5 elementos essenciais para Top 3 Automatic Vacuum Cleaners

The Roborock Qrevo Edge adequately handles regular cleaning, but this robot vacuum stumbles in the one area it should shine

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Mapping is fast and accurate, and we were impressed that the floorplans will automatically update whenever doors are left open and the robovac “discovers” a new part of the house it hadn’t seen before.

The mopping function is excellent. It doesn’t just swish a mop pad around on the floor, it actually scrubs the floorboards, helping get rid of dried coffee stains.

Premium, but decent value given the features and performance. Worth the investment for pet owners who want something for regular use.

Unsurprisingly given its price, there were a few things to flag; testers noticed that the mop plates would collect dust and crumbs when vacuuming, so would recommend removing them for that task.

✅ You want a hands-off dock: The dock will empty dust (into a larger than usual dock dustbin), refill Top 3 Automatic Vacuum Cleaners water, dispense detergent and even wash and dry the mop pads, so there's minimal effort required from you.

It disabled the side brushes when on carpet, so it struggled on room edges, and it didn’t quite have the power to collect all the dust we laid. It did a decent job with pet hair and crumbs though.

❌ You're on a budget: There are plenty of cheaper bots that'll do a good enough job for many people's needs.

If your pet occasionally makes a mess on the carpet, look for models that are designed to recognize and avoid poop.

This robot vacuum and mop is a real overachiever – it self-empties, self-cleans and self-refills its water tank. Of course, you’ll need to look after the docking station maintenance, but that will be a lot less frequent than dealing with the vacuum itself.

We’d also recommend programming your mopping and vacuuming separately as our expert noticed some transfer of dirt from the mop pads onto carpet when it did both in one outing.

Tackling an entire room from start to finish took 14 minutes, and the robot collected an average of 95 per cent of debris – just a few biscuit crumbs were left behind. However, it struggled on our dust-specific test, only removing the very top layer on carpet.

In fact, it lifted over 90 per cent of the dirt in both tests, something we don’t often see with robot vacuums.