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Noah Pinsonnault works as a product analyst at Good Housekeeping's Home Care and Cleaning Lab.
He evaluates and tests cleaning appliances, focusing on robot vacuums and mopping combos. Multitaskers can be an excellent choice for those looking to remove mopping from their to-do lists. Some of them have excellent navigation and obstacles avoidance. Others even wash and refill mopping pads to ensure a hands-free clean.
The Eufy S1 Pro
If you're looking to buy a robot vacuum mop cleaner robot that also mop, this is the model to go for. It's smaller than the other options on this list making it easier to maneuver into tight corners and underneath furniture. It comes with a 220 degree Lidar which, when combined with the 3D Matrix Camera System, offers some of the best navigation and object avoidance capabilities I've seen in robot vacuums that mop vacuums. It's got a battery of 4600mAh that can last for up to 170 minutes when mopping and sucking are set to standard mode. (It can be more efficient when using turbo). It can even return to its dock to replenish its battery mid-clean.
It's efficient and does an outstanding job of cleaning my two-bedroom apartment. It cleans the carpeted rooms extremely quickly and the hardwood floors in the kitchen, living room, and hallways in one go. The suction motor's 8,000pa will quickly pick up sand, dirt, and pet hair. Carpet detection automatically boosts power when it encounters rugs and the two side brushes help to tease out debris from corners.
The mopping efficiency is less impressive, though not by a lot. The mop's rotating motor spins at a high speed and it pushes down with 2.2lbs of force, effortlessly cleaning up dirt and staining. I've noticed that the front arm protrudes out a bit more than other robots. This is useful when getting into narrow corners or along baseboards. The front arms can also be employed to clean larger objects, such as broken toys or books.
The S1 Pro is also one of the quietest robot mop and vacuums I've tried. It is quieter and doesn't create more noise when vacuuming or mopping. The only drawback is that the S1 Pro must use a specific cleaning solution to perform mopping, and is sold separately from the vacuum. It is easy to set up and works well. However should you purchase this vacuum solely for mopping purposes, you will need to pay attention to this.
The Roborock Q Revo
The Q Revo stands apart from most robot vacuums that mops in its class. It is a powerful cleaning machine with a range of features.
The device comes with an impressive and powerful cleaning system that integrates LiDAR sensors with an RGB camera to map your home and identify furniture and other obstacles. This information can be used to clean intelligently and methodically. This will result in an effective, consistent cleaning that is also quite fast.
The Q Revo DuoRoller mop pad can reach many surfaces. This includes baseboards, corners and other hard to reach spots. The side brush can be stretched to extend to the floor, close to the walls and other fixtures. The mop pads are also washable and dry to remove odors and prevent buildup.
Another noteworthy feature is the customizable options available via apps. The Q Revo allows you to adjust the suction strength and select either a back-and-forth or a random pattern. You can also select the number of passes, which will determine how quickly it can move around your home. You can even choose to disable the side brush to prevent damaging carpets and rugs.
The device is costly, but it comes with a lot of smart features. It's important to remember that it carries regular costs, such as mopping equipment and maintenance. For example the brushroll should be replaced every six to 12 months or after 300 hours. The filter should be cleaned after 150 hours, and the mop pad must be replaced every three to six months.
This robot vacuum that mops is rated highly on Amazon and comes with a wide range of physical automation features. It has the power button that doubles as a general 'Clean button, as well as a 'Home button that sends it back to its base station after finishing its cleaning task. It also comes with a multi-functional dock that automatically empty the dustbin, refills its water tank and washes and drys its mop pads.
The Shark Matrix Plus
The Shark Matrix Plus will be an ideal option for busy professionals or anyone who wants to keep their home tidy without spending too much time on chores. Its powerful performance, smart navigation and long battery life make it easy to maintain a clean house with minimal effort.
The Matrix Plus is a 2-in-1 robot vacuum and mop that is, it can do both vacuuming and mopping. The robot is divided into two parts that include a dry bin as well as a water tank that can be snapped in and out and a mopping unit that includes microfiber pads. It's a bit old-fashioned to have separate modules for mopping and vacuuming, but it does mean that you don't need to worry about changing the bags for disposables or refilling the tank of water.
Our test subjects discovered that the Matrix Plus did a great job of vacuuming as well as mopping. Its best feature is its accurate floorplan map, which it employs when cleaning. This made it easy for the Matrix Plus to navigate around furniture carpets, rugs and other obstacles. The app also offers the option of setting "No-Go zones" and virtual barriers, which can help to keep certain areas of your home from being swept with a mop.
We also discovered that the Matrix Plus did surprisingly well at picking up pet hair. It was able capture a large amount of hair that shed by our cats and even found its way into the nooks and crannys of our stairs while other robots struggled. It was relatively quiet and even had some pleasant jingles that signalled when it was beginning or completing its task.
The app was too easy and you had to change the modules each time you switched between vacuuming and mops. The app cannot keep multiple maps. This could be an issue if your home has multiple floors. The Matrix Plus robot is a ideal choice for people who want a smart device that can mop and vacuum.
The Yiko X1 Omni
The X1 Omni is the most expensive robotic vacuum that is able to mop in our review, but it comes with some distinct features that make it worth a look. The X1 Omni's most appealing feature is its huge dock that doubles as the robot's charging base and the housing for two 4 liter water tanks, a cleaning sink as well as an automatic 2.5-liter dust bin that automatically emptys.
The base also has a number of buttons to control the system. These allow you to manually start a cleaning job, recall the robot, or run the dock's auto-emptying process. Hold down two buttons to turn off the child lock. This is a nice feature for parents worried about their children playing with the vacuum.
Like other robotic vacuums, the Omni Omni uses its camera to identify furniture and obstacles in its path and avoid them. Its True Mapping 2.0 navigation system will map your home 10 times faster than standard laser detection systems and is four times more precise at recognizing objects.
Unfortunately, this means that the X1 Omni will sometimes get so entangled with obstacles, like an electrical cord dangling across a rug--that it becomes stuck and stops working until you remove it manually. This is a rare event, but frustrating nonetheless, because the X1 doesn't have an "stuck status" alert in its application.
Another possible issue is one of the biggest drawbacks is X1 Omni's inability to automatically switch between mopping and vacuuming modes during the cleaning process. You'll have to manually switch between the two modes, which isn't that bad but the mopping pad doesn't get cleaned or dried between uses. This could lead to mildew and mold.
The X1 Omni looks great, thanks to the Jacob Jensen design team (of Bang & Olufsen fame) who designed its sleek, modern base and mopping pad. It's a big contrast to the basic black bases of rivals such as Roborock or iRobot. It's also a welcome sight for an industry dominated by boxy models.