ECOVACS DEEBOT X11 OmniCyclone The Ecovacs Deebot X11 Omnicyclone hits all the right marks for floor cleaning. It sweeps and vacuums really well, and it's one of the very best at mopping the floor. However, the AI navigation isn't yet smart enough to stop the bot from getting caught up on objects big and small, or properly detect cliff edges. With a high launch price, With a launch price, I’d recommend watching for sales and word of software fixes before buying.
The ECOVACS Deebot X11 OmniCyclone ($1299.99 at Amazon) is capable of superb, edge-to-edge cleaning, and has AI-powered navigation tools. The roller-style mop head is an excellent tool, and the powerful vacuum has handled every mess I’ve thrown at it.
Along with the top-tier features on the bot itself, the base station is a step up over most. It features two detergent canisters that automatically add detergent to the bot, stores both clean and dirty water, has a large dry debris collection canister, and offers multiple bot cleaning tools.
In the right environment, this is a contender for the top robot vacuum on the market. But there’s one massive caveat that I can’t ignore: not once has it completed a full cleaning cycle without needing to be rescued.
My floors are clean and shiny, but the AI is failing me
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Okay, so let’s start this review off properly with the positives. After the Deebot X11 OmniCyclone passes through a room, it leaves my hard floors all shiny and clean. While it sweeps along the edge and right into the corners, the mop roller assembly follows and only misses a tiny bit in the corner. This is called TruEdge 3.0, which extends and retracts the brushes as needed to best clean your space, and it works very well.
The Deebot X11 OmniCyclone is a powerful cleaner.
It’s a powerful cleaner, with a whopping 19,500Pa of suction pressure, and overall, I like the look of my floors when it’s done its rounds of vacuuming and mopping. It also leaves almost no smell, which I appreciate.
As far as mapping and navigation go, the AIVI 3D 3.0 sensors do a great job at discovering the layout of the house and navigating the bot through all gaps, wide or narrow. There is nowhere that this bot has failed to reach, and it properly handles closed doors and identifies new areas that it hadn’t previously seen.
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