Six questions, about a minute. The matcher weighs your floors, pets, furniture height, mopping needs, budget and how you feel about dust bags, then picks from the robots we recommend.
The questions people ask before they buy, with a straight answer and the robot or fix that handles each one.
Under $400 buys a self-emptying vacuum like the Dreame D20 Pro Plus. Around $400 to $800 adds a dock that washes the mop, like the MOVA P10 Pro Ultra. Above that you pay for slim bodies, the best obstacle avoidance and higher climbing.
Our pick for this: Dreame D20 Pro Plus
Because height rules out more robots than any other spec. The slimmest robots we recommend are 3.13 inches tall, and many others are taller or don’t list a height at all.
Our pick for this: Dreame X60 MaxFix: Furniture risers for a near miss
Pick the stricter one. If some rugs are thick, answer “A mix with rugs”; if one pet sheds heavily, answer “Heavy shedders.” The result lists the checks to do before you order.
Check the return window before you order, then run the robot daily in the first week so problems with your floors, rugs or Wi-Fi show up while you can still send it back.
Six quick questions. No email, nothing saved. You get one pick, a runner-up and the checks to do before you order.
Answer the questions, then press “Show my match.” The defaults describe the most common home we hear about. Budget bands use recent typical prices, not today’s.
A rough yearly upkeep estimate from real accessory prices. Every number is editable.
Defaults are prices from accessory listings we checked on October 24, 2026: the median brush-and-filter kit, a six-pack of Roborock-compatible bags and a 33.8 oz bottle of MOVA solution. Assumes one kit a year (two with heavy shedders) and a bag every 75 days (60 with pets, 45 with heavy shedders). Change any number to match your home.
No mop, fewest parts. Best for carpet-heavy homes. Example: Shark AI Ultra.
A water tank and a pad that dampens the floor. Keeps dust down; won’t lift dried stains. Example: Dreame D20 Pro Plus.
Two rotating pads with downward pressure, washed in the dock. Example: Dreame X60 Max.
A roller or belt rinsed with fresh water as it cleans. Best measured stain removal this year. Example: Ecovacs T90 Pro Omni.
Empties the robot’s bin into a bag or bagless bin. The feature that keeps robots in daily use.
Adds mop washing, drying, water refills and detergent. Example: MOVA P10 Pro Ultra.
Short answers to what people ask most.
Start with your floors and furniture height, then pets and mopping. The matcher above weighs all of those; for most homes it lands on the Dreame X60 Max, the Ecovacs T90 Pro Omni or, on a budget, the Dreame D20 Pro Plus.
Robots don’t come in sizes, but coverage per charge varies; Vacuum Wars measured about 950 square feet per charge for the X60 Max. Robots recharge and resume, so big homes take longer rather than needing a bigger robot.
Use the estimator above. With the prices we saw on October 24, 2026, a bagged robot without a mop costs far less to run than a full mop dock that also uses solution.
For most homes, yes, as a daily touch-up. Consumer Reports notes that uprights still deep-clean better, so keep one for monthly deep cleans.
Vacuum-only, basic mop pad, spinning pads and roller or track mops, each with or without a self-emptying or full-service dock.