We’re in an age where you can realistically delegate tasks to smart hunks of metal, whether it’s a self-driving car or a robot that can clean on your behalf. Most of us probably won’t be able to afford the helpful sentient humanoids being developed in our lifetimes, but robot vacuums are an affordable way to experience that promised utopia today, especially now that Amazon’s Big Spring Sale has arrived.
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Our favorite robot vacuum deals from Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
Today’s floor cleaners are also more advanced than ever. In addition to vacuuming, many of the best models can now mop, allowing you to tackle both carpet and hardwood flooring. Some can automatically dispense of their trash and dirty water, too, and clean their own components without intervention. Soon, we’ll even have models that can pick up dirty laundry and purify the air in your home, preventing you from having to lift a finger.
But if you need something relatively affordable for daily cleaning, you’d be surprised how little you have to pay for premium features. Below, we’ve listed the best deals currently available on a slate of Verge-approved robot vacuums, whether you prefer a budget entry-level model from Yeedi or top-of-the-line offerings from iRobot, Dreame, and more.
Roborock’s S8 MaxV Ultra — our pick for the best robot vacuum overall — is available from Amazon, Best Buy, and Roborock for $999.99 ($800 off), which is an all-time low. The combination of a 10,000Pa suction power and dual rubber roller brushes makes it a terrific vacuum, one that can easily pick up pet hair and other debris. It can also mop with great efficiency thanks to a sonic mopping system that vibrates the mop pad 4,000 times a minute, allowing it to clean sticky juices, thick condiments, and other common spills. The mop arm can extend to cover corners and baseboard edges, too.
The S8 MaxV Ultra’s camera-equipped AI obstacle avoidance makes it the best navigator in Roborock’s lineup and one of the top models overall, though it’s not quite as strong as Roomba’s. The mobile app offers ample options to customize cleaning zones and schedules, and you can use its dedicated voice assistant to start and stop routines. That said, it’s also a Matter-ready robot that’s compatible with Alexa, Google Home, and Apple Home.
$1000
With top-notch vacuuming performance, an easy-to-use app, and built-in voice control, the S8 MaxV Ultra is a superb vacuum and good mop. It features Roborock’s best obstacle detection, innovative features like dirt detection, and a hands-free dock that makes it an expensive but excellent choice.
The Roborock S8 Pro Ultra, which is almost identical to the aforementioned S8 MaxV, is currently matching its all-time low of $899.99 ($700 off) at Roborock’s online storefront and Amazon, if you’re a Prime member. The main difference is that the Ultra lacks an RGB camera — meaning it isn’t as good at avoiding obstacles — but that might be a positive if you prioritize privacy. It’s also limited to 8,000Pa of suction power and lacks a built-in voice assistant, as well as support for Matter.
$900
The Roborock S8 Pro Ultra is similar to our favorite robot vacuum on the market, the S8 MaxV. It cleans carpets and mops well, but lacks a camera, a built-in voice assistant, and Matter support.
The Roborock S8 Plus is another great robot vacuum / mop hybrid that’s available from Roborock and Amazon for $499.99 ($500 off), matching its all-time low. It offers a vibrating mop pad that scrubs floors well, and, like the S8 MaxV Ultra, it features dual rubber roller brushes. It’s not as powerful as the MaxV Ultra given its 6,000Pa of suction, but it still does a good job of sucking up dirt from carpets. It also lacks a water tank, though you do get good obstacle detection and a smaller auto-empty dock that saves space.
$350
Roborock’s hybrid S8 robot vacuum and mop features 6,000Pa of suction and sonic moping, which means its flat mop pad vibrates to scrub floors. It has dual rubber roller brushes that do a great job on carpet, and it can lift its mop to avoid carpet. It also has an auto-empty dock option.
The big-wheeled Roborock Q5 Pro is down to $179.99 ($250 off) at Roborock’s online storefront and Amazon (with a coupon), which is $40 more than its all-time low. Not only is it one of the most affordable robovacs you can buy, but thanks to its dual rubber roller brushes and 5,500Pa of suction power, the entry-level Roborock model remains one of the best we’ve found at dealing with unwanted pet hair.
The lidar-mapping Q5 Pro features voice controls, digital keep-out zones, and mopping pads with an onboard reservoir, but no self-cleaning functions. This particular SKU doesn’t include a self-emptying base, but the 770ml dust bin is one of the largest you’ll find, so you can go a few weeks without touching it. That being said, Roborock sells a version with a self-emptying dock, which is also on sale right now for $299.99 ($400 off).
$180
It’s not fancy, but the Q5 Pro has a huge bin and big wheels to get up on higher-pile carpets easily. It has a small removable mopping reservoir for when there are dirty paws on the floors, but its main job is to suck up dirt and pet hair, and it does very well at both.
The Dreame X40 Ultra is another mopping robot, and while it’s on the more expensive side, you can currently pick it up for $899.99 ($600 off) at Amazon and from Dreame. You’re paying a premium for 12,000Pa of suction power and a pair of removable, self-retracting mop pads, which it can automatically clean and dry on its own using the included base. It can also empty its own bin and refill its own water tank.
The Dreame X40 Ultra features an extendable side brush and mop pads, too, offering better coverage for baseboards, corners, and the underside of your furniture. It uses a combination of AI-powered cameras and “3D-structured light” (presumably based on lidar technology) to map and navigate rooms, with customizable keep-out zones and more functions available in the app. There’s also a dirt detection system that can identify messier spills and adjust its cleaning routine accordingly.
$900
With a unique ability to remove and reattach its mop pads, the Dreame X40 solves the problem of vacuuming carpets (with 12,000Pa suction power) while also mopping hard floors. Its mops can also swing out and under low furniture, getting where most bots can’t reach.
The Dream L20 Ultra is available for a new low of $549.99 ($450 off) from Dreame (with promo code L20U50) or from Amazon when you clip the on-page coupon. The L20 Ultra is an excellent alternative to Dreame’s newer flagship robots, including the X40. It lacks a bit of power in comparison, though its 7,000Pa of suction power is still enough for most cleaning jobs. It also doesn’t have the L40’s tri-cut brush, which makes the step-up model more efficient at picking up pet hair. The only other real advantage the X40 holds over the L20 is its self-extending arms for vacuuming (though the dual mop pads can extend a bit for baseboard and corner coverage), nor does it have dirt detection.
The L20 Ultra’s base station is rather large, but it can take care of the entire cleaning process, including emptying the dustbin, emptying and refilling the water tanks, and washing and drying the mop pads. It doesn’t have a heated cleaning function for the mop pads, however. It uses a lidar-based AI-powered navigation system, and you can prompt it to start cleaning by voice using Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice commands.
$550
The L20 Ultra is a great all-around bot that can remove its mop pads to vacuum carpet and do the splits with its mops to better clean your baseboards. It has 7,000Pa suction, a bigger base station, and fewer advanced cleaning features than the newer X30 and X40 Ultra models, but it’s still an excellent robot vacuum.
The SwitchBot S10 is on sale for a new low of $459.99 ($740 off) at SwitchBot’s online storefront right now when you use coupon code MDYLOM. The S10 is one of the most affordable robot vacuum / mop hybrids you can buy, one that can refill its own tank so long as you hook the battery-powered base station into your home’s plumbing. It can also dry its own mop pads and empty its own bin at a separate docking bay, and offers enough capacity to run for up to 90 days without intervention.
The S10’s self-cleaning roller mop is more effective than the typical pads we see in most other units, but it’s also limited to a smaller coverage area. It only has a single roller brush for vacuuming, but its respectable 6,500Pa suction can make up for it. And while it has lidar mapping and AI-powered obstacle avoidance, we found it still has a tendency to get stuck on laundry, bath mats, and other obstacles. The S10 is also one of the few robovacs with Matter support, however, which effectively enables native control through Apple Home, Google Home, and Alexa (though said platforms don’t yet fully support robot vacuums).
Read our SwitchBot S10 review.
$414
The S10 is a great mopping robot with a battery-powered water refill dock that makes it the most hands-free robovac we’ve tested. A separate auto-empty dock takes care of the dust. It’s big and loud and lacks some features found on high-end robots, but it does a great job of keeping your floors clean.
The SwitchBot K10 Plus is available for an all-time low of $199.99 ($200 off) from Amazon when you clip the on-page coupon, or directly from SwitchBot for the same price with promo code LMTM120. At 3.6 inches high and 9.8 inches wide, it’s a more petite option if you want something that can maneuver tighter spaces, which it does to decent success with a lidar-based mapping system that supports digital keep-out zones. It only has 2,500Pa suction, but that should be powerful enough to lift dirt in all but the deepest carpeting. You can also attach disposable mopping pads, though its mopping function doesn’t work well. The K10 Plus comes with a self-emptying dock that can hold a respectable four liters of dirt before it needs emptying.
$200
The smallest robot vac on the block, the K10 Plus, doesn’t compare to the other bots here in terms of performance, but if you have a small space where other vacs can’t get to, it’s better than nothing. It’s also very quiet, making it ideal for small spaces like home offices and bedrooms or a very small studio apartment.
The Eufy X10 Pro Omni, our current pick for the best midrange robot vacuum / mop, is available from Amazon, Best Buy, and Eufy (with promo code WS7DV2S4CQPW) for $549.99 ($350 off), which matches the all-time low we last saw during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
The X10 Pro Omni is a bit of a novelty, at least in comparison to other robovacs in its price range, in that it offers AI-powered obstacle detection, which allows it to deftly navigate cables and other clutter. It also features a slew of functions you’d expect from top-of-the-line models, including 8,000Pa of suction power, speedy lidar-powered mapping, and oscillating dual spinning brushes for mopping.
Mind you, none of these features are as effective as they are on more premium models, though the result is an all-in-one bot that punches above its weight. Plus, it has heated mop drying and onboard water reservoir, the latter of which prevents it from having to return to its multifunction auto-empty / wash / fill dock too frequently.
$550
The X10 is a great robovac with excellent AI-powered obstacle detection, powerful oscillating mops, a user-friendly app, and good mapping capabilities.
The Yeedi Cube is currently down to an all-time low of $259.99 ($230 off) at Amazon for Prime members. It’s not easy to find a self-emptying / self-cleaning vacuum at this price, as those features are typically only available on robots that cost upward of $600 or more.
With 5,100Pa of suction power, the Cube can tackle most common vacuuming scenarios, though its single hybrid rubber / bristle brush can get easily tangled with pet hair. It mops better than most models in its range, however, namely because its vibrating microfiber pads can actually scrub your floors. The Cube uses lasers for object avoidance, too, though it’s not as effective for navigation as those with lidar and AI smarts. It can avoid large furniture and other objects, but it might need your help rerouting around cables, toys, and laundry. Still, we found it navigates better than most other robots under $300.
$260
One of the first robots that can vacuum, mop, self-empty, self-wash, and self-dry with hot air for under $1,000, the Yeedi Cube is an older model that currently retails for under $500. It’s a good vacuum and mop for hands-free cleaning on a budget.
$199
The Roomba Combo i5 Plus is the company’s budget vacuum and mop robot with room mapping features but no virtual keep-out zones.
$250
A truly basic budget bot, the Shark has good suction power, a big bin, and a roller brush made of bristle and plastic that doesn’t get tangled up easily. There’s no mapping, keep out zones, or obstacle detection, but the bot does offer big wheels that easily roll over obstacles and high transitions between rooms. It’s easy to buy replacement parts, too, making this one that can go for years.
First announced over a year ago in April 2025, the Busy Bar will be available for purchase starting on July 14th when the device also starts shipping. Created by the same team behind the Flipper Zero wireless multitool, the Busy Bar is instead described as a “productivity multitool” that relies on a pixelated LED display to help reduce distractions and improve focus. The first 3,000 units purchased on July 14th will be discounted to $199, but the Busy Bar will normally retail for $249. Those who previously joined the Busy Bar waitlist will still be able to purchase one next month for $179.
The Busy Bar looks a lot like an alarm clock, but it’s designed to be used on a desk, perched atop a monitor or cubicle wall, or mounted to a wall or door. When installed in a place where it’s visible to coworkers, family, or roommates, the Busy Bar serves as a status display letting others know when you’re focusing on a task and shouldn’t be distracted.
At the push of a button, the Busy Bar will display a highly visible status message on its 72 x 16 LED pixelated screen that can include a countdown timer so potential distractors know when you’ll be available again. Alongside the status display, the Busy Bar can start a Pomodoro timer and mute notifications on other devices. The Busy Mode can be set to automatically activate through custom triggers, including when you join a phone call, start streaming, begin recording audio, or just open a specific app. It’s also Matter-compatible, allowing it to trigger smart home automations when you need to focus, such as dimming lights or playing music on a speaker.
Flipper Devices has created an open API for the Busy Bar so developers can create their own third-party apps to expand its usefulness and capabilities. You can potentially tie it into an office’s scheduling system to indicate when meeting rooms are booked or available, for example. There will also be accompanying apps available for the device on iOS, Android, macOS, and watchOS, with a native Windows app planned for later this year.
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A routine heart test may be hiding a warning sign that doctors have missed for years. That is the big takeaway from new UC Berkeley research published in Nature. Researchers trained an artificial intelligence model to study ECGs, also called EKGs, and look for patterns tied to sudden cardiac death.
This is the scary part. Sudden cardiac arrest can strike people with known heart problems. However, it can also hit younger athletes and people who never knew they were at risk.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans die after cardiac arrest. Once it happens outside a hospital, survival can drop fast. CPR and a defibrillator can save lives, but timing is everything.
Now, AI may help doctors spot some patients earlier, while their hearts still look normal by today’s common tests.
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UC Berkeley researchers say artificial intelligence can detect hidden ECG patterns linked to sudden cardiac death that routine heart screenings may miss. (Photo by Quentin Top / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)
How AI found a hidden heart risk
An ECG records the electrical activity of your heart. It creates the familiar spikes and waves doctors review to check rhythm and other heart clues.
For this study, researchers used more than 440,000 ECGs from Sweden. They paired those scans with death certificates and health records. Then they trained the AI model to look for waveform patterns linked to sudden cardiac death.
After that, they tested the model on separate patient data from the U.S. and Taiwan. That step is important because medical AI often looks good in one dataset, then fails in the real world. Here, the model held up across very different health systems.
Why today’s heart screening can miss people
Doctors often use a measurement called left ventricular ejection fraction, or LVEF, to judge risk. In plain terms, it shows how much blood the heart pushes out with each beat.
If that number falls below a certain threshold, a patient may qualify for an implantable defibrillator. That device can shock the heart back into rhythm during a dangerous event.
However, this method leaves big gaps. Many people who die suddenly never had that deeper heart evaluation. Others may have a heart that pumps normally but still be at risk for a dangerous rhythm problem.
The UC Berkeley model found a high-risk group with a 7% annual rate of sudden cardiac death. The standard reduced LVEF group had a 4.6% annual rate.
Even more striking, most patients flagged by the AI were missed by the LVEF method. In other words, a routine ECG may hold warning signs that current screening overlooks.
AI found a hidden ECG warning sign
The researchers did more than ask AI for a risk score. They also tried to understand what the model saw. That is important because medical AI can become a black box if doctors get an answer with no clear reason behind it.
To dig deeper, the team used another AI system to compare low-risk and high-risk ECG patterns. Think of it as a way to see how a normal-looking heartbeat pattern could shift into a higher-risk one.
That comparison pointed to a visible feature in one part of the ECG called aVL. This is one of the standard views doctors use to read the heart’s electrical activity. The feature showed up in the QRS complex, the part of the ECG that reflects the heart’s main electrical signal during each beat.
Researchers say this signal strongly predicted sudden cardiac death. They also say it had not been previously described in medical literature. That raises a fascinating possibility. AI may help doctors make better predictions and spot warning signs humans have missed.
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A new AI model analyzed hundreds of thousands of ECGs and identified patients at higher risk of sudden cardiac death, even when standard heart tests appeared normal. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP via Getty Images)
Why this could change defibrillator decisions
An implantable defibrillator can save a life. Still, putting one in the wrong patient has risks. The procedure can be invasive and costly. Also, many devices placed under current rules never need to fire.
So doctors face a brutal challenge. Miss the patient who needs the device and the result can be deadly. Implant too many and patients face procedures they may never need.
This new AI tool could help narrow that gap. It may flag patients who need closer monitoring before doctors consider bigger steps.
The next phase is already underway. Researchers are working with health systems in Sweden, Taiwan and the U.S. to test the algorithm on hospital ECG databases.
If the tool flags a scan as high risk, doctors could contact the patient. The patient may then wear a heart-monitoring patch. That could reveal more about the dangerous rhythm before it turns fatal.
The privacy question no one should ignore
There is another side to this story. Medical AI needs huge datasets to work well. Researchers said it took about a decade to compile the data used in this study. That tells you how hard serious clinical AI can be.
But it also raises a fair question. Who controls the data when your scan helps train a medical model? Hospitals, researchers and AI companies need clear guardrails. Patients should know how their health records get protected, shared and used.
Before sharing more health data, review health app permissions, logins and privacy settings. Health apps can hold sensitive information, so small privacy choices can have big consequences. Better prediction can save lives. However, trust will decide how quickly people accept these tools.
What this means to you
This AI tool is promising, but you cannot use it at home today. You cannot upload an ECG and get a personal risk score. Doctors are still testing it before it becomes part of routine care. Still, the idea is powerful. A routine heart test you may have already had could one day reveal a hidden risk that today’s screening might miss.
For now, do not ignore warning signs. Fainting, unexplained dizziness, a racing heartbeat or a family history of sudden cardiac death should be discussed with a doctor. A normal checkup does not always mean every heart risk has been ruled out. If your doctor wants you to track blood pressure, compatible cuffs can sync readings with Apple Health. Wearables can also flag some heart-health clues, including possible hypertension alerts, but they do not replace a doctor.
Also, know what to do in an emergency. Learn CPR if you can. Look for AEDs at work, school, gyms and public places. When cardiac arrest happens, fast action can help save a life.
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Researchers say AI uncovered a previously unknown ECG warning sign that could help doctors identify dangerous heart rhythm disorders earlier. (Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa (Photo by Arne Dedert/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Kurt’s key takeaways
This is the kind of AI breakthrough that grabs me because it starts with something so ordinary: a routine ECG. Many of us have had one. You lie back, a few stickers go on your chest and a machine prints out a wave pattern most people never think about again. Now, researchers say AI may be able to find a hidden warning sign in that pattern. That is powerful because sudden cardiac death often gives families no time to prepare and doctors no second chance. However, this tool still needs more testing before it becomes part of everyday care. Doctors need to know it works across more patients. Hospitals need a plan for what happens after an AI alert. Patients also deserve clear privacy protections when their medical scans help train these systems. Still, the idea is hard to ignore. A common heart test could someday help spot danger before a person collapses. That to me is hopeful, unsettling and exactly why this kind of medical AI deserves very close attention.
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China’s Zhipu AI (Z.ai) released its open-weight GLM-5.2, and some researchers have claimed that it matches Mythos in certain bug-finding and cybersecurity scenarios. While GLM lags behind models from Anthropic and OpenAI in other, more general tasks, it seems that China has dramatically reduced the gap in the capabilities between its models and those of the US.
This level of advancement is particularly concerning to the US government, which has worked to restrict China’s access to powerful models like Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable, as well as the hardware necessary to train and run them. The Trump administration views Mythos and other advanced AI models capable of identifying vulnerabilities as serious national security threats. Recently, OpenAI unveiled GPT-5.6, which has also raised concerns about its potential for misuse and has limited access to it.
Because GLM is an open-weight model, it can be downloaded and run by anyone on readily available hardware. That gives it great flexibility and allows power users deep access, but it also makes it ripe for abuse by bad actors who can run it with little oversight.
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