GoKawiilEcovacs Deebot X12 OmniCyclone 3.5 / 5 Good pros and cons Pros Excellent obstacle avoidance.
Strong mopping with a self-cleaning roller.
Advanced navigation with accurate pet waste recognition Cons Below average debris pickup on carpet and poor fine debris pickup on hard floors. $1,499.99 at Amazon $1,499.99 at Best Buy more buying choices
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Ecovacs has been hard at work improving the navigation and maintenance on their robot vacuums -- and it's been successful. So much so, that after releasing the Deebot X11 OmniCyclone, I was a bit stumped on what the company could do to upgrade its next robot.
The X11 OmniCyclone was already a flagship robot with great features: a bagless self-emptying system, roller mop, great suction, and good navigation. But Ecovacs optimized its successor, the Deebot X12 OmniCyclone, to make it an even more powerful robot mop with advanced obstacle avoidance.
The X12's flagship features
As a premium robot vacuum and mop, Ecovacs puts a lot of emphasis on the X12 OmniCyclone's hands-free experience. This robot vacuum automatically empties its contents into a bagless canister similar to the dustbin on a traditional upright vacuum. Once the canister at the dock is full, you empty it into the trash can and return the canister to the dock without needing to replace dust bags.
The Deebot X12 also features 22,000Pa of suction power. While this isn't the highest on the market right now (that'd be the Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete with 35,000Pa), it's still quite powerful.
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