Tapo RV30 Max Plus

Skip the Braava. It’s just a mop, no suction, so litter/fur stays. The Tapo RV30 Max Plus is a solid pick for the price: suction + mopping, decent mapping, and auto-empty. For $250–300, it’s one of the best all-in-ones imo 👌

Go with the Tapo RV30 Max Plus. Vac + mop, smart mapping, and handles fur/litter way better for the price.

We went to TP link rv30 max plus robots after both of our roborocks stopped mopping. They can connect to home assistant using matter. It's not ideal but it's enough for now. S5 MAX doesn't pass water through anymore and vacuum mop doesn't recognise mopping platform.

i ended up ordering a tp-link tapo rv30 max plus [https://www.blacktubi.com/review/tapo-rv30-max-plus/](https://www.blacktubi.com/review/tapo-rv30-max-plus/) it doesnt have cams, only lidar, so for privacy there is that. it still requires an account to be logged in, and also internet access to their cloud. thats the only downside for that. but i havent heard any security issue yet for it, and it doesnt have cams. so i opted for this. has a very basic mop, but i'm mostly using it for vacuum so is ok. paid only $138 usd for it brand new (using discounted vouchers). the bag needs replacing but those r cheap and seem to last between 2months to a whole year based on reviews. have to manually clean the mop pad, hepa filter mostly and some minor maintenance every now and then, but thats acceptable for me. obstacle avoidance seems poor (probably due to lack of cameras). So it ends up playing bumper cars mode, but the reviews say it still works despite that quirk. But u most definitely want to clear your floors of any tiny obstacles before letting the vacuum robot do its thing. if ever a security issue arose, i can simple shut it down and not use. i didn't pay particularly much for it. so this was my first entry into robot vacuums. maybe in future the security issue will be improved and not required internet/cloud to operate; and better mopping, obstacle avoidance, AI, all become more affordable to the masses. so this rv30 max plus will get me by till then.

I just picked up a TP-Link Tapo RV30 Max Plus and I'm really happy with it so far. It was only $209 on sale when I got it and has all the same features of more expensive vacuums. It has a Home Assistant integration from TP-Link that works even after you block the robot from the internet.

Tapo recently forced a firmware update to my RV30 vacuum that broke 3rd party integrations even though I explicitly had the "Auto Update" feature turned off. This happened during a brief window of time where I temporarily unblocked my vacuum from the internet. Prior to that forced update it was a 100% local robot.

I was doing maintenance on my network and unblocked it while changing its IP address. I didn't immediately block it again because I didn't think it was a pressing matter, but 2 hours later my vacuum automation failed to run. After some troubleshooting I learned that nearly 2 months prior a firmware update came out from Tapo that changed its authentication method on the vacuum to some propriety bullshit that breaks 3rd party integrations. It's been broken ever since and the dev for the Home Assistant integration was struggling to get it working so I dumped the vacuum and got a Switchbot S20.

Take a look at Tapo vacuums. They're really cheap compared to others and only need internet when setting it up the first time in home assistant. After that you can block the vacuum from the internet and turn off updates to the integration and you'll be set.

I went from a Roomba J7 to a Tapo Max Plus something just due to the auto-empty dock and despite being a cheaper buy that made the difference for me. The Tapo definitely has worse object detection but I’m still happy with it overall. Low maintenance auto vacuuming for less than $300 is a pretty good deal imo.

We have the Tapo max pro. I think we just paid $329 (?) at Bunnings not too long ago but it was a sale. We had a stick and regular in between our last robot (4yrs ago) and now. I absolutely love it. We have 2 kids and 2 dogs. The kids (6 &4) have to clean up before we run it so it really helps everything from becoming covered in kid toys. It also maps your house so you can select which rooms. We do our kitchen and 2 lounge areas daily and the bedrooms every 2/3 days. We don’t have carpet, just a few throw rugs so I can’t speak to the carpet part. But we love it so far!