The 4 Best Robot Vacuums For Hardwood Floors - Winter 2025

The Roborock Qrevo Curv is the best robot vacuum for hardwood floors we've tested. The standout feature is this robot vacuum's FlexiArm system. This allows its side brush and mop cloth to extend beyond the vacuum's chassis, overcoming the poor corner and wall cleaning performance that plagues circular robot vacuums. Another innovation on display is the all-new AdaptiLift system. It dynamically adjusts the height of the vacuum's wheels, positioning the vacuum at the best angle relative to obstacles and allowing it to clear thresholds up to 4 cm tall; it's a bit inconsistent, but still great when it works. The multifunction dock is also feature-rich, including self-emptying dustbins, auto-refilling water trays, and automatic mop cleaning and drying, and you can even hook up some variants to water lines and waste lines to provide a true hands-off day-to-day user experience.

The vacuum can also store up to four floor maps and outputs a 3D representation of your home after mapping. It uses its camera sensors to spot landmarks and automatically determine which room it's working in. You can also specify cleaning settings for different rooms, set up no-go zones, or use the pin-and-go feature to direct it to a specific area to clean small spills. Unfortunately, as good as the performance is, navigation is one area that needs work. The obstacle detection isn't particularly effective at assessing hazards—it can recognize thicker, shag-pile rugs as objects to react to (although the AdaptiLift system doesn't help) while not recognizing things like electrical cords, which the vacuum can get stuck on. Another weak point is pet hair pick-up; it's not particularly effective at clearing pet hair on any carpets you may have.

For those who want premium maintenance features without the premium price tag, the standard Roborock Qrevo is a very good option. Like the Roborock Qrevo Curv, the multifunction dock empties the vacuum's dustbin, refills its internal water tank, and washes its mopping pads. Its hardwood floor performance is also fairly effective, especially for dealing with pet hair and smaller debris. The Q Revo's older twin-pad mopping system is also solid. Regarding automation capabilities, there isn't much to tell the two vacuums apart: the standard Qrevo supports multi-floor mapping and room labeling, has no-go zones, and has custom cleaning settings for different user-defined areas.

That said, there are some important differences compared to its bigger sibling. For example, its real-time hazard avoidance system is less sophisticated than the Curv's Reactive 3D hazard avoidance system. Also, the Qrevo's single-roller cleaning head differs from the pricier model's dual roller arrangement, and it lacks the FlexiArm system for clearing debris from corners and along walls. If these differences don't bother you, the Qrevo will surely please.

The Roborock Q5 Max+ is a great mid-range option if you're looking for a decent feature-rich model. While its price fluctuates quite a bit, it's at its best value when you can find it around $300. Unlike the Roborock Qrevo Curv, it isn't capable of mopping floors, lacks the FlexiArm system, and doesn't have a set of front-facing cameras that would allow it to avoid hazards in real-time. That said, it's available at a much lower price than its bigger sibling and offers a pretty full suite of features, including an auto-empty docking station, which lowers hands-on maintenance requirements. It does a good job of maneuvering itself, and you can use the coverage map to set up no-go zones the vacuum won't enter, label separate rooms, or schedule cleaning sessions for individual areas.

Its performance on bare floors is great, and it does a passable job of cleaning any carpets you might have lying around. Unfortunately, while it feels well-built, there are some gaps in its plastic construction through which fine allergens can spew out, most notably through its LIDAR sensor.

For those on a tight budget, the Wyze Robot Vacuum is the way to go. While you lose the Roborock Q5 Max+'s self-emptying feature, its LIDAR mapping system offers a similar range of functionality to the more expensive vacuum, and it does a better job of maneuvering itself around furniture and other obstacles. You can use the map it generates of your home to set up virtual boundary lines or schedule cleaning sessions for specific rooms. The vacuum feels well-built and has an allergen-trapping HEPA filter, producing good allergen-sealing performance.

Unfortunately, while it does a fantastic job of cleaning bare floors, it has a challenging time with debris on carpets. It also has a small dirt compartment that needs emptying often, even by the standards of other robot vacuums, which isn't ideal if you have more than one heavily shedding pet. If you're interested in a similarly priced robot vacuum that can deal with stains on hardwood floors, consider the Shark IQ 2-in-1, which boasts a highly effective mopping system. That said, its companion app isn't as intuitive or reliable as the Wyze's, and this vacuum tends to get stuck around furniture more often.