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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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4.4

92 reviews
5
(68)
4
(12)
3
(2)
2
(2)
1
(8)
  • Build Quality
    4.3 (55)
  • Value for Money
    4.1 (56)
  • Ease of Use
    4.6 (56)
  • Cleaning & Maintenance
    4.5 (56)
  • Product is used
    • Several times a week (25)
    • Daily (22)
    • Weekly (7)
    • Rarely (1)
  • Noise Level
    3.6 (56)
  • Pet OwnerYes (29) · No (25)
  • System Errors Never (27) · Occasionally (21) · Every time (5) · Often (2)
  • Ease of Programming / Scheduling
    4.3 (52)
  • Battery Life
    4.4 (55)
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ATN

ATNCanberra 2600, ACT

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like
  • Verified purchase

Worth every cent

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Alan

AlanPerth, WA

  • 3 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Fantastic machine

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I’ve had this about a week now and it certainly lives up to the hundreds of 5 star reviews. I live in a 3x2 with tiled floors and two small shedding dogs. It’s always a battle to keep up with cleaning up of their hair. I had a cheap robot vac a few years ago and it was rubbish. Unlike the old one, this one plans it’s cleaning pattern by knowing where obstacles are. I think the mop could be a bit of a gimmick and haven’t bothered with it. I can even start, stop and send it back to base by talking to my Google Home that it works with. I paid about $500 on EBay and it’s well worth every cent.

Kezza

KezzaGreater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 4 reviews
  • 2 likes
  • Verified purchase

More helpful then I thought

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Chris Y.

Chris Y.Sydney, NSW

  • 6 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Great product

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Very nifty. Works well and links to a well updated Xiaomi app. Haven't had any issues with it and it's made life a lot easier. App tracks the house and can operate the vacuum remotely.

Kevin N.

Kevin N.Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC

  • 5 reviews
  • 1 like
  • Verified purchase

Makes those Roomba's look pathetic

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I had this robot for several months (borrowed from cousin) and absolutely loved it. It could almost everything some $800 could do. There are several suction modes from Quiet to Max but I usually leave it on max just to make sure everything does get sucked up. I live in a large double story house and the battery lasts enough to cover one floor (120 mins to clean) before it needs charging which to me I didn't see as a problem as I adapted to this limitation by letting it clean each floor on alternating days. However ! The mapping on the app is excellent however you cannot save more than one map and you need to turn on saving to be able to edit the map. So after I clean downstairs the robot has to learn from the start again to clean upstairs.

UKat

UKatSydney, NSW

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Big Help! We stopped manual vacuuming completely.

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We bought this roborock 6 months ago ans since then we never vacuumed or mopped manually. Xioami does such a great job!! I love the zoned cleaning feature. Never bumps into anything due to smart sensors, auto detects carpets and i couldnt be happier about this purchase.

Wes

WesMetropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 8 reviews
  • 2 likes

I’m amazed

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Wes
Wes

Still loving it

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Jarod

JarodPerth, WA

  • 14 reviews
  • 2 likes
  • Verified purchase

Purchased 6 of these so far

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Will

WillMelbourne

  • 6 reviews
  • 9 likes
  • Verified purchase

The best robot vacuum I've ever seen and used.

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Paul

PaulSydney, NSW

  • 3 reviews

Works Surprisingly well !

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This was our first dip into the robotic world at home. Very impressed. Gets into every nook and cranny it can and mapped out the joint surprisingly well. Only issue i have is the water reservoir runs out and therefore when we use the mopping function, i need to pause the job, refill and then restart it. Our house is about 160 metre square,I receommend this device. After 2 weeks loving it.

idashan

idashanVictoria

  • 31 reviews
  • Verified purchase

This time, hubby was right

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idashan
idashan

4 months update, love this machine so much, can't live without it now.
works well on daily schedule & suck up all the dirt at my place.
just need to clean the sensor from time to time allow it to detect the area.

5 stars is not enough

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Gasml

GasmlSydney, NSW

  • 19 reviews

Big help.

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My wife and I both work and struggle to find time to get all the household chores done when needed so this little guy has been a godsend. It’s great being able to program it to do certain zones while we’re at work. It does get stuck sometimes but overall it does what’s required. Love the quick mop and variable cleaning functions.

Terry B

Terry BSydney, NSW

  • 2 reviews

Hopeless

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kurtulles

kurtullesPerth

  • 21 reviews
  • 18 likes
  • Verified purchase

Wow - Such a great device

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Sam

SamAU

  • 7 reviews
  • 1 like
  • Verified purchase

Great product.. Works like a charm

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Have been using it for 7 months now. Works great. Had very minor issue once with the sensor. Once it was turned off and back on, everything is fine. Using it twice a week till date. App is also great. Haven't used the mop function yet. Battery charge last for ~120 sq mtr on a single charge. only drawback I have noticed is, it doesn't clean/reach the square edges that well. But still save a massive amount of time and a very stable product.

Date PurchasedApr 2018
Kate

KateTasmania

  • 9 reviews
  • 2 likes
  • Verified purchase

It's better at vacuuming than I am, and far more reliable.

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Date PurchasedJan 2022
Luke R

Luke RGreater Melbourne (Inner), VIC

  • 3 reviews
  • 4 likes
  • Verified purchase

Solved my life long struggle against relentless and pervasive dog hair

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We've only had it a week but I'm blow away by how great the roborock is. It vacuums everyday and our house has never been cleaner. I've got two little kids and a shedding Pomeranian. It handles our cluttered, single story tile/timber floor house with four rugs more thoroughly than we have ever managed, even with a cleaner. It gets under our chairs so we don't have to put them up. It even seems to magically untangle itself of iphone cables, piles of clothing and bunched up rugs. I was worried about small toys but it just pushes them around. We start it when we go out so its mostly been unsupervised. It hasn't been stuck yet. Its great coming home to a clean house. Buy it. It's a game changer.

Date PurchasedNov 2018
Phil

Phil

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like
  • Verified purchase

Excellent product

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Works perfectly as it should. I use this on vinyl flooring and has no issues cleaning whatever ends up on it. Very intelligent and excellent value. The vacuum is easy to operate and fairly simple to set up for someone who has half a brain when it comes to computers

Date PurchasedSep 2018
Sunnyboy

SunnyboySydney, NSW

  • 4 reviews

Does exactly what it's supposed to, plus more

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You can now automate your vacuuming with the smart app, it scans your house and is able to vacuum wall to wall with almost perfect coverage. Works perfect for timber, tiles and is able to climb on my rug too, though it works better on hard surfaces. The mop feature is probably the only thing they can improve, kind of replicates a wet towel being dragged across the floor but doesn't quite do enough.

Date PurchasedSep 2018
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Questions & Answers

Emily

Emilyasked

Has anybody tried this vacumn on soft wood floors? (I have a second gen)
We are moving into a rental property with this type of flooring (not hardwood floors - softwood) and we have been asked not to vacum at all which is really unrealistic for a family with young kids. We really hope this will be gentle enough of these types of floors

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tonlilno

tonlilnoasked

I love my Roborock but recently it has startet to leave stripes on the floor when it cleans with the mop. The floor is not very dirty to start with, so i thonk it is weird that these stripes accure.

Anyone else who has experienced this? Any advice?

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Dazzaesky

Dazzaeskyasked

Has anyone else ever had issues with remembering the map when it drops down to 20% battery. Mine only 2 weeks old keeps losing the map when I set timer to start or it drops to 20% battery and loses where it is. I have put in a warranty claim and have to send it back. But I am interested if anyone else has the same problem. Yes I have the Map saving option on.

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Snapperg
Snapperg

No I have had my vacuum for a year now that hasn’t happened only once it got confused and lost the map after an update to firmware. After I reset everything to default and started again I’ve had no issues. That was roughly 3 months ago

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