Test Bench 0.5  

Changelog

See the previous 0.4 changelog.
See the next 0.6 changelog.

Note

This iteration of the robot vacuum test bench carries over from a time in which robot vacuums and conventional vacuums were tested with the same overall methodology. It corresponds to version 1.0 of the conventional vacuum test bench.

Product Coverage

Added two new vacuum types to the silo: Wet/Dry vacuums (shop vacuums), and All-In-One/Mop vacuums.

Tests

Ribbon

• Added a 'Wet Compatible' comparison to encompass mop vacuums and wet/dry vacuums.

User Maintenance

• Added a head cleaning video.

Recurring Cost

• Tuned the subjective scoring guiding formula to lower the overall impact of the number of parts needing replacement.

Range

• Added Minimum and Maximum Wand Length.
• Added Total Range, which is computed by adding the other range test values based on vacuum type.

Alternative Configuration

• Added vacuum air blower capability (Blower Mode: Yes/No).

Bare Floor, Low-Pile, And High-Pile Carpets

• Added a dedicated graph for each debris type.

Pet Hair On Bare Floor (New Box)

• Added pickup performance graphs.
• Moved pickup performance of pet hair from bare floor, low-pile carpet, and high-pile carpet to here.

Pet Hair On Bare Floor (New Box)

• Added pet hair on sofa pickup test.

Air Quality (New Box)

• Added quality of system seal video.

Stains (New Box)

• Added a dried stain removal test.

Water (New Box)

• Added a large water puddle pickup test.

Cracks (New Box)

• Added crack performance over various crack types.

 Noise (New Box)

• Added a noise video over various surfaces to give users a feel for the audio profile.
• Added a bare floor noise level measurement.
• Added a low-pile carpet noise level measurement.

Suction (New Box)

• Added the maximum suction reading while in a realistic configuration for the given vacuum.
• Added the normal suction reading while in the most common configuration for the given vacuum.
• Added hose diameter measurement.

Automation (Category)

• Renamed Robot Vacuum 0.4 tests and redistributed them into two boxes (Physical and Companion App) based on how you can use them/access them.

Companion App Automation (New Box)

• Added three screenshots from the app.
• Added iOS/Android availability.
• Added app subjective scoring.

Usage Ratings

• New Workshop Usage.
• Updated all usages to include new tests.

43 Robot Vacuums Updated

We have retested popular models. The test results for the following models have been converted to the new testing methodology. However, the text might be inconsistent with the new results.

• bObsweep Bob Pro
• Coredy R550 (R500+)
• Ecovacs DEEBOT OZMO T8 AIVI
• eufy RoboVac 11S
• eufy RoboVac 15C
• eufy RoboVac 30C
• eufy RoboVac G30
• eufy RoboVac X8
• Eureka Groove
• ILIFE A4s
• iRobot Roomba 614
• iRobot Roomba 675
• iRobot Roomba 694 [690, 692]
• iRobot Roomba 960
• iRobot Roomba 981
• iRobot Roomba E5
• iRobot Roomba i3
• iRobot Roomba i4
• iRobot Roomba i7
• iRobot Roomba j7/j7+
• iRobot Roomba S9
• Narwal T10
• Neato Botvac D7
• Neato D8
• ONSON GOOVI F007 Robot Vacuum
• Roborock E4
• Roborock S4
• Roborock S4 Max
• Roborock S5
• Roborock S6
• Roborock S6 MaxV
• Roborock S7
• Samsung POWERbot R7040
• Shark AI Robot
• Shark EZ Robot Self-Empty
• Shark ION Robot AV753 Series
• Shark ION Robot RV700 Series [RV750, RV761]
• Shark IQ Robot
• Shark IQ Robot AV992 Series
• Wyze Robot Vacuum
• Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum
• yeedi K650
• yeedi vac station