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
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.
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
So ive been doing a TON of research this past week after returning my Roomba 707 Max Combo (Costco's version of the 705) due to the dock issues, poor QC and of course the lingering bankruptcy of the company.
Ive watched "Just a dad" videos, Vacuum wars and a few others since they rank them etc.
The Roborock QX Revo Ultra is a top contender as its a good "All Around" vacuum, It has the flexi arm for the side brush and mop to help get into corners, obstacle avoidance is really good and it even has a dirt detect sensor inside. This one will be my overall recommendation for a vac of that price range.
With all that said, When I picked up my Roomba, my local warehouse had the Shark PowerDetect vac on sale so I decided to pick it up. That vac does NOT get the recognition it should! Yes it looks cheap with all the shiny plastic but its actually a very nice robot and base station! Its a bagless set up so all the debris goes into a dust canister that you just empty it into a trash can, it also has this little air scent thing so when the base station vacuum comes on it blows the air through this fragrance puck that helps make the area smell nice (Its a gimmick, but its a nice one).
The Shark can leave its mop at the base station so it can do its vac runs and then come back to grab the mop or it can do both at the same time and when it detects carpet it will actually lift its back end straight up so the mop is away from the carpet, it looks hilarious as its vacuuming but it keeps your carpets dry! It also has a dirt detect feature that does a really good job, if it detects an area is dirtier it will keep vacuuming that area and go back a 2nd time, it will also mark it in the app so you can go back to see whats causing the extra dirt.
It does not have an extender arm, however it has a sensor and if it detects debris in the corner where it cant reach it actually blows a puff of air to get it out of the corner. Its actually pretty cool and works well. (They are also in the warehouse)
The main reason the Shark vacs don't get a lot of love is their app is very lackluster and missing a bunch of features these other companies have.
I figured I would mention it just in case you were interested in that model, I have it in the guest house and let it run and keep that area clean. I personally went with Mova Mobius 60 which is arriving today so fingers crossed that goes well lol
Overall I think you would be happy with the Roborock, I had 2 Roborocks before (S7MaxV and S8MaxV) and they both were AMAZING, Roborock also just scored #1 in customer service with Vacuum Wars.
The blower idea is already done by shark and it is a pretty bad for dust. It blows it around.
Shark® PowerDetect™ Robot Vacuum - EdgeDetect testing - pretty much a mess?!
https://youtu.be/T9eTIXeagF4
At the end I also wipe the upper part of the shiny furniture strip that was completely dustfree before the test run.
I have a very sheddy dog and my new Shark self emptying vacuum is kicking ass. It’s the AV2820S model. I’m really pleased. It has to empty itself three times every night because of the hair, but it’s getting it done.
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