Samsung and iLife mopper
 

20 years user and contributor to robotreviews.com with engineering info, repairing bots etc. I prefer the Samsung vacs for more reliable electronics from major supplier, and the iLife W400 Shinebot mopper with water extraction, rotating brush instead of just mopping pads. Samsung also more powerful suction useful for carpets. I spoke on this industry technology at The Villages science club. The newest models have self-empty, separate vac charging bases with large bins, expensive, and camera vision of floor avoiding obstacles and obstruction. Wide range of prices and features in this industry. Caution Neato Robotics, bought by German appliance co. some years ago, is closing with support next four years only.
Amazon had tried acquiring venerable iRobot (Roomba brand) but blocked by regulators.
Which bot to use depends on flooring and furniture obstructions. Carpets need more than hard floors.
Best to buy where can be returned if doesn't work out in your premises. Various tricks can be used to assist with furniture, see robotreviews.

We've had one for years.
We like ours.
It's not a super-duper do all, but it does a nice job.

But you will have to name it.
I assume most posters here have named their unit.

Look at the features involving how it avoids obstacles. Issues that cause problems are getting stuck under furniture; stuck on a wire; stuck on the sliding door tracks; stuck on a tile to carpet transition; beaching on top of a flip flop, dog toy, sock...

I think the basic vacuuming is the same across all robot machines, but high tech vacuum cleaners (dyson) with true HEPA filtering capture the tiny particles much better than those paper filter cups.

We have a roomba. We learned to be careful with phone charging and laptop power cords, the vacuum will grab them. The vacuum also likes dog toys.
But the vacuum does a great job.

Don't knock it until you’ve tried a robot vac. We have Roomba & it keeps dust & pet hair to a bearable level. It’s not a full replacement for dusting & vacuuming but it’s worthwhile.

CAUTION: yes, it does make a gross mess if your pet leaves a surprise on the floor. Cleaning the trails it makes & inside the unit is really awful. It also terrorizes pets since it keeps going until it hits their legs. My dog tries to bite the Roomba which would be pretty funny but I fear it could hurt her.

Once our Roomba got stuck in the middle, under a King sized bed & it was difficult to drag it out.

Fires have been started by robot vacuums getting stuck. Never good to let it run while away.

My Roborock S7 Max V (aka "Molly") has been near flawless. It uses LIDAR for mapping and sensing. It avoids obstacles in real time. Would never smoosh dog poop. It maps to your whole house quickly and easily. We use it for carpet and mopping floors. It empties itself and tells you when you need to add cleaner/water or empty dirty water. It vacuums places I never would have gotten. It has a camera so you can watch where it is remotely. I also use the camera to look around the house while I'm away. The cleaning it does is good, but not deep. If you start with a deep clean house, it will keep it clean but periodically, we need to use the old fashion mop and vacuum. Also, Molly does need maintenance. Hair and dust need to be removed and dirt bag needs to be filled / replaced. Cost was around $1,200 and well worth it in my opinion.

Did you ever hear of partially/completely disabled people?
 

We have the IRobot 7 - self emptying. Self emptying is a must for me. Pain in the butt emptying that little bin all the time. LOVE our robot, we do not have the mopping but have considered and would like opinions on it. I love the mapping feature so I can choose which rooms to clean when I want and specific areas of rooms. Like at Christmas, I can block off the Christmas tree area. We run ours when we leave the house and it is done when we return. Can make changes on the app at any time. We have 3 small dogs and none are bothered by it - they know to get put of Henrietta's way. You do have to clean the sensors, rollers, etc. now and then. No big deal. Love it!

Maybe that "way to frugal spouse" could vacuum for you and spare you the pain. Just a suggestion.

Neato D400
 

Over the years we have tried at least5 different brands. What we like about the Neato is it vacuums in straight lines. The ones that randomly bounce around the house have a tendency to mis a few spots here and there.

Shark!!
 

I have the Shark robot with the cannister back. It does a wonderful job. I have it scheduled to vacuum 3 times a week. It empties into the cannister and I empty the cannister about once every two weeks. Best Buy I ever made for myself.

eufy
 

we bought the eufy on amazon .. amazing and works better that our 4 year old irobot.. has a handheld remote to steer around things .. great battery life.. much quieter .. we have tile and wood floors

Have one and never use it. It always gets stuck under a piece of furniture or trapped under the kitchen table in the chair legs. It was kind of frustrating actually.

Agree the roborock is wonderful. Hardly ever need to touch the floors anymore. We have two cats and all luxury vinyl planks. Wife setup once with a few tweaks and some. Auto empties the dirt, recharges and mops. Once a weeks we refill the water supply with a small amount of special cleaner and empty the dirty water. Very self sufficient. Yes expensive even on Black Friday but without a doubt paid for itself in the time we have had it.

Must be first gens, ours can be programmed to not enter any part of a room. Plus if it does get stuck in our case I didnt draw line to stop at the area of the stacking sliders. It pivoted, then beeped and sent a message to my phone it had shut down, and the exact location

RoboRock
 

We have a RoboRock with mop. Does an excellent job! We have dark wood floors in living area and it shows every little speck of whatever. So we programmed "Scooter" to clean that area daily, kitchen twice a week and whole house weekly. What a blessing!

Not for the lazy!
 

I beg to differ. It’s actually a tool for the active person. I am to busy paying pb, water volleyball,swimming, Pilates, socializing.🤷*♀️

Unfortunately I do not remember the model number. Regarding the cords, they run from the furniture to the wall so there is no open spot for the robot to get through, it would go up and down the cords but not cross them.

It was bigger than the base of the chairs and bar stools so did not fit under them, so I still had to clean under the bar stools, kitchen chairs and table. Unfortunately, it really did not save me any work and was an expensive lesson.

Be careful programming it!
 

I absolutely love my robot vac. I have to share something terrible that happened to my first one! I had it programmed to vacuum every day at 3:00 so I’d come home to a nice vacuumed house. Well one day my dog was not feeling well and the vacuum went off as scheduled and spread you know what everywhere! It was like Armageddon!!! We had to throw out all area rugs and the vacuum! Just be careful if you have a dog! I now check everywhere before running mine🤣

These are all excellent valid points and anyone considering getting a smart robot vacuum should recognize the potential problems.

We have mitigated most of these, but going in you should recognize there’s going to be a learning curve and effort on your part if you want a successful deployment of a robot vacuum.

It’s understandable that some people find the hassle is not worth the convenience, but for us, it’s been a A real help in keeping the dust cleaned up off the floors. I think robot vacuums work best for those who don’t have Carpet. Although, there are some models that are specifically made for cleaning carpet.

We have a Roborock S3 going on 3 years and love it. Do recommend getting a smart vacuum that you can control with your phone. Another great feature is one that lets you put in electronic markers, that will block off areas where the vacuum cannot go.

Thanks for summarizing the issues.

Rookie mistake...

First rule of getting on the floor is making sure you have a plan on how you're going to get up!

I love it! I have a dog and every time we go for a walk I turn it on and picks up all the dog hair

We have the shark vacuum. It empties itself and it has a mechanism that prevents hair from building up on the roller.

Wyze, terrific software, maps the whole house then let's you select which rooms to clean. May be on sale now too

Room a is junk. The batteries are expensive and do not last long at all. We had to raise our club chairs and a couch because the fool Roomba would get stuck under them. It also had an unnatural affinity for a pedestal table. And to make matters worse, it would get clogged with cat hair. Useless.