This week's best robot vacuum deals include multiple options still at Black Friday pricing

Get the Shark Matrix for $199 or the Roomba Combo j5+ with small obstacle avoidance, automatic emptying, and mopping for $499.

  Recent Blog   Dec 15, 2023   0   46  Add to Reading List
This week's best robot vacuum deals include multiple options still at Black Friday pricing
White Roborock vacuum and dock sitting against wall with living room furniture in background

UPDATE: Dec. 13, 2023, 10:15 a.m. EST This story has been updated to include the best deals on robot vacuums from iRobot, Roborock, Shark, and more live in the last weeks before the holidays.

Best robot vacuum deals this week:
Best budget deal
Shark Matrix RV2300
$199 at Walmart (save $100.99)
Gray Shark robot vacuum and smartphone with map of home on screen
Best self-emptying deal
Shark AI Ultra AV2501S
$279.99 at Amazon (save $270)
Black Shark robot vacuum with dock and smartphone with home map on screen
Best vacuum-mop combo deal
iRobot Roomba Combo j5+
$499 at Amazon (save $300.99)
Roomba on self-emptying dock, water tank, and smartphone with green iRobot screen

Only three things are certain in life: Death, taxes, and a few days each month when you need to vacuum but just don't have time. Whether you detest the chore or hope to make your home upkeep a bit breezier, a robot vacuum is a lifesaver.

SEE ALSO: 5 new Roombas came out, and one has iRobot's best suction and mopping yet

Robot vacuums under $200

Gray Shark robot vacuum and smartphone with map of home on screen
Credit: Shark
Our pick: Shark Matrix RV2300
$199 at Walmart (save $100.99)

Why we like it

For a solid cheap Shark option, skip the outdated $139 Shark ION and opt for the Matrix instead. For less than $200, you're securing LiDAR-powered smart home mapping and virtual boundaries, plus Matrix technology, which attacks debris from multiple angles in a crosshatch pattern to grab anything that was missed on the original pass.

On top of the thorough cleaning pattern, Shark itself claims that the Matrix dishes out 50% more sheer suction power than the Roomba i3 — and when the Roomba i3 is still more expensive even when it's discounted as well, we'd understand if that's an experiment you're willing to test.

  • Spot cleans in a thorough grid pattern

  • 120-minute battery life

  • Schedule cleanings in the app

More robot vacuums on sale for under $200

Robot vacuums under $500

Black Shark robot vacuum with dock and smartphone with home map on screen
Credit: Shark
Our pick: Shark AI Ultra AV2501S
$279.99 at Amazon (save $270)

Why we like it

Shark released several iterations of its flagship robot vacuum in 2023. This matte black model is on sale at Amazon for less than $280 — a 49% price cut that makes it the cheapest self-emptying Shark with Matrix cleaning that we've seen this holiday season (compared to the $299.99 sale price on a similar model during Cyber Week.)

Home mapping and virtual boundaries guided by 360-degree LiDAR are present here, plus Shark's newest claim to fame that we just mentioned: its Matrix cleaning technique that vacuums in a crosshatch pattern to grab any debris missed from the first angle.

  • HEPA filter

  • 120-minute battery life

  • XL self-emptying dock holds at least 30 days' worth of debris

More robot vacuums on sale for under $500

Robot vacuums under $800

Roomba on self-empty dock and smartphone with iRobot logo on screen
Credit: iRobot
Our pick: iRobot Roomba j9+
$699 at Amazon (save $200)

Why we like it

One of five new Roombas just launched in September, the j9+ is literally just the Roomba Combo j9+ without mopping capabilities. That means that it still cleans with iRobot's most powerful suction yet, beating out the previous winner in that category, the s9+, which is on sale for the same exact price. The j9+ is also just one of a handful of Roombas with the ability to detect and avoid small problem-causing obstacles like phone chargers and other cords, pet waste, socks, and more.

  • Maps your home seven times faster than iRobot's previous mapping technology

  • 120-minute battery life

  • Self-emptying dock holds at least two months' worth of debris

Robot vacuum and mop hybrids

Roomba on self-emptying dock, water tank, and smartphone with green iRobot screen
Credit: iRobot
Our pick: iRobot Roomba Combo j5+
$499 at Amazon (save $300.99)

Why we like it

You can bring home the triple threat that is automatic emptying, mopping, and small obstacle avoidance for less than $500 with this deal that's still around from the first day of Amazon's official Black Friday sale.

Compared to the Roomba j7+, the j5+'s obstacle detection cameras aren't quite as precise, and still may require you to pick up things like towels or socks, or put a virtual barrier around pet bowls. But to be able to skip skimming the floor for rogue cords and enjoy automatic emptying for less than $400, you can probably deal with ensuring laundry gets into the basket. As for the mopping, this is one of iRobot's new Swap and Mop models, which does require you to be home to physically click on the water tank when you want to mop.

  • No-go and no-mop zones can be designated in the app

  • 110-minute battery life

  • Self-emptying dock holds at least seven weeks' worth of debris

More hybrids and robot mops on sale

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