Shark - RV2820AE

I have a Shark Detect Pro on my main floor and a Shark IQ in my basement. I also have two long haired GSDs. I run the IQ daily and the Detect Pro twice a day. The rollers do tend to get hair wrapped around them but once or twice a week but I think that’s any robot vacuum. The single side brushes that come on the robots are lame. Amazon has replacements that have 3 brushes, I recommend those. The dust bin also needs to be emptied every week, not 30 days like advertised. I only have hard floors so I can’t comment on how it handles carpet. The app is terrible and I use Google Assistant to have the robots run according to my schedules.

For vacuum only, I'm enjoying the Shark Powerdetect AV2820AE.

The Shark Powerdetect AV2820AE is probably the best of the current vacuum-only models and it has been great for me. My dog is short haired but my neighbor in the apartment next door has a corgi so we get some of his shedding trailing in LOL But it's not a ton so I can't speak to how tangled things can get. Obstacle avoidance is ok but not fantastic and doesn't really see very low objects like a nylabone. Some of the very high end robots will have better obstacle avoidance but will also have a mop and therefore a smaller vacuum bin. Lots of trade-offs when deciding between robots, but like I said the Powerdetect is great for us.

My Shark Powerdetect AV2820AE (without a mop) has never failed to return to the dock. Maybe your WiFi is spotty or maybe your unit is bad?

We've been enjoying our Shark Powerdetect av2820ae. It's getting more difficult to find great models without a mop.

If you want a vacuum-only I'm enjoying the Shark Powerdetect AV2820AE. Shark gets a lot of hate on this sub but it's been great for me. It's getting more difficult to find advanced models without a mop as every brand seems to be adding it now, but I didn't want or need mopping.

I can sort of recommend the vacuum-only Shark Powerdetect AV2820AE. We've had it for a few months and it does a great job with fairly good obstacle avoidance and great suction BUT Shark recently updated the software and completely broke Google Home functionality. The Shark app is notoriously terrible, but when we could use Google Home it wasn't a big deal to avoid using the Shark app. But now we are continually annoyed by the slow, horrible app. Supposedly they are working on fixing the issue, but I can't really get a straight answer from Shark customer support. So, the robot is great

I recently went through this same search and I was disappointed to see that many companies don't seem to be putting much effort into advancing their vacuum only models. But I personally do NOT want a mop included. My vacuum station needs to live in a carpeted area and I barely have any bare floors, so I don't want to be dealing with the upkeep and maintenance of a mop station. I ended up going with Shark Powerdetect AV2820AE and I'm loving it. I compared it to the Eufy E20 and went with the Shark for better obstacle avoidance, real-world suction, and a height that would fit under more furniture. Plus we don't need the stick vacuum that the Eufy includes. We have one short-haired dog and we tend not to have too many obstacles. The Shark has been super impressive in where it's able to go - mounting our tall bathroom threshold without a problem and navigating throughout our furniture. It did get stuck one time on the legs of our Ligne Roset Pop chair and ottoman, but I was shocked that it could generally deal with these low-angled spindly legs in the first place! I was going to set a no-go zone around them, but I don't need to because it generally does great. It's only been a few weeks but we've been very impressed and happy with it. I know Shark has some haters on here, but it's been great for us.

Mine is a vacuum-only Shark Powerdetect. In the 4 months I've had it it has only gotten stuck once, and that was on a very challenging piece of furniture. It hasn't gotten stuck other than that one time, and I run it daily. We do keep a very tidy apartment, so other folks might have more challenges. On sale, I got mine for $350. Less than 1/3 the cost of the Matic.

https://www.amazon.com/Shark-RV2820AE-Self-Empty-Technologies-Deep-Clean/dp/B0CHL2FQBW?ref_=pb_hm_dp&th=1&psc=1 We had the mopping one. Its vacuuming performance is very good. Or the mova p10+ is a budget friendly choice too.

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We had the one with a mop. Its vacuuming performance is very good and is bagless so no need to buy those.

The shark powerdetect vac only model. I had the mopping version and the vacuum capabilities were incredible for its price. Plus it’s bagless so if you are expecting a lot of hair it will save you money in the long run.

We really enjoy our Dyson 360 visnav. We also liked our shark powerdetect and they make a vacuum only model of it.

Roomba had the separate mop and vac units but I don’t believe they make them anymore. I really enjoy our Dyson vac only model. It’s extremely powerful. I was also impressed with our shark powerdetect unit and they make it in a vac only model.

Honestly, once you get them setup on a routine/schedule clean you can have very little interaction. The shark powerdetect vac only model is good. The app is basic and has very few settings so it’s not too terrible other than the slow servers.

Shark AV2820S. We had the unit that mopped. This robot is extremely good at vacuuming hard floors and removing cat litter from grout lines. One of our cats was bad at kicking out litter and this robot never failed to vacuum it up.

Shark powerdetect was great at vacuuming. They make a vacuum only model. The narwal pro also looks promising.

Mopping most likely not. Vacuuming we enjoyed our shark powerdetect(can’t state enough how surprised I was with its hard floor performance) and our current Dyson visnav also does an exceptional job.

We’ve been very happy with our Dyson. The only big issue we had was it not liking metal floor registers for the ac/heat. We replaced them with wood ones and it’s been flawless in that aspect since. The amount of hair it removes from the rugs/carpets is extremely good; we have 3 dogs and 2 cats. I should also mention that our shark powerdetect robot was also very good at removing dust/dirt from the rugs/carpets but slightly lacking in hair removal. Might be worth looking into as well.

Our shark powerdetect is amazingly good at vacuuming cat litter.

I got the shark powerdetect without the mop function (only vacuum) for my 50sqm apartment and it’s perfect. It does what it says, no more no less. It does not get stuck. Got it for 200eur on Black Friday. The app is good, I don’t know better but since people are complaining, on my side all clear

not bad, I was able to get a RV2820AE for USD$219 from Woot.com.. The RV2820 is probably the best of the Sharks.. The app is .. .pretty poor, so setup the schedule and just let it run, and it's brilliant. I have pets that shed lots, so we run ours every day, and it's a champ. We do empty the auto-empty base at least once a week. It does get stuck on socks, I have kids who like to take their socks off after school and leave them about.. but other than that, it's perfect.

The shark 2820 power detect never stuck, is pretty good.  The app is.. lousy, but setup a schedule, and let it run, and it does a good job. I don't reo use the app, so . Doesn't matter particularly. No mop, and does avoid some things. More importantly, it doesn't get stuck.  It can go over high thresholds, It does great on pet hair, we have three heavy shedding pets .  And I run the shark every day.  We empty the "60 day" bin about once a week, and clean the filters about once every 4 months. 

We have the Roomba j7+ We did a fair amount of research before getting it and watched YT videos comparing all the different makes and models and this was highly rated for pet hair. It’s pretty good - but like others have said you do have to spend time cleaning the hair out of the wheels which is an annoying and dirty job and also I find that I don’t run it very often because the sound makes my dog bark so I have to only run it when the dog isn’t in the house, which isn’t that often (of course, I could try to get the dog used to it, but I haven’t taken the time to do that) As an alternative to a robot we also recently bought the Shark Auto Detect and we are loving it! It’s cordless and really lightweight. It’s so easy to maneuver picks up tons of hair and has really good rollers that don’t get stuck on hair. I actually was looking forward to vacuuming today, which is crazy. I never thought I would say that!

I have one of the Shark models where it’s a double canister vacuum. The robot is a small canister vac on wheels and the emptying doc is also a canister vacuum. It worked well for the first 2 years and has been slowly dying the last 3 years. I can’t get it to connect to my phone any more and the app is pretty terrible. Not the same model, but it looks similar to this: https://www.bestbuy.com/product/shark-navigator-robot-vacuum-self-empty-base-gray/JXJVXLJPRR/sku/6641726 I think if / when we replace it, I’m going to look at Roborock and iRobot. I also think I want to get one where at least the dock is bagged. I really wish I could find one where the robot itself is a bagged vacuum but not too sure if that exists.

I use the shark one that empties itself and has gps (to map your home so you can clean individual rooms). Lifehack, order it directly from their site and then call them when you receive it to return it. They'll take 40% off to keep it. It's what happened to me after I got buyers remorse. Works great for my husky and gsd

Well it's definitely not the BEST robot vacuum, because I'm a little on the cheap side and I don't have to have the best thing, but I really like my shark vacuum because they have a patented "lint roller" that keeps pet hair and string from getting tangled or building up on the roller. It's the lidar kind with the self empty base. The self empty base is a must have imo. Running this daily keeps the pet hair tumbleweeds from taking over the house. Doesn't do great on carpet though.

Shark has an app where you can control the robot from, but you don’t have to pay for it.