eufy Robot Vacuum Omni S1 Pro with All-in-One Station, HydroJet Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo, Eco-Clean Ozone, 8000 Pa Suction, Obstacle Avoidance, Auto Mop Washing & Drying, Self-Emptying

I've had several robot vacuums and mops over the years. Neatos, Roborocks, Dreames (last one was a Dreame L20). This is the first one that actually seems to work as promised! I live in the country, have 2 dogs that shed A LOT (white German Shepherd; could make a new dog from his shedding every couple days). And 6 cats. Between the shedding and dirt tracked in, keeping the place decently clean is a big issue. We have a 1 1/2 story, about 2300 SF combined, nearly all hard surface. A couple small area rugs.Setup was pretty minimal. Snap the rotating brushes in place, remove the packaging, fill the water tanks and it's good to go. App setup and connectivity were great. I've had to mess with others a bit, they didn't always find and connect to the router on the first try-this did. It did a quick software download and update and was good to go. Also worth mentioning is that moving the base didn't mess up the mapping-it recognized the new location and went to work. (I moved it due to the loudness of the dust-bin emptying-mentioned below). The mapping cycle is very good-it's quick, just a quick pop in each room and it's done, took maybe 15 minutes.Every other vacuum I've tried has had a major design issue. They don't return to the base to empty the dust bin often enough (with our hair collection). The dust bin get packed full, of course can't pick up any longer and just pushes dirt around. The hair packs so hard it's like felt-and the base can't empty that. Ones I've had don't let you adjust that. This one does! I ordered ours after our Dreame crapped out-so it was nearly a week before it was here. I deliberately minimized cleaning-to give it a robust test. And it passed with flying colors! Set the "return to base to empty" to the lowest setting and let it go. Worked perfectly, returned to the base every time and emptied completely. Yes, the emptying cycle is a little loud-but to me that's an effect of a very strong suction in the base-it empties the dust bin and sucks out the filter very well. Something that can't be said for some brands.Mopping-just as everyone else says-works VERY well. My Dreame just smeared the dirt around (in spite of how much was in the dirty water reservoir every time!). Always left little muddy round tracks on the floor. The water tanks are much smaller than the Dreame, probably 1/3-1/2 the size. But it uses so much less water that it's not an issue-lasts just as long before you need to fill/empty the tanks. Another observation-the ozone generator seems to make a difference. The dirty water reservoir in the Dreame stunk bad, even emptied every 1-2 days. Really bad. This one, I don't notice a smell, or at least I haven't yet. VERY nice-though not a critical consideration. Only minor complaint is that the fill port on the clean water tank is small, you have to be careful filling, either hold it, or make sure it's sitting in your sink where the water stream hits the port. Would be nice if the whole top flipped up, like the dirty water tank. But a very small annoyance.Another observation vs the Dreame. It would very rarely dock properly-it would try to climb the ramp to dock and the wheels would spin, causing the vacuum to get tilted and miss the docking/charging ports. In addition, the mop pads left a lot of dirt and hair on the ramp, contributing to the above problem. Between this issue and the above mentioned dust bin issue, I couldn't let it run "auto" on the whole house. Had to do a room at a time and hope for the best. The Eufy has been perfect-vacuumed/mopped exactly where the mapping says it should, has never NOT completed a cycle and docks perfectly.I mentioned how the Dreame left dirt/hair on the ramp. This one doesn't seem to do that. The roller retracts up into the unit and doesn't drag it's way up the ramp. The only place that gets a little nasty is the little tray where the mop pad is cleaned-but it lifts out and is simple to clean. Very nice design-and far easier to clean that the mop-pad washing area of the Dreame or any others with rotating pads. The roller is a game changer.What else? Vacuuming is VERY good. My Dream left little trails of dirt at every threshold and transition to a carpet-this doesn't. And it doesn't leave little piles when it starts climbing the ramp on the the dock. This one also picks up kitty litter specs, unlike the Dreame. That would leave a lot-and when they got on the wet mob pads, that clay would turn to mud and smear. Not here-nothing but a clean, streak free floor left. You can really tell the difference barefoot-no little specs of dirt, no stickiness.Lets talk edge/corner cleaning. I find the vacuuming/dry cleaning to be the best I've seen on any vacuum. The dual brushes seem to help and also make the cleaning process quicker. Since the unit is more squared off, the brushes are mounted towards the corners and extend out well past the body of the unit. The round ones stick out past the diameter-but since they are towards the front of the unit, they don't really get past the OD path at the widest part. Not explaining that well, but hopefully you get the idea. Most of the round ones do a little shuffle along the edge (unless they have an extended brush arm) to try to address this-the Eufy can just truck along straight.A few other observations. The transparent clean water tank is nice-you can see the water level without opening a cover and removing the tank to check it. The tanks are mounted fairly high, so you don't have to bend over as much to change them. And as mentioned they are smaller-and LIGHTER. Another point-the dust bag on the Dreame and some others mount low on the unit. You have to pull off a panel on the front towards the floor. A bit of a pain. I usually had to get on the floor to slide the bag into place, you can't really see the mounting rails standing up. This one mounts vertically and is much more accessible, you can see the mounting rails from above. One thing I haven't checked out-the Dreame had a filter in the back of the compartment where the bag goes. A fair amount of dirt bypasses the bag and plugs that filter-it is a pain to clean-in part because you need to lay on the floor to see it. I need to check on the Eufy and see if it has a similar filter-will do so and update.So-complaints? Not much really. The above mentioned small fill port. It would be nice to have larger water tanks-but again, not a big deal concerning how little it uses-and the small tanks are lighter. Would be nice to mop all the way to the edge-my Dreame did have the mop extend. But then-it's cleaning was pretty marginal, so it didn't help much. This is a very fair tradeoff. This is also a simpler mechanism and should be less failure prone. Now-my one real complaint? The price of the Eufy cleaning solution. $26 on Amazon for that little bottle. Kind of ridiculous. But that's it. I'm an engineer, and having owned several robot vacuums/mops, am pretty critical of design and performance issues. This is by far the best I've used. I recommend it (but be sure to get it on sale for $1,000, don't pay the $1500). It's amazing how far the industry has come and how much better products have gotten in the last 10 years or so. I'm sure that will continue!

I’m going to explain what I saw online and how I chose this. Then I will describe my environment and how this unit performs. I cover a lot of ground so hopefully this helps you.For what its worth:I had the Roomba way back. Like the first generation many years ago. It did not do that well and I got rid of it after a few months. To be fair, we had a lot of dog hair at that time. I miss my puppy :) Things have changed.I did some web searches and the Eufy S1 Pro was usually in the top three for the category of vacuum / mop combo units. There’s a lot of choices out there. Some garbage, some good. You can go on Reddit and find lots of detailed experiences for just about any model you want to know about.There’s also a lot of reviews and videos out there. I will say that some of the reviews are a bit “robust” or perhaps even unreasonable. I remember one reviewer being disappointed that a combo mop did not completely remove a week-old coffee stain. Another expected it to clean up dried caramel. No current robot belongs in those homes. Or people :)I did come across a very helpful comment from the head of engineering at Dyson (maker of great vacuum products). He explained there are some physical limitations involved. These little robots need power and motors which take up space. They can be very good at vacuuming or at mopping, bit it is hard to be very good at both due to the physical constraints.Why am I explaining all this? I decided the thing to do was to set reasonable expectations. I wanted my floors look and feel cleaner on a daily basis. If there was ever a serious cleanup to do, I would do it manually as needed. And I am also expecting that with automated daily cleaning, my manual intervention would need to be significantly less overall.The short answer is: My expectations were met. In fact they have been exceeded. More on this at the end. It may help to know my environment. I have mostly hard floors (hardwood and travertine tile) with some area rugs. I live in a luxury home in a tropical environment.The reason I mention luxury is to establish the caliber of cleanliness that is appropriate – It’s not a hospital, it’s not a junkyard.The reason I mention tropical is this: It can get windy and the dirt blows around. The weather is nice, so you leave the doors and windows open. Our floors can get dirty fast. On a daily basis. In a day or two, we can feel it on our feet as we walk barefoot in the house most of the time. If we let it go a few days, we can visibly see the buildup. At times, it can be hard to keep up with.So now about the robot.This unit is built well. It is made by Anker; a solid growing company. That was important as I wanted long term support and replacement items.This unit works well. The floors look and feel clean every day with very little effort by me. It never gets stuck or lost. It gets close to walls and navigates the feet of furniture.In the app, I can pause it, schedule it, adjust the strength of vacuum and mopping (think "louder/quieter").Also within the app, there are well done videos that demonstrate features or help with troubleshooting (very clever). I can order consumables (bags, soap, parts) from within the app (ok you got me hooked for the long run, Anker). The app also even has tech support (live chat or phone). I have only used the chat but it was real (not AI or automated).The robot “discovered” the entire flooring on its own and created a line drawn map. The robot shows you where it is on the map in real time. It has a voice feature that keeps me posted on its progress. I’m pretty sure the next version will cook breakfast for me.When it goes back to the based station, it empties the robot’s dustbin and dirty mop water into the base station. Once week, I empty the tank, change the bag and add fresh water. It even has an ozonater for the fresh water to keep it fresh. Genius.Even more genius is how it manages the mop. It has a system that basically cleans the mop as it goes so that it’s not dragging a dirty mop across the floor. I think most of the other system don’t do this (yet). Then, when it’s back at the base station it cleans and dries the mop (with hot air?) for a few hours so that it does not start to get gross. What the?This thing is well thought out, is well built and does a great job. I am confident they will also improve this through firmware and app updates as well as in future products. (I can use it on a send floor, but the transfer process is just a little bit clunky in the software).This is my first “long form” review… if I sound like a review geek then so be it. This has been some of the best money I have spent in a long time and I wanted to share the fun with others.It really has changed my life for the better in a way that I see and feel on a daily basis.