The latest vacuum and floorcare industry and product news from Vacuum Wars!
Narwal’s IFA 2026 lineup brings its continuously self-cleaning FlowWash mop to the Freo 20 and Freo 20 Edge, alongside the V50 Cube cordless vacuum and two unnamed wet-dry cleaners planned for Europe in 2027.
iRobot has introduced the flagship Roomba Max 875 Combo and the lower-priced Roomba Plus 678 Combo, bringing a new carpet-sealing vacuum system, heated roller mopping, advanced carpet protection, and highly automated docks to its premium lineup.
Matic designs and assembles its floor-cleaning robot in California, but the company says it does not currently meet the 65% U.S.-component threshold connected to the FCC’s new restrictions. The disclosure highlights the difference between domestic assembly and qualifying as a domestic end product—and the challenge facing future robot vacuum models.
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.
MOVA is bringing its new V70 Ultra Complete robot vacuum and mop to the U.S. Its announced features include a MaxiReachX extending mop and side brush, up to 42,000Pa of suction, StepMaster 2.0 obstacle crossing, and MOVA’s first bagless auto-empty dock. We took a closer look at the new flagship and the features we’re most interested in seeing in action.
Roborock’s new Qrevo Edge 3 Pro pairs 36,000 Pa suction with upgraded threshold climbing, retractable LiDAR, advanced obstacle avoidance, warm-water mopping, and an automated multifunctional dock.
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.
The FCC’s new rules for foreign-produced robot vacuums could reshape how future models are designed and manufactured. Rather than simply moving assembly to the United States, manufacturers may face a broader challenge involving batteries, semiconductors, motors, sensors, and other critical supply-chain components. Here’s what the new rules require, what remains uncertain, and what it could mean for the future of robot vacuums.
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.
