Best Robot Vacuum Cleaners 2023

May 22, 2023

If you're fed up with cleaning your own floors, why not get a robot to do it for you?

Household chores like ironing, washing and vacuuming are never particularly enjoyable, we think you'll all agree. In fact, most people hate them and the few that might enjoy them are probably getting paid to do so.

Don't worry though, there is something that could make your life a little easier and make one of these three chores a little more fun – a robotic vacuum cleaner.

These little smart bots are designed to ease the misery of household cleaning. They cannot replace the traditional vacuum cleaner in terms of cleaning power, but regularly scheduled cleaning with these bots often results in a satisfactory clean and they keep your house far more presentable.

We're running down the very best robot vacuums we've seen, all in order to help you with your purchasing decision.

A truly superb premium robot vacuum

The Roborock S8 Pro Ultra is a powerful robot vacuum cleaner that's packed full of features and cleaning capabilities, including self-maintenance.

The Roborock S8 Pro Ultra is a premium robot vacuum cleaner with masses of cleaning features that make it a joy to have in your home. It's not cheap, but for your money it does it all - vacuums, mops, self-empties and cleans its own mop too. This robot vacuum is so clever it even dries its own mop, intelligently avoids and maps obstacles like shoes and scattered items and does it all with minimum fuss.

This bot also has some serious suction power, so much so that it was sucking up everything in sight. It does have some problems with thick rugs but if you have hard flooring or hard-wearing carpets then it's a great one to buy.

There are a lot of other robot vacuum cleaners out there with wildly different price tags, features and specs. We've tried a lot of them over the last few years and the following are others we'd also recommend considering.

Expert cleaning

The iRobot Roomba S9+ has it all. A premium design, loads of excellent features, clever mapping, automatic emptying and more.

The iRobot Roomba S9+ is a premium robot vacuum cleaner from perhaps the most well-known name in the business. As you'd expect that means you get a range of features including automatic dirt disposal, intelligent home mapping and plenty of clever features.

It has a smart mapping feature that lets you set specific rooms to clean and even automatically boosts suction on carpet while also having an Anti-Allergen System on board.

We found this bot delivered excellent cleaning performance and plenty of convenient features too.

Excellent choice

The Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra is not only a really capable robot vacuum, but a convenient one, too. Especially thanks to that self-emptying dock.

Robot vacuums are designed to make household chores that little bit easier and the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra does this with gusto.

Purchased with its accompanying self-emptying dock, this robot vacuum cleaner will not only vacuum (and mop) your home, but will also empty and clean itself when it's finished.

The huge dock not only works to charge the bot, but also to empty its dustbin, wash its mop and prepare it for the next cleaning session.

This makes automated cleaning even more convenient and pleasant. With superb cleaning capabilities, excellent obstacle avoidance skills and much more besides, the S7 MaxV Ultra is well worth a look.

Superb edge cleaning

Once you're up and running with it, the D7 is a really great package of a vacuum, that will clean your home without much trouble.

We had some setup troubles, but there's no denying that the Neato Robotics Botvac D7 Connected is a class act and once setup, the app is very simple to use whether setting regular cleaning times or just telling the cleaner to start.

The virtual no-go lines work well and the D7 is at home on all floor types. It's also very flat so it can go under most furniture. The D7 doesn't have the screen of the older and cheaper Neato Connected model, but it's easy to set off without the app and you'll get a cleaning map after it's finished through the app.

There's an eco mode on board too and the D7 allows mapping of multiple floors, with the possibility of purchasing extra charging base stations. The intelligent mapping system not only includes the ability to add no-go lines to each floor but also supports "Quick Boost" charging mode to help the robot dock for extra juice mid-clean.

Impressive power

Dyson turns its hand ably to robot cleaning.

The Dyson 360 Heurist is a distinctly Dyson device through and through. It immediately strikes thanks to a big, bold, blue design, powerful suction and impressive smarts too.

This robot's cameras and sensors allow it to easily navigate around the home while it cleans and it's supported by a powerful and detailed app that includes plenty of functionality.

The Dyson 360 Heurist is taller than other bots due to the inclusion of Dyson's Radial Root Cyclone technology. This means it can't slip easily under furniture but it has some seriously impressive suction capabilities.

Despite that, it's still one of the best robot cleaners we've seen. It does, however, come with quite a hefty price tag - as you'd expect from a Dyson product.

Adrian has been a tech enthusiast since the 90s with a particular passion for gaming that developed thanks to his first gaming outings on Pong, Zork and Space Invaders.In the years that followed he dabbled in various games consoles and personal computers starting with the humble Commodore 64 before moving to Sega Mega Drive, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2 and then into the world of PC gaming. His gaming outings online in the days of dial-up modems included Command and Conquer and Battlefield 2 before he found the joys of gaming communities and started Enemy Boat Spotted over 10 years ago.Over the years, Adrian's passion for technology has grown. He has built multiple gaming PCs by hand, and equipped his home with a variety of smart devices. He has been writing about tech and gadgets for the last few years and enjoys sharing that passion with anyone that will listen.Adrian is currently obsessed with Virtual Reality and is excited to see the future that holds for all of us.