Best Premium Robot Vacuums

Its HydroJet roller mop is the signature feature and beats Ecovacs on stain-lifting, and the app is best-in-class. Suction tops out at 8,000 Pa, the main tradeoff against the top of the list. On mostly hard floors that's a non-issue; deep carpet owners should step up to the Qrevo Curv or X50 Ultra. Eufy's past privacy reputation also weighs on some buyers.

For most premium buyers the Roborock Qrevo Curv is the one to get: TechRadar 4.5/5, PCMag and Tom's Guide both 4/5. It covers 90% of the Saros Z70's core cleaning for roughly half the price. The AdaptiLift chassis is genuinely useful in homes with door thresholds, and the Omni dock is the full-feature version. Unless you specifically want the novelty arm, this is the pick.

Mopping is the reason to buy the Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni. Its Ozmo Roller mops with fresh water continuously rather than dragging a wet pad around, a material improvement on the method everyone else uses. PCMag and TechRadar both give it 4.5/5; Tom's Guide 4/5. The tradeoff is a taller robot that has more trouble clearing low furniture. Choose it over the Roborock or Dreame if your floors are mostly hard surface and mopping is the killer feature for you.

A real robotic arm makes the Roborock Saros Z70 the first of its kind, and it reads more like a technology showcase than a mature product. PCMag (3/5) and TechRadar (3.5/5) agree the core cleaning is excellent while the arm amounts to a $1,000+ novelty over the Qrevo Curv. Buy it to be first on your block with a robot-armed vac; otherwise save ~$1,500 and get the Qrevo Curv.