The Eufy Robot Vacuum Review
Eufy is a household name for its easy-to-use robot vacuums. Eufy's RoboVac 30C model is Wi-Fi-enabled and has a remote control for convenient use via the app. It also comes with boundary strips and a 100-minute battery life.
Its Boost IQ Technology allows you to easily move from wood, tile and area rugs to low-pile or area rugs. Other standard features include drop and obstacle detection, allowing it to avoid hitting furniture or walls.
Boost IQ Technology
The eufy robotic vacuum line has many models. However certain features are common to all models. Boost IQ is one of these features, which assists your robot to move smoothly from hard floors to medium to low pile carpeting and area rugs. It will automatically increase suction power whenever it comes into contact with a particular surface type to make sure it is as clean as it can.
Another feature that is useful is the ability to manually switch between various cleaning modes. This includes Quick Clean, which is ideal for a quick 30-minute sweep of the floor, Auto, which will work in an open area without having to switch modes, Edge, which will really focus on your walls and corners, and Spot, which works best when there's a small space that needs extra attention like spilled baking soda.
The Eufy robot is equipped with all the essential features such as drop and obstacle detection as well as an automatic emptying base. Most robots have a standard obstacle and drop detection system. This prevents them hitting walls or furniture.
Certain eufy robots come with LED indicators that let you know what they are doing like a digital clock. A solid green indicates that the robot is in standby or charging mode while blue indicates that it's on and working, and a solid orange indicates that your eufy is running low on power and needs to return to its home base.
The eufy RoboVac 11S is a highly rated model that's a good fit for those who want a powerful robot vacuum with long run times and the ability to reach the farthest corners of your home. Its slim design is a good fit under furniture or in tight spaces. It also comes with a scratch-resistant tempered glass cover. There's also a physical remote control and smart sensors for navigation, and several cleaning modes. It's not equipped with some of the more advanced features of other models, including digital maps or app-based controls.
Powerful Suction
A powerful suction rate of 2,000 pounds makes this robot vacuum great for removing food particles cereal crumbs, food particles, and other bits of dirt or dust that accumulate on hard floors and carpets with a low-to-medium pile. It also removes pet hair, dust mites and other allergens from upholstery furnishings. A rotating side brush helps to get into corners and along baseboards, while the brush that rolls pulls up dirt and other debris that adheres to surfaces.
The 25C is connected to Wi-Fi and can be controlled using apps on smartphones or via voice when it is connected to a smart home speaker like an Amazon Echo or Google Assistant. It also comes with a compact charging base that can hold the vacuum when not in use.
All eufy robotic vacuums come with several standard features. They include drop and obstacle detection, which prevents it from hitting objects or falling down the stairs. Certain models, such as the eufy RoboVac 11S or its re-engineered predecessor, the RoboVac 30C Max provide advanced navigation systems that create and memorize an electronic map so that it knows where it should go (and avoid) each time it cleans.
You can set up specific areas and set up cleaning cycles for the eufy robotic vacuum without using the Alexa compatible app or voice-controlled controls. And you can also cordon off rooms that contain fragile items, like your children's toys or console tables. This eufy model also comes with a pair of bounding strips that allow you cordon off larger areas.
The eufy RoboVac 11S Max is among our most efficient robotic vacuums. It has received the top marks for navigation and cleaning. Its design is simple, having only one button to get it going, an on/off switch below for a permanent shut-off. It also has a tempered-glass surface and ten sensors to avoid obstacles, and a 0.15 gallons/0.6 milliliters of dust bin. Its new navigation system has been redesigned and equipped with iPath technology that creates and stores a floor map for more info your floor. It uses this information to navigate quickly to each area of your home and make sure it covers every inch.
Convenient App Control
Eufy's models have intelligent features that allow you to control your device remotely. This includes the ability to schedule cleaning times, define virtual boundaries that prevent your robot from entering certain areas (such as rooms full of electrical cords) and set the'return to base' feature. Some allow you to create the map of your home and mark areas you'd like to clean.
Some of the top-of-the-line vacuum cleaners made by eufy have a navigation system called "smart mapping" that scans your house and creates maps it uses every time it cleans. This allows the vacuum to effortlessly transition from plain floors to area rugs and back to the original location without missing any steps.
The RoboVac 25C is a perfect illustration of this model. It comes with three distinct suction power modes can be selected through its companion app: 'Standard', 'Turbo', which boosts the machine's performance for cleaning floors that are not clean, and 'Max', which is specifically designed for high-pile carpeting.
The battery life of the vacuum is also very good. It can run in its default "Standard" mode for up to 100 minutes. The vacuum is equipped with a built in indicator for the battery that flashes blue when it's charging, and then turns orange when the power is low, and then solidifies blue when fully charged.
Another great feature is the "Spot Cleaning mode, which allows you to make the vacuum focus on a small specific area by pressing a button at its base. This is a great way to remove pet hair or crumbs out of tight corners and under furniture where a traditional upright vacuum would have trouble.
The elegant RoboVac is also a great job of removing pet hair from various floor types, though it might need some additional passes to remove hairy areas that are stubborn in low- and high-pile carpeting. Like most robotic cleaners, it's not as adept in getting hair out of crevices and cracks like it is with floors that are bare however, it does a fantastic job of picking up pet hair from bare and carpeted surfaces.
100 Minutes of Cleaning
The eufy robot vacuum provides an impressive 100 minutes of cleaning, with a self-return to its base to charge. It can work on multiple floors, and comes with a powerful vacuum that can remove everything from cereal pieces to glitter particles. It has a durable brush roll, as well as a side brush that helps it get into crevices and corners that other robots may not be able to access.
The battery-powered robot vacuum operates on carpets and hard floors and can be controlled via the remote control that comes with it or by using your smartphone or smart home assistant to transmit commands via Wi-Fi. You can also alter Boost IQ which will optimize the suction power based on the kind of floor on which the vacuum is working on.
The G30 Edge, like other eufy robotics, is designed to move around your home in a minimalist manner. It takes just a minute to attach the rotating edge brushes and connect to your home Wi-Fi. Once connected and you're able to make use of the app to design a cleaning schedule and voice commands through a compatible smart home speaker.
Many eufy robots provide this level of flexibility that lets you choose the specific areas you would like it to focus on and when you want it to clean. The application can also create virtual boundaries, which are used to stop the robot from entering rooms where there might be electrical cords or other obstacles that you'd prefer not to sweep up.
Some of the eufy models include an intuitive map that makes use of a combination of sensors to determine the location of walls and furniture. It then creates a route to cover the area. Other models employ a navigational technology called iPath which is more advanced. In these instances robot vacuums use an algorithm that creates a path and then follows it until he covers the designated area. The robot then returns to its dock and is charged in anticipation of its next scheduled cleaning.
Other models of the eufy vacuum don't have this level of intelligence. These entry-level models, which are generally the most affordable in the line-up, don't use an electronic mapping system, instead, they chart an unpredictably zig-zag route each time they start cleaning. While this may be frustrating, the eufy robotic cleaner always covers the same areas. Moreover, it rarely does not miss any corners or other hard to access areas.