You can save time on vacuuming and mopping with a robot vacuum. CNET has spent hours rigorously testing the most popular robot vacuum models to find you the best of the best.
Consider how efficient the robot vacuum is at removing dirt and debris. robots for logistics
Type of flooring you have
Note the type of flooring you have as some robot vacuums perform better on hardwood floors while others are optimized for carpet.
Some robot vacuums are more proficient at removing pet hair and some can even detect and avoid pet waste.
Consider the size of your home and individual rooms before choosing a robot vacuum, and pick one with enough power to handle the area.
Establish how much you have to spend on a robot vacuum since they're available in a wide range of prices.
Today, robo-vacs are smarter than ever, incorporating AI-based object recognition that allows them to learn new objects over time. Developments showcased at CES 2025 have made them more functional than ever before, with the addition of robotic arms that can move toys and debris and legs that let them scoot up small obstacles and even the ability to untangle themselves.
Using our extensive hands-on lab testing, we have narrowed your robot vacuum choices for you. We evaluate mopping and carpet pick-up performance. We also test and score how each vacuum navigates and avoids obstacles such as dog poop, as well as score docking stations, sensors, battery life, reliability and value.
Currently, we have a tie for the top spot: the Ecovacs Deebot T30SCombo and the iRobot Roomba Combo J7 Plus. Because of its self-emptying dustbin, mop function, efficient navigation and cost-to-value ratio, we found the Ecovacs Deebot T30S Combo to be the best overall. You can choose between the all-in-one combo, which includes a stick vacuum that also self-empties or just the robot vacuum.
Tied for best overall is the iRobot Roomba Combo J7 Plus. It outperformed its co-winner in suction performance but underperformed in price and features. The two winners scores shake out to be a tie, and both are excellent choices.
The DreameBot D10S Plus (CNET's former best pick) scored better than all robot vacuums on this list, but it's an older model and becoming harder to find in stock, so newer options have emerged as best picks.
Ecovacs Deebot T30S Combo may look like a gimmick, adding a cordless stick vac to the Omni Station. Our testing shows that this is not the case. Instead, the Deebot T30S is so good as a robot vacuum and stick vac that it has become our top recommendation.
During testing in our lab, the T30S Combo picked up an average of 95.16% of the black rice carpet and over 65% of the sand. It does a fantastic job getting debris off the floor, it’s also great for pet hair with the ZeroTangle brush system, which uses a V-shaped roller and Dual Comb Teeth to physically scrape hair from the brush and direct it to the dust bin.
The stick vac accessory has many attachments to help clean any mess you need. It’s great to have a stick vac with your robot vacuum, what helps the system stand out is that the Omni Station empties and cleans the robot vacuum and the stick vac.
The Deebot T30S Combo offers a dual-spinning mop brush system to help keep your hard floors clean. When the vacuum detects the carpet, the mop rises to avoid touching the fibers. When mopping, the brush can swing out to reach the edge of the wall.
I mentioned that the otherwise excellent Roomba J7 Plus doesn't include mopping capabilities. Enter the Roomba Combo J7 Plus, which adds that talent to its skillset. Rather than just slapping a mopping pad onto the bottom of the thing, iRobot did a very clever thing and designed a motorized mopping pad with arms that lift it out from the bottom of the cleaner and relocate it to the top whenever it detects it's traveling over carpets.
That way, it'll never drag a wet, dirty mopping pad across your otherwise freshly vacuumed floors as it cleans. To test that out, I took the Roomba Combo J7 Plus home, where I have a mix of carpets and hardwood floors. It did a great job of identifying carpeted areas during its initial mapping run -- from there, I never caught it vacuuming those carpeted areas without lifting the mop up and out of the way first. It's just a better, more high-end approach to automated mopping and one you won't need to think about quite as much.
It's a capable vacuum and a top-five finisher on all three flooring types we test, which is something that only one other robot vacuum we've tested can claim (the also-excellent Neato D10). Notably, it also tops our list of the best robot vacuums for hardwood floors.
I didn't find it to be quite as sharp a navigator as lidar-based cleaners from names like Dreametech, Neato and Roborock, and I wish it included a water tank in the dock so you didn't need to fill the reservoir before each mopping run -- but apart from that, this motorized mopping machine checks all the boxes that I'd want from a combo cleaner in my own home.
brooming and mopping robot Whether vacuuming or mopping, Shark's PowerDetect robot does the dirty work so you don't have to. It deep-cleans and mops your floors, while the NeverTouch Pro base means you don’t have to worry about cleanup or maintenance for weeks at a time. After every cleaning run, the robot will return to the base to empty debris, refill the water tank and wash and dry the mopping pad so it’s always ready for its next clean. With NeverStuck Technology, the robot lifts itself over obstacles and across thresholds to avoid getting stuck. When mopping, it keeps the pad above carpets to prevent wet messes and deliver whole-home coverage. The robot handles your cleaning chores for you, and the bagless base with HEPA Anti-Allergen Complete Seal captures and traps 99.97% of dust and allergens (down to 0.3 microns; allergens refer to nonliving matter). The base traps dust and allergens and keeps them inside and out of the air you breathe, while Odor Neutralizer Technology guards against bad odors in the base for a fresher-smelling home.