VACS THE WAY I LIKE IT: WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Think about your own living space before you get hung up on features. A home with hard flooring throughout may demand a model with a robust mop feature, but for plush carpets you’ll be better off with a high-powered vacuum-only model.
If you have a furry friend or two, look for a vacuum with strong suction and brushes designed to cope with hair collection. The best also come with pet (and child) locks.
The ability to automate your cleaning routine, and therefore minimise your own involvement, is a real gamechanger – but it only works if the robo-vac you choose is clever enough. Look for features such as object recognition and obstacle detection.
If you’re on a budget, don’t make do with an old model – robot vacuums have evolved fast, and you’d do better to grab an affordable new model, such as the Ultenic and Tapo ones in this test.
Eufy X10 Pro Omni
What’s the story?
This new Eufy combines the serious mopping of the X9 Pro with the detangling smarts of the X8 Pro, ups the suction power to 8000Pa, and adds a 2.5L emptying station that should take two months to fill up. It has a pair of pentagonal mops that rotate at 180rpm and apply 1kg of pressure to scrub stains, or lift by up to 12mm when it comes across a carpet.
The vac itself isn’t all that hefty, but its base station is a big beast because it hosts
