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Best Robot Vacuums for Large Homes

Multi-floor mapping, thresholds and dock placement in older European housing stock.

By Marek NowakUpdated 5 September 20269 min read

In a pre-war apartment, a robot vacuum's real test is not suction — it is whether it can cross a 35 mm oak threshold and still know which room it is in.

Our top picks

Roborock S8 MaxV UltraBest overall

1. Roborock

Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra

Reliable multi-floor maps and the best threshold climbing of the machines we ran.

Suction
10,000 Pa
Navigation
LiDAR + binocular vision
Dock
Wash, dry, empty, refill
Threshold climbing
40 mm
Runtime
Up to 180 min

Pros

  • Handles old parquet thresholds well
  • Mop lifting is genuinely effective
  • Reliable multi-floor maps

Cons

  • Large dock needs a plumbing-adjacent spot ideally
  • Premium pricing

Typical price €1,299 – €1,699 · Availability Excellent across the EU

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