Wyze Robot Vacuum Robot Vacuum Review

Its build quality is great. The vacuum is made of hard plastic and has a glossy black top with a cover you can lift to access the dirt compartment. The rubber wheels feel durable, but the dirt compartment feels somewhat fragile. It's very easy to assemble out of the box since you just need to attach the side brush and set up the dock.

This vacuum is passably easy to maintain. There are quite a few parts that need to be serviced regularly, but they're all easy to access. The app will remind you to replace certain parts like the HEPA filter, side brush, and brushroll.

The dirt compartment is located under the glossy black cover on top of the vacuum and can be easily lifted free by pressing the grooves on its sides. Empty it over a garbage can whenever it's full. Taking it out or putting it back in triggers a voice notification.

The HEPA filter can be unclipped from its slot in the dirt compartment very easily. Use the brush on the included cleaning tool to remove any debris every two weeks.

The brushroll tends to get wrapped with hair, which will pull the brushes in, making them less effective. If hair wraps around the bearings at the ends of the brushroll, the brushroll will become harder to spin since the hair tangles increase friction on the mechanism. To remove the brushroll, lift the cover under the vacuum and pull it out. The cleaning tool does make it a little easier to cut away any tightly bound hair, but longer strands can be a bit of a hassle to deal with, as they tend to get wrapped around the bearings. The manufacturer doesn't say how often you should clean it, but you should clean the bearings and clear any hair tangles with the cleaning tool regularly.

Unlike a lot of other robot vacuums, the side brush isn't fixed in place with a screw, and you can pull it out of its slot pretty easily. It isn't especially hard to clean, either. You should clean it about once a month.

You should also clean the sensor regularly by wiping it with a soft cloth.

This vacuum has fairly high recurring costs. There are a few parts that need regular replacing. Conveniently, you can use the Wyze app to track how many hours of cleaning time are left until each part needs replacing.

• HEPA filter: It should be washed every two weeks and replaced every three months or after 150 hours of use. You can find a replacement here.
• Side brush: You should replace it every three months or after 200 hours of use. Replacement brushes are only sold as part of the Maintenance Kit and can't be purchased individually.
• Brushroll: You should replace it every six to 12 months or after 300 hours of use. You can find a replacement here.

You can also get all of these components as part of a 'Maintenance Kit,' which includes:

• 4x HEPA filters
• 2x brushrolls
• 4x side brushes

This vacuum's internal dustbin is very small, so you'll need to empty it at the end of almost every cleaning session. Additionally, there's no physical fill sensor or even an in-app reminder to check the dustbin's status.

The Wyze Robot Vacuum has only a simple charging dock.

In the same cost category, the budget SwitchBot K10+ has a self-emptying multifunction docking station.

• Wyze Robot Vacuum
• Charging dock
• Power adaptor
• Dirt compartment
• 2x HEPA filter
• 2x side brush
• Quick start guide
• Manual
• Cleaning tool

This vacuum has excellent battery performance. On its most powerful Strong mode, it provides just over an hour of continuous cleaning time. If you use the lower-power Quiet mode, it lasts for just over two hours. It'll be sufficient for cleaning most large rooms, though it's worth noting newer alternatives like the Roborock Q5 can last even longer on a charge. When the remaining battery life reaches less than 20 percent, it stops cleaning and tries to return to its dock. The LED indicator light on top will start to blink yellow as well. It takes about 3.5 hours to recharge, which isn't too long, although some robot models charge much more quickly, like the iRobot Roomba 614.

The Wyze Robot Vacuum doesn't have many extra features. Two buttons are on the top: Power and Home. Pushing the Power button once will start or pause a cleaning cycle, while holding it for three seconds will turn the vacuum on or off. The Home button sends the vacuum back to its dock. You can also use the app to set the suction power setting to Quiet, Standard, or Strong, but you have to do it manually. Unfortunately, the Wyze can't automatically adjust those settings depending on the surface it's on, unlike the Roborock E4.

This vacuum has a hook-blade cleaning tool for clearing tangled hair from the brushroll's bristles. This tool also has a soft brush for cleaning the HEPA filter and other parts.

This vacuum is good for bare floors. It's effective at dealing with large and medium-sized debris for the most part but can struggle with finer debris, especially large amounts that have been piled up along walls and in corners.

The Wyze Robot Vacuum delivers decent performance on high-pile carpets. It's good at dealing with medium-sized and large debris on this surface type, though you still might have to clean up with a manual vacuum to deal with debris left in corners and along walls. You might also want to have it run another cleaning session to clear away finer debris that's been worked into carpet fibers.

We initially encountered some difficulty testing this vacuum on our black sample carpet, as its cliff sensors would trigger and cause it to stop moving. To get around this issue, we covered the sensors with masking tape. This isn't a solution we recommend for actual day-to-day use, but it's worth keeping in mind if you live in a home with especially dark-colored carpets.

Its performance on low-pile carpets is okay. The vacuum will need to make an extra pass or two to deal with finer debris that's been worked deep into carpet fibers, but it's quite good at picking up larger debris. If you want a robot vacuum that provides better performance on this surface type, the eufy L60 is a good option.

The Wyze Robot Vacuum does a mediocre job of handling pet hair on low-pile carpets. After a single cleaning cycle, there's still a noticeable amount of hair left behind, mostly shorter strands embedded deep within carpet fibers.

The airflow performance is good for a robot vacuum. The Wyze doesn't deal with heavier debris as easily as a higher-end model like the Roborock S8, but it'll still outperform the vast majority of similarly priced alternatives.

The Wyze Robot Vacuum isn't very noisy, especially when compared to most manually operated vacuums. However, you still might want to consider an alternative like the eufy RoboVac G20 if quiet operation is a priority.

This vacuum is good at adapting to typical household obstacles. It has no trouble cleaning under low furniture and doesn't get stuck. Though it uses its bump sensor frequently, it marks large obstacles like floor-length mirrors on its map and will avoid them after an initial light prodding. It uses the same approach around sled base chairs, cleaning thoroughly underneath while tapping on the horizontal bars, and it's cautious enough not to attempt to climb the chairs' bases where it might get stuck. It also handles tall, thin obstacles like coat racks well, approaching the legs but only lightly touching them and cleaning underneath without moving the coat rack around or trying to climb the legs. It tends to avoid getting in situations where it might get stuck, with the exception of tasseled rugs, which it can't detect, and where it may pull the rug tassels into its brushroll and jam itself.

Obstacle avoidance is bad because the Wyze Robot Vacuum lacks a real-time obstacle avoidance system. It can only detect large, broad-sided obstacles like shoes; even here, it nudges them around and can get so close it might tangle a shoelace in its side brush. It pushes around and sucks up smaller objects like socks and pet waste and might get tangled up in USB cables and extension cords. You'll have to declutter before using this robot vacuum.

The Wyze Robot Vacuum can get under some low furniture. Its low height clearance is about average for a robot vacuum with a protruding LIDAR sensor tower. However, it doesn't have a low enough profile to get under really low furniture.

This robot vacuum can climb short to moderately tall thresholds. However, it lacks specialized lifting hardware to tackle tall thresholds. When it triggers its collision bumper against tall thresholds, it won't proceed any further, even if the map its LIDAR sensor constructed indicates there's room beyond the tall threshold.

The Wyze Robot Vacuum does a great job of sealing in fine allergens, thanks in part to its post-motor HEPA filter.

This vacuum does a poor job of cleaning crevices. It isn't quite powerful enough to draw debris out of deeper cracks. Thankfully, unlike alternatives like the Roborock Q5, its side brush doesn't scatter messes around when lifting debris from cracks.

The Wyze Robot Vacuum has terrible stain-clearing performance. Unlike the Roborock S5, it doesn't have a mopping feature that would allow it to scrub away dried-on stains.

This vacuum isn't designed to deal with liquid spills.

The physical automation features aren't especially extensive. Unlike the Shark EZ Robot Self-Empty, the Wyze isn't compatible with a self-emptying base station. It uses its LIDAR navigation system to map your home as it cleans for the first time. The vacuum will only connect with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi networks, as it won't detect 5GHz networks. If you want to use the vacuum without a network connection, you can use the buttons on the top to either send it back to its dock or have it pause or resume an ongoing cleaning session.

The Wyze companion app is great. You can use the LIDAR-generated map to create virtual boundaries to keep the vacuum out of certain areas or set cleaning schedules for individual rooms. You can also use the app to start, stop, and send the vacuum back to its dock, change the suction power setting, check when parts need to be replaced, see the cleaning history, and check the remaining battery life. You can 'share' the vacuum with other household members so they can control it from their phones.