Id skip the Dyson as well. The Narwal Freo X Ultra or Freo would be solid choices for your mostly hard floor setup - their mopping is genuinely top-tier with the rotating pads and they handle the transition to low pile rugs well. I'd honestly put the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra or Qrevo MaxV in the same conversation though, as they have slightly better obstacle avoidance and the sonic mopping matches Narwal's quality. Skip the Dyson Spot Scrub AI - it's overpriced for what you get and the reviews have been mixed on reliability. For your specific use case with LVT and hardwood, any of those flagship bots will crush it running daily, but make sure whatever you choose has good edge cleaning since hard floors show dust buildup more obviously than carpet. - I don't know much about the Flow 2 that u/ChimkinIsYum mentioned but from what they are saying I would check that out.
I just got the QRevo MaxV (which I think is similar?) and I am loooovvvviiing it. Mopping is doing a great job and it’s *so* much quieter than my earlier models (most recently Q7 Max+).
I was trying to decide between the flagships and this but at almost 1/3 the price I’m glad I went with the Qrevo. Hopefully your model is a similar value proposition!
I have a Q Revo MaxV.
But you're not going to find any that will do the job on stuck on stuff or dried up gunk. It's just basic physics, they simply don't have the ability to put "muscle" into it and scrub. They're also pretty dumb when it comes to mopping and most (if not all, I can't say I've check them all) of the current generation just make normal passes when mopping and don't detect things that need to pause and be scrubbed at or gone over multiple times. Also they scrub with microfiber pads and then go back to the station to clean which while better still leaves you at the mercy of the microfiber for holding on to dirty water.
Like I said I'd be shocked if any of them are capable of doing more than a swiffer wet making a single pass with no scrubbing would do.
QRevo Max owner going on 2 years. I just had to replace a both wheels. Started with the right wheel (of course the left wheel went out two weeks later). Ali Express parts $26 good as new.
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Roborock Q Revo Max V is on eBay from the official seller right now for $899 and $70 off for eBay plus.
This has a spinning/polishing style mop = actually works, it lifts for carpet, the best software in the game ( the real value in these things) and easy parts on Aliexpress. The base washes off the mop pads and dries them with warm air. Auto empties to a bag that is cheap. The suction is strong at 7000pa and this model swings one mop out for edges/under kitchen cupboard edges. It can be told to mop in a certain direction to make any streaks line up with timber grain/ make for less noise crossing grout as often. This suction level is pretty high. People rarely use the highest setting due to noise.
This was about $1400 but is last years premium type model, discounted now. For my money, the best mix of features for price. $829 is cheap for what it is. Price the labour it will save.
Avoid no name brands because the software/mapping isn't developed or supported long-term. Roborock on the other hand are market leaders. My 6 yo one (different model) still gets updates.
Strong recommendation.
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