Wyze - Robot Vacuum

I see it's been some time since anyone posted to this thread ...which is actually perfect! since my question is: are the robot vacuums you guys recommend in this thread still functioning well, still reliable? I have one GSD who sheds like crazy (I knew this in advance and he's adorable 🥰). I'm real concerned that any robot vacuum I buy to clean up after him will necessitate me having to clean it (the vacuum) frequently, or it will have a short life span. I have a WYZE Lidar robot vac right now and while it worked great before GSD came on the scene, it's not at all holding up well to the task....Also, I'm spending a lot of time cleaning it after use to maintain it - I thought it would be cleaning for me instead 😉! Any recommendations are welcome. Thanks!

I work in an animal shelter and I have been really getting into robot vacuums as a way to help our staff keep the building clean the past 6 months or so. As you can imagine our floors collect all kinds of hair/fur, kibble crumbs, cat litter, and dirt. Its a fairly large building as well, larger than I think these robots are really designed for. I've not really had any of my robots last more than 2 months before having some kind of issue. The first one, a WYZE Robo Vac worked great for about a month before the vacuum motor seemingly died. So during the replacement process (which took about 4 months and was a nightmare) I ended up purchasing a Eufy L60 SES after seeing Vacuum Wars review on it. It worked great for about 2 months before the right drive wheel started having issues. I've ordered a replacement that I am hoping fixes the problem. I wont be purchasing another robot for a while but I guess when I am ready to upgrade what would you guys say is the most durable reliable models out there right now? that can handle a larger building with a wide variety of debris. EDIT: I should mention I am not really dealing with massive amounts of hair, yes there is probably more than average, but I am not using these robots in the kennel rooms themselves, thats all still cleaned by staff manually. I think whats killing my robots is just the amount of time I spend running the robots through the building. I currently have my L60 clean our lobby and public facing hallways first thing in the morning everyday, then I am sending it to specific rooms/hallways throughout the day as they need cleaning. So I think what I am mostly looking for is just the brand with the most reliable components. since it seems both of the robots that have failed/started to fail on me were motor failures.

You can get lidar equipped ones for cheap now, not easily 3x that. I got my wyze one for like 200ish. Happy that I’m no longer having to run it for an excessive amount of time + saving the wear on baseboards and furniture legs.

Not great but okay. We have Wyze and otherwise love their products.

Get one with lidar mapping. Also understand that you have to keep things off of the ground, and your rugs and floor mats need to be compatible. I've got one from Wyze and have been quite happy with it.

I love my Wyze vacuum

No way. A thoudand?? I paid $99 for my wyze robot vacuum and that thing is amazing. It's got lidar so it maps your house.

I just got a wyze robot vacuum and it's amazing for the money. Can't believe how much cat hair it picks up

The Wyze robot vacuum is great. Good suction, amazing mapping, you can set up no-go zones, good battery life. Do not get a robot vacuum that doesn’t have lidar. I had iRobots and they are trash at navigating — they just bump into stuff over and over, very inefficient, take ages to clean a room unless it’s an empty square, god help you if you move any furniture.

I’m still running my Roborock s4 and Wyze from way over two years ago

We have 2 of the Wyze ones and love them. They make the house smell so much better (hepa filter) and get the daily crumbs and dust.

Don't get the x10. I have two of them and I wish I could return them. Horrible product and I should have spent a little more for a roborock or dreame 1) horrible suction on hard floors. The x10 struggles to pick up cat litter and rice on hardfloors even in deep clean, max suction and 2 passes. They claim it has 8000pa of suction but the way that the brush guard seals to the ground results in none of that suction doing anything. My 2000pa $130 Wyze robot vacuum runs in my garage and it picks up gravel bits, screws, washers and debris that the eufy should be able to pickup but would never be able to. All while having an actual HEPA filter unlike the x10 2) bad dust bin design. The filter clogs within 5 cleaning sessions because no air flows in reverse through the filter during an empty cycle to clean the filter. Also the dust screen in front of the filter is basically useless. On the Wyze dust bin the mesh is much finer resulting in the filter lasting much longer. 3) horrible battery life. Since the suction is basically useless on hardfloors, forcing you to have to run it in max suction mode to get any cleaning, the battery drains so fast that it can't complete 300sqft without having to go back to charge. I start my vacuum at noon daily and it runs for under an hour before it goes back to charge, it then resumes cleaning at 5PM. So the battery is trash and takes forever to charge. 4) Braindead pathing algorithm. Almost every other day I will find my vacuum stuck on a sock or a wire and then I'll see it fail to get back to the docking station or go around in circles in the same area for no reason 5) Zero smart home support. There is no home assistant support and their existing Google assistant integration is useless. Eufy is not spending any resources on actually implementing any smart home support Please don't get an x10 and don't fall for all the astroturfing on this subreddit. Eufy has paid lots of reviewers and YouTubers to advertise their product and not spend any money on improving their half baked product. I've suggested improving the dustbin and brush guard and suggested solutions to their support and Eufy is not willing to implement any of them.

So this is easily one of the most recommended mid priced vacuum because of its perceived value and Eufy really did bring a lot to the table with this product. With Black Friday coming around, people are recommending this vacuum left and right and I wanted to throw my experience with it out into the public. I watched countless reviews from Jamie Andrews, Vacuum Wars and looked around on this subreddit and came to the conclusion that the Eufy X10 might be the best Value robot vacuum with all of its features and decided to purchase my first on on May 10th, 2024 and my second one on June 4th 2024. After 350 hours of cleaning, [127 hours](https://photos.app.goo.gl/iFHv6AbKHnguRaEe7) on my upstairs x10 and [230 hours](https://photos.app.goo.gl/J4325ia8yiUMxzNp9) on my downstairs x10, I can say that the **Eufy X10 performs very poorly** and you are better off spending a little extra on the offerings from Dreame and Roborock. I bought this vacuum because I have 2 cats and some heavy allergies. I previously had 2 Wyze Robot Vacuums and they worked great but they lacked an auto empty system, mopping and didn't have obstacle avoidance which prevented me from running it on a schedule. After the Eufy x10 came out, it had all the things that my Wyze was missing and at a competitive price, undercutting the Qrevo and slightly undercutting the Dreame L10s Ultra when I was shopping around. And it had the best object avoidance which mattered a lot to me so I can run it daily without babysitting it. Ill start with the good things since this is a short list: 1. Mops well, floors feel clean and have stayed clean. For the money this is a great mop and does a great job at keeping our floors residue/dirt free 2. Good obstacle avoidance, I can run the vacuum daily and it works reasonably well avoiding cables, socks and cat toys. It will still eat the occasional sock or cable but it works decently well. 3. Good base station with easy to clean docking tray. The one piece tray is easy to remove and clean. I wish it was self cleaning like some of Dreame's docks but for the price, it is still great. 4. Decent carpet vacuum performance. Our carpets generally feel very clean and the vacuum does a good job at picking up pet hair and debris from carpets. Hard floors is a different story though... 5. Auto empty dock works well and reliably empties the dust bin every time. The dock has had zero malfunctions/issues since ive had it, I put a bit of Shark VacMop cleaner solution in the dirty and clean water tanks to help with cleaning and keep the dirty water tank from gunking up. 6. Eufy support is responsive and responds to tickets promptly and genuinely tries to be helpful And now the negatives: 1. Horrible hard floor performance even on Max suction, 2x Passes and Deep clean pathing. Both of my Eufy X10s have had the same poor performance since day 1 1. Filter clogs easily due to poor dustbin design 2. Brush guard seal wears quickly causing poor seal with hard floors 2. Poor battery life due to having to run the vacuum on max suction, 2x passes and deep cleaning to get any decent performance out of it and long recharge times. 3. Bad pathing, robot will frequently drive in circles, get stuck, refuse to find the base station and clean in a unsystematic manner 4. Non-existent smart home/Home Assistant support **1: Poor Hard floor performance:** [Here is a video](https://photos.app.goo.gl/GpTTrdmmYHRcc8yd7) of it running on a smooth tile floor in Max suction mode, Deep clean pathing and 2x passes. It runs right over the cat litter and **doesn't pick up anything!** [Eufy X10s failing to pick up cat litter on smooth tile floor in max suction mode with a clean filter](https://reddit.com/link/1gxu13s/video/vtbcyioiml2e1/player) Here are pictures of the clean filter and dustbin prior to sending it to clean that floor. [Eufy X10 dustbin and filter prior to cleaning cat litter on smooth tile](https://preview.redd.it/e5xz2wwvml2e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de4cae589e82073b3a1aefb32b12b330630c2ff1) [Eufy X10 Filter prior to cleaning cat litter on smooth tile](https://preview.redd.it/5qihrvwvml2e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02cb828046f349da97dc83ae5038977604e00fdd) For comparison, one of my Wyze robot vacuums now lives in my garage cleaning up saw dust, leaves, screws, concrete chunks, washers, road debris and other garage debris. Here is a [Video of the Wyze running in the garage](https://photos.app.goo.gl/nLLJD93Ft8RqdvGS8), compare that to [the video of my x10](https://photos.app.goo.gl/GpTTrdmmYHRcc8yd7) struggling to pick up basic cat litter on a smooth tile floor. [Wyze Robot Vacuum Cleaning metal washers, leaves and other garage debris on an abrasive concrete floor](https://reddit.com/link/1gxu13s/video/096804e6nl2e1/player) I ran the Wyze 2 times in my garage to see what it could pick up. Here is the debris from the first pass and second pass: [Garage Wyze Robot Vacuum, First Pass](https://preview.redd.it/9c9hfepinl2e1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=723939bfb739bd0a9c1d2d8a7a405bdfad306bcb) [Garage Wyze Robot Vacuum, Second Pass](https://preview.redd.it/ik4iyfpinl2e1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6d0bf5d5eff749cf817c714c94a4ae3dce0c6c2d) The Wyze could pick up screws, washers and even a ring that my girlfriend lost a few days ago while the Eufy X10 couldn't even pick up cat litter! Also keep in mind that Wyze advertises "2000pa" of suction pressure while Eufy advertises "8000pa". Clearly the pressure ratings mean nothing, what matters is how efficient the filter and brush guard work with the vacuum motor. My experience with the Eufy X10 closely matches what [Rtings.com experienced with the Eufy X10](https://www.rtings.com/robot-vacuum/reviews/eufy/x10-pro-omni). It also matches the experience [Jamie Andrews had on hardfloors](https://youtu.be/ZvRaaol5LFA?si=qPYb846Jo9_K6-l7&t=221). I would like to hear how u/VacuumWars has found his unit has held up over the last few months, does he see similar performance? Edit: Another issue with the poor hard floor suction is that since the vacuum is not able to pick up small debris, there is a very high likelihood that that debris will be captured by the mop which will then rub that [abrasive debris into your floor and scratch them](https://www.reddit.com/r/RobotVacuums/comments/1gxe6h9/scratches_on_floor_from_eufy_x10/). All spinning mop vacuums are at risk of doing this, but the X10 is very susceptible to this since it fails to pick up small debris most of the time. **1.1: Poor dustbin/filter design** So one of the issues likely contributing to the poor hard floor performance is the bad design of the dustbin and filter. Here is what my downstairs (80% hard floor) x10 filter looked like 1 week after replacing it and running it daily: [Downstairs Eufy X10 13 Cleaning Hours after replacement](https://preview.redd.it/782cdr8pll2e1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53002d834f6d76490ff1a5c98480ef8498dd3ac4) Keep in mind I have been running both of my Eufy X10s daily for the past few months so my floors are relatively clean, I also clean the filter weekly and replace it monthly. Here is the upstairs (90% carpet) x10 filter: [Upstairs Eufy X10s Filter 7 CleaningHours after replacement on 90% Carpet floors](https://preview.redd.it/10h2w9dtnl2e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=777b5bb6663fa8026affe997d3c15e436c65fed3) In a sense, its good that the filter is catching this dust as the vacuum is able to capture it, but the issue is that the mesh screen is doing nothing to keep the filter from clogging. For comparison, here is what my Garage Wyze filter looks like after 5 cleaning cycles, keep in mind this vacuum lives in a garage picking up a lot of nasty things and its an actual [HEPA filter](https://www.wyze.com/products/wyze-robot-vacuum-consumable-hepa-filter): [Wyze HEPA filter after 5 garage vacuum sessions](https://preview.redd.it/e9dsseaynl2e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5400855d3298cd1a2e414c2de1a52d7119370842) So why the large difference between the two? I think one reason is the mesh screen in the Eufy x10 is much larger allowing most particles through the bin and onto the filter while the Wyze has a much finer mesh and a HEPA rating, it also has a much larger dustbin than the Eufy x10. A possible solution for Eufy to implement is redesigning the bin so that when the Auto-empty cycle runs, have some air run backwards through the filter so that the dock can "vacuum" out the filter with each cycle. This would significantly extend the lifetime of the filter. **1.2: Poor quality brush guard** This is another issue that is likely contributing to the poor hard floor performance. The brush guard is a maintenance part according to Eufy and it has a rubber flap on it that aids with sealing the suction path to the floor: Here is how mine looked 1 week after replacing it: [Downstairs Eufy X10 Brush Guard 1 week after replacing it](https://preview.redd.it/2rk4phq4ll2e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=446c85907ce1ea7854f85c0a034fe162b486600e) As you can see, its mangled up and tearing up. Prior to replacing i, that flap was completely gone. My Wyze robot vacuum also has a similar flap but its significantly more durable and has held up fine on the abrasive garage floor. Eufy lists the brush guard as a Consumable item replaced with standard maintenance and costs $13.99. I have a suspicion this is something they will not fix as they make money selling this part. For now I have used a piece of duct tape folded over itself sticking out exactly as far as the original part. Eufy claims this part should last 120hours, but mine degraded after 1-2 weeks which for me is \~20-30hours of runtime. My duct tape solution has been holding up fine and has helped the vacuum slightly with hard floor pickup. My Wyze brush guard has never been replaced and ive owned it for 2 years. It has zero sign of degradation and Wyze doesn't sell it as a consumable....wonder why... **2: Poor battery life** This is an issue also slightly related to the hard floor performance. The only way I can get decent performance out of my X10s is running them on Max suction mode, 2x Passes and Deep clean pathing. Without those settings, the vacuum will just push debris like rice around and not pick it up. This results in the battery draining like crazy. [Downstairs Area and Cleaning Time](https://preview.redd.it/vscnsy2all2e1.png?width=1344&format=png&auto=webp&s=4c25beb2e2a9dd41318cfd6834e5c7ef2691153b) My downstairs area is 473sqft according to the app and the app says it took 1hr 50mins to clean it in Max Suction, 2x Passes on hard floors, and Deep Cleaning Pathing. What it doesn't mention is that it started cleaning at 13:00 (1PM) and it cleaned for 1 hour and 15 mins. At which point its battery was depleted. **It then charged for 4 hours and resumed cleaning at 6pm!** It couldn't even do 500sqft in one charge! On top of that, the only carpeted rooms are the Living and Study room, even on "Max Suction" the eufy uses less suction on hard floors compared to the carpets, if the robot ran on "true" max suction on the hard floors, I doubt it could even do 100sqft without needing to charge. **3: Bad Pathing and Planning** This issue was worse when I first got the vacuum in late spring/early summer 2024 but it still persists. While the X10 is pretty good at avoiding most obstacles, when it gets stuck, its usually in the same place each cycle. My carpeted area in the living room is slightly sunken from the "main area" and I built a ramp for the robot to use to get down to the living room. My Wyze robot vacuum would use it flawlessly and it doesn't even have a camera. The Eufy x10 was pretty good about using the ramp when I first got it but it seems updates have regressed its behavior: [Video of Eufy X10 Getting stuck on ramp and repeating same action over and over again instead of changing strategy](https://photos.app.goo.gl/q5ECiQALp2bNPadw8). [Video of eufy X10 getting stuck in a corner for no reason and not backing up](https://photos.app.goo.gl/vMXagQazTBNR7Ueh6) [Video of Eufy X10 getting stuck on ramp and repeating same action over and over again instead of changing strategy](https://reddit.com/link/1gxu13s/video/4hy5t47kpl2e1/player) [Eufy X10 getting stuck in a corner for no reason and not backing up](https://reddit.com/link/1gxu13s/video/rgktto9rpl2e1/player) **4: Non-Existent Smart Home/Home Assistant Integration** There is zero Home Assistant support for the Eufy X10. Dreame, and Roborock both have integrations for Home Assistant and you can even install [Valetudo ](https://valetudo.cloud/pages/general/supported-robots.html)on some Dreames and Roborocks for full local control. Even my Wyze has a home assistant integration because Wyze has an API for developers. Eufy on the other hand does not have any smart home integration and from what it seems like, no API for developers for the X10 and newer vacuums. [There is this thread on Github](https://github.com/CodeFoodPixels/robovac/issues/68) where some people are trying to get the X10 working but its been up in the air since March 21st. I filed a ticket with Eufy asking for a home assistant integration and they said they appreciate the feedback and received this response on September 22nd 2024: >....we understand your request for better integration with Home Assistant and acknowledge the current limitations with Google Assistant. We are continuously working to improve our app's compatibility and will keep your suggestions in mind for future updates. Its been over 2 months since that and no updates still to enable any sort of Home Assistant support. This is a very crucial feature for me as I would use my smart switches to call for the vacuum to clean a certain room. For example, I would triple tap my kitchen light switch to request my Wyze vacuum to clean my kitchen. For a company as big as Eufy, releasing a smart robot vacuum in 2024 with zero smart home support is pitiful. **Conclusion** So its not looking good for the X10 in my opinion. My comparisons may not be 100% scientific like Vaccum Wars, Jaime Andrews and Rtings performs, but my findings do closely line up with what Jaime Andrews and Rtings have found with regards to Hard Floor cleaning performance. Its great when a robot vacuum can do all sorts of things like mopping floors, avoiding obstacles and auto emptying, but one thing it should definitely be able to do is, **vacuum**! The Eufy X10 falls very short in that aspect on Hard Floors and I wish I could return both of my units and get a Dreame L10S Ultra or Roborock Qrevo instead. I may start a warranty claim on both of my robots due to the poor performance, some people are saying their X10s have been working great, but in the many hours I have ran my X10s, they have not performed well. And while the rest of you are looking around at reviews on this subreddit and elsewhere, please keep in mind that this [subreddit is very frequently astroturfed ](https://www.reddit.com/r/RobotVacuums/comments/1g9gn00/yall_notice_that_half_the_posts_on_this_subreddit/)and there manufacturers are known for paying for reviews. Sources like Rtings, Vacuum Wars and Jaime Andrews are known for purchasing vacuums with their own money but almost all reviewers post affiliate links in their descriptions for the products they review, whether you think that affects how they might portray a product is up to your interpretation. TLDR: The Eufy X10 sucks (but actually it doesn't suck anything up on hard floors) Edit: Typos, Punctuation Edit 12/22/2024: I have completed a warranty return with Eufy. They took back both of my used Eufy X10s and partially refunded me for both vacuums. They refunded me 50% of my purchase price for my first X10 and 70% my purchase price of the second X10. This is understandable considering I purchased my robot vacuums in May/June. Overall their return process was very smooth and customer support was top notch. After seeing my videos of the robot failing to pickup cat litter, they quickly got me a shipping label to RMA the product. When I asked if I can just get refunded, they didn't hesitate to provide me a refund offer without resistance. Overall, top notch customer service and I will continue to keep Eufy in my mind for future robot vaccuums. I hope they are able to fix the design flaws of the X10 and provide a competitive product with flagship features at a low price with the X11 or whatever is next. Till then, I have purchased 2x Dreame X40s to replace my Eufy X10s, both perform significantly better but have some issues of their own which I will detail in my eventual review of the X40. But overall happy with the X40. [Cat Tax](https://preview.redd.it/xdr5ji6tkl2e1.jpg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f4a48afb795fa5af014890e1cd0d432cbe46057)

Nothing yet. Going to wait maybe another year and find something else. I'm already out ~$1000 purchasing two x10s. I'll just deal with it until the next generation of vacuums from roborock and Dreame. Even with it's issues, I have two cats and having the x10 run daily even for a mediocre clean, is better than nothing. I would never buy one again or recommend it to anyone else. I may even stay off Eufy until they fix their vacuum performance since the s1 has similar suction issues. Rtings has started doing robot vacuum tests and their experience with the x10 closely lines up with mine, especially on hard floors. The dreame and roborock products do significantly better than my x10. Hell, even my $150 Wyze robot vacuum from 3 years ago is better and it lives in my garage now picking up screws, leaves, washers and all sorts of debris the x10 could never pickup.

And while you do need to configure an online presence and such it works well enough that for me all I really use HA for is tracking the robot and if I want to manually start it I can. I haven’t had good success with room selection and starting it but I also haven’t used it in awhile.

The Wyze one is great. It has LiDAR, is quiet but powerful, and their app interface doesn’t look / function like it was built by a kindergartener.

The Wyze vacuum robot is honestly pretty great for the $100 price, lidar mapping, clean sleek design, no go zones, separate room mappings, multi floor mapping, it’s really good

I use a Wyze. For the price it’s good and I run it everyday

The Wyze Robot vacuum is very good considering how cheap it is. It can kinda integrate with Home Assistant. Only $200, often on sale for ~$150: https://www.wyze.com/products/wyze-robot-vacuum

The wyze vac is really a steal for what it's capable of, if they had a version with a self empty dock I would have happily got that. I got a Q revo as my upgrade and have been very happy with its performance and functionality aside from the dock occasionally clogging with pet hair.