You relax — he cleans: TOP 5 best robotic vacuum cleaners for dry cleaning

In fact, the Xiaomi Xiaowa Robot Vacuum Cleaner Lite (aka Xiaowa C10) robot vacuum cleaner is based on another popular model - Xiaomi MiJia Robot Vacuum Cleaner, but it costs more and has more advanced features. They decided to make her successor more budgetary, and for the sake of this they cut down on his capabilities. First of all, there is no “turret” with a lidar on the case, which is responsible for building a map of the room. As a result, the height of the robot has decreased (about 9 cm), but due to the lack of cartography, its cleaning is somewhat chaotic: the vacuum cleaner can skip some areas and pass through several times in some places. But there is a set of sensors that prevent collisions with walls and furniture and falls from stairs.

In addition, due to its price, the model lacks the features of more expensive competitors: the ability to wet cleaning, setting virtual boundaries, a remote control and replacement parts in the kit.

The suction power is 1600 Pa, the robot does an excellent job with both small debris and dust, as well as hair and animal hair, both on a smooth surface and on carpets. To collect debris, there is a turbo brush that is easy to remove and clean, and one side brush that sweeps everything from corners and along walls. And the wheels can overcome thresholds and obstacles up to 2 cm high.

The device is also pleased with the volume of the dust collector - as much as 640 ml, so you don’t have to clean it too often. There are several cleaning modes to choose from: standard, along the walls, local, when the robot cleans within a radius of one meter from itself, as well as maximum power when driving onto a carpet. Responsible for autonomy is a 2600 mAh battery, one charge of which is enough for approximately 1 hour of operation. When less than 20% of energy remains, the device automatically returns to the docking station to recuperate.

You can control your home assistant using the buttons on the case or remotely through the Mi Home app on your smartphone. Of course, due to the lack of mapping, its capabilities are curtailed, but you can still set a scheduled cleaning schedule, change the mode and check the status of consumables (filter, center and side brush) for timely replacement.

In general, Xiaomi Xiaowa Robot Vacuum Cleaner Lite is perfect for ordinary apartments, and although it lacks some useful functions, you should not expect more for such a price.

The vacuum cleaner of the well-known American robotics manufacturer iRobot offers good value for money. First of all, it is designed for dry cleaning in apartments and houses and copes well with various contaminants, sucking up fine dust, crumbs, hair and pet hair. The brushes adhere tightly to various types of flooring: tile, laminate, linoleum, carpet, etc. The manufacturer claims that the filter captures 99% of allergens of mold, pollen, dust mites - up to 10 microns in size. On hard surfaces, the robot reduces the power to save energy, and once on the carpet, it automatically increases it for effective cleaning. Thanks to Dirt Detect technology, sensors identify the most polluted areas and give the command to pay special attention to them.

iRobot Roomba 976 is equipped with one side brush and two main brushes at once. The latter are made of rubber, so they are easy to clean and do not trap hair and threads as much as a regular brush with bristles. The volume of the dust container is 600 ml - a good indicator for infrequently thinking about cleaning. In addition, the device itself will notify you of fullness. In addition to regular cleaning, the robot vacuum cleaner can clean certain areas within a radius of one meter, along walls and around furniture.

iAdapt 2.0 navigation helps the vacuum cleaner move around the house, map the room and the most optimal route, and sensors prevent it from falling and crashing into obstacles. The control takes place through the iRobot HOME application on a smartphone via Wi-Fi. That is, at any time and in any place you can start the robot, see a map of the cleaned rooms, set the mode and set the cleaning schedule. In addition, voice assistants Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant are supported. A single charge of a 1850 mAh battery lasts up to 1.5 hours of battery life. Discharging, the vacuum cleaner itself will return to the docking station and continue the interrupted cleaning from the place where it stopped. The cleaning area is up to 80 square meters, but, in fact, there are no restrictions: use the device in the apartment, and in the house, and in the office, but the larger the area of \u200b\u200bthe room, the longer the cleaning will take, taking into account the charging time.

Another feature of the model is the work in tandem with the iRobot Braava Jet M6 cleaning machine: when the vacuum cleaner finishes its work, the floor polisher is automatically taken over. Of course, their tandem is not cheap, but the result will be better than using one robot vacuum cleaner for dry and wet cleaning.

The robot vacuum cleaner of the world-famous manufacturer of cleaning equipment Karcher has a round shape in the form of a washer and branded black and yellow colors. It is positioned as a reliable assistant for cleaning wood, stone floors and short pile carpets. To combat dust and debris, three brushes are designed at once: one side and two main ones. One of them is regular with bristles, the second has rubber inserts. True, there are only two cleaning modes: automatic, when the robot cleans all available surfaces in the housing, systematically passing through them, and spot cleaning of a certain area - a square 1.5 m in size.

In general, the device copes well with dust, various debris and hair, but the volume of the dust container is 350 ml, so you will have to clean it often, especially if the house or apartment has a large area.

With the help of sensors and a camera, the robot draws up a diagram of the room, orients itself in rooms and draws up routes for cleaning. In addition, they protect the device from falling down stairs and colliding with obstacles in the room. As a result, the vacuum cleaner recognizes obstacles in advance and avoids them.

The battery capacity is 2600 mAh, one charge will last up to 2 hours. When the battery is low, the robot itself returns to the base and resumes cleaning after replenishing energy. By the way, it takes 3-4 hours to fully charge.

A single button on the case is responsible for control, as well as a proprietary application on the smartphone. True, its capabilities are somewhat limited: you can start or stop work, send the device to the docking station, monitor its movement, set the mode and schedule (day of the week and time). But, unfortunately, it is impossible to establish virtual boundaries or specific areas for cleaning.

By the way, Karcher RC 3 and Karcher RC 3 Premium are no different in design and functionality. But the Premium version has a good package with additional brushes and filters.

The main feature of the Samsung robot vacuum cleaner is its shape and design. Although the body itself is made in the form of a traditional washer, its “hood” is rectangular. In addition, the brush is mounted not in the center, but in the front, thanks to which the device perfectly copes with dust and debris in the corners and along the walls. The kit comes with a combination brush with bristles and a special soft one with the addition of silver for an antistatic effect. It is quite long - 278 mm, which allows you to reduce cleaning time and reduce movement. And its design prevents clogging with hair and wool: in the center and on the sides are self-cleaning grinders, after which small pieces are easily absorbed.

The model does not have conventional side brushes that can scatter debris, but when the vacuum cleaner approaches walls and corners, a special foot extends that sweeps the dust inside. But the body of the robot cannot be called ultra -thin - 97 mm, although it still freely climbs under chairs and beds. And the wheels will be able to overcome obstacles up to 15 mm high.

POWERbot VR-20R7260WC is quite powerful and sucks up dust even better than a regular vacuum cleaner. The intelligent control system itself adjusts the power depending on the coverage: for a carpet - higher, for the floor - lower. The result is increased cleaning efficiency and energy savings. But at maximum power, the device, of course, is noisy.

As for the cleaning modes, there are 3 of them: automatic, manual and in a certain area. With the help of sensors, a camera and a three-axis gyroscope, the robot explores the room, maps and avoids obstacles and falls, and the Visionary Mapping 2.0 navigation system selects the best route. But the dust collector would like a larger volume - it holds 300 ml. One battery charge lasts up to 90 minutes.

The model pleases with convenient control. First, you can control the vacuum cleaner over Wi-Fi using the SmartThings app, which allows you to start cleaning, stop it, change the suction power and set the cleaning schedule. Unfortunately, there are no virtual borders here, but the kit also comes with a remote control. It generates a beam of light that tells the vacuum cleaner where to remove the dust. As a result, the robot will move in the direction of the beam and clean the surface. The status of the vacuum cleaner, cleaning schedule, cleaning modes and errors will be notified by a voice assistant that supports 13 languages, including Russian. Another nice bonus is the presence of a display on the case, which displays all the necessary information.

To sum up, Samsung has got a high-quality multifunctional model that does its job perfectly and saves you both time and effort on cleaning, but you have to pay a lot of money for this.

The German manufacturer of premium household appliances Miele offers an expensive, but high-quality robot vacuum cleaner that can cope with all types of flooring - from parquet and laminate to carpets with thick pile. The case has a round shape and a height of 85 mm, which allows the device to climb under beds and tables, and thanks to the wheels, the device easily overcomes obstacles up to 17 mm high.

On top of the case is a touch screen display, which displays the time and selected parameters. There are also several ways to control: buttons, remote control or through an application on a smartphone or tablet. Here you can set a cleaning schedule, change settings, view the route, etc. Unfortunately, you cannot set virtual boundaries through the application - for this, a special magnetic tape was put in the box, which is designed to limit the area. You can simply put it or stick it, but if the stock in the kit is not enough or the tape is lost, you will have to fork out for another one. Of course, it would be more convenient to set zones in the application.

The robot has several operating modes: standard cleaning; targeted cleaning of the surface area of 1.8x1.8 m around the selected location; turbo mode for short-term inclusion; cleaning at a low noise level. By the way, with a fairly high power, the device already works quietly, and the last mode will completely allow you to keep busy while the vacuum cleaner is doing its job.

Two side brushes and the main brush-roller are responsible for collecting dust and debris, including from the corners and along the baseboards. Moreover, the side brushes are retractable: when the robot sees an obstacle in its path, they hide inside to continue moving. Thanks to the AirClean Plus filter, fine dust remains in the dust container. By the way, its volume is 400 ml.

With the help of two cameras and a dozen sensors, Miele Scout RX2 creates a high-resolution three-dimensional image of the object, calculates the distance to objects, does not crash into walls and furniture, does not fall off stairs, selects the exact route and compiles an interactive map of the room. As a result, even rooms with a complex layout will not become an obstacle to the device.

Thanks to the 2200 mAh battery, the battery life is up to 60 minutes. When the energy supply approaches the minimum mark, the robot returns to the base on its own, after which, having fully charged, it continues cleaning from the place where it stopped.

By the way, the model also has an older brother Miele Scout RX2 Home Vision, which has twice the battery and the ability to view images from the camera on a smartphone.