Najlepsze budżetowe odkurzacze robotyczne

Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available these days, it’s easy to forget that they can just be simple machines that get us from point A to point B. Yes, any bots blow hot air on their bums (mop pads) and deftly navigate dog poop, but there are plenty of basic budget robot vacuums that just do a decent occupation of cleaning your level autonomously — as long as you tidy up first.

While higher-priced, higher-powered robot vacuums clean better, budget bots do a perfectly good job, especially if you run them regularly. The biggest downside of cheaper models is they get stuck on cables, socks, shoelaces, and another paraphernalia you leave lying around. If you’re home and can untangle it, great, but if you’re not, then it will just sit there stuck until its battery dies, and you gotta charge it up again before it will clean your floors.

Fancier models have obstacle recognition, and any even usage AI-powered cameras to tell popcorn from poop and avoid the latter. If you want 1 of those, check out my Best Robot Vacuum buying guide. But if you think you can manage the task of picking up after yourself (and your puppy), a budget bot will save you quite a few money and inactive do a good occupation cleaning your floor.

Here’s a list of my favourite robot vacuums that don’t cost a luck and will inactive get the occupation done.

Suction power: unknown / Dustbin capacity: 419ml / Runtime: 90 minutes / Brush style: dual rubber / Auto-empty dock option: yes / Mopping option: no / Mapping: yes / Keep-out zones: physical only / Works with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Siri Shortcuts

The Roomba i3 Evo isn’t the cheapest robot on the block, but its cleaning chops, attractive design, superb software, and robust, easily-repairable hardware make it the best choice for spending a smaller budget.

The i3 cleans almost as well as iRobot’s higher-end j7 but for a lot less. While it has somewhat lower suction power, it has Roomba’s signature dual roller rubber brushes, which do an excellent occupation of removing pet hair from hardwood floors and sucking up oatmeal from plush carpets. It doesn’t have the AI-powered obstacle avoidance of the j7 (which knows the difference between poop and popcorn), but that’s not a feature you’ll find on any budget bots.

What the i3 does have is mapping and room-specific cleaning, so you can send it to clean the kitchen if you want. Only a fistful of the budget bot features mapping, and Roomba’s maps are any of the best in my experience, mainly due to the fact that they seldom should be rebuilt.

The biggest negative here is there are no virtual keep-out zones. If you have somewhere you don’t want the bot to roam, you’ll request to buy 1 of iRobot’s virtual wall towers. It besides has a comparatively tiny bin, but you can pair it with an auto-empty base (although that increases the cost substantially).

The i3 is simply a solid vacuum with large wheels that can easy tackle any level surface you throw at it, managing most transitions. But it does tend to bump into things, resulting in a fewer toppled chairs during testing. This means it gets almost everywhere you want it to and won’t be put off by a bed skirt. But if you have delicate items on rickety tables, watch out.

As with all Roombas, the i3 is easy to self-repair, and you can buy (not inexpensive) replacements for all its parts. I’ve actually rebuilt 1 after it rolled over any dog poop. It’s worth noting that the Roomba i4 is fundamentally the same robot vacuum as the i3 Evo, so choice up whichever offers the best price.

Additionally, iRobot late launched the Combo i5 for $349.99, which replaces the i3 and adds the option of basic mopping and a smaller auto-empty dock if you go with the i5 Combo i5 Plus version. I’m presently investigating this model and will have a full review shortly, but it has mostly the same features as the i3 and is simply a good option if you can’t find the i3 in stock.

Suction power: unknown / Dustbin capacity: 425ml / Runtime: 120 mins / Brush style: single bristle / rubber hybrid / Auto-empty dock option: no / Mapping: no / Keep-out zones: no / Works with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home

The Shark Ion’s large bin, simple app experience, decent battery life, repairability, and bullish nature make this an excellent bump-and-roll bot. That is simply a robot that doesn’t map or have any peculiar navigation features another than colliding with things and changing direction. It’s not fancy, but it gets the occupation done.

It’s a good 1 to stick under a bed or desk and set to run erstwhile you’re not home, as it’s loud and rattly and will bang into everything in its path. But its large wheels and 120-minute runtime mean it’s little prone to getting stuck or moving out of juice than simpler $100 bots.

Unlike many budget bots, it uses a hybrid roller brush that’s both bristle and plastic and doesn’t get as tangled as standard bristle brushes. Its short, squat side brushes are amazingly effective at getting debris into the robot’s path, and due to the fact that they’re short, they’re little prone to getting tangled in stray cords.

But the best thing ‘bout this bot is its tank-like wheels that will rotation right over anything in its path, including advanced transitions between rooms, obstacles like lounger chair legs, and another furniture traps that regularly stump another bots. That’s a good thing, as there’s no mapping, obstacle detection, or any way to set keep-out zones here. This bot just goes.

Another bonus: replacement parts are easy available, making this more repairable than most non-Roombas.

Shark doesn’t share suction power specs, but it ably handled all my tests, including the toughest: natural oatmeal. Those small flakes are hard to choice up; side brushes will spin them all over the floor. It did a good occupation on pet hair, too, although, like most robots I tested, it required at least 2 runs to get everything up effectively.

The app is super basic: just on / off, basic scheduling, and a choice of 3 power levels (all loud). Disappointingly, you can only agenda it erstwhile a day. Most robots can be programmed to do 2 to 3 passes, but in place of that, I like the option to agenda it to go out twice to make certain it gets the occupation done. I couldn’t do that with the Shark. Still, you can press its button or usage the app to send it out again if needed.

Suction power: 4,000Pa / Dustbin capacity: 400ml / Runtime: 180 mins / Brush style: single bristle / rubber hybrid / Auto-empty dock option: yes / Mapping: yes, plus lidar navigation / Keep-out zones: yes, virtual / Works with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home

The midrange Dreametech D10 Plus is 1 of the fewer bots you’ll find that mops, maps, and auto-empties for $400 or less. I like its more compact auto-empty station, which helps compensate for its tiny 400ml bin.

Decent suction and a rubber / bristle hybrid brush supply a good clean, but it’s nowhere close as effective as the Roomba i3 Evo with its dual rubber rollers.

The large selling point here is that the Dreame does have lidar navigation and mapping to let for room-specific cleaning with keep-out zones. Keep-out zones are useful for ensuring the robot finishes the job; if it gets stuck somewhere regularly, you can tell it to avoid that spot.

The Dreame has no-mopping zones in the app, and you can besides remove the mop before you send it out. The Dreame did a good occupation navigating my complicated second floor, and while it’s rather a burly bot, it inactive fit under most furniture and handled transitions well.

Suction power: 5,100Pa / Dustbin capacity: 360ml / Runtime: 180 mins / Brush style: single bristle / rubber hybrid / Auto-empty dock option: yes / Mapping: yes, plus lidar navigation / Keep-out zones: yes, virtual / Works with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home

The Yeedi Cube is the least costly robot vacuum that has the same kind of multifunction dock and high-end features as robots over $1,000. It besides has obstacle avoidance tech, although, unlike the pricier bots, it uses lasers to see objects, not an AI-powered camera. This is little effective but more avoidance than any another bot in this roundup offers.

The Yeedi resembles the Roomba in its full-speed-ahead nature. It will just run into things, and if it can clean them, great! It besides only goes around larger objects. So while it ably sucked up Cheerios and picked up all the oatmeal flakes, it got stuck on cords and socks. Definitely keep it distant from pet waste.

The Yeedi’s mopping prowess is impressive. It scrubs the level utilizing a thin microfiber cloth that vibrates 2,500 times a minute to get up grime, akin to the Roborock S8. The dock cleans the mopping pad, drains the dirty water, and car empties the bin, but the robot carries its one-liter water tank around on its back, so it doesn’t request to go back and refill during a run.

One downside is it uses a single hybrid rubber / bristle brush, which got tangled with hair. However, combined with 5,100Pa of suction power, it did a good occupation of picking up dirt from the floors.

I truly liked the handle that makes it easy to choice up the vacuum and put it where you want to clean. An onboard place clean button means you don’t request to fuss with the app to get it to clean up a dedicated area. The map offers room-specific cleaning and keep-out zones for vacuuming and mopping.

Update, July 15th: Removed out-of-stock picks and added fresh options.