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There's a robot to suit any carpet type, whether it's low-pile or high-pile. These smart appliances are able to navigate your home on their own clean up debris and clean under furniture.

A lot of them come with advanced features, like mapping, which helps them navigate your home and recall furniture placement. They can also boost suction power to clear dirtier areas.

iRobot Roomba 694

The Roomba by iRobot is a basic robot vacuum that is effective on both bare flooring and carpets with low pile. It is able to suction well however, it struggles with larger debris like sand or grains of rice. It is effective in cleaning pet hair, but it isn't as strong against tangling as premium Roomba models like the I6 and j7.

The Roomba is easy to operate. It has a trio of buttons on its cover: 'Clean' initiates a cleaning cycle and 'Dock' places it back into its charging station, and 'Spot Clean' activates an targeted clean. It is controlled by an app for smartphones that lets you schedule and stop/start cycles, and also adjust settings. It is also possible to pair the device to smart home devices like Alexa or Google Assistant to control it by voice.

This vacuum cleaner is slower than some others, but it is able to reach most corners and crevices. It comes with a large dust bin which is ideal to reduce the frequency at the frequency you have to empty it. It's compatible with digital barriers and virtual barriers which let you make it impossible to clean certain areas or stop cleaning altogether when you want to stop it from getting stuck on something.

Although it's not the top model in its price range however, it's superior to many other options. The Roborock E4 is more advanced than the Roomba 694, with a much better cleaning performance for carpets that are low and bare. It also has a more efficient cleaning path and has a longer battery life. It also feels better-made, has fewer parts that require regular maintenance, costs less to own over the course of its life, and charges faster than the 694.

It is also worth considering other models in the iRobot range, including the v7 or 981. The v7 and 981 are more expensive but have significant improvements in cleaning performance, for both bare and low pile floors. They also have a larger dirt compartment and charge faster, move more easily, and are easier to pair up with smart home devices.

Shark RV1001AE IQ

This budget self-emptying robot does a good job on hard floors and low-pile carpet. Its combinator brush gets to the edges and corners and automatically increases suction when it spots carpet. It also does a good job of cleaning embedded dirt off carpet in the middle. The IQ's tiny dock footprint and self-emptying feature are great features. However, if you wish to change the floor levels on the map or create no-go zones you'll have manually reset it to do this, which can be quite an inconvenience.

The IQ app provides advanced mapping and automated functions, however it does not have no-go zones. These are only available on iRobot robots. The smart-pathing navigational system gives you greater maneuverability, and its high-pile carpet mode is clean well, though it does have a tendency to get caught up on rug tassels, and its iHome speaker lets you control the Robot Vacuum And Mop Self Empty using voice commands.

In our tests, we observed that the IQ handled pet hair with ease. It was able to remove a large amount of debris on floors that were not bare and a decent amount of medium-pile rug. It was less effective on shag carpets, as it had a hard time reaching dirt and dust embedded within the fibers. It was able to maneuver chair legs, small spaces and even the base of an IKEA wooden step stool. It was a bit slower on flooring that was not fully covered, but it recovered speed and performed better than other robots we evaluated.

The IQ is a better option over the iRobot Roomba 694 for most applications. It has a bigger dust bin and lasts longer on charge, and is capable of moving itself over obstacles. It also has a mopping attachment that can deal with sticky mess. On the other hand, the iRobot is more durable, has fewer parts that require replacement or maintenance, incurs lower recurring costs and creates virtual no-go zones with its companion app. It is able to continue cleaning from where it left off even if the battery runs out before it finishes. The iRobot is also controlled by voice commands, which is a big plus for many users.

Eufy 11S

The eufy RoboVac 11S isn't the most feature-rich robot vacuum around, but it does offer great cleaning power for a low price. This vacuum was designed for budget-conscious consumers who don't need a complex mapping system, or an application to control it. The robot can run for a long time and comes with an remote, robot Vacuum and mop self empty cleaning tool, AC power adapter, charging base and extra filters.

The 11S is slim and sleek with an upper deck of tempered glass that covers plastic finished to look like brushed aluminum. It's a nice change from the industrial and utilitarian designs of Roomba, Samsung and Neato.

The eufy11S did well in our tests of removing larger particles and fine dust from hard flooring. It struggled to deep clean medium and high-pile carpets. The device is capable to bump into furniture and people along its route. However, it is able detect obstacles using sensors. It ceases and emits a loud ring when it comes across an obstacle. It is then possible to manually guide the device around it to restart it.

The BoostIQ mode is another great feature of the Eufy11S. It lets you configure the yeedi robot vacuum to automatically adjust the suction strength based upon the floor type and the level of the mess. It's also easy to use the remote to direct the 11S to where you'd like it to go.

Single Room Mode is a great alternative if you have a small amount of furniture in the room you'd like to vacuum. The eufy is capable of spending up to 30 minutes cleaning the space it is assigned.

You can also select Edge Cleaning, which restricts the amount of time in each area to 20 minutes to ensure optimal battery life. By selecting this option the eufy can move in a spiral pattern to clean edges and corners for a thorough clean.

Miele Complete C1

The Miele Complete C1 canister robot is a top mid-priced vacuum cleaner that excels on carpet. Its performance on carpets with no floor is also impressive. It can remove rice and other small particles with ease. The suction power doesn't drop when the dirt bin is full. Its air-sealed, allergy-friendly design capture allergens to keep your family safe. It has an onboard HEPA filter and a self-emptying dustbin, which means you won't need to purchase additional filters or a separate bag for your vacuum.

It's not quite as powerful as more expensive models, but it's ideal for deep cleaning and tackling the toughest stains. Two front cameras provide live images to your smartphone, and it has one of the most effective obstacle avoidance systems we've seen. It comes with a large bin, a long runtime and a quick, bump-free cleanup.

The Complete C1 is unlike most robots in that it can switch between a standard head and a turbo head for various kinds of flooring. The turbo head is ideal for carpeting with high-pile or low-pile and the standard powerhead works well on bare floors and lightweight carpets. It also features an automated height adjustment system, which lets it easily adapt to different kinds of flooring without manual adjustments.

This model comes with a SBD 285-3 Classic Combination Floorhead that can handle both hard floors as well as carpeting of medium-pile. The powerhead can also be easily moved and Robot Vacuum And Mop Self Empty get into difficult areas. It comes with five levels of surface adjustment as well as an off-brush switch to prevent hairs from getting tangled.

The Classic C1 also has a self-cleaning brush roll, an UtraClean mode that moves across the same area three times for the best possible clean, and a self-emptying dustbin that can be empty at the touch of one button. The noise level of this model is higher than other models. However its powerful motor of 1,200 watts and robust construction make it worth the additional cost.

If you're willing to spend a little more, the Miele Complete C3 is an excellent all-around canister robot vacuum that performs better on carpet than the Classic C1. It performs better on all floor types, feels more solidly built, and includes an HEPA filter.