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I'm not in the market for one today, but I'm probably getting a robovac or two in the next couple of years.
Anyone have any recommendations for a good one that can be regarded as relatively trustworthy? I'm assuming iRobot is going to get snapped up by some potentially unknown quantity soon by the looks of this
I've got a home assistant setup already and don't mind some minor mods/soldering, if that's the best option, but off the shelf with no faff is obviously ideal.
Roborock seems to be the nvidia of robot vacuums. They're not always the best, but are seen as a safe choice, and they have the best app. I gave up on reading tests since apparently models are refreshed every monday, and just got a roborock.
The best vacuum is apparently the Dreame X50 Ultra Complete, and you can actually find it in stores still, but it costs like 1200 euros or something insane like that.
Tldr it's a market for lemons, sadly. Everyone copes by getting Roborock. The one known good one costs as much as a 5080.
Oh wow, so somehow I've entirely missed Roborock's existence until now—cheers for the recommendation!
That one with the robotic arm on it is crazy
Apparently the arm doesn't work that well.
I have one from 2018 still working athough not in the best shape anymore
Get one that is supported by valetudo. The software lets supported vacuum robots run locally, without the need to connect to cloud services. It integrates well with home assistant too.
https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo
As a bonus my roborock now talks like glados from portal.