Robot vacuums have become some of the most expensive devices we buy for our homes, but they don't have to be. The power and convenience of automated cleaning can be had without spending a full paycheck on a robot, especially with the many deals available during Amazon Prime Day and competing sales events at Walmart and Best Buy.
As a robot vacuum tester, I love many of these products, but there are some I wouldn't pay full price for. Luckily, many are often heavily discounted. We test many robot vacuums and robot vacuum and mop combinations at ZDNET, and we've gathered the best Prime Day deals so far so you can get the most bang for your hard-earned buck. We've found so many great deals that we're including some cordless and handheld vacuums below.
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The Roborock S7 Max Ultra is one of the company's flagship robot vacuums from 2023, but it's a fantastic option, especially at its lowest price ever of $800. This all-in-one cleaning station delivers a hands-free experience with a self-emptying dustbin and self-washing and drying mop pads. It's also our pick for the best Roborock vacuum for pet owners.
The iRobot Roomba j7+ is our pick for the best Roomba vacuum overall, as a self-emptying robot vacuum that is smart enough to detect and avoid obstacles, including pet waste. As it cleans, it empties its dustbin automatically at the base station, and you don't have to worry about it for up to 60 days.
The Deebot T30S combo is fairly new but lives up to the hype that only a three-in-one robot vacuum could garner. This has become my go-to upstairs robot vacuum and mop because it functions as a cleaning hub, made complete by the self-emptying cordless vacuum that charges right on the robot's charging station.
The Eufy X8 Pro twin-turbine robot vacuum is perfect for pet owners. With 4,000Pa of suction power, this robot vacuum includes a self-empty station and smooth navigation to leave beautiful carpet lines behind.
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The Eureka E10s features a bagless self-emptying station that holds all the robot's collected debris for up to 45 days. This means that once you're ready to empty it, you simply shake it out into a trash bin and never worry about buying replacement dust bags.
Amazon Prime Day 2024 started yesterday and lasts through midnight tonight, July 17. It's a two-day annual sales event.
In short, yes and no. Invite-only Prime deals -- or Lightning Deals -- may be different each day. Amazon confirmed last month that new deals may surface as often as every five minutes on the site. As always, deals only last as long as Amazon decides, with Lightning Deals offering a countdown to their expiration, and other deals' longevity depending on how fast products sell out (or don't). It's likely that as long as stock remains, many of the deals from Day 1 will remain live for Day 2, including deals on popular Amazon products such as laptops, Fire TVs, Kindles, Fire tablets, and Echo devices.
Most of the robot vacuum discounts you find around Prime Day are steeper, but not all of them are. The robot vacuum market is very saturated, and the high competition makes for constant markdowns. There are many robot vacuums that hit their all-time lowest price during Prime Day, but you can find deals for these devices year-round.
As a robot vacuum tester, I've become very familiar with unique features and tested different devices in every price range. This experience has made me realize that the robot vacuum market has a lot of competition. It also helps me discern which robot vacuums are worth their retail price and when a discount is a good deal.
I check robot vacuum deals weekly, always choosing the ones that deliver the most features for the least money. Using our expertise and different tools to track deals, we can determine when a deal is worth it and ensure that we only cover those.
ZDNET's experts have been searching through Prime Day sales to find the best discounts by category:
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