an oblique menu that allows you to select cleaning modes, schedules, and preferences. The left and right buttons will open the settings of the app which allow you to customize how the L10s Ultra interacts with your home.
The L10s Ultra, like the iRobot Roomba S9+ or Roborock Q Revo uses a combination of cameras and LIDAR technology to map your home. This allows the robot to mop and vacuum efficiently without getting stuck. The LIDAR also helps the robot vacuum to recognize and avoid obstacles, which is a nice feature for households with pets or children.
The L10s Ultra offers solid vacuuming performance which clears 98.4 percent of the debris from our hardwood floor test and removing all but the most difficult juice stains. Its mops are efficient, taking away 98.4 percent of the debris that was found on our wood, tile and carpet tests. However, it wasn't as effective in removing sand from the floor, or Quaker oats on carpet.