Eureka J15 Pro Ultra ZDNET's key takeaways The Eureka J15 Pro Ultra is available for $1,000.
With 16,200Pa of suction power, this robot vacuum and mop is fully automatic and smart enough to detect debris and wet messes on your floor.
Admittedly, the Eureka J15 Pro Ultra isn't the best robot vacuum I've tested for the price, and it had some initial connectivity issues, but it works hard to get your floors clean. $999.99 at Amazon
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If you have furry pets at home, you're likely all too familiar with finding pet hair all over your floors. We all love our pets, but I don't think I've met a single owner who feels the same way about pet hair. In my experience, a robot vacuum is the best way to keep it at bay: it runs autonomously and covers your entire living area, even spots you may miss during a regular cleaning, like under the couch.
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The J15 Pro Ultra is the second Eureka robot vacuum I've tested, and I was looking forward to seeing how it performed against pet hair. With a powerful 16,200Pa of suction power, an extendable side brush, a roller brush with blades to cut hair, a self-emptying dustbin, and self-washing mop pads, this robot seems to have it all.
Unfortunately, the Eureka J15 Pro Ultra is probably the vacuum I've taken the longest to test, due to some initial hiccups.
I test a lot of robot vacuums; most do pretty well, others don't do well enough that I'd recommend them wholeheartedly. After seeing the J15 Pro Ultra at CES in January, I really wanted to give it a fair shot, so I pushed through the setup issues I experienced.
Out of the box, the Eureka J15 Pro Ultra is impressive. It's large, sure, but it boasts a lot of features and makes a lot of great promises, so I was excited to test it. After setting it up at my house's drop zone and filling its tank with clean water, I set off to add it to the Eureka app.
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