Independent comparison · 2026

A robot for every chore.
One scorecard to judge them all.

Floors, pool, lawn: home robots all promise to give you your time back. robista compares them family by family, with the same standard everywhere — published weighting, the source of every figure stated, prices pulled automatically from Amazon.co.uk.

3 guides kept up to date 18 models compared Last reviewed: 31 July 2026

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The editors' picks · 31 July 2026

Three chores, three top-ranked robots

The best score in each guide, according to the shared scorecard. The details — and the five other models in each family — are in the guides.

Floors Dreame L40s Pro UltraBest for most households 8.8/10 Lawn Mova LiDAX Ultra 800Best for most gardens 8.6/10 Pool Wybot C2Best for most in-ground pools 8.5/10

robista scores out of 10 — the weighting grid is published in the Method section of each guide. These are not Amazon ratings. Only models actually sold on Amazon.co.uk are ranked: a robot you can't find has no place in a buying comparison.

The guides

Choosing the right robot, task by task

Floors · all year round

Robot vacuum

Six models from €350 to €1,500. Lidar or camera, self-emptying dock, rotating or vibrating mop: what really matters day to day.

6 models · reviewed 31 July 2026

Pool · April to September

Pool robot

Six models, from above-ground entry level to fully cordless. Floor, walls, waterline: what each robot actually cleans.

6 models · reviewed 31 July 2026

Lawn · March to October

Robot mower

Six perimeter-wire-free models. RTK, LiDAR or vision: the navigation that suits your garden, without burying a single cable.

6 models · reviewed 31 July 2026

Why three families

Every robot has its season

The vacuum works twelve months out of twelve; the mower follows the growth of the grass; the pool robot follows the swimming season. The guides are reviewed before each seasonal peak, not once a year.

The method, shared by all three guides

How robista scores

Each guide relies on six weighted criteria, and the weighting is published in plain sight in its Method section. Every figure carries a source marker: C manufacturer spec sheet, A synthesis of public reviews and after-sales feedback, E editors' estimate. Prices are never entered by hand: they come from the Amazon API and are refreshed automatically, with the date of the latest pull shown under each card.

What robista doesn't do: show Amazon ratings or review counters, rank according to commission, or claim lab tests that never took place. When a figure is an estimate, it is marked as such.

Practical guides

Maintaining and choosing well

Cleaning your robot vacuum Brush, sensors, dock: the maintenance that extends your robot's lifespan. Robot vacuums and pets Hair, litter, food bowls: what really changes when you live with an animal. Budget robot vacuums: are they worth it? What you gain — and what you give up — under the €200 mark.

Who writes

The editorial team

Based in French-speaking Switzerland, the robista editorial team has been following the home robot market since 2025. Models are compared from manufacturer spec sheets, a synthesis of public user feedback and Amazon price feeds — no lab tests, this site doesn't run any and doesn't claim otherwise. The same scorecard applies to all three families. Learn more about the method