Remember when you had to pick up a stuck robot vacuum and clean the roller because of minor hair tangles? Those days of needing to frequently fix a stopped vacuum during cleaning have become a thing of the past, thanks to incredible advancements in technology. Today’s robot vacuums can run smoothly for months without needing any help. This rapid evolution is partly because brands like Eureka always push themselves to innovate, and certainly don’t believe in incremental updates between models.
The J15 Pro Ultra is a wonderful robot vacuum and remains a top pick on our list of the best robot vacuums. But it’s truly overshadowed by the company’s latest and greatest – the Eureka J15 Max Ultra. With more suction power, smarter AI, better navigation, and enhanced cleaning features, the J15 Max Ultra definitely earns its moniker. Here’s everything you need to know.
An additional FHD camera coupled with IntelliView AI 2.0 lets the robot see more — even transparent liquids
Eureka introduced the innovative IntelliView AI with the J15 Pro Ultra last year. This smart feature helps the robot effortlessly identify and navigate around objects and obstacles, while also distinguishing between wet and dry messes and automatically adjusting its cleaning mode.
For instance, if it detects a wet mess, the vacuum automatically rotates its body to prioritize mopping and lifts the roller brush, ensuring an efficient clean. This wonderful feature delivers smooth, intervention-free deep cleans and greatly reduces post-cleaning maintenance.
Building on this, the J15 Max Ultra comes with an upgraded version called IntelliView 2.0, which tackles a common challenge: accurately identifying transparent or similarly colored liquids, like Sprite or water on any surface, or milk on white tiles.
Eureka fixes the issue by combining an infrared-sensitive optical sensor with an FHD vision sensor. The vacuum creates two real-time views – high-definition images of objects and surface structures, unaffected by ambient light. And with the advanced AI algorithms, the robot processes these views to detect subtle differences in surface reflections and textures, making it possible to clearly identify even transparent liquids. Whether it’s light or dark, the J15 Max Ultra can scan, recognize, and effectively clean difficult spots with ease.
But that’s not all IntelliView AI 2.0 can do! Thanks to its upgraded features, the J15 Max Ultra now recognizes an even wider variety of carpets, everything from long- and short-pile carpets to yoga mats and even the thinner types like pet feeding mats, with much better accuracy.
As always, it’ll automatically switch cleaning modes based on what it detects. So, it’ll lift the mop and boost suction for regular carpet cleaning, while avoiding yoga mats left on the floor. Enhanced carpet edge detection also helps prevent those damp spots that can happen if the robot doesn’t switch modes quickly enough. Thanks to IntelliView AI 2.0, the robot lifts the mop just at the right moment before it touches the carpet.
The new FHD vision camera means you’ll get clearer pet videos and easier remote video interactions. Plus, the J15 Max Ultra now features a “pet search” function, perfect for finding your furry friends around the house and snapping pictures.
And there’s more to come. An upcoming OTA update will introduce a Pet Dirty Area feature. Using AI, the robot will identify spots that often get messy, like near litter boxes, pet beds, or drinking stations, and automatically adjust the suction or make extra passes for a deeper clean.
Everything gets doubled — The Eureka J15 Max Ultra is more powerful, can reach further, and navigate better
The J15 Max Ultra is Eureka’s most powerful robot vacuum yet, with an impressive 22,000 Pa of maximum suction power. And with everything else, it basically “doubles” what the J15 Pro Ultra offers. It easily cleans even the hardest-to-reach corners, picks up stubborn debris from carpets, and handles pet fur with ease.
When it comes to pet hair, the J15 Max Ultra features a clever two-pronged anti-tangling approach to make your cleaning truly hands-free. First, it uses FlexiRazor™ blades that cut at 400 times a minute, effectively removing tangled hair around the main brush and reducing hair wrapping by 99%.
Another common challenge is the side brush, especially with traditional triangle designs that tend to tangle easily. The J15 Max Ultra solves this with its innovative DragonClaw Side Brush. Its V-shaped design not only boosts dust removal but also helps prevent tangles. As it spins, centrifugal force naturally helps untangle hair, making maintenance simpler.
Compared to the Pro Ultra, which only has detangling for the main brush, the J15 Max Ultra makes handling tangles much easier.
The robot also reaches further than ever before thanks to its SweepExtend side brush, ScrubExtend mopping system, and ObstaCross technology. These features work together to ensure complete, edge-to-edge cleaning without gaps.
Once again, this significantly improves on what is available with the J15 Pro Ultra, which only has a mop extension feature. With both sweeping and mopping extensions on the Max Ultra, you’ll get a deeper, more thorough clean everywhere.
The robot can automatically extend the side brush for detailed cleaning along edges, corners, and sideboards. Its mop includes a swing arm that efficiently cleans near skirting, furniture legs, and other tricky spots. Even when extended, it applies a steady downward pressure of 7N for a thorough clean.
Thanks to Obstacross technology, the J15 Max Ultra easily navigates from room to room without getting stuck or needing manual help. It can effortlessly overcome standard thresholds up to 1.3 inches (~3.3 cm) and even tackle complex double-layer thresholds up to 1.8 inches (~4.5 cm), ensuring smooth, uninterrupted cleaning across various surfaces. This more than doubles what the J15 Pro Ultra is capable of, which can only manage 0.9 inches (~2.2 cm) thresholds.
And once it’s done, the J15 Max Ultra can clean itself
The final piece that makes the J15 Max Ultra stand out is its base station. Not only does it clean the robot, but it also takes care of itself. Eureka tackles a common concern with automatic base stations – while they keep the robot spotless, the station itself can often be overlooked. The tray is particularly prone to dirt and debris build-up, which can affect the mop’s performance.
The J15 Max Pro Ultra’s base station is equipped with a tray scraper, a debris collection area, and a separate channel inside. After each mopping session, a built-in scraper gently removes debris from the cleaning tray and directs it to the collection area. There, the debris is thoroughly dried and stored in a dust bag, making manual cleaning almost unnecessary.
Plus, it handles all the usual functions you’d expect – washing and drying the mop, removing and collecting dust, refilling the water tank, and disposing of dirty water—efficiently and conveniently.
Get the Eureka J15 Max Ultra now!
The Eureka J15 Max Ultra surpasses everything we’ve seen so far from robot vacuums. From suction power that matches canister-style vacuums to features that ensure edge-to-edge and gapless spotless cleaning, along with a base station that can clean the robot and itself, this robot vacuum provides months of hands-free use.
If you’re looking for one of the best in the business right now, this is the robot vacuum to get. And until September 28, you can get the Eureka J15 Max Ultra for $1049.99, and $150 discount from its usual price point.
The Eureka J15 Ultra – mid-range price, flagship performance The Max Ultra is fantastic! But if you’re hoping for a more affordable alternative, don’t worry, Eureka has you covered in that regard as well, with the “base” model J15 Ultra.
It might not have a Max or Pro to its name, but the J15 Ultra has plenty to offer. A whopping 19,000 Pa of suction power, more than what you get with the Pro, ensures excellent debris pickup. Meanwhile, the FlexiRazor™ blades completely stop hair tangling.
It also has mop extension technology for complete edge-to-edge coverage, while IntelliView AI provides easy navigation, accurate obstacle avoidance, and precise dry or wet mess recognition. And along with it comes a base station that takes care of all the robot’s maintenance needs.
You get all of this and more for just $599.99!