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Best robot vacuums for pet hair

Robot vacuums with the brush geometry, suction and obstacle recognition to handle a house with animals in it.

Pet hair is a brush problem before it is a suction problem: a bristle roller collects it into a bearing-seizing rope, and a rubber one does not. Weighted heaviest on cleaning and on obstacle recognition, because the second thing a dog leaves on a floor is the one you do not want a robot to find at speed.

2 / 4 models evaluated

Weighted for this ranking

Cleaning
34%
Obstacle Avoidance
17%
Automation
15%
Navigation
14%
Value
5%
Mopping
5%
Ease of Use
5%
Reliability
5%
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  1. Best Overall
    #1
    Roborock Saros 20Roborock press image
    Roborock

    Saros 20

    Roborock's flagship: 36,000 Pa, twin spinning mops the dock washes at 100 °C, and a solid-state 3D sensor instead of a LiDAR turret.

    Cleaning
    93
    Navigation
    92
    Mopping
    90
    Obstacle Avoidance
    95
    3D ToF + Vision36,000 PaSpinning mopSelf-emptying
    $1,600Check price
  2. #2
    Roborock Saros Z70Roborock press image
    Roborock

    Saros Z70

    The robot vacuum with an arm: 22,000 Pa, solid-state 3D sensing and a five-axis gripper that moves socks and slippers out of its own way.

    Cleaning
    93
    Navigation
    87
    Mopping
    90
    Obstacle Avoidance
    95
    3D ToF + Vision22,000 PaSpinning mopSelf-emptying
    $1,700Check price

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