All of our favorite robot vacuums are seeing steep discounts for Black Friday

All of our favorite robot vacuums are seeing steep discounts for Black Friday

Shark’s newest robot vacuum is $500 off for Black Friday and is worth buying just so you can call it Sharkira. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

Robot vacuums are on sale all the time. But this Black Friday, there are some fairly significant price drops, including on rarely reduced flagship models like Roborock’s S8 MaxV Ultra and iRobot’s Combo 10 Max. If you’ve been holding out on trying the latest and greatest, now is a good time to dive in.

Deep discounts are also available on some of our favorite midrange and budget bots, and iRobot is slashing prices on its entire line. Read on for our rundown on the best deals on robotic floor cleaners this holiday shopping weekend.

Top-of-the-line robots with big discounts

• SharkNinja’s latest robot vacuum is down to an all-time low of $699.99 ($500 off) at Amazon and SharkNinja’s online storefront. The Shark PowerDetect 2-in-1 Robot Vacuum and Mop can lift its chassis 20mm to get over rugs and room transitions, and remove its mop to vacuum carpet. We’ve just started testing it, but so far, it's been very impressive. At $700, this top-of-the-line robot that can empty its own bin and refill its mopping reservoir is a serious bargain, as long as you can run it when you’re not home; as with all Shark robotics, it's very loud. (Oh, and it twerks.)

• Eufy’s unique-looking Omni S1 Pro Robot Vacuum is down to $999.99 from $1,499.99 at Amazon and Eufy’s site (with the on-page coupon WS24T2080111). The killer feature here is a roller mop that self-cleans as it cleans your floors. The robot's square shape means it covers a lot of surface area. The tall, futuristic charging station refills the mopping reservoir and empties the bin.

• Another favorite bot with a roller mop is the SwitchBot S10. It’s available from Amazon and SwitchBot (with code BFCM500) for an all-time low of $699.95 instead of $1199.99. If you can hook its separate water station up to your plumbing (easier than it sounds!), this is the self-emptying robot vacuum/mop combo to get. Read our review for all the details.
• Amazon, Best Buy, and Narwal are selling the Narwal Freo X Ultra for $799.99 ($600 off), which is the best price to date on this terrific mopping bot. It uses triangular mopping pads and has an innovative dirt sense feature. Read our review.

These affordable robot vacuums just got more affordable

• The very good midrange Eufy’s X10 Pro Omni is selling for $549.99 ($250 off), its best price to date, at Amazon and Eufy’s online storefront (with promo code WS24T2351). With great obstacle recognition, dual spinning mops, and a sleek auto-empty / mop refill station, the X10 is a solid option at this price.

• Our pick for the best budget robot vacuum and mop, the Dreame D10 Plus, is on sale at Amazon and Dreame’s online storefront for $259.99 ($140 off), an all-time low. It’s a solid vacuum that can also mop and self-empty. The lidar-equipped bot can also map your home and lets you add keep-out zones, which is a rare feature at this price point.

Black Friday bargains on Roomba robot vacuums

• The Roomba Combo 10 Max is matching its all-time low of around $999 ($400 off) directly from Amazon, iRobot, and Best Buy. The new flagship model from iRobot has all the same features as the j9 Combo, plus a new dock that can clean and dry the robot’s mop, refill its water tank, and empty its bin.

• The Roomba Combo i5 Plus is also down to $299 ($251 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, which is its second-best price to date. The robot vacuum offers most of the same features as our favorite budget robovac, the Roomba i3 Evo, which cleans almost as well as the j7 but lacks obstacle avoidance and virtual keep-out zones. Unlike the i3 Evo, though, the Combo i5 Plus has basic mopping and a more compact auto-empty dock. That being said, it can’t lift its mop when it encounters carpet like the higher-end Combo models.
• The midrange Roomba Combo j5 Plus is down to $399 ($331 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, which is $50 shy of its best price to date. The robot vacuum / mop hybrid is similar to the i5 Plus, only with the addition of AI-powered obstacle avoidance, keep-out zones, and no-mop zones.
• If you really want to save money, the budget-friendly Roomba Combo Essential vacuum and mop is on sale for $157 ($117 off) at Amazon and directly from iRobot. The robovac / mop hybrid is the successor to the Roomba 694, with iRobot claiming it offers 20 times more suction power and longer battery life. Unlike pricier robovac / mop hybrids, however, there’s no option for an auto-empty dock.
• Our top pick for the best budget robot, the Roomba i3 Plus Evo, is currently on sale as part of a bundle with iRobot’s separate dedicated mopping bot, the Brava Jet M6. You can get both bots for $399.99, down from $696.18, at Amazon.