Best Automatic Vacuum and Mop Combos
The Narwal Freo X Ultra is one of the top robot vacuums and mops I've ever tested. Its base station comes with an enormous water tank as well as a dustbin, and its dual rubber brush is less likely to tangle hair than single bristles.
Its mopping performance excels and its AI mapping excels at eliminating obstacles. It is also able to pause its cleaning work and then resume where it began.
1. Roomba Combo j9+
The Roomba Combo J9+ is an all-in-one robot mop and vacuum cleaner that is among the most sophisticated on the market. It features a sleek, self-emptying Clean Base which can be used to store up to two mopping cycles. It's designed to look and feel like a small desk. It is the only robot we tested with an onboard reservoir that automatically washes and replenishes the pads for cleaning after each mopping and vacuum cycle.
The mopping arm is placed unobtrusively at the top of the unit. It lowers when it detects hard surfaces and begins to scrub. It moves slowly and carefully over surfaces to ensure that it doesn't accidentally spill wet mud or spills across carpeted areas. It does a great job of keeping itself out of the way of furniture, cords, and other obstacles.
It's smarter than the majority of robot vacs, too thanks to the iRobot Home app, which lets you customize your cleaner's settings and prioritize rooms based on dirtiness setting schedules and cleaning times, and more. The app also provides comprehensive maps of your home, seasonal recommendations, custom cleaning routines, and intuitive smart-home integrations.
This robot vac/mop is based on iRobot's Imprint Smart Mapping Technology to identify objects like sofas, tables and counters. It can be controlled with Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri which makes it easy to keep your home clean.
Unlike other vacuum and mopping robots, the Roomba J9+ makes an entire map of your house 7x faster than previous models and categorizes each area by floor type, making sure that it will always remember to mop or vacuum the area you want. It also features a new Turbo Mode that increases suction power for those tough spots. With iRobot’s Dirt Detective it can learn about your cleaning habits to adjust the cleaning priorities and settings to the most filthy areas of your home.
2. Yeedi M12 Pro+
With its premium features and user-friendly controls for the app The Yeedi M12 Pro+ is an excellent competitor in the field of automated mop and vacuum robots. Its powerful suction capabilities and cutting-edge mopping technology make it a perfect cleaning partner for smart homes. Its affordable price and smart automation also make it a great option for households with a tight budget.
To get started with the M12 software, download and open the Yeedi app and follow the on-screen instructions to connect to your Wi-Fi network. Once connected, you'll be asked to give your robot an unique name. The M12 only works with 2.4GHz networks.
The M12 comes with a variety of cleaning modes, including vacuuming and mopping. Its clever design allows the M12 to map a space in six minutes and adjust its cleaning route accordingly. Its advanced mopping features include two spinning pads, with electronically controlled water as well as a "True Edge Adaptive Edge Mopping System" that helps ensure thorough cleaning of all floor edges.
In terms of navigation, the M12 uses LiDAR, IR, and 3D structured light to avoid obstacles. Its sensors are adept at picking up larger objects like HVAC vents and furniture. They can struggle to detect smaller objects like cables or small rags. This can cause robots to miss areas.
The M12's built in inclinometer allows it to sense and navigate up and down stairs. It also returns automatically to its OMNI Station to clean and dry mop brushes and to refill its water tank. When the batteries are depleted it can OMNI station can also automatically empty the bin of dust and clean itself.
3. Roborock S8 maxV Ultra
The Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra is the cutting-edge in robot cleaning, packing a staggering amount of features into a sleek package. It comes with the largest mopping capacity, a camera for enhanced obstacle avoidance and a powerful vacuum that has the ability to sense the carpet it is stepping on. It also comes with advanced capabilities for voice assistant and intelligence.
It's an extremely powerful mop and vacuum cleaner. It completed our 1,500 square foot test area in just over 101 minutes, but the battery drained and it returned to its dock. Its mop cleans itself between use, which lowers maintenance costs and helps keep the pads clean. In addition, there is a dock sensor that senses when the mop's pad is dirty and initiates washing to keep it clean.
The S8 MaxV Ultra, like its predecessors has an intelligent system that can recognize household items like pet waste and shoes using cameras and LIDAR. It performed well in our evaluation of obstacle avoidance and had only one issue during my testing (it got stuck in unwinding a ball of wool that was caught in its brush arm).
The S8 MaxV Ultra comes with a brand new 10,000pa suction power, which is more than double its predecessor. This makes it a great choice for homes that have lots of carpet and a variety of flooring types. The vacuum can be programmed to automatically increase suction when it moves over dust or crumbs.
Similar to the previous models, multiple docking stations can be set up to make it easier to clean and mop process. The docking station is connected to the home plumbing system, and it will drain and refill the water tank after you're done.
4. Dreametech X40 Ultra
The Dreame X40 Ultra robot vacuum and mop is the company's latest flagship model. It has several distinct features that the cheaper models don't. It is a powerful suction and mop floors with ease. It has many advanced features such as auto-expanding mop heads and self-detangling rollers for brush. The X40 Ultra also offers automatic self-cleaning of its own base station and dust collection filter. The mop pads will be automatically drained and cleaned in hot water. After each cleaning session, the soiled water tank will also be automatically emptied.
It comes with advanced options for customising the cleaning schedule, like selecting a time to start and end every cycle, or choosing whether it should vacuum carpets prior to mopping. breaking news can be instructed to clean up areas that are dirty and to boost suction around cat litter and pet food bowls. The X40 Ultra can be programmed to perform specific tasks at the touch of a button like cleaning the kitchen sink or bathroom toilet. It is also able to automatically raise its front side brush when it spots wet areas and clean up debris from corners and baseboards.
The X40 Ultra is easy to set up and use using a simple and intuitive app and a broad range of features. It is quieter than many corded vacuums. The only sounds are the occasional low hum from its motor, and brief bursts of sucking during cleaning. Its navigation system is awe-inspiring, as it uses cameras, 3D structured light and multiple lasers to locate and avoid obstacles, and this makes the X40 Ultra achieve one of the top scores for obstacles in our tests.
5. Eufy S1 Pro
The Eufy S1 Pro has been designed to be an extremely powerful mop and vacuum combo that is also user-friendly. The gunmetal base station fills up its own tank with clean water, then empty the dust bin into a smaller bin and ishes and drys its own mop pads in between cleaning sessions. It is equipped with advanced features that allow it to switch between carpets and hard surfaces, and eliminate pet hair from carpets, and clean high-level thresholds in rooms.
The S1 Pro has excellent navigation and mapping, thanks to its internal dToF system. It is able to maintain a low-profile while still providing excellent detection of objects. It can drive close to walls without crashing, and avoiding steps, and it also automatically raises its mop when driving over rugs or short-pile carpets. However, it struggled with carpets with a longer pile and also large, thick messes of dried-on debris.
The S1 Pro is ready to be used right from the moment you purchase it, and it requires only a quick mapping run to learn about your home. The map will be displayed in the app, and you can add or join rooms as needed. You can also set virtual boundaries as well as no-go zones or no-mop zones in case there's something you don't want your robot to touch.
The S1 Pro is a great option for homes that have flooring of both types, because it can mop and vacuum. However its dependence on an Eufy-branded cleaning system (which is included in the box) makes it less flexible than other robots that allow you to add your own solutions. Its ability to vacuum and mop makes it an ideal choice for homes with different types of flooring, but its reliance on a Eufy-branded cleaning product (which is included in the box) can make it less flexible than some other robots that let you create your own solutions.