The Best Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo
The Q Revo is an excellent choice if you're looking for a mid-range robot vacuum and mop. It has a great mopping performance but lacks some of the advanced features found in its more expensive sibling.
During testing it was able to tackle dry oats and dust on carpets with medium piles as well as pet hair on hard floors. It does not use LIDAR however, as cheaper models do to map your home.
1. iRobot Roomba S9+
The iRobot Roomba S9+ robot vacuum is one of the top-rated robots. It comes with a variety of features and impressive cleaning power, including the dirt compartment built into the charging base. This robot can learn your habits of cleaning, and suggest automated schedules that will give you an effortless cleaning experience.
The iRobot Home App guides you through the process of setting up. Once the system is setup it can begin automatic cleaning with a single button click. You can choose an overall clean that focuses on getting rid of larger pieces of debris such as rice and cereal or two thorough mappings of your area to ensure that your entire home is properly arranged.
This vacuum works well on floors that are unfinished and carpets with low pile. It can pick up pet hair and sucks large objects up. It doesn't lose its suction as quickly as other robot vacuums. It does have a hard time with high-pile or plush carpet, however iRobot says it will improve in the future with new models.
The S9+ features a new design from iRobot that focuses on improving edge and corner cleaning. It's the first Roomba to adopt an open-fronted, flat-fronted design, which it hopes will allow it to fit into furniture and walls. It's a nice improvement over the standard hockey puck shape of the majority of robovacs. However, we found it to be only marginally better than circular models.
iRobot claims that the S9+ also features an advanced filtration system, which prevents micro-sized particles and allergens from circulating throughout your home. We think it's a nice claim but not enough to justify a premium price.
Its smart navigation system employs sensors that remember your home's layout and vSLAM technology for mapping the interior. It then cleans your entire home efficiently by avoiding obstacles like stairs and other obstacles. The iRobot Home App allows you to schedule cleaning times and create virtual boundaries so that the robot knows the areas that require attention.
2. Roborock Q Revo
Roborock Q Revo is a machine that combines vacuuming and mopping. Its vacuum settings are just as effective as those found on more expensive models. The mopping system is superior as its spinning pads scrub your floors much more efficiently than a vibrating pad.
It's only downside is the lack of a second brush to allow for more thorough cleaning. However, it's not a problem if you want to own one of the best robots on the market. The dust tank on the robovac is bigger than most of its competitors. Filling it up only takes two or three times, even when you have maximum dirt.
For the mopping device, I was amazed with its ability to scrub tough dirt from my floors. The two mopping modes that it has, which are less aggressive than the more powerful ones, produce little noise, allowing you to work or watch television without interruption. If it comes across a wall or furniture piece, it gently bumps into it before moving along.
What makes the Q Revo apart is that it's designed to operate almost completely autonomously, requiring only a little for human intervention. The dock of the robo-vac is multifunctional and automatically transfers garbage into a bin hidden. It also washes and dries, as well as refills the clean water tank. The app is capable of alerting you when something requires attention, such as the water tank being empty or a scheduled cleaning session that was cancelled because of a full dust bin.
You can also design and merge actual rooms to customize the way that Q Revo treats your abode. That's a handy feature to have if you have several areas of your home with different floor materials or if there's a lot of items that need to mop robot vacuum be cleared out frequently, such as clothes, toys, and books. The robot vacuum is also efficient and was among the top performers in my tests, taking debris from both carpets and hardwoods in its first run. It can vacuum up even wet spills. I suggest drying the area with a towel prior to sending it to.
3. Ecovacs Deebot X2 Omni
The X2 Omni has all of the features you'd expect from a high-end robot vacuum and mop combo and more. Like the iRobot Roomba S9+, it comes with a powerful vacuum with powerful suction that cleans carpets and hard floors, as well as the mop's rotating design that can scrub tough staining. It also has an automatic cleaning station that cleans and empty the mop pads to keep them clean and ready for reuse. It also has a sensor that detects obstacles more accurately which allows it to avoid falling on furniture and other objects.
The most notable improvement to the ECOVACS X1 Deebot is its sleeker, more modern design. This is due to the Danish company Jacob Jensen Design, best known for their Bang & Olufsen product line. Although it's still quite large--it's more than two feet tall and deep and weighs nearly four pounds--the robot and its base are smaller than the Roborock Q Revo or iRobot j7.
This version is also more efficient than the X1, as it has a faster charging speed for batteries and can handle a complete cleaning of about 1,500 square feet in one charge. It also has a bigger dustbin that is more durable to hold more debris which makes it easier to empty it when needed.
The X2 Omni also has a more natural voice assistant and an app that works even if you are not at home. It also has an intelligent routing feature that allows it to clean specific rooms or areas of your home instead of following a predetermined route.
The Omni Omni has the best mopping performance of any robot we've tested, due to its rotating mop pads that remove tough stains and a motor that generates plenty of downward pressure. Its vacuuming performance is also outstanding, and it also increases suction when it senses a carpet to ensure a thorough cleaning. It also has a huge battery that can last for weeks between charges and its mopping mode is as efficient as the ones we've seen on the market for a consumer robot.
4. Dreametech L10s Ultra
The Dreametech L10s Ultra is a high-end robot vacuum and mop that comes with a variety of features that you aren't likely to find on robots in this price range. It is able to create precise floor maps and recognize different flooring types. It's also one of the few robots that can automatically clean and dry its mop pad. These are nice features, but they also push the L10s into the luxury category. This could mean it's more expensive than what homeowners would need.
Created to resemble a modern floor cleaner The L10s Ultra is a tall and slim machine with an elegant white finish that's highlighted by mirror plating and silver elements. The front of the machine is dominated by a large bumper that helps protect the vacuum and furniture from damage while moving around the house. Sensors are concealed behind the front panel, which helps the L10s Ultra navigate around tight corners and avoid obstacles.
On the top of the vacuum, there is a single button which acts as an on/off switch. This button will activate the vacuum. Clicking it again will turn it off and send it back to its base station. The circular menu located in the middle of the control panel allows users to select cleaning options as well as schedules and preferences. The left and right buttons on the screen will open up the settings menu of the app where you can modify how the L10s Ultra interacts with your home.
Similar to the iRobot Roomba S9+ and Roborock Q Revo, the L10s Ultra uses a combination of LIDAR and camera-based navigation technology to map out your home. This creates a detailed floor plan that allows the robot vacuum and mop effectively, without getting stuck in areas with clutter. The LIDAR helps the robot vacuum avoid obstacles and identify them, which is an excellent feature for households with pets or young children.
The L10s Ultra is an efficient vacuum cleaner that removes 98.4 percent of the debris we test on hard floors and taking out all but stubborn juice staining. Its mops also do a great job in removing 98.4 percent of debris from our carpet, tile and wood tests. It wasn't as effective in removing sand from our hard floor or quaker oatmeal from the carpet.