Best vacuum and mop
Ecovacs
Deebot T80 Omni
- 18,000 Pa suction
- Roller mop
- Dock: empties, washes and dries
- Price band: $500 to $1,000
Australia's robot vacuum and floor care authority.
We compare the robot vacuums and robot mops sold in Australia, explain the specs in plain English, and match a robot to your floors and your budget.
A demo home, drawn the way a robot vacuum's laser sees it
Our top picks3 of 41 robots
Start with these.
All buying guidesThe best overall pick from three of our buying guides: one that vacuums and mops, one from our lowest price band and one for homes with door sills. Each links to the guide that explains the choice.
Best robot under $500
Xiaomi
Robot Vacuum H40
- 10,000 Pa suction
- Flat pad mop
- Dock: self-emptying
- Price band: under $500
Best for door sills
Mova
Z60 Ultra Roller Complete
- 28,000 Pa suction
- Roller mop
- Dock: empties, washes and dries
- Price band: $1,000 to $1,800
The Robot Matcher
Find the robot vacuum that fits your home.
Answer six quick questions about your floors, your door sills and your budget. We match you with every robot in our list that does what you asked, cheapest first, and say why the rest were left out.
What the specs mean
Finding its way
A laser draws the map.
The bump on top holds a spinning laser. It measures the distance to every wall around the robot, and the robot joins those measurements into a floor plan.
41 of 41robots in our list map with a laser
How mapping worksSuction
Pa is how hard it pulls.
Turn a robot over and you find a roller that loosens the dirt, and a fan behind it that pulls the dirt in. Pa measures the pull. It matters most on carpet.
4,000 to 36,000 Pathe range across our list
What Pa meansMopping
Some mops wipe. Some scrub.
A flat pad is pulled along like a damp cloth. Spinning pads and rollers press down and scrub. The better ones lift when the robot reaches a rug.
25 of 39mopping robots in our list lift the mop on carpet
Mop types explainedHeight and climb
Two things to measure.
Measure the gap under your couch, and the tallest door sill between rooms. A robot that is too tall cleans around the couch. One that can't climb the sill stays in one room.
7.2 cm to 12 cmtall. The step they climb runs from 2 cm to 4.8 cm
Robots for door sillsThe dock
The dock does the dirty work.
A basic dock only charges the robot. A bigger one empties the bin, washes the mop, dries it and refills the water, so you deal with the robot less often.
27 of 41docks in our list empty the bin and wash the mop
What a dock doesBuying guidesThree picks each
Three picks, compared.
All buying guidesEach guide takes one kind of home or budget, picks three robots for it and puts their specs side by side.
3 picks Buying guide
Robot vacuum and mop combos: our top three for Australian homes
3 picks Buying guide
Top robot vacuums for carpet and rugs
3 picks Buying guide
The best robot vacuums for pet hair
3 picks Buying guide
Three self-emptying robot vacuums we'd pick
3 picks Buying guide
Robot vacuums under $500 that are worth buying
3 picks Buying guide
Robot vacuums that can climb your door sills
Head to headTwo robots, one answer
Stuck between two?
All head-to-headsCompare any twoTwo robots that people often weigh against each other, compared spec by spec, with who should choose which.
LearnThe specs, in plain English
What the box doesn't explain.
All explainersPlain explanations of the numbers and labels on the box, so you know which ones matter for your floors and which you can ignore.
Every robot we compare41 robots · 13 brands
The robots.
All 41 robotsA spread from our full list: the three robots with the strongest suction in each price band. Open any one for its spec sheet.
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LefantM5 Pro 23,000 Pa Roller Empties, washes and dries $$$$Under $500 -
EurekaJ15 Evo Ultra 22,000 Pa Spinning pads Empties, washes and dries $$$$Under $500 -
LefantM210 Pro Omni 20,000 Pa Roller Empties, washes and dries $$$$Under $500 -
DreameD30 Ultra 25,000 Pa Spinning pads Empties, washes and dries $$$$$500 to $1,000 - DysonR1 Nurovi Dry 21,000 Pa No mop Self-emptying $$$$$500 to $1,000
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RoborockQrevo Curv 2 Flow 20,000 Pa Roller Empties, washes and dries $$$$$500 to $1,000 -
DreameAqua10 Roller 30,000 Pa Roller Empties, washes and dries $$$$$1,000 to $1,800 - MovaZ60 Ultra Roller Complete 28,000 Pa Roller Empties, washes and dries $$$$$1,000 to $1,800
- DreameX50 Ultra 20,000 Pa Spinning pads Empties, washes and dries $$$$$1,000 to $1,800
- RoborockQrevo Edge 3 Pro 36,000 Pa Spinning pads Empties, washes and dries $$$$Over $1,800
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NarwalFreo 20 Edge 31,000 Pa Roller Empties, washes and dries $$$$Over $1,800 -
DreameAqua10 Ultra Roller 30,000 Pa Roller Empties, washes and dries $$$$Over $1,800
Every number has a source
We read each spec from the brand's own page where we can, and from the shop listing where we can't. Open any row of a robot's spec sheet to see which it was and the words it came from. The date we checked is at the top.
A blank beats a guess
If a brand doesn't state a number, we print "Not stated". The Matcher leaves that robot out of any question that needs it.
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Who writes here
Emma WalshBuying guides and head-to-heads
Lachlan FordHow the tech works