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Best robot vacuums without a mop

Chosen from what the Amazon listings state, not tested by us. How we pick

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  • Best overall

    eufy C10: 7.2 cm slim body with 60-day dust bag

    2.85 inch (7.2 cm) body reaches under desks, beds and low furniture where taller robots stop.

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  • Best value

    Shark Navigator: 60-day bagless base, row by row

    Self-empties after each clean into a bagless base that holds up to 60 days.

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  • Most features

    iRobot Roomba j7: avoids pet waste and cords

    PrecisionVision Navigation spots hazards such as pet waste and cords in real time.

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If most of your home is carpet, a mopping robot brings extra parts you will rarely use: a water tank, pads to wash, and a large dock to house it all. A vacuum-only robot keeps things simpler. The money and space go into the brush, the navigation and the self-emptying base instead. For carpet, look at the main brush first, because rubber and self-cleaning brushrolls cope better with hair than bristles. Then check how the robot finds its way, since a lidar or camera robot cleans in rows instead of bouncing around, and how many days the base holds before you empty it. This guide compares five vacuum-only robots from Shark, eufy and iRobot on self-emptying, navigation, main brush and runtime, all taken from the listings.

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The products in detail

No. 1 · eufy

eufy C10: 7.2 cm slim body with 60-day dust bag

The lowest robot in this guide at 2.85 inches (7.2 cm), so it fits gaps the 8 cm models cannot. A simpler vacuum with an auto-empty station rather than a mopping dock.

In its favour

  • 2.85 inch (7.2 cm) body reaches under desks, beds and low furniture where taller robots stop.
  • Auto-empty station with a 3 L bag that needs replacing about every 60 days, says eufy.
  • Edge expansion brush helps clean corners and improves coverage.

Good to know

  • 4,000 Pa suction is far below the flagship models here, and no mopping is described.
  • Navigation is described as point laser and multi-infrared, with no AI camera for object recognition.
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Listing title: eufy Robot Vacuum C10,Self Emptying,8 Weeks Hands Free,Powerful Suctio...

No. 2 · iRobot

iRobot Roomba j7: avoids pet waste and cords

A camera-guided Roomba that spots pet waste and charging cords and steers around them, with dual rubber brushes that resist pet hair. Sold here without a base.

In its favour

  • PrecisionVision Navigation spots hazards such as pet waste and cords in real time.
  • Dual multi-surface rubber brushes flex to the floor and are made not to tangle with pet hair.
  • Dirt Detect finds dirtier areas and cleans them more thoroughly.

Good to know

  • This listing includes a charger, not a self-emptying base.
  • The 75 minute runtime is short for larger homes.
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Listing title: iRobot Roomba j7 Wi-Fi Connected Robot Vacuum - Identifies and avoids ...

No. 3 · Shark

Shark Navigator: 60-day bagless base, row by row

A vacuum-only Shark with a 60-day bagless base and a self-cleaning brushroll. A plain choice for carpeted homes that do not need a mop.

In its favour

  • Self-empties after each clean into a bagless base that holds up to 60 days.
  • The self-cleaning brushroll is designed to resist hair wrap.
  • Recharge and resume lets it finish a whole-home clean after a top-up.

Good to know

  • The spec table lists only 60 minutes of battery life.
  • There is no mopping function, so hard floors only get vacuumed.
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Listing title: Shark Navigator Robot Vacuum and Self-Empty Base with Bagless 60-Day C...

No. 4 · Shark

Shark Matrix RV2310AE: grid cleaning, 45-day bagless base

A vacuum-only Matrix robot that cleans in a criss-cross grid and empties into a 45-day bagless base. Suits carpet-heavy homes with pets.

In its favour

  • Matrix Clean crosses the floor in a grid, taking multiple passes over dirt.
  • Self-empties after each clean into a bagless base with up to 45 days of capacity.
  • A 360° LiDAR scanner builds the home map and steers around objects, in daylight or dark.

Good to know

  • At 45 days it has the smallest stated bagless capacity in this guide.
  • Runtime and battery capacity are not given on the listing.
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Listing title: Shark RV2310AE Matrix Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum with Bagless, 45-Day ...

No. 5 · iRobot

iRobot Roomba s9+: automatic dirt disposal, HEPA

iRobot's vacuum-only s9+ empties itself, carries a HEPA filter and an anti-allergen system, and is pitched at corners, edges and pet hair. Listing detail is thin.

In its favour

  • The title confirms automatic dirt disposal, so the robot empties itself.
  • The spec table lists a HEPA filter, and the bullets mention an anti-allergen system.
  • A 35.1 cm cleaning path width is the widest stated in this guide.

Good to know

  • Runtime, brush design and bin capacity are all missing from the listing.
  • The listing gives no suction figure, only the phrase powerful suction.
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Listing title: iRobot Roomba s9+ (9550) Robot Vacuum with Automatic Dirt Disposal- Em...

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