Australia’s best robot vacuum cleaners: reviewed and ranked

Ecovacs is among the largest robot vacuum cleaner brands in the country, so it make sense that their devices feature on best-of lists across the net. The latest flagship, the X5 Pro Omni is the creme-de-la-creme of robot vacuums, kitted out with self emptying, self cleaning mops, excellent obstacle avoidance, and edge mopping.

We found that the X5 picked up 95% of debris during testing, across all kinds of floor types. Its mopping is a huge step up from most robot vacuums, in part thanks to its reliable mop cleaning throughout the process. Rather than wait until the very end, the X5 will return to the dock and clean its mop pads after every room to make sure you don't spread dirty mop water around.

Object detection and avoidance are crucial for automous robot vacuums, and the Pro Omni does a stellar job. Whether its consistent obstacles like chairs, or last minute ones like a curious puppy, our testing showed the device was able to pivot reliably and effectively.

Ecovacs' X5 Pro Omni will handle pretty much anything you throw at it.

Roborock has a reputation for excellent robot vacuum cleaners, so it is no surprise that its top of the range S8 MaxV Ultra tops our list. Equipped with all the fixins like self-emptying, a self-cleaning mop, extendable edge mopping arm, and truely smart obstacle avoidance, the S8 MaxV Ultra hardly ever needs your help.

In our testing the device reliably avoided problem areas like cords, and only got clogged once on larger debris. It's zero tangle rollers did the trick against stubbourn pet hair, even if it did cough up some furballs. Otherwise it simply did its thing, sending a push notification and lighting up a red LED when the mop water required changing.

Easily able to tackle different different floor types without wetting your carpet, the S8 MaxV Ultra can handle most environments but you will pay a pretty penny for it.