Never have any time to vacuum? Or just fed up with spending your free time vacuuming when there’s so much better to be doing? Well, the best robot vacuum cleaners let you outsource the chore completely, allowing you to put your feet up.
However, if you’re not entirely sure how these handy appliances actually work, how they actually clean, how long they can run for and how they can be integrated with the best smart home devices to automate your home, we’re here to demystify things.
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Robot vacuums: the key features to look for
Robot vacuum cleaners have surged in popularity over the past few years, with 14.2 US homes owning one in 2018 (around 11%), according to research firm Statistica, and it’s not surprising as they really do make life a little easier.
As well as cleaning your floors automatically, robot vacuum cleaners have lasers, and in some cases a built-in camera, on the front and underside to stop them bumping into furniture and other objects.
They can also detect impending drops in heights so they won’t plunge down a set of stairs either. Some robot vacuums even have built-in water tanks to mop your floors after they’ve vacuumed, too.
Powered by rechargeable batteries, robot vacuum cleaners and can usually clean a whole house on one charge. Some even come with docking stations and will return them as soon as their battery level gets critically low to recharge so you don’t have to remember to charge them either.
How do robot vacuums work?
When it comes to sucking up dust and dirt from your carpets and hard floors, robot vacuum cleaners work in the same way as larger vacuum cleaners: using a series of brushes, and in some cases a rotating brush bar, to lift and collect the dirt and suck it up into the dust container.
