You can also set the robot to map different areas -- for example, an upstairs zone, and a different zone for downstairs.

In spite of the laser platform on top (which only increases its height by a couple of centimetres – the cleaner is 10cm high in total and about 34cm in diameter), the 920 was still low enough to get under all of the furniture in my home.

Dragging a moist cloth over the floor is never going to give it the through cleaning you’d get with a stick mop and some elbow grease, but it’s enough keep a sheen on it between manual mopping sessions. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This robot vacuum can navigate around your home thoroughly (which leads to an accurate map), thanks to its smart laser navigation (Smart Navi 3. I was really impressed with the Ecovacs Deebot 711 robot vacuum I tried last year and I was looking forward to putting the OSMO 920 through its paces.

If you have a lot of high-pile carpets, or a pet that sheds heavily, the Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 920 might not reach your expectations because it does not have a strong suction power compared to other vacuums. It also has the extras that you’d expect from a more expensive cleaner, such as custom area cleaning and virtual boundary mapping.

And please don't use anything but water - cleaning fluid or wax can eventually gum up the water emitting nozzles. The only problem here is both Google Assistant, Alexa and Deebot will audibly respond to you — that's a lot of talking. But what many smart home owners will like is there is Alexa and Google Assistant control, which will help you start and stop the Deebot just by asking. When the Deebot hit the hair dead on — in other words, driving immediately over it — the suction was easily strong enough to pick it up, if it was on the highest setting.