We lab-tested Ecovac's next-gen robot mop - here's where it shines (and struggles)
Ecovacs Deebot X12 OmniCyclone3.5 / 5
pros and cons
- Excellent obstacle avoidance.
- Strong mopping with a self-cleaning roller.
- Advanced navigation with accurate pet waste recognition
- Below average debris pickup on carpet and poor fine debris pickup on hard floors.
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Ecovacs has been hard at work improving the navigation and maintenance on their robot vacuums -- and it's been successful. So much so, that after releasing the Deebot X11 OmniCyclone, I was a bit stumped on what the company could do to upgrade its next robot.
The X11 OmniCyclone was already a flagship robot with great features: a bagless self-emptying system, roller mop, great suction, and good navigation. But Ecovacs optimized its successor, the Deebot X12 OmniCyclone, to make it an even more powerful robot mop with advanced obstacle avoidance.
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