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Amazon is currently selling the Roborock Q7 L5 Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo for $139.99, down from its usual $249.99 price tag. That 44% cut marks a new all-time low for the device, undercutting even its previous Prime Day pricing.
Amazon has discounted the Dreame L40s Ultra AE robot vacuum and mop to $569.49 from its usual $729.99, a 22% price cut. The device offers roughly 19,000Pa suction, dual rotating mop pads, edge-cleaning, and a self-emptying, self-washing, hot-air-drying dock. It also uses AI-driven obstacle avoidance with RGB vision and 3D sensing, and requires an active Amazon Prime membership to unlock the discount.
Robot vacuums lack arms and can't move objects out of their path, leaving them stuck on cables, socks, or lightweight rugs. While pricier models use infrared, LiDAR, or AI cameras to navigate around obstacles more intelligently than basic bump-sensor units, most still can't physically clear a room the way a human cleaner can.
Dyson has released three new robot vacuums under its Nurovi line: the R1 Nurovi Dry ($550), R2 Nurovi Wash + Dry ($700), and R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV ($1,200). All three share a redesigned light gray look, lidar-based navigation replacing the previous camera system, and a Twin-Capture system for cleaning both carpets and hard floors, with the top model adding UV stain detection. The R2 will be Costco-exclusive, while the R1 and R3 sell through Dyson's website and other retailers.
WIRED updated its annual robot vacuum roundup for 2026, testing new models from Shark, Eufy, Roborock and other brands across a multi-story home with kids and pets. The update also notes a new FCC ban that will affect future robot vacuum designs and features going forward.
At IFA Berlin 2026, companies like Anker (Eufy Omni E35) and Ecovacs (Deebot X12S Omnicyclone) showcased robot vacuums specifically certified to remove dust mites and allergens, with third-party testing backing their claims. Overall, the show felt quieter than previous years, with fewer wild concept reveals and more focus on refining existing product lines like the Saros Rover and Dreame Cyber X.
At IFA, Ecovacs showed off its new Deebot X12S OmniCyclone robot vacuum, which builds on the X12 with stronger suction and a dust-mite-focused cleaning mode, but its water-jet stain removal demo failed to hit the intended spot during a live demonstration. The company says third-party testing found the robot removes over 97% of dust mite allergens and nearly 96% of dust mites from carpet, aiming at allergy-prone households.
At IFA, Ecovacs unveiled the Deebot X12S OmniCyclone, an update to its X12 robot vacuum that adds dust mite removal capability while retaining the water jet stain-loosening feature from its predecessor. In a live demonstration, the reporter observed the stain-removal spray fail to actually hit its intended target, raising questions about that feature's reliability, though independent testing by SGS in Singapore found the device removed over 97% of dust mite allergens and 95% of dust mites from carpet.
Ecovacs has unveiled the Deebot X12S OmniCyclone, an updated robot vacuum designed to dig deeper into carpet fibers to remove dust mites and allergens. Independent testing by SGS Testing & Control Services Singapore found it eliminated an average of 97.44% of dust mite allergens and 95.45% of dust mites from carpet. The model also boosts suction to 53 air watts, a 60% increase over its predecessor, and retains a self-cleaning roller and stain-spray feature from the previous X12 generation.
Dyson has unveiled its Nurovi robot vacuum series, three models featuring UV light, AI vision and green LED sensors to identify around 200 household stains and spills. The flagship $1,199 R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV, arriving September 15, uses a 12-point hydration system to heat water to 158°F for its self-cleaning microfiber roller mop, alongside a 30,000-pascal motor and self-emptying dustbin.
DJI has introduced the ROMO 2 lineup, including the ROMO P2 and ROMO A2, at IFA 2026 as successors to last year's ROMO. The new models use an upgraded drone-derived perception system for millimeter-level obstacle detection, a LiDAR-guided mopping arm, up to 36,000 Pa suction, and leg mechanisms that step over ledges up to 8.5cm tall.
Roborock, best known for its robot vacuums, unveiled its first autonomous pool cleaner, the RockAqua P1, at IFA Berlin. The device cleans pool floors, walls, waterlines and shallow platforms using adaptive path navigation and vision-based obstacle detection, and can adjust suction strength depending on debris size.