The best robot vacuums these days aren’t just vacuuming your floors, nor are they blindly bumping around your house like they used to. These gadgets are mopping, scrubbing away stains, lifting themselves off obstacles, and even reminding you to clean the dirtier areas in your home more frequently. A good robot vacuum can cost a pretty penny, but it doesn’t have to, depending on what you’re looking for.
Curious about what’s the best model for you? I’ve been testing every new robot vacuum I can in my three-story home filled with three adults, a preschooler, and a cat who’s on a mission to get litter all over the house. Here are the best robot vacuum cleaners I’ve tried this year, and everything we really liked from recent years.
Looking for more vacuum ideas? Don't miss our guides to the Best Dyson Vacuums, Best Cordless Vacuums, Best Vacuums for Pet Hair, Best Carpet Cleaners, and Best Vacuums. Updated September 2026: The Roborock Qrevo 2 Pro is a new pick, and I've added testing notes on the Dreame L60 Ultra and Qrevo Curv 2, and updated notes on the Roborock Saros 20.
I've also added a list of robot vacuum models announced at IFA 2026 that I plan to test this fall. I’ve been testing the latest models from our favorite cleaning brands. Here are the top three I’d buy right now.
I was surprised how much I liked the AI-powered Shark PowerDetect UV Reveal. Its UV light revealed spots on my floor where I know I previously had spills, and its built-in AI had the vacuum go back over to deep-clean those spots in a way I clearly hadn’t done before. The UV Reveal also did a great job on my hard floors (both LVP and tile) as a mop-and-vacuum combo, as well as on my builder-grade carpet and a large rug in the living room.
I was impressed that the rug actually felt just as fluffy and well-vacuumed as if I had cracked out my favorite Dyson stick vacuum instead of just sending a robot vacuum to do the work for me. It has an extendable arm, which did a good job passing my corner test. I stuck three Cheerios in tricky corners of my home, and it got two out of three, doing better than the latest Dyson vacuum.
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