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00:00 Best Budget Robot Vacuum 2023
00:25 History of Robot Vacuums
02:38 The Competition
03:24 Similarities
03:45 Specs and Features
05:02 Parts Availability
05:31 Navigation
06:20 Performance Tests
06:40 Top Picks

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[battery_wattage]

I wished you did filtration tests with robot vacuums, because a bad filter can still push fine dust out from its exhaust.

[wadewoodard]

I bought a Eufy 11S 3 years ago. I had to replace the battery once for $20 but it works like champ. Recently on Eufy Ebay store I picked up a refurbished eufy G32 Pro for $65. It looks identical to the 11S but it does have wifi and the phone app. They said refurbished but it looked brand new. So, now I have one for each floor of the house.

[StuffTested]

The Wyze robot vacuum is the best value if you can find it on the sale price of $150.

[cmndrkool]

Someone donated a brand-new Roomba 692 to Goodwill for $15. All it needed was a new cord; and it works! I connected it to WiFi; and the person before me only used it for 2 minutes on Black Friday.

[babababoiboiboiboi]

hell yeah dude, i was getting tired of looking up reddit threads and reviews. super well edited and informative

[AySz]

I tried a Shark with lidar from Costco and their navigation seemed absolutely terrible. After entering a relatively difficult area (like dining room chairs) it would get in a loop doing the same paths over and over, unable to exit using the path it entered on. And eventually it starts ignoring the bump sensor to shove furniture and create a way out.

And that's a model *with* lidar, do you'd think it could see obstacles and measure clearance. I don't know how they screwed up nav so badly.

And don't get me started with their "barely checking the boxes" app!

[Botanifiles]

It would be interesting to see you apply the same particle monitoring device to the output air of the robot vacuums that you use on your air filter tests, so that we can see which vacuum filters the best/produces the least dust.

[fnerf]

Hi,

can you please add robot vacuum dimensions in tests as well.
Width, height and height including protrusions such as LIDAR sensor.
It would be much appreciated since those specs are also quite useful, especially because many vacuums are getting quite big and many are hiding such information.

I am following you for last 5 years (starting with first roomba comparison) and I hope this would be yet another simple but worth improvement.

Regards

[jimmypautz]

I just bought my first Robot Vacuum, and opted for a Roborock S5 max refurb, for around $270. Not quite as cheap as these in this video, but a really good robot and much more efficient and feature-rich.

[bennguyen]

Would like to see the Roomba 600 versus.. Eufy L60 vs Wyze WVCR200S vs Roborock E4 / Q5!

[kimmik]

Pls do a review of robot with mopping compared to manual wet/dry cleaners. Would like to see glow in the dark tests…

[falcon]

Hey, I wanted to give you a video idea, and I think many would also want this:

- Make a video where you create your so called best robot vacuum by combining different functions and design choices.
If anyone has a design choice, write it, I‘m genuinely interested.

Meanwhile here is mine:
- Robot design like the Roomba S9 (since its D-shaped, and very high power and performance numbers)
- AI Camera from the Roomba J7 (because of its lights)
- Navigation, tbh this doesn’t really matter to me, since I have had both Lidar and Vslam, both systems work, you don’t notice a difference.
- Mop raising function from the Roomba J7 (its better than lifting off a couple of millimeters from the floor)
- A base like the base from the Roborock S8 Ultra (because it’s and open design with heavy and sturdy looking water containers)

I think this sums it up, I would be content with a Roborock with more power and a D-shape, I hate the round robots.
Reason being -> they don’t clean the entire carpet, if the carpet is pushed against a wall…

Anyway, if you‘ve read all of this, well then have a good day :D

[Tech_Champ]

You should re-review the Roomba 980 with your new testing procedures. It would be interesting to compare it to the i3.

[daymianhogue]

Im still happy with my Roborock Q7 max or whatever i got per your recommendation a while back. Still find these videoes interesting.

[The_Bearded_Jay]

I have a silly question - How many robot vacuums do you have now? Also, what are you planning to do with all these robots? Ok that was two questions, but it's something I've been curious about. Kthx love you. 🙂

[myimperfectlife]

Great video as usual. Your recommendations have helped me a lot. Can you make a video on steam cleaners?

[Avucoda]

I’m wondering why you didn’t include Yeedi Vac Hybrid. It’s selling under 250 dollars. Especially in Europe Region, you could find lots of really good deals on robot cleaners, such as I bought xiaomi vacuum mop 2 which is a camera based smart navigating robot vacuum and mop, 200 euros. And yet there’s Yeedi Vac Hybrid which is 180 euros. This vacuum is the same features and interchangable parts with ecovacs, n8-10, t8-9.

[Nobody-Nowhere]

Without comparing these with second hand last gen top of the line vacuums, this pointless. The best bang for the buck is always second hand.

[MajorPickleSwag]

Tbh with prime day coming up if we pushed the price to $300-350, you could get a solid roborock s7 or a q5 that would perform much better than any of these AND you’ll have lidar

[GameOn]

Love your videos. Your voice is so soothing :) One question, do you know if the Roborock is actually Xiaomi on some markets, I can't find one in my country, but the Xiaomi looks almost the same.