Are most of the robot vacuums (under $500) with rotating cleaning pads really crap, unless they have a AI feature?
Hi,
I have a Xiaomi Robot Vacuum (v1 / The one built by Roborock) and it can't wipe the floor. Back when I got it there weren't any options on the market and devices would just have a cloth that smeared the dirt around the flat.
Nowadays they look pretty advanced and rotating mops seem to look promising. However, the best and most detailed review website that I found (https://www.smarthomeassistent.de/saugroboter/) seems to score most devices pretty poorly. Whenever the testers wipe the floor by hand after the device is done, the washcloth is very dirty.
Roborock Qrevo Master - Failed Most Tests
Dreame L50s Pro Ultra - Really weak
Roborock Q10 X5+ - Terrible too
Dreame L40s Pro Ultra seems to be the only device that sometimes is on offer at this price point and that gets good scores as it has a "AI" feature that detects dirt and goes over the stain until it's clean.
As that is a feature that I don't really trust on my floor pattern.
I also know the high end devices have rolls instead of rotating pads and they are better.
So, I'm wondering if I should:
- A) keep ignoring mopping in my price range OR
- B) are these tests misleading and if I know something is dirty I can just let the robot run over this particular spot multiple times to get a good results anyway?