Fresh from its showcase at CES, the Eureka E10s robot vacuum has entered the market with features that promise to challenge competing brands in the same class. This Eureka E10s review covers various essential details, from navigational capabilities to cleaning efficiency, so that you can decide if this robot vacuum is the right pick for your home!
Top Mid-Level Pick!
- 4000 Pa suction
- Bagless bin system
- Auto-empty bin
- Carpet boost
- Mopping
- Lifts mop on carpet
- Lidar navigation
- Room select
- Slower navigation than we prefer
- Mop pad holder was tricky
- Only avoids objects that are as high or higher than its LiDAR
Let’s find out if this robot vacuum can meet your home cleaning needs.
The Eureka E10s
This is among Eureka’s first products in the robot vacuum space, and its price range is mid-level—not too high or too low. The premium robots on the market are about twice the E10s’ price, and most budget-friendly ones are roughly half its price, which is good. Because the mid-level robot vacuum category is underserved. Only a few manufacturers have products in this price range.
Additionally, out of all the robot vacuums we’ve evaluated in its class, the E10s is the first with features typically reserved for higher-end models. Eureka has successfully positioned its product as a middle-ground contender, providing an alternative to both the more basic, budget-friendly options and premium models.
Evaluation and performance
For our comprehensive Eureka E10s review, we put it through a rigorous evaluation, assessing performance across various tasks. It showed strong performance in all real-world cleaning challenges.
Vacuuming carpets and hard floors
The E10s demonstrated impressive cleaning capabilities on carpets and hard floors. It handled debris very well, and we evaluated it with varying types and sizes of debris on both floor types. There were some missed pieces with extra-large debris, but overall, we found its performance to be on par with or superior to that of many competitors.
We also tried it with human and pet hair, where it didn’t blow the hair around with its exhaust, which is great—particularly if you have one or more pets.
Mopping system
The E10s has dual-action capability, meaning it comes with a detachable mop, and when you attach it, the robot vacuum will vacuum and mop your floors simultaneously. When we tried it in our studio, it did very well, efficiently tackling various stains, including dried-on coffee and dried-on-grape juice. It was more efficient than many alternatives within its price bracket, scoring better than average.
So in our performance evaluations, we found the E10s to be a capable vacuum, suitable for not just light-mopping jobs but medium-duty ones as well.
Eureka E10s features
Auto lifting mop pad
This robot vacuum includes an auto-lifting mop pad that allows you to vacuum your carpets and mop your hard floors simultaneously, unlike robots that require separate task runs.
As for how it works, when the E10s is in mopping mode, it automatically raises its mop pad by 10 millimeters when it detects carpet. This is to avoid getting the carpet wet and makes a single cleaning session way more efficient.
Bagless bin
The clear, bagless bin is very convenient, as it eliminates recurring costs associated with disposable bags, which can be a lot of savings. With the E10s, debris contents are automatically emptied upon docking at its clean base, minimizing manual intervention.
During our home evaluation, it returned to its Clean Base without problems and emptied bin contents with no clogs.
However, you may need to run it more or less often, depending on how much pet hair you have in your home. Also, we liked that the clear bin allowed us to see and marvel at the amount of debris collected, adding to the satisfaction of a well-executed clean.
Emptying the bin itself was simple. The system overall is much more efficient than common disposable bagged auto-empty dust bins. We were more impressed with this bin than anticipated.
Carpet boost
The E10s has a carpet boost feature, which automatically increases suction power whenever carpets are detected. It’s a handy feature as carpets often trap more dirt and dust than hard floors due to their fibrous nature.
Battery
When it came to battery life, the Eureka E10s robot vacuum delivers. It can run for an impressive 180 minutes on low power, which is substantial for its class. However, the app doesn’t display battery percentage, so we could not get a precise efficiency score during our evaluation.
Nonetheless, the E10s demonstrated efficient battery use, even when on max power, illustrating it’s well-suited to accommodate most home sizes. So, you can expect ample cleaning time before needing a recharge.
Eureka E10S navigation
Its navigation is pretty advanced, leveraging LiDAR for precise mapping and navigating around the home in more or less straight-line cleaning paths.
Also, the app has multiple navigation-related features, including virtual walls, to prevent the robot vacuum from going to places where it could become stuck.
You can also save up to three floor plans thanks to multilevel mapping.
This level of intelligent navigation, especially at such a price range, is very good.
Cons of the Eureka E10s robot vacuum
Our Eureka E10s review won’t be complete without discussing the cons. While the robot vacuum has impressive features and performance, there are some minor limitations.
Bench evaluation numbers
It showed lower-than-average results in our bench evaluations, where we measured things like airflow and suction. But its real-world performance seemed unaffected, meaning despite its scores, the robot vacuum impressively met cleaning needs.
For example, the crevice pickup score was average, while the carpet deep clean evaluation scores were just below average. Our carpet deep clean evaluation sees how good a robot vacuum is at picking up deeply embedded dirt in carpets.
Mop pad holder
Another con is the mop pad holder, which was a bit challenging. Inserting the mop pad into the holder proved difficult until we figured it out, which took roughly 5 minutes. If we were using this on a regular basis, we would probably keep the mop pad attached and hand wash it to avoid the hassle of removal and reattachment.
Navigation
In our evaluations, the navigation speed of the E10s was slower than average. It took 60 to 70 minutes to navigate a floor plan that other models typically require about 50 minutes. But despite this slower pace, its thorough coverage and intelligent, methodical cleaning approach is noteworthy.
App
Its app was a little buggy, which is expected for a brand-new application from any manufacturer. For instance, our no-mop zones didn’t function properly, so we used virtual barriers instead. While not a critical flaw, given the vacuum’s auto-lifting mop pad, it’s an area for potential improvement in user experience.
Obstacle avoidance
The E10S’s obstacle avoidance capability primarily relies on detecting objects that are the same height or taller than its LiDAR sensor. This means it’s designed to navigate around objects that its sensors can detect directly rather than offering the more sophisticated, proactive obstacle avoidance featured in other robot vacuums.
Eureka E10s review: Value and final thought
The E10s is a great mid-level robot vacuum that balances price with premium features. Despite some drawbacks like slower navigation and app issues, its comprehensive cleaning capabilities, innovative mopping function, and efficient navigation system underscore its value. It’s an ideal option if you want affordability without compromising functionality and quality.
