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How we test vacuums: Fake poop, lasers and robots

From simple straight line tests to astrophotography techniques to poop avoidance tests, here is how we gauge the performance of all types of vacuums to find the best model for you. We test upright vacs, stick vacs and robot vacuums in our custom-built lab. We used advanced calculations to measure how good they are at…

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November 16, 2021

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From simple straight line tests to astrophotography techniques to poop avoidance tests, here is how we gauge the performance of all types of vacuums to find the best model for you.

We test upright vacs, stick vacs and robot vacuums in our custom-built lab. We used advanced calculations to measure how good they are at their primary job, and we also use long-exposure photography to capture the navigation methods of these robot models. Plus, we develop new tests all the time as the technology of the machines themselves advances.

0:00 Intro
0:55 Straight line testing
3:00 Navigation testing
5:10 Poop avoidance testing
6:20 Overall performance

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30 Comments

Andrew Biggers

November 16, 2021 at 5:02 pm

First! What’s this about poop?

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bill balls

November 16, 2021 at 5:06 pm

Awesome

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Clark Mills

November 16, 2021 at 5:37 pm

The fake doggie poo reminds me of this *Top Secret* classic:

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Omer Khan

November 16, 2021 at 5:48 pm

Job well done!

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Cyan Kirkpatrick

November 16, 2021 at 6:10 pm

This is great news but, this is controlled environment, try a real life situations like a apartment/house with kids and a pet’s

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Cyan Kirkpatrick

November 16, 2021 at 6:13 pm

With people walking over the mess, and embedding the dare I say it sand argh ????.

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Joshua Thompson

November 16, 2021 at 7:14 pm

Will any of them detect a cats hairball or if the cat knocks over a vase with water or even if the cat or dog have runny poo? Would it still detect or go through it and smear? I can tell it looks for a mass on the poops you tested, but wondering if theres anything out there for the softer or more liquid issue. bleh.

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- Denis Lara
  
  November 16, 2021 at 10:13 pm
  
  Most of the robots that claim pet waste detection only detect solid waste. No liquid waste
  
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MAJAZ Tech

November 16, 2021 at 7:49 pm

4:51 the moment I was just “ waaaaaw ????”

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Dom Larry

November 16, 2021 at 9:24 pm

???? ????

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Niko Pondexter

November 16, 2021 at 9:58 pm

I really don’t like robot vaccums because I had nightmare that the robot vacuum started to walk and just started taking over. but it’s just a dream

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- Pedro Paulo
  
  November 16, 2021 at 11:10 pm
  
  thanks a lot
  
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luis acosta

November 16, 2021 at 10:00 pm

Ya pero, you are or you are not

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- dangelo bolaños
  
  November 17, 2021 at 2:57 am
  
  jajajajajajaja
  
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AlexFoster2291

November 16, 2021 at 10:17 pm

I laughed out loud at the nutella

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Antony Chong

November 16, 2021 at 11:30 pm

what is the behavior of the robo vacuum with water over the floor? ????

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Selvakumar M

November 17, 2021 at 12:48 am

Nice effort????

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Geoff Crabtree

November 17, 2021 at 1:06 am

Really.. Your thumbnail is your product heading for a presentation left by a kitty Kat…!!!!

Jeeez had enough of this landfill that prevents us from filtering and blocking words we try and post!!!

Wake the F up you minions!!!

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Geoff Crabtree

November 17, 2021 at 1:08 am

Wake the F up and Un plug your self FRom the Matrix….!

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Steve A

November 17, 2021 at 1:19 am

Would have been nice if you included the winning vacuums

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- Ahmed Khan
  
  November 18, 2021 at 12:53 am
  
  Yeah On the website they recommended the company that paid them the most to fool people
  
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Gavin Miller

November 17, 2021 at 1:20 am

Yeah but if you’re testing the vacuums you didn’t tell us which ones had the best results Please. Thank you

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- Ms L
  
  November 17, 2021 at 2:29 pm
  
  Click on the link
  
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- Ahmed Khan
  
  November 18, 2021 at 12:52 am
  
  They are waiting for the checks to clear from the manufacturer that paid for all this
  
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Selim Bennouir

November 17, 2021 at 10:09 am

We’ve got so many to vacuum so you better upgrade it

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Altus Talent

November 17, 2021 at 5:26 pm

Useless test, it hardly mimics the nature of a spill or mess that would require a vacuum cleaner, even as equally useless are such vacuum cleaners, they’re only useful for a superficial mess on a small surface area, something you can clean yourself in 2 mins with a freaking dust pan and brush. Oh my gosh. Nobody buy this, it’s useless and gimmicky.

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Buuboi214

November 17, 2021 at 6:35 pm

All this testing and they don’t say which one is the best vacuum! ????????‍♂️

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E'Osiris

November 17, 2021 at 8:29 pm

Ok

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Ahmed Khan

November 18, 2021 at 12:51 am

You forgot to mention the part where you only recommend the companies that pay you under the table or sponsor free products to your entire teams friends and family ????

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Mike Coshan

November 18, 2021 at 10:48 am

Isn’t that a skewed test with the fake dog/cat poo as real poo would be smeared all over the floor by the robot vacuum cleaner

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