Which robot vacuum with mop is actually reliable?
The robot vacuum market is flooded with dozens of similar-looking brands, making it hard to tell which ones actually perform well over time. Many cheaper or lesser-known models quickly disappoint with poor cleaning performance, leading owners to abandon them for standard manual vacuums.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
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- 1Reading YouTube reviews from dedicated testing channels like VacuumwarsDid this help you?
- 2Testing multiple units before settling on oneDid this help you?
- 3Buying simpler vacuum-only models and skipping mop attachmentsDid this help you?
- 4Using competitor brands like Roborock or Eufy instead of Roomba or SharkDid this help you?
- 5Using a cheap standard manual vacuum insteadDid this help you?
- 6Buying a more expensive self-emptying modelDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“There seems to be probably 25 different brands out there. I'm not concerned about price, I just want something that works well.”source ↗
“I have cheap deebots, they are kinda okay but now they sit in storage and I use a 60$ Walmart bagless vacuum. Their performance just isn't that great.”source ↗
“I'm looking for a robot vacuum in the $100 range, but when I searched on Amazon it seemed like a dozen came up, all with similar reviews.”source ↗
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