Wyze Robot Vacuum Vacuum Review

This vacuum has a great build quality. It's made of hard plastic and has a glossy black top with a cover you can lift to access the dirt compartment. The rubber wheels feel durable, but unfortunately, the dirt compartment feels like it could break if you drop it. Similar to the Roborock S5, its navigation system is inside a small raised cylinder on top. It's very easy to assemble out-of-the-box since you just need to attach the side brush and set up the dock.

This vacuum is passably easy to maintain. There are quite a few parts that need to be serviced regularly, but they're all easy to access.

• Dirt compartment:The dirt compartment is located under the glossy black cover on top of the vacuum. You can remove it by lifting the cover and pressing the grooves on its sides. It should be emptied over a garbage can whenever it's full. Taking it out or putting it back in triggers a voice notification.
• HEPA filter: Can be unclipped from the dirt compartment. You should use the cleaning tool to remove any debris every two weeks.
• Brushroll: To remove this component, lift the cover under the vacuum and pull it out. The manufacturer doesn't say how often it should be cleaned, but you should clean the bearing and clear any hair tangles with the cleaning tool regularly.
• Side brush:The side brush can be unclipped from the vacuum and should be cleared of hair tangles and debris about once a month.
• Boundary sensor: The sensor should be cleaned regularly by wiping it with a soft cloth.

This vacuum has fairly high recurring costs. There are a few parts that should be replaced regularly. Conveniently, you can use the Wyze app to track how many hours of cleaning time are left until each part needs to be replaced.

• HEPA filter: Should be replaced every three months, or after 150 hours of use.
• Side brush: Should be replaced every three months, or after 200 hours of use.
• Brushroll: Should be replaced every six to 12 months, or after 300 hours of use.

Note: It may be difficult to purchase replacement parts, because they aren't currently available from the manufacturer. Wyze has indicated that they will have the parts available for sale, but haven't said exactly when.

This vacuum is incredibly easy to store. It's very compact and mounts onto its low-profile docking station by itself.

This vacuum's dirt compartment is sub-par. It's small even for a robot vacuum, as most of the models we've tested, including the yeedi K650 and the Roborock E4, can hold more debris. There's also no indicator to let you know when it's full.

• Wyze Robot Vacuum
• Charging dock
• Power adaptor
• Dirt compartment
• 2x HEPA filter
• 2x side brush
• Quick start guide
• Manual
• Cleaning brush

This vacuum has an unlimited range as long as it still has battery life and room in its dirt compartment. However, it can't go up or down stairs.

This vacuum has very good portability. It doesn't have a carrying handle, but it's quite light and should be easy to carry around from floor to floor.

This vacuum has an excellent battery performance. On its most powerful 'Strong' mode, it provides just over an hour of continuous cleaning time. If you use the lower-power 'Quiet' mode, it lasts for almost two and a half hours. When the remaining battery life reaches less than 20 percent, it stops cleaning and tries to return to its dock. The LED indicator light on top will start to blink yellow as well. It takes about three and a half hours to recharge, which isn't too long, although some robot models charge much more quickly, like the iRobot Roomba E5 or iRobot Roomba 614.

This vacuum doesn't have many extra features. There are two buttons on top, 'Power' and 'Home'. Pushing the 'Power' button once will start or pause a cleaning cycle while holding it for three seconds will turn the vacuum on or off. The 'Home' button sends the vacuum back to its dock. You can also use the app to set the suction power setting to 'Quiet', 'Standard', or 'Strong', but it has to be done manually, as the vacuum can't automatically adjust those settings.

The Wyze Robot Vacuum is equipped with a brushroll and a side brush, which is meant to help push debris into the vacuum's path. It also comes with a cleaning tool that has a small brush and a hook blade you can use to remove debris and cut tangled hair from the blades.

This vacuum has a superb performance on bare floors. It easily clears pet hair, rice, and bulkier debris like cereal.

This vacuum isn't bad on low-pile carpets. It picks up a decent amount of pet hair and larger debris like sand but struggles with fine material like baking soda.

This vacuum has decent performance on high-pile carpets. It sucks up most pet hair, but struggles more with debris like sand and baking soda, so it may take a few passes to properly clean these surfaces.

This vacuum has good maneuverability. It tends to start by moving around the edge of a room, and then cleans in an organized pattern of straight lines. The smart pathing feature allows it to become more efficient with each run, and it gets noticeably better at cleaning around obstacles like chair legs after a few cleaning sessions. It's small enough to go under low furniture like coffee tables and couches, but unfortunately gets stuck on electrical cords and rug tassels. It can navigate on high-pile carpets but can pull rugs around, which could be annoying if you have small area rugs or doormats.

This vacuum has excellent automation features. It uses its LIDAR navigation system to map your home as it cleans for the first time. The map is saved in the Wyze app, and you can use it to create virtual boundaries to keep the vacuum out of certain areas, and to set cleaning schedules for individual rooms. However, unlike the Shark EZ Robot Self-Empty AV911S, it lacks an automatic dirt disposal feature, though the Shark doesn't allow you to set up boundary lines or schedule individual room cleanings. You can also use the app to start, stop, and send the vacuum back to its dock, change the suction power setting, check when parts need to be replaced, see the cleaning history, and check the remaining battery life. You can 'share' the vacuum with other members of your household so they can control it from their phones as well.

The vacuum will only connect with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi networks, as it won't detect 5GHz networks. If you want to use the vacuum without an internet connection, you can use the buttons on top, but you won't have access to all of its features.