With a neat ability to remove and reattach its mop pads, the Dreame X40 solves the problem of vacuuming carpets (with 12,000Pa suction power) while also mopping hard floors. Its mops can also swing out and under low furniture, getting where most bots can’t reach.

The robot is smart and efficient, and Eureka has truly perfected the design of its self-emptying dock.

Including a delightful upholstery cleaner, an on-sale Dyson, $200 off the wet-dry vacuum that flew through our tester’s gauntlet of spilled cereal and dried maple syrup, and an efficient German vacuum squeegee.