Robot vacuums have always been best suited for hardwood floors since bare, even surfaces are easier to navigate and have fewer small crevices for dirt and debris to get trapped in. A robot vacuum can be an invaluable cleaning aid for many homeowners since it takes the stress and effort out of cleaning and shouldn't get stuck. Still, some perform better on this surface than others, as the best options can easily clear everything from pet hair to large chunks of debris.
We've tested 80 robot vacuum cleaners, and below are our recommendations for the best robot vacuums for hardwood floors to buy. These are based not only on their performance on bare floors but also on their design and price. For more options, look at our lists of the best robot vacuums for pet hair, the best robot vacuums, the best robot vacuums for carpets, and the best hardwood vacuums.
Quick Look
Our robot vacuum recommendations come from our independent testing of more than 80 different models. We purchase every robot vacuum we test, with no cherry-picked units or data. Every robot vacuum goes through the same suite of tests that covers everything from user maintenance to obstacle avoidance. Our testers and writers validate the results to ensure you can easily compare each model side by side, and we keep the products in our lab so we can continuously go back and retest them against the newest models.
Check out our How We Test Robot Vacuums article to learn more about our purchasing, testing, and writing procedures.
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Best Hardwood Floor Robot Vacuum
Debris Pickup: Hard Floor9.5Multi-Surface Household7.9Obstacle Handling7.9Build Quality8.0User Maintenance6.5See all our test resultsStation Maintenance Capabilities7.9The Roborock Saros 10R is the best robot vacuum for hardwood floors we've tested. It offers outstanding hard floor pickup performance, befitting its state-of-the-art, flagship status. It leaves almost nothing behind, even along edges and in corners. It's loaded with features, with an incredible ability to get under the lowest of furniture, a remarkable threshold crossing system, and excellent obstacle avoidance. Mopping is great, should you need to clean stains off your hardwood floor, and the multifunction dock not only takes care of emptying the robot vacuum for you, but it also washes the mop pads in very hot water and dries them with hot air.
This robot vacuum is best used for hardwood floors. If you have carpet, it doesn't perform quite as well on this surface type. Most robot vacuums aren't great for carpet, but the 10R is a bit of a downgrade over some of Roborock's older, retired models. That said, if your primary focus is hardwood floors, you won't find anything better.
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Best Upper Mid-Range Robot Vacuum For Hardwood Floors
Debris Pickup: Hard Floor9.0Multi-Surface Household7.7Obstacle Handling5.6Build Quality8.0User Maintenance6.5See all our test resultsStation Maintenance Capabilities8.4If you're interested in a former flagship and want to save a bit, the Roborock Qrevo Curv is worth a look. It originated some of the technology Roborock uses in the Roborock Saros 10R and offers equally remarkable hardwood floor pickup. The standout feature is its FlexiArm system. This allows its side brush and mop cloth to extend beyond the vacuum's chassis, overcoming the poor corner and wall cleaning performance that plagues circular robot vacuums. Another innovation is the AdaptiLift system. It dynamically adjusts the height of the vacuum's wheels, positioning the vacuum at the best angle relative to obstacles and allowing it to clear thresholds up to 4 cm tall. The multifunction dock is also feature-rich, including self-emptying dustbins, auto-refilling water trays, and automatic mop cleaning and drying.
The vacuum can also store up to four floor maps and output a 3D representation of your home after mapping. It uses its camera sensors to spot landmarks and automatically determine which room it's working in. You can also specify cleaning settings for different rooms, set up no-go zones, or use the pin-and-go feature to direct it to a specific area to clean small spills. Unfortunately, as good as the performance is, navigation is one area that needs work. The obstacle detection isn't particularly effective; it can recognize thicker, shag-pile rugs as objects to react to (although the AdaptiLift system doesn't help) while not recognizing things like electrical cords, which the vacuum can get stuck on. Another weak point is pet hair pick-up; it's not particularly effective at clearing pet hair on any carpets you may have.
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Best Mid-Range Robot Vacuum For Hardwood Floors
Debris Pickup: Hard Floor7.5Multi-Surface Household6.9Obstacle Handling8.7Build Quality8.0User Maintenance6.5See all our test resultsStation Maintenance Capabilities8.1In the mid-range, the MOVA P10 Pro Ultra is the best robot vacuum for hardwood floors. It offers good hard floor pickup and decent mopping for stains at a lower price than most comparable robot vacuums. Obstacle avoidance is a highlight here; it's incredibly good at avoiding clutter. Battery life is remarkable as well, giving it considerable autonomy to clean large floor spaces. The full-featured dock has the same functions as those found with higher-end robot vacuums. It empties the vacuum and the dirty mop water, refills with clean mop water, washes the mopping pads with hot water, and dries them with hot air.
MOVA is a sub-brand of Dreame; the MOVA P10 is essentially a Dreame L40 Ultra with different trim and firmware. The most notable improvement is in obstacle avoidance, but the MOVA also has a stronger suction motor, resulting in better hardwood floor pickup, and Dreame has improved mopping performance with the MOVA as well. Unfortunately, carpet cleaning isn't the P10 Pro Ultra's strong suit, but if you have mainly hardwood floors, the MOVA P10 Pro Ultra deserves a close look.
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Best Lower Mid-Range Robot Vacuum For Hardwood Floors
Debris Pickup: Hard Floor8.5Multi-Surface Household6.9Obstacle Handling7.5Build Quality7.0User Maintenance6.5See all our test resultsStation Maintenance Capabilities5.9At the lower mid-range level, the unusual eufy E20 delivers amazing performance cleaning hardwood floors, leaving only a tiny bit of debris in corners. This robot vacuum has a unique 3-in-1 design; you can convert this from a robot vacuum into a handheld vacuum or a stick vacuum. As a robot vacuum, it's got a lot going for it, especially at this price. Its obstacle avoidance is very good, better than the Roborock Qrevo Curv, because the technology is much newer. It offers remarkable battery performance, with an incredibly short recharge time that is especially notable. It comes with a self-empty dock, as well
The 3-in-1 convertability aspect is rather gimmicky. It'll make an adequate stick vacuum, which will only be useful if you don't already have a decent manual vacuum. It also doesn't have a mopping system to deal with stains. But it makes a very good robot vacuum for cleaning hardwood floors.
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Best Budget Robot Vacuum For Hardwood Floors
Debris Pickup: Hard Floor7.5Multi-Surface Household5.6Obstacle Handling4.8Build Quality8.0See all our test resultsUser Maintenance6.0For those on a tight budget, the Wyze Robot Vacuum is the way to go. This model is at its best value when you can get it below $200 USD. While you lose the eufy E20's self-emptying feature, its LIDAR mapping system offers a similar range of functionality to the more expensive vacuum, and it does a better job of maneuvering itself around furniture and other obstacles. You can use the map it generates of your home to set up virtual boundary lines or schedule cleaning sessions for specific rooms. The vacuum feels well-built and has an allergen-trapping HEPA filter, producing good allergen-sealing performance.
Unfortunately, while it does a good job of cleaning bare floors, it has a challenging time with debris on carpets. It also has a small dirt compartment that needs emptying often, even by the standards of other robot vacuums, which isn't ideal if you have more than one heavily shedding pet. Note that this robot vacuum is discontinued, so you may have problems finding one in your area, though it's still available at Walmart. If you're interested in a similarly priced robot vacuum that can deal with stains on hardwood floors, consider the Shark IQ 2-in-1 UR2410WD, which boasts a mopping system. That said, its companion app isn't as intuitive or reliable as the Wyze vacuum's, and this vacuum tends to get stuck around furniture more often.
Notable Mentions
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Roborock Saros Z70:
The Roborock Saros Z70 is essentially a Roborock Saros 10R with a mechanical arm which removes obstacles. This surprising feature doesn't work that well in practice, and the arm forces severe compromises on dustbin capacity and battery life.
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Dreame L10s Ultra:
The Dreame L10s Ultra is often available at a similar price to the eufy E20 and offers decent mopping rather than the only marginally useful 3-in-1 convertability of the E20. However, it can't match the E20 for hardwood floor pickup performance.
See our review
Recent Updates
Nov 25, 2025:
We changed the top recommendation to the Roborock Saros 10R and moved the Roborock Qrevo Curv to the best upper mid-range recommendation, replacing the discontinued Roborock Qrevo. We replaced the discontinued mid-range Roborock Q5 Max+ with the MOVA P10 Pro Ultra. We added the lower mid-range eufy E20. We removed the discontinued notable mentions Roborock S8 Pro Ultra, Roborock Qrevo Pro, and Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra and added the Roborock Saros Z70. We also removed the Narwal Freo X Ultra from our Notable Mention list since it doesn't perform as well as any of our other recommendations.
Apr 17, 2025:
Added the recently reviewed Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra to the Notable Mentions. Also added a note that the Roborock Q5 Max+ may be unavailable from online retailers but is available directly from Roborock. There were no changes to our recommendations.
Jan 09, 2025:
We've overhauled the article, replacing the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra with the Roborock Qrevo Curv and the Roborock Q5+ with the Roborock Q5 Max+ as they perform better. Older models have been removed from the Notable Mentions to better reflect the market.
Sep 25, 2024: We've overhauled the article, changing our recommendations for each category and updating our Notable Mentions to reflect the current market. We've also made small edits for clarity.
Mar 12, 2024: Added Roborock Q Revo as an alternative to the Roborock S8+. Added Roborock S7 to the Notable Mentions.
All Reviews
Our recommendations above are what we think are currently the best robot vacuums and best Roombas for hardwood floors for most people. We factor in the price, feedback from our visitors, and availability.
If you'd like to do the work of choosing yourself, here's the list of all our robot vacuums for hardwood floors, ranked by their performance on bare floors. Be careful not to get too caught up in the details. While no vacuum is perfect for every use, most are good enough to please almost everyone, and the differences are often not noticeable unless you really look for them.