Do you have a lot of hard floors at home? Don't like mops and buckets? Get one of the best robot mops of your life
Author: Derek Adams Last updated 2021-11-05T10:31:42.755Z
Robot mopping is still in its infancy, not as common as the popular autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner. However, more and more manufacturers have begun to produce hybrid robot vacuum cleaners, they also use the rear wet pad to mop the floor, just drag along the floor. Hybrid vacuum mopping robots are very suitable for homes with a lot of hard floors, but if there are still a lot of carpets scattered, some of them are not particularly useful, but see below for more details.
A very good alternative to hybrid robots is a new generation of real robot mopping machines, which are designed only for mopping hard floors and only for mopping. The current dedicated robotic mops are a bit thin on the ground, but it is only a matter of time before most manufacturers join.
A dedicated robot mop may be better for cleaning hard floors, because it will be equipped with a larger water tank to increase coverage, and in some cases, it will also be equipped with a dirty water tank and a built-in vacuum system to soak up excess liquid.
This is a very good question. If you have a lot of hard floors, especially children and pets, mopping robots are worth having, because regular mopping is one of the most tedious housework that men and women know. Letting the robot perform tasks on a regular basis will only save you a lot of time and energy. It will also ensure that the floor is always in its original condition, which is very convenient if you have crawling toddlers and you are concerned about hygiene.
Many hybrid robotic vacuum mops do not know how to avoid carpets or carpets, and those who do may still mistake thin carpets for another part of hard floors. This means it will effectively drag the carpet you don't want. However, at least one manufacturer Roborock has solved this problem with a hybrid model—S7—as long as it detects a carpet or carpet, it will lift the rear mop.
As a result, if you have carpets everywhere, my suggestion is to collect them all so that the robot can fully enter the room. Yes, it is troublesome, but not everything in life is easy. On the other hand, if you have any sticky pads under the carpet that are difficult to remove to prevent them from slipping off, you may have to abandon most mopping robots and choose Roborock S7 or iRobot Braava Jet M6, because neither model will soak Wet carpets and carpets.
This gave us a good understanding of the primary reason you came here-to find the most suitable mopping robot for you.
Needless to say, the mopping robot that best suits most needs is...the Roborock S7 that is a two-in-one solution. Why? It's very simple. In addition to its vacuuming skills, it also has a rear mopping mat. When its ultrasonic sensor detects a carpet or carpet, or even an ultra-thin carpet, it will automatically raise the ground by 5 mm. . This is the author’s holy grail, because the entire open area downstairs is littered with carpets. For me, carpets—especially those with tassels—are definitely the number one enemy of most robotic vacuum cleaners and mops. I don't know how many times I had to rescue my iRobot S9, which was already excellent, because it was entangled in the rolled carpet. Thankfully, S7 has proven to be one of the best carpet negotiators I have tested so far.
Another benefit of the mopping action of this vacuum cleaner is that the wet pad itself vibrates 3,000 times per minute, so it can not only mop the floor, but also perform some scrubbing. At the same time, a 300 ml water tank can provide enough humidity for large rooms. The S7 comes with a washable VibraRise mop, so you may need to buy some extras online.
In terms of vacuum cleaners, this baby has a large suction power of 2500Pa4, which Roborock calls HyperForce suction. What I know is that it works very well in combination with 16 cm ribbed rubber rollers. In addition, the roller itself is installed in a multi-planar housing that follows the contour of the floor.
So what do you dislike? The 470ml small internal trash can, that's it. Although it is medium in size, if you have pets in your house, it will fill up very quickly and it will be troublesome to empty. In the US and some other regions, you can use the S7 (called S7) with an automatic trash can emptying base, but unfortunately it is not yet available in the UK. If you can purchase a device with a rated power of 240 volts from the ship, then I definitely recommend that you buy one, because without it, the S7 will lose some of the main advantages, especially if you are a pet owner.
In addition to that small but significant negative impact, Roborock S7 is the first robot mop I have tested. I can rest assured that it will vacuum all floors-hard floors and carpets-and only mop the floor. Not a hard floor carpet. Dear robot friends, this is why it is number one.
• Read our full review of Roborock S7
The winning Roborock S7 surface is a robot vacuum cleaner with a mop, while the Braava Jet M6 is a real mop with a front spray nozzle that can be adjusted to different cleanliness levels. It is said that the Braava Jet M6 uses the same mapping software as its vacuum stabilizer, and the excellent iRobot S9 can work with it, but I found that it is not as smart as the S9 in this regard, because it took a long time to draw mine The map of the open kitchen and living room is out, which is undoubtedly quite large.
It also refuses to go over the large carpet that separates the kitchen from the living room, which means it must create two separate maps, which in turn means it must be placed in the kitchen manually. Generally, avoiding carpets is a good thing, because you don't want the robot mop to slide over any carpets or rugs. In any case, I solved this problem by removing the problematic carpet and letting Braava Jet continue its course, so my entire downstairs area was covered by only one map. The moral here is that you may need to pick up any connecting carpets so that the robot can continue to perform all the tasks you paid for it.
Braava Jet M6 is equipped with a 440 ml water tank, so even the largest room can provide sufficient ammunition. Like most robotic mops, this mop uses an interchangeable pad system-it is equipped with two reusable wet pads, a disposable wet mop and a disposable dry pad for general wiping-and The effect is very good. For wooden floors, I recommend reducing the spray power in the iRobot app so that it does not leave too much moisture. But for all other types of hard floors, it is safe to choose the deep cleaning option, which can indeed completely remove muddy paw prints and other recent stains. iRobot also provides a small bottle of Braava cleaner to provide additional cleaning power.
The cool thing about this mopping robot is that it can be synchronized with iRobot S9 and the new J7 robot vacuum cleaner so that it can start mopping as soon as the cleaning is complete. Smart things.
The price of Braava Jet M6 is less than £700, which is not cheap, but if you are clean enough, have a lot of hard floors, muddy children and dirty pets, iRobot Braava Jet M6 is well worth the investment.
• Read our iRobot Braava Jet M6 review for the full content
Roidmi is not a familiar brand in Blighty, but it is very popular in China. Like the Roborock S7, Ruimi Eve Plus integrates a vacuum cleaner and a mop. Unlike S7, it is equipped with an automatic trash can emptying system, which is one of the best systems we have seen, because it has a touch-sensitive LED display that allows users to know when the 3 liter dust bag is ready Full. The robot itself is also equipped with two side brushes that can throw debris into the path of its ribbed rubber roller.
But I digress, because you are here to see the robot mop. Well, Eve did a great job. Like the Roborock S7, Braava Jet M6 and some other products sold in the market, Ruimi Eve uses a simple mop on its rear to remove most of the marks and stains, such as the recently splashed liquid and mud. Shoe prints, and the front end is responsible for vacuuming. You can also use the excellent Roidmi app to adjust the amount of water dispensed from its full 250 ml water tank.
This 2-in-1 vacmop has an expert mapping system that can use LiDAR to map all rooms truly and accurately. In fact, you can actually view the room map in real time on the app. LiDAR is one of the best systems for room mapping, but if there are curtains or bedspreads falling on the edge, it always does not allow the robot to venture under the sofa or bed. To solve this problem, lift the curtain so that it can completely clean the bed and under the sofa.
It is true that Eve did trip herself on at least two carpets during the trial run, but this is usually the norm for robotic vacuum cleaners, especially if the carpet has tassels. solution? Lift all carpets from the floor.
If you are looking for a very effective robot vacuum cleaner on the market that can mop the floor and automatically empty the trash can, I strongly recommend that you include it on the list. It's also great value for less than £400/US$350.
If you don't want to spend a lot of money on mopping robots, what about this semi-autonomous product from iLife? Shinebot W400 is not the brightest robot in the neighborhood, but it is the only model here that actively cleans the floor instead of mopping it. Therefore, instead of dragging a wet mop around, it uses a rotating brush and a vacuum system to suck away the dirty water, and then stores the dirty water in a 0.9-liter water collection tank (the clean water tank has a capacity of up to 850 ml). In terms of shirts, this is the first robot mopping system I have tested, and its performance is indeed as good as a mop and a bucket.
However-and it is important-Shinebot W400's navigation software is so basic that it cannot create a map or even find a way back to the charging dock. You actually have to take it to the work place and bring it back to the charging document when you are done.
As long as you don't mind getting out of the car and putting Shinebot in the area you want to clean, you will be pleasantly surprised by the results. No, it can’t avoid most carpets and rugs, and it will inevitably miss some parts of the floor, but in general, its price performs well, and for hard-floor families with many pets and children playing, This is a very safe choice.
• Read our complete iLife Shinebot W400 review
The Ultenic T10 robot vacuum cleaner is dazzling with its gleaming white finish, but underneath it, it is ready for most household vacuuming and mopping housework. Most notably, this one also has an auto-empty trash can, which means it can automatically return to the docking station and dump all accumulated trash while charging.
This is to turn the Ultenic T10 robotic vacuum cleaner into a real powerhouse in terms of performance. In fact, the running time has been up to 280 minutes, which makes it one of the best.
There is also a powerful support application that provides all the options for using the robot's LiDAR laser navigation system to map every room in the home. It may take a while to configure it correctly, but after you finish it once, the Ultranic T10 is enough to continue working.
The mopping mode is more attractive. Although this is only really designed for lightweight cleaning activities, it is very good at performing excellent on-site cleaning tasks on dirty footprints and so on.
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Derek (aka Delbert, Delvis, Delphinium, etc.) specializes in home and outdoor products, from coffee machines, white goods and vacuum cleaners to drones, gardening appliances and barbecue grills. He has been writing longer than anyone can remember, starting with the legendary Time Out magazine-the original London edition. He is now writing for T3.
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