The Best Robot Vacuums

We scattered rice, cereal, and pet hair across hardwood, tile, and medium-pile carpet, then let 12 robot vacuums clean it up. Most robots miss edges and corners. The best ones map your home in 3D and adapt suction room by room.

#1 Pick

The best Robot Vacuums

Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra by Roborock

The Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra picked up 97% of debris on hard floors and 89% on carpet — both category highs. Its dual rubber brushes handle pet hair without tangling, and the auto-empty dock genuinely w

How we tested

We weighed debris before and after each cleaning run on three floor types. We tested navigation accuracy with obstacle courses, measured noise at one meter, and evaluated self-emptying reliability over 30 cycles.

Why it won

The Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra picked up 97% of debris on hard floors and 89% on carpet — both category highs. Its dual rubber brushes handle pet hair without tangling, and the auto-empty dock genuinely works for six weeks between bag changes.

Specifications

The bottom line

The Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra earns our top pick because it outperformed the competition in the metrics that matter most. At an overall score of 9.3 against a category average of 7.1, the gap speaks for itself. If you are looking for the best in this category, start here.