Key specs
- Suction
- 5,300 Pa
- Navigation
- LiDAR
- Height
- 3.9 in
- Self-emptying
- Yes, 3 L bag, up to about 60 days
- Runtime
- Up to 150 min
- Mopping
- Basic pad, washed by hand
Our verdict
If your budget is under $250, the RV30 Max Plus is the cheapest robot we would buy with a self-emptying dock and laser mapping. It is a hard-floor robot first, so pet owners with carpet should look at the Q7 M5+ instead.
What we like
- Self-emptying dock for around $230 or £180
- LiDAR mapping with editable rooms and no-go zones
- Tom's Guide measured 98.6% cereal pickup on hardwood
- Wirecutter lists it among its top picks
- Tapo says the dock holds up to about 60 days of dust
- Tom's Guide measured 98.6% cereal and 95.7% litter pickup on hardwood
What to know
- Tom's Guide measured only 67.8% pet hair pickup on carpet
- Mop pad has to be washed by hand
- 5,300 Pa is modest by 2026 standards
- Only 67.8% pet hair pickup on carpet in Tom's Guide testing
- Mop pad must be washed by hand
How it compares
| Spec | Tapo RV30 Max Plus | eufy C10 | Ecovacs Deebot N20 Pro | Shark Navigator Robot Vacuum with Self-Empty Base (RV2120AE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | around $230 / £180 | around $220 (Consumer Reports, Jul 2026); eufy US list price $479.99 | around $199 / £179 (sold as the Deebot N20 in the UK, Oct 2026) | around $279 (US sale price, list $449, Oct 2026) |
| Suction | 5,300 Pa | 4,000 Pa (manufacturer) | 8,000 Pa | - |
| Navigation | LiDAR | Point laser and infrared sensors | Laser mapping | LiDAR, cleans row by row, detects and avoids objects |
| Height | 3.9 in | 2.85 in / about 72 mm (manufacturer) | 3.8 in | - |
| Self-emptying | Yes, 3 L bag, up to about 60 days | Yes, 3 L bag, about 60 days (manufacturer) | No (a Plus version with a dock exists) | Yes, 60 days |
| Runtime | Up to 150 min | - | - | - |
| Mopping | Basic pad, washed by hand | - | Basic pad | No |
| Noise evidence | - | Consumer Reports: about as quiet as the Roomba Max 705 (no dB published) | - | - |
| Bin | - | - | 400 ml | - |
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