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Robot Vacuum Cleaners Buying Guide

Our buying guide will explain which type of robot vacuum cleaner would suit you most, how much you can expect to pay for one, and which features are worth looking out for.

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28 reviews
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  • Build Quality
    1.8 (6)
  • Value for Money
    1.8 (6)
  • Ease of Use
    3.2 (6)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    3.3 (6)
  • Product is used
    • Daily (5)
    • Weekly (1)
  • Noise Level
    3.0 (6)
  • Pet OwnerYes (6) · No (0)
  • System Errors Every time (3) · Occasionally (2) · Often (1)
  • Ease of Programming / Scheduling
    3.7 (6)
  • Battery Life
    2.7 (6)
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Megan

MeganQueensland

  • 2 reviews

Excellent little machine!

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Our first Neato lasted four years with only one battery replacement and one roller replacement required. Works very well on hardwoods and carpets. Large enough dustbin for daily cleans. Second machine recently purchased is more powerful and quicker to return to charging station. We are very happy with our machine.

Purchased in March 2021 at Australian Robotics for $699.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
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Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
System Errors Occasionally
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Michael

MichaelCanberra Central 2602, ACT

Great vacuum, terrible quality

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Bought the Botvac D in Sept 2016. It required fixing and 2 new batteries before the entire unit was replaced in Feb 2018 because the navigation system died. Replaced another battery that year and now the wheel drive has died on the replacement unit. Neato robotics (Dean in Dublin) thinks 3 years is a reasonable build quality for a $1000 machine and refuses to replace it.

Purchased in September 2021 at Myer for $959.20.

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Ease of Use
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Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Wood
System Errors Often
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Neato bots designed to break- 2 BROKEN - do not buy

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Cleans great until it failed. First robot failed just inside warranty. They couldn't replace as they didn't have it anymore. Had to pay a little extra for a different one. Second one has failed just outside of warranty. Company is of no use to help. Pricey and designed to break.



Purchased in July 2021 at Myer for $879.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Tiles and Wood
System Errors Every time
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Musch from the Bush

Musch from the BushPerth, WA

  • 5 reviews
  • 5 likes

Only Buy This If You've Got Money To Throw Away

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I had the neato replaced after only 8 months and now the replacement has lasted 9 months. Neato are telling me the replacement isn't covered under manufacturer warranty, so they don't even expect it to last a year. When it did work it constantly got stuck or couldn't get out of a corner. So after having it scheduled to vacuum while I was at work I'd still come home to have to manually vacuum. I feel so ripped off. Never ever will I buy another piece of American junk.

Purchased in January 2021 at Appliances Online for $900.00.

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Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Wood
System Errors Every time
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Ricolo

RicoloSydney, NSW

  • 2 reviews

Bad quality, poor service

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Purchased in September 2021 at Myer Retail Stores for $1,100.00.

Build Quality
Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Daily
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet, Tiles and Wood
System Errors Occasionally
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Chelse X

Chelse XPeel, WA

Terrible. Been through 2 vaccs in 20 months

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Trouble with this vacc from 3 months old. Not charging, not completing vacuum of the house. Replaced under Myer warranty. New vacc is now not charging too. So the headache begins again. My mum had the same issues and got a full refund after having it firstly replaced and then same issues with the new one. So 4/4 vacuums not even making it to two years. I dont know how they have the nerve to keep manufacturing these unreliable products. I will NEVER buy neato again. Do not buy!!!

Purchased in August 2021 at Myer Retail Stores for $999.00.

Build Quality
Ease of Use
Cleaning & Maintenance
Noise Level
Battery Life
Value for Money
Ease of Programming / Scheduling
Product is used Weekly
Pet OwnerYes
Floor Type Carpet and Wood
System Errors Every time
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Ben

BenPerth, WA

  • 2 reviews

OK to start with then has issues

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Pros: It cleans well on wood and tiled floors, great for dog hair.

Cons: After a year the battery dies and will need a new battery every year after that!! $100 for a replacement battery. then after 2 1/2 years the spinning brush stopped working, looked up to but a replacement but too hard to replace and you have to completely dismantle the unit to do it. now sitting and collecting dust in the corner!!

Date PurchasedApr 2016
Claire

ClaireMelbourne

  • 3 reviews

What a piece of junk!!

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After 5 months the robot stopped working.It kept saying it was switched off when it wasn't and would not go at all. Attempted to have the issues rectified with Neato. After multiple calls and emails where I would constantly be asked to provide the same details I already had provided multiple time they still failed to do anything about and I went over a month with no vacuum. Kindly appliances online gave me a full refund for this faulty product, I will not be purchasing another Neato. Absolutely terrible customer service!!

Date PurchasedMay 2018

Third time lucky

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Date PurchasedOct 2017
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KNR

KNRPerth

  • 6 reviews
  • 3 likes

Keep your house clean with the neat-o Neato!

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Neato (say it with an Aussie accent, it is not Ne-ya-tow!) is our family best friend, cleaning the house while we're at work, and keeping the cats amused, so we come home to a clean home and content kitties! We've used Neato in a 100sqm apartment and now house, and it takes about 45 mins for a thorough clean in one battery hit, and makes its way back to the base station. After a few months we had a problem where it wouldn't charge, and the company was fantastic dealing with the problem, sending out a new battery which resolved the problem. We love coming home and seeing the carpets freshly vacuumed and the floors free from cat hair. Thanks Neato! I've been recommending it to all my friends.

Date PurchasedFeb 2018

Only built to last one year

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Just within warranty it has broken with the please clean my dustbin warning. They sent replacement battery to no avail. Poor customer service and the unit remains sitting broken in our garage. It basically cost us $100 a month to clean, and we used it a lot, so I guess it has been ok but expect to get 2 years minimum out of a unit

Date PurchasedJun 2017

Only buy it if you are a lucky person for the rest of us my advice is "don't"

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Date PurchasedSep 2017
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Ricolo
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Craig

CraigSydney

Ok

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Purchased in May broken down in late July due to blocked fan. Warranty advise this is not good and will need replacement unit. But whilst operating Neato was great amazing how much dust gathers over one day. Time will tell how warranty goes regarding replacement unit and life of replacement unit.

Date PurchasedMay 2018
Selda Uykun

Selda Uykun

  • 3 reviews

Could be better

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I thought it was going to be a lot better then what it is. Doesn’t clean the corners very well as the side brush is very small. Filter is cheap and needs replacing every few months. It’s pretty noisy too. Other then that it’s ok the coolest feature is it goes back to its base

Date PurchasedFeb 2018
Lisa

LisaClearwater

Poor customer support.

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Purchased a neato December 2016, Sept 2017 it stopped working. Went thru all the steps and neato ended up sending a new battery. Now it is no longer working again, but am told the battery only has a 6 month warranty. They sent me link where I can purchase a new battery.
What you pay for these and they don't support it, waste of money!!!

Date PurchasedDec 2016
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Ang

AngMelbourne

  • 8 reviews
  • 2 likes

makes my life real easy

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The vacuum is very easy to use. I'm quite lazy usually and this vacuum makes my house so much cleaner. It is able to vacuum while i'm not at home which i believe is one of its best function. it literally picks up everything and works very well so far.

Date PurchasedJul 2017
Monica00

Monica00SYDNEY

  • 2 reviews

Best idea ever

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This vacuum picks up everything. One perk of having a robot vacuum is that it makes me keep clutter off the floor . I haven’t used a regular vacuum in a year . I run it most days and am quite horrified at the volume of dust and garbage that we drop in a day .

Date PurchasedJan 2017
Jodi

JodiSydney

Warning don’t buy if you have dark rooms or carpets

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Date PurchasedJan 2018
Lauren

LaurenDarling Downs, QLD

  • 7 reviews
  • 6 likes

Love this little cleaner

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We moved at the start of the year to a house that has online tiles. I started researching vacuums and was tossing up between this one and roomba. Went with this once as it's meant to handle animal hair.

It's made us get into a good routine, every morning we pick up everything off the floor and while at work it does it's thing. I love coming home to clear floors.

It has gotten itself stuck a few times but by using the magnetic strip we're able to keep it out of danger.

Also it does need a little more maintenance (mostly cleaning) than the average vacuum, but with the amount of time it saves me in vacuuming I'm happy to oblige. Wish I bought one years ago.

Date PurchasedMar 2017
Hairy

HairyQLD

  • 9 reviews
  • 2 likes

Life changer!

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This is one of the best purchases I've ever made. It saves me SO much time. It does a very good job at navigating the home and cleaning up. My floors have never been so clean. I love at the end of the day I can turn the Neato on and put my feet up! Brilliant invention.

Date PurchasedJul 2017
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Questions & Answers

CREZ

CREZasked

Botvac D80/D85

Is it supposed to shout off if the bin gets full? The one time my got full it did not shut off.

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Lisa
Lisa

Mine does, beeps a lot to let you know.

CREZ
CREZ

Thank you Lisa, maybe mine beeped and I wasn't in the area. I know it didn't shut off but I really can't say it didn't beep. That is good to know.

Selda Uykun
Selda Uykun

It should beep

Diane

Dianeasked

Botvac D80/D85

I have a shag rug & wondering if it can handle that ?

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bcc
bcc

Not very well. It's not really powerful enough to deal with this & the wheels will struggle to drive it around. You can place the magnetic strips under the edges of the rug to keep it off if you'd like, I suppose.

Lauren
Lauren

I've got a super high pile rug and after trying it a few times it now just avoids it. Normal low pile rugs it handles no problem.

Elkay
Elkay

Use the orange brush that comes with it

glj

gljasked

Botvac D80/D85

Shut off the "return to dock", now can't find where to reinstate it. Any help?

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Ringadinga
Ringadinga

I would just place it back on the dock & press the start button again. If this does not work, turn off the switch in the bottom left hand corner under the bin lid & turn it on again. Hope this helps.

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