The Ecovacs Deebot X1 Omni is an impressive-looking robot vacuum that shows it means business when it comes to your floors. The vacuum itself is outfitted with all kinds of sensors and cameras, while the docking station is vast and towering. Aside from its looks, the unit can empty dirt and dirty water and refill itself at its cleaning station, so human intervention is kept at a minimum. In terms of features and tricks, this is the all-in-one vacuum and mop that should be able to do it all—and mostly do it by itself.
I’ve used several robot vacuums over the years, but I’ve never been impressed by any of them. It’s probably because most of them have been value-priced and very simple, so they required a lot of intervention and moving of objects before they could bounce around the room. Still, I’ve held out hope that these types of devices would improve dramatically. Maybe you’ve felt the same?
After getting a new dog, I decided to jump back into this category of products for the singular reason of being unable to keep up with constant cleaning of pet hair on the floor. The Deebot X1 Omni costs over $1,500, so I went in with very high expectations and little room for disappointment: It promises automated cleaning, and that’s what I wanted it to do. And, to my surprise, it (mostly) delivers.
TL;DR
Pros:
Impressive room mapping and obstacle avoidanceThe docking station has an attractive designDid a respectable job vacuuming and mopping
Cons:
The docking station is quite largeThe voice assistant got triggered without calling it
Buy at Ecovacs.
Features of the Deebot X1 Omni
The Deebot X1 Omni has multiple cameras on board to see objects and map rooms.
TYLER HAYES
There are a lot of features baked into the X1 Omni and its docking station, but I think obstacle avoidance was my top concern. I didn’t want this to be a dishwasher situation where I am needing to prewash dishes for a machine whose job that supposedly is.
Thankfully, I was constantly surprised by the X1 Omni’s…