Shark is taking the wet-dry vacuum category off the floor with the new AquaReach WD551. Its headline feature is an extendable cleaning wand—a new addition for this type of product—that brings suction and on-demand cleaning-solution spray to baseboards, cabinet doors, tile walls, crown molding, and other areas conventional vacuum mops cannot reach.
Matic has introduced a new feature called Matic Cues, giving owners another way to control the company’s robot vacuum without relying entirely on its mobile app. With the update, users can speak directly to the robot and combine voice commands with gestures to indicate where and how they want it to clean.
After independently testing more than 125 cordless vacuums, we ranked the best models specifically for carpets and rugs. See our top five picks based on carpet debris pickup, deep-cleaning performance, auto suction, and overall cordless vacuum performance.
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Narwal has announced the Freo 20, a new robot vacuum and mop that brings the company’s FlowWash real-time self-cleaning mopping system to its more accessible Freo lineup. The Freo 20 combines a continuously washed roller mop with 31,000 Pa of claimed suction, dual-camera obstacle avoidance, anti-tangle brushes, edge-cleaning technology, and a redesigned multifunctional dock with a woven-texture finish.
Roborock’s Q Revo 2 Pro adds several notable upgrades to the company’s robot vacuum lineup, including 20,000 Pa suction, automatic mop removal, dual anti-tangle brushes, and improved edge cleaning. It also introduces a shorter, redesigned multifunctional dock with heated mop washing, warm-air drying, automatic emptying, water-tank refilling, and an upgraded cleaning tray with a soaking mode.
Robot vacuum brands are reassuring customers that current products remain available and supported, while U.S. robotics companies and policy organizations are welcoming the FCC’s new restrictions as a step toward strengthening domestic manufacturing and technology supply chains.
Vacuum Wars’ August 2026 cordless vacuum rankings name the Dyson V15 as Best Overall, the Levoit LVAC-200 as Best Value, and the Tikom V500 as Best Budget after independent testing of 120+ cordless vacuums.
See Vacuum Wars’ best robot vacuums for August 2026, based on independent testing of more than 205 models and updated user-review data. The Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete returns as our Best Premium pick, while the ECOVACS DEEBOT T80S Omni remains Best Value and the Eufy Omni C28 remains Best Budget.
Yeedi has introduced the C14 PRO Plus Robot Vacuum and Mop, a new value-focused robot vacuum-mop combo with LiDAR navigation, bagless self-emptying, anti-tangle brush design, and upgraded claimed suction over the previous C12 PRO Plus.