The Florio also excelled in our vacuuming performance tests. It navigated and cleaned our two-room obstacle course faster than almost any other model we’ve tested. On bare floors, it impressed us by lifting an average of 96% of debris.

The only thing it had trouble on was kitty litter on carpet, but even its worst score of 83% is solid in the grand scheme of robot vacuums we've tested. Outside of a little more prowess on carpet, the Shark PowerDetect 2-in-1 is nearly perfect.

Send it out several times a week, and it’ll nab all the dust and pet hair, lint and surface dirt on your floors before it has a chance to build up or get ground in.

✅ You have carpet in your home: We were very impressed with this model's suction powers, which is great news if you need something that can pull dust from carpet.

Most of the robot vacuums we recommend are combination vacuum-mop units, self-emptying models or both. While these features are convenient, they typically require larger charging docks to accommodate a water tank or internal dust bag.

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Premium, but decent value given the features and performance. Worth the investment for pet owners who want something for regular use.

It also offers a four-stage cleaning system with strong suction power to tackle dust picks ups on carpet and hard floors. The side brushes find the hard to reach places and are particularly welcome on hard floors.

❌ You don't need a mop: There's pelo vacuum-only version of this particular model, so if you don't need the mopping capabilities, look elsewhere in the list.

Great at vacuuming, and good at mopping although can sometimes spread wet spillages. Long battery life and fast charging.

It's also packed with handy features such as its upgraded AdaptLift chassis that allows easy access over tall thresholds (without getting stuck). The App was easy to set up, map and schedule routines. More importantly, the Orevo Curv excelled in the majority of our tests.

Once the robot is docked, a vacuum in the docking station automatically sucks the contents from the bin into an enclosed, disposable bag in the base. Like the iRobot Roomba Combo i5 above, this vac has mopping capabilities, though you’ll need to exchange its bin for the mopping bin and mopping pad.

Some robot vacuums do however feature self-emptying functions, where dirt and debris are emptied into their charging base/ home point, which again will need to be emptied but on a less regular basis.

Rugs should also factor into your Top 3 Automatic Vacuum Cleaners buying decision. You might find that lower-end models will get caught up in tassels.