With outstanding maneuverability, the Shark IQ Robot can vacuum through your home for up to two hours, taking care of your floors and carpet without bumping into obstacles. If you have Alexa at home, you can control this model as you would any of your other smart home devices.
During testing, this pick vacuumed every size mess efficiently and more quickly than our other winners. Multi-surface brush roll reaches deep into corners and edges. Our favorite feature, however, is the self-emptying base where it automatically empties dirt and debris into the dust bin that only needs to be emptied once every 30 days.
In our Lab's tests, the iRobot Roomba picked up 99.5% of oatmeal and 87.9% of sugar on low-pile carpet. Not bad. This model is Wi-Fi enabled and works with Alexa, so you can get it going on a graham cracker spill before your kid stomps the crumbs to smithereens. Use the iRobot HOME app to schedule and set up custom cleaning preferences, and watch with wonder as it powers through rugs and switches to bare floors without a hitch. When its battery is low, it'll recharge itself and quickly resume cleaning until the job is complete.
Amazon reviewers love this robot vacuum because it's easy on the wallet but still gets the job done. It uses BoostIQ™ Technology to automatically increase suction power when it detects an extra-strength cleaning job is needed. It also recharges on its own, so it'll be ready to come out and clean when you need it. Plus, it's nice to look at and that's because of its sleek design (it was recently re-engineered toward a slimmer design, at just 2.85 inches tall) with an anti-scratch tempered glass-top cover for protection. It also packs in an infrared-sensor to avoid your furniture and drop-sensing tech to steer clear of potential falls.
This robo-cleaner from ILIFE actually scrubs your floors to provide a deeper and better clean than the competition. It also includes cleaning solution. Practically every other robot mop on the market simply sprays a small stream of water and then goes back and forth over on top of it with a replaceable Swiffer-like pad. This one wets the floor, and a paint roller-like brush spins to scrub stains and remove dirt. Then the mop sucks up the dirt and water with each pass, while a squeegee helps dry your floor.
Think of this pick as your solution to cleaning underneath kitchen cabinets and making the challenging areas of your home sparkle. That's due to the adaptive routing feature that is able to intelligently map out your whole home.
Sarah Bogdan, a trained mechanical engineer, is a former Product Analyst for the Cleaning Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute, where she researched and evaluated home appliances and cleaning tools.
