You could spend a lifetime cleaning your house from top to bottom and never quite manage to get that Goldilocks level of cleanliness that you were after. Take the chore out of your chores by programming your smart cleaning gadgets to do your dirty work for you while you sit back and relax.

The Roborock S8 Pro Ultra Robot Vacuum is a robot vacuum and mop combo that does it all. It is self-cleaning, self-drying, self-emptying, and self-refilling. Built-in LiDAR navigation and 3D mapping features mean it traverses your entire floor space with ease, skillfully cleaning across different surfaces with its powerful double brushes.

Boasting 6000Pa suction, dual sonic mopping, intelligent brush and mop lifting, 3D obstacle avoidance, Alexa voice control, and tons of programmable and customizable features, it makes light work of the most stubborn floors.

Roborock S8 Pro Ultra Robot Vacuum

Best Robot Vacuum

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Keep every square inch of your home’s floor space looking immaculate with the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo. With sophisticated 3D mapping, it can learn the layout of your home and clean every corner while you sit back and relax.

Pros

• Robot vacuum and mop in one
• Self-cleaning, emptying, and refilling
• Customizable settings and zones
• Alexa voice control

If you’re looking for a dedicated smart robot mop, the iRobot Braava Jet m6 is the droid you’re looking for. Armed with a precision jet spray to break up grease and dirt and dry sweeping pads to capture the loosened dirt, it offers comprehensive cleaning across all tiled, hardwood, and stone floors.

Using intelligent 3D mapping, the Braava Jet learns the layout of your home, building Smart Maps to assist in cleaning specific rooms. This helps it distinguish between rooms and adjust its settings to clean appropriately. Using the iRobot App, you can change all settings, set customizable keep-out zones, and more for a fully optimized cleaning experience.

iRobot Braava Jet M6 Ultimate Robot Mop

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Keep your tiled, hardwood, and stone floors looking spotless with the iRobot Braava Jet M6 Ultimate Robot Mop. Enjoy Alexa-enabled voice control and remote app control of all its settings, and sit back and relax while it gets to work.
 

Pros

• Precision jet spray cleaning
• Works with Alexa
• In-app customizable settings
• 3D mapping and obstacle avoidance

Cons

• Not tremendously fast
• May need re-filling mid-clean for larger spaces

Tackling your home’s visible dirt and debris is all well and good, but when it comes to invisible dirt, we need all the help that we can get. Equipping your home with an air purifier is a great way to ensure clean, fresh, breathable air for everyone. The Levoit Core 400S Smart Air Purifier adds a little smart technology into the mix to make things even better.

Capable of purifying large rooms (up to 1,980 square feet), this device uses a three-stage filtration process to trap pollen, dust, and pet dander while neutralizing nasty odors like smoke. It runs at 24dB, which is quiet enough to be left running overnight in any room. It’s compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant for hands-free voice control and can be customized to suit your surroundings using the VeSync App.

Levoit Core 400S Air Purifier

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Protect your loved ones with the Levoit Core 400S Air Purifier. With a three-stage filtration system, it’s effective at catching pollen, dust, and pet dander, keeping your air clean and breathable. Plus, with Alexa and Google Assistant voice control, it’s even easier to operate.

Pros

• Suitable for large spaces
• Quiet operation
• Alexa and Google Assistant voice control
• Three-stage filtration system

Equipped with a 60-milliliter water tank, the ECOVACS Winbot W1 Pro can carry enough water to clean a 20-meter square surface. Pressing tightly against the glass, it provides 2800Pa of suction power to deliver high-efficiency cleaning for all your glass surfaces.

Connect to the ECOVACS app, and you can enjoy total control of your robot window cleaner, starting, stopping, or pausing the water spray at will until you get the results you want. With an intelligent climbing system, anti-flare edge detection, handy position memory, and real-time voice notifications, there are plenty of features to explore.

ECOVACS Winbot W1 Pro Window Cleaning Robot

Best Robot Window Cleaner

Keep windows and other glass surfaces sparkling clean with the ECOVACS Winbot W1 Pro Window Cleaning Robot. Powerful suction keeps it firmly rooted to vertical surfaces, while built-in edge detection technology allows it to intelligently navigate its way around without you having to lift a finger.

Pros

• Covers a 20 square meter area on one tank
• 2800Pa suction for vertical surfaces
• Edge-detection technology
• Includes safety rope
• App control

Cons

• Can occasionally become stuck

The Bosch 800 Series (SHX78B75UC model) is a Wi-Fi-enabled smart dishwasher with a whisper-quiet 42 dBA operation. It features nine different rack positions and three adjustable heights that can easily accommodate even the busiest of households. It has 15 different place settings and offers seven different wash cycles to tackle even the most soldered-on dirt.

Cycle and save your favorite settings easily with the intuitive control panel, or program your preferred wash settings using the Home Connect App. There’s a 24-hour timer function, too, making it easy to program in advance, and you can enjoy smart assistant support with Alexa, Google Assistant, and SmartThings.

You can remotely monitor and control the Bosch 800 Series from your smartphone to give you even greater freedom and a much more hands-free experience. Plus, with neat features such as its Half Load option, you can save on valuable water consumption, too, making it an economical choice.

FAQ

Q: Can smart home gadgets work without a hub?

A smart home without a hub will have limited functions. However, if you have a small network of Wi-Fi gadgets, you can get by without one. On the other hand, a complex range of gadgets with daily schedules will be a lot easier with one, while they also offer better security features.

If you are new to the game, you should learn a little about smart home hubs and plan out your network before splashing the cash on devices and gadgets with limited compatibility.

Q: Do I need Wi-Fi in my home for smart home gadgets to work?

Most smart home gadgets need Wi-Fi for optimal functionality. They rely on an internet connection for receiving updates, data storage, and processing voice commands. Some smart cleaning products have remote controls, but for complete automation, a Wi-Fi network is essential.

You could use cellular data, but that would be expensive, and it has high power consumption, while Ethernet introduces wiring issues. It is possible to set up a smart home without Wi-Fi, but it requires a lot of technical know-how, planning, and optimization, and even then, functionality will be limited.

Q: Should I run my robot vacuum every day? What about my robot mop?

This depends entirely on your own needs. If you have continuously shedding pets, you might want to give your floors a daily vacuum. This can also reduce allergens in the household. If you don’t have any animals at home, every other day might suffice, though a daily clean is not uncommon.

You also need to consider the suction power of your robovac. Powerful models can take daily cleaning onboard better. Smaller, less powerful cleaners with fewer smart features, such as a self-emptying capability, will require more maintenance and attention.

Regarding robot mops, households with children may have more daily spillages, in which case daily mopping may be needed. However, this will lead to more maintenance, such as washing and drying the mopping pads more frequently.

Q: Are there any smart kitchen appliances that don’t require being hooked up to the Internet to run?

Yes, many excellent smart kitchen appliances do not need the Internet. Many have pre-programmed settings and automatic functions that go above and beyond simple manual operation.

For example, the Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 Mini Electric Pressure Cooker has built-in programs for different cooking tasks. You can also find smart coffee makers with automated features that don’t require an internet connection, such as the Gevi Grind & Brew Coffee Maker, or even a smart pet feeder that you can set up without the need for Wi-Fi, like the PitPet Auto Cat & Dog Feeder.

However, the best smart kitchen appliances often need Wi-Fi functionality to deliver the most advanced and convenient features.