The 7 Best Self-Emptying Robot Vacuums

The iRobot Roomba s9+ is the benchmark for self-emptying robot vacuums. It's going to cost you, but you're paying for premium performance, best navigational features, incredible edge-detection capabilities, and the best carpet deep cleaning results you can find on a robot vacuum today.

The included self-empty base is reliable and has a sensor built-in to alert you when it's time to replace the dust bags. Like most advanced Roombas, the s9+ uses a patented dual brushroll design, which allows it to clean deeper in carpets and rugs. Better still, it's the most powerful Roomba robot in turns of suction. It does a fantastic job picking pet hair and large and small debris from all types of surfaces. In addition, its unique D-shaped design means it can clean corners and along edges efficiently than any other robot vacuum.

The Roomba s9+ navigates and cleans your house in straight, efficient rows. It uses cameras to map your entire house during the initial cleaning rounds, which you can then use to schedule it to clean specific rooms or add keep-out zones to prevent the robot from going places you don't want it to go. Also, the combination of a bagged self-empty bin and HEPA filters means you'll never come into contact with dust or allergens in your house.

• Bagged auto-emptying dust bin
• Smart mapping and keep out zones
• Increases suction power on carpets automatically
• Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant integrations
• Recharge and Resume

• Weight: 8.15lbs
• Collection Capacity: Up to 60 days
• Wattage: Not provided
• Filters: Yes
• Brand: iRobot
• Suction Power: Not provided

The iRobot Roomba i7+ Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum offers most of the features we love about the Roomba s9+ without the premium price. It's got the same emptying station, same smart navigation and mapping capabilities, and same mobile app. You can control it using your smartphone or Alexa, schedule it to clean specific rooms, add keep-out zones, and more.

While it isn't as powerful as the Roomba s9+, it delivers fantastic performance on bare floors and low-pile carpets. It can easily pick pet hair and suck small to large debris on most surfaces, but it struggles a little on high-pile and thick carpets. That said, the Roomba i7+ is the best self-emptying robot vacuum for most people as it strikes the best balance between price and performance.

The Roomba i7+ has a familiar rounded look like most robot vacuums. The side brush does an excellent job clearing dirt on corners and edges, though it's not as effective as the D-shaped Roomba s9+. It is pet-friendly, and its dual brushrolls don't get tangled with pet hair, so you can safely schedule it to clean while you're away.

• Bagged auto-emptying dust bin
• Smart mapping and keep out zones
• Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant integrations
• Recharge and Resume
• Tangle-free brushes

• Weight: 7.44lbs
• Collection Capacity: Up to 60 days
• Wattage: Not provided
• Filters: Yes
• Brand: iRobot
• Suction Power: Not provided

If you want the most bang for your buck, you'll want to consider the Shark IQ Robot Vacuum AV1002AE. It has an attractive price point that makes it one of the cheapest self-emptying robot vacuums in the market today. The AV1002AE cleans in neat, efficient rows and can store a complete floor plan of your house, which you can use to schedule a whole-home cleaning or specific rooms.

The AV1002AE has powerful suction, but the standing out feature is the self-cleaning brushroll, which prevents hair wraps when cleaning pet hair and long human hair, making it a perfect option for pet owners. Multi-stage filtration traps dust and allergens in the dustbin for clean and fresh air. You can use the included physical boundary markers to prevent the robot from cleaning specific areas.

Like most advanced robot vacuums, you can control the AV1002AE using a smartphone, Amazon Alexa, or Google Assistant. It also features Recharge and Resume, meaning it will trundle back to the self-empty base when running out of battery, recharge, and resume cleaning from where it left off.

• Self-cleaning brushroll
• BotBoundary strips
• Home mapping with room select
• Multi-stage filtration
• Recharge and Resume

• Weight: 5.87lbs
• Collection Capacity: Up to 45 days
• Wattage: 35.3W
• Filters: Yes
• Brand: Shark
• Suction Power: Not provided

The iRobot Roomba j7+ is the latest self-emptying robot vacuum from iRobot. It has the most advanced navigation you can find on a robot vacuum, being able to detect and avoid pet waste and light objects such as charging cables. It can also collect a lot of pet hair without getting clogged, making the Roomba j7+ the best self-emptying robot vacuums for pets.

This model has the same powerful suction and dual brushroll design as the Roomba i7+, so it's fantastic at sucking dirt and pet hair from carpets and bare floors. With improved home mapping, you can send the robot to clean a specific spot or schedule cleaning sessions for rooms and the entire home.

It also supports advanced features such as keep-out zones, voice assistant, and Recharge and Resume. Overall, the Roomba j7+ is a perfect option if you have a lot of pets and carpets. It has much-improved navigation than the old models, excellent carpet deep cleaning capabilities, and all the features that make the Roombas great.

• PrecisionVision Navigation recognizes and avoids light objects
• Home mapping
• Spot cleaning, room select, and keep-out zones
• Smart Recharge and Resume

• Weight: 7.49lbs
• Collection Capacity: Up to 60 days
• Wattage: Not provided
• Filters: Yes
• Brand: iRobot
• Suction Power: Not provided

The Roborock S7+ stands out from the rest of premium self-emptying robots with its ability to vacuum and mop your floor at the same time. It has a powerful mopping system that scrubs your floors up to 3,000 times per minute, removing dirt and even the toughest stains. Better still, it can automatically stop mopping when it encounters a carpet.

When it comes to vacuuming, the Roborock S7+ can pick up dirt and debris from most surfaces without scattering dirt all over the place. It's perfect for cleaning carpets too, bested only by the much expensive Roomba s9+. The auto-empty dock can hold dirt and dust for up to 120 days, depending on your cleaning schedules, and has filters to cleanse the air in your home.

The Roborock S7+ provides all the benefits of a smart robot, such as intelligent navigation and object avoidance, mapping, and smartphone app support. You can set no-go zones and no-mop zones and create cleaning schedules for the whole house, specific rooms, or specific spots on the map. The Roborock S7+ is one of the powerful and versatile robot vacuums available.

• Vacuums and mops at the same time
• No-go zones, no-mop zones, and invisible walls
• Detects and stops mopping on carpets
• Multi-level mapping

• Weight: 8.2lbs
• Collection Capacity: 3000ml dustbin, 300ml water tank
• Wattage: Not provided
• Filters: Yes
• Brand: Roborock
• Suction Power: 2500Pa

The ECOVACS Deebot N8 Pro+ is an affordable self-emptying robot vacuum and mop. While it doesn't have the advanced mopping capabilities of the Roborock S7+, it does a fantastic job at cleaning dirt and surface-level stains. It also lets you set no-go zones and no-mop zones, and it can automatically avoid carpets when mopping. Suction power is excellent.

The Deebot N8 Pro+ can easily pick up small to large debris from hardwood floors and low-pile carpets without any problems. The automatic carpet boost allows it to increase suction power on carpets for better deep cleaning. However, the auto-empty station struggles a little when emptying pet hair from the robot, so it might not be the best option for pet owners.

This Deebot N8 Pro+ uses laser-based navigation, the most accurate form of navigation and object avoidance for robot vacuums. You can label rooms, add keep-out zones, and manage maps of multiple floor plans in the app. However, its smaller battery means it will take longer to clean your house than the Roborock S7+.

• Vacuums and mops at the same time
• Automatic carpet detection and carpet boost
• No-go zones and no-mop zones
• Multi-level mapping

• Weight: 14.47lbs
• Collection Capacity: 420ml robot, 2500ml self-empty station
• Wattage: 40W
• Filters: Yes
• Brand: ECOVACS
• Suction Power: 2600Pa

If you don't want to spend a lot of money on a self-emptying robot vacuum, consider the Honiture Q6. It's a smart robot vacuum and mop with precise laser-based navigation and multi-level mapping. It can remember up to three floor plans and has excellent app features such as virtual no-go and no-mop zones, spot cleaning, and recharge and resume.

However, while it can clean and mop simultaneously, it's not recommended to buy it solely for mopping. The mopping attachment isn't as good as the premium options from ECOVACS and Roborock. The 2700Pa suction power is excellent at cleaning pet hair, dust, and small debris from bare floors. It also works well on low-pile carpets; it has an automatic carpet boost to increase power on carpets for excellent results.

When it comes to self-emptying robot vacuums, battery performance isn't much of an issue because most robots can automatically pause cleaning, go back to recharge, and resume from where they left off. However, the Honiture Q6 still deserves mention because of its impressive battery life, which allows it to clean a wider space without a recharge. It also has a bagged auto-empty station to prevent contact with dust.

• Cleans and mops at the same time
• No-go and no-mop zones
• Smart recharge and resume
• Multi-level mapping

• Weight: 21.9lbs
• Collection Capacity: 2800ml self-empty station
• Wattage: Not provided
• Filters: Yes
• Brand: Honiture
• Suction Power: 2700Pa

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