Every page on this site
137 pages, grouped the way the site is organized: six floor problems, a guides library, a spec sheet for every model we cover, and the policy pages.
Robot vacuums for pet hair
Shedding, long hair, litter and dander. The brush spec matters more than the suction number.
Robot vacuums for carpet and rugs
High pile, area rugs, fringe and the suction figures that do not mean what you think.
Robot vacuums for hard floors
Hardwood, laminate, tile and the dark-floor sensor problem nobody warns you about.
- Mop lift height, compared across brands
- Which brush type suits a hard floor
- Robot vacuums on dark floors
- Robot vacuums for laminate floors
- Robot vacuums for tile floors
- Scratched floors and scuffed baseboards
- Best robot vacuums for hardwood floors
- Best robot vacuums for pet hair on hardwood floors
- Best robot vacuums for vinyl plank floors
- Robot vacuums for concrete floors
- Robot vacuums for sand
Robot vacuums that mop
Pad, roller or retracting arm — three mop mechanisms and what each one is actually good at.
- Mop combo, or two separate machines?
- Spinning pads vs roller mops
- Robot vacuums with self-cleaning docks
- Which floors can you actually mop?
- How to stop the mop smelling musty
- When to replace a robot mop pad
- Best robot vacuum and mop combos
- The best robot vacuums that do not mop
- The best mop combos for pet hair
- Robot vacuums with a roller mop
Robot vacuum mapping and navigation
Thresholds, mapping systems and obstacle avoidance — the reasons a robot never reaches half your house.
- Robot vacuum threshold climb heights, compared
- LiDAR vs vSLAM vs solid-state navigation
- Robot vacuums with obstacle avoidance
- Robot vacuums for multi-floor homes
- How to get a good first map
- Robot vacuums for a small apartment
- Robot vacuums for a large house
- Robot vacuums that fit under furniture
- Do you need a robot vacuum with mapping?
- Do robot vacuums clean corners and edges?
Robot vacuum problems and how to fix them
Stuck, circling, not charging, running short. Free fixes first, a part only when a part is the answer.
- Robot vacuum runtime and battery life
- Replacement parts and what they actually cost you
- Why the robot keeps getting stuck
- When the robot will not charge or dock
- Why the robot goes in circles
- When the robot will not connect to Wi-Fi
- When the brush roll is stuck or not spinning
- No robot vacuum climbs stairs. Here is what to buy instead
- When a robot vacuum battery dies
Robot vacuum buying guides
Worth it or not, what the specs mean, what data they collect, and how we pick.
- How we pick
- Are robot vacuums worth it?
- Best budget robot vacuums
- Robot vacuum spec glossary
- What robot vacuums know about your house
- Robot vacuum vs stick vacuum
- Best robot vacuums for beginners
- How much electricity does a robot vacuum use?
- Roborock vs Roomba
- Shark vs Roomba
- Is a Roomba worth it?
- eufy vs Roborock
- The quietest robot vacuum
- Dreame vs Roborock
- The best Roborock robot vacuum
- The best high-end robot vacuums
- Roborock vs Shark
- eufy vs Roomba
- Are robot vacuums banned in the US?
- The best Shark robot vacuum
- The best Dreame robot vacuum
- Roomba alternatives
- The best mid-range robot vacuums
- Narwal vs Roborock
- The best Roomba
- The best eufy robot vacuum
- ECOVACS vs Roborock
- What to look for in a robot vacuum
- The best robot vacuums for seniors
Model reviews
The full published spec sheet for every robot vacuum we cover.
- Roborock Qrevo Curv
- Roborock Qrevo CurvX
- Roborock Saros 10R
- Roborock Qrevo Curv S5X
- Roborock Qrevo Master
- Roborock Qrevo S
- Roborock Qrevo Pro
- Roborock Qrevo (QV 35A)
- Roborock Q7 M5
- Dreame X50 Ultra
- Dreame L40s Ultra
- Dreame X40 Ultra
- Dreame L40 Ultra
- Dreame L10s Ultra
- eufy X10 Pro Omni
- eufy 11S MAX
- ECOVACS DEEBOT X8 PRO OMNI
- ECOVACS DEEBOT T30S Combo
- iRobot Roomba Combo j9+
- iRobot Roomba j9+
- iRobot Roomba Max 705 Vac
- Shark PowerDetect 2-in-1 (AV2800ZE)
- Shark Matrix Plus 2-in-1
- Shark PowerDetect Self-Empty (AV2820S)
- Roborock Q7 M5+
- iRobot Roomba 105 Vac
- iRobot Roomba Max 715 Pet
- eufy Omni C28
- Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller Complete
- Narwal Flow 2
- Shark AI Ultra Self-Empty (AV2501S)
- Narwal Freo Z10 Turbo
- ECOVACS DEEBOT X9 PRO OMNI
- eufy Omni S2
- eufy Omni E28
- eufy Omni C20
About, policy and contact
- Bristle & BotStart with your floor problem, not a model number.
- Model reviewsEvery robot vacuum we cover, with its published spec sheet and who should skip it.
- About Bristle & BotWho runs this, what we do instead of testing, and the limits of that.
- ContactReport an error in a spec table, or ask a question.
- Frequently asked questionsThe questions people actually type, answered in one place.
- Editorial policyIndependence, corrections, and what triggers a re-rank.
- Affiliate disclosureHow this site is funded, in plain English.
- Privacy policyWhat we collect, what we do not, and how to opt out.
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