When it comes to robotic vacuums, there’s many different models available.
These models can have different capabilities – picking up pet hair, and functioning on different home surfaces – carpet, tiles, hardwood, and more.
In this guide, we’ve put together a list of some of the best affordable, and overall robotic vacuums on the market right now.
We categorise them by their features and what category they fit into.
Let’s check them out!
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Best Robotic Vacuums For Pet Hair, & Different Surfaces (Carpet, Hardwood, Tiles, & More)
Our top picks for the best robotic vacuums across different categories are:
Best Overall Robo Vacs
The higher priced robo vacs all have their pros and cons.
Some of the most popular, and perhaps a good place to start looking at the moment is with the Roombas.
Some of the most popular or highly rated Roombas right now that can deal with pet hair and a range of surfaces might include these models:
- iRobot Roomba 675 Robot Vacuum (on Amazon)
- iRobot Roomba 614 (on Amazon)
- iRobot Roomba 960 (on Amazon) (the 900 series is one of the higher spec series, compared to a more entry level 600 series model)
- iRobot Roomba i7+ (7550) (on Amazon)
Best Affordable Robo Vac
- eufy Robovac 11S Robotic Vacuum Cleaner (on Amazon) (for hard floors, and up to medium pile carpets. Can also pick up dog hair)
Best Vacuums In General
What you have to consider is that a robot vacuum isn’t always the best vacuum type for any one particular job.
With this being the case, we’ve put together this ‘Best Vacuums Guide’ with different types of vacuums for different uses, surfaces and applications.
They can generally deal with pet hair, but the vacuums listed in that guide can deal with a range of surfaces too.
Best Robotic Vacuums: Reviews & Comparison Guides
- eufy Robovac 11S Review
- Roomba Robot Vacuum – 600 vs 700 vs 800 vs 900 Series Comparison
- Comparison Guide Of Major Robot Vacuum Brands
Best Robotic Vacuums: Buyer’s Guide
How To Find Out What Each Robotic Vacuum Is For?
The manufacturer tells you in the product description most times.
I.e. they will tell you if it’s for pet hair, and what surfaces it’s for.
Make sure you find out what sort of carpet it’s for – it might be only good for up to medium pile carpets.
A Note On Thick & Plush Carpets
Most robotic vacuums don’t handles thick or plush carpets well. They are much better on thin carpet or hard surfaces.
But, some like the Robot Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Cleaner have the 10x suction feature for deep cleaning on carpets.
For thick carpets, you may want an upright vacuum with deep cleaning ability and a pet hair vacuum brush.
A Note On Hardwood Floors, Laminate Floors and Tiles
Most robotic vacuums do well on hard flooring surfaces.
One note to keep in mind though is that if you have hard surfaces that are very easily scratched, such as highly polished, or easily marked floors, you may want to stick to damp mopping with a soft surface instead of a vacuum with wheels.
Also, if you have tiles that are widely spaced apart or that robo vac wheels could get caught in, you may look to an upright vac instead.
What To Look For In A Robo Vac
Some of the things you might look for:
Whether it’s just a vacuum, or whether it’s a 2 in 1 vacuum and mop
How powerful the vacuum suction is
Whether it is hand remote controlled, or smartphone app controlled
What sort of remote it has – standard, or advanced
What Wi-Fi Connectivity it has – 2.4 GHz only or 5 GHz as well
Whether it is Alexa voice compatible
Whether is has touchscreen buttons
Whether the vac can be automatically scheduled
What sort of brush it has – single brush, double brush, pet bar beater brush
Whether it cleans a single room, or multiple rooms
What surfaces it is for – most robo vacs are for thin carpets and hard surfaces, but not thick/plush carpets
How many cleaning modes it has
What cleaning modes it has (auto, spot cleaning, turbo/max suction modes etc.)
Whether it has object, and cliff sensors
What sort of navigation system it has – laser navigation system, camera navigation system etc
What sort of rechargeable battery it has – lithium ion? NiMH?
How long the battery runs for
How long the battery takes to charge
Whether it automatically docks and charges when the battery is low
Whether it has side brushes for walls and edges
What sort of dust filter is has
How big the dust container is
How long the warranty is
A Note On Human & Pet Hair
Robotic vacuums are light cleaning vacuums.
They are mainly only for light/fine hair, low quantity hair amounts, and loose fur.
For thick hair, high quantities of hair and deeply lodged hair – get a full size powerful upright vac.
The Shark Rotator TruePet Upright Corded Bagless Vacuum (on Amazon) is a popular upright vacuum for pet hair.
If there is enough hair, you may want to dislodge and brush up some of the hair yourself first to prevent it clogging the vac or so that you ensure it actually gets picked up.
A Note On Thick & Plush Carpets
Most robotic vacuums don’t handles thick or plush carpets well. They are much better on thin carpet or hard surfaces.
For thick carpets, you may want an upright vacuum with deep cleaning ability and a pet hair vacuum brush.
A Note On Automatic vs Manual Vacuums
Robotic vacuum are automatic operating rechargeable battery vacuums.
They operate on a pre determined cleaning pattern with navigation, mapping and guidance systems, and are limited somewhat by their wheels and climbing inclines (like rug edges, stairs etc.)
Consider this in your purchasing decision.
An upright vac gives you more flexibility, power, control and range.
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