Robot mops aren’t really a new concept; they’ve existed for a few years now with mopping pad attachments and dispensers for cleaning solution and water. However, many are just glorified Swiffers. They smear dirty water around your floors and call it “cleaning.” But Ecovacs’ Deebot X9 Pro Omni and T80 Omni try to fix that problem with a self-washing mop that, in theory, won’t turn your floor into a petri dish.
“With Ozmo Roller Mop technology, we’re addressing the hygiene gaps traditional mops leave behind, while innovations like Blast suction and ZeroTangle 3.0 take performance and convenience to the next level,” David Qian, CEO of Ecovacs Robotics, said in a news release.
I got an early look at these robot mops in a Brooklyn coffee shop ahead of their launch. While they’re not cheap, starting at $1,200 for the T80 Omni and $1,600 for the X9 Pro Omni, they have a lot of mopping tech that should help make mopping your living space quicker and more hygienic.
The X9 Pro Omni tackled a milk spill with ease.
Self-washing robots
The headline feature here is Ecovacs Ozmmo Roller Mop, which first debuted in this year’s X8 Pro Omni model. Unlike older robot mops that drag a damp cloth around until it’s disgusting, this one has separate clean and dirty water tanks and scrubs the mop pad clean mid-job. It also applies 16 times more pressure than a typical robot mop, so it’s closer to an actual hand-scrubbing than a Swiffer.
The Ozmo mop roller on the robot vacuum can pop out to hit corners.
This means your floors get cleaned with fresh water each time instead of reusing old, dirty water. I watched this happen with both the X9 Pro Omni and T80 Omni, where the two robots cleaned up spilled milk from the concrete floor of a coffee shop.
I was impressed that, for the most part, they left no mess or streaks behind, though concrete flooring likely isn’t the type of surface you have in your home, so the real test will be on tile, vinyl and other hard flooring. I was also impressed by their ability to navigate the fairly crowded coffee shop. I never saw them bump into people’s feet or get caught on furniture or carpets.
The Omni docking station comes with hot air drying.
X9 Pro Omni: The flagship robot mop
The X9 Pro Omni is Ecovacs’ new flagship and will set you back the most at $1,599. Here are some of the key features:
The X9 Pro Omni zeroed in on the milk spill.
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Blast suction: Its 100-watt motor and redesigned airflow path give it more vacuuming power. The motor has a high-torque, wider air inlet and more precise fan blades.
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SuperBoost battery: It comes with Ecovacs’ proprietary SuperBoost battery, which the company says can deliver 50% higher discharge current, a 2.5 times longer battery lifespan, and reduced heat output.
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ZeroTangle 3.0 brushes: This self-maintaining brush system has a main brush and inward-curved side brush that’s designed to eliminate pet hair and other debris from wrapping around it.
The Deebot did a good job of making sure it didn’t hit carpet with the mop by lifting the mopping pad.
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TruEdge 2.0 3D navigation: Corners are usually a challenge for robot vacuums and mops, which TruEdge is designed to address. It has edge sensing and an extending mop and side brush for cleaning corners and along walls.
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Mop lifting: The X9 Pro can detect carpets and automatically raise the mop to prevent your carpets from getting soggy. That’s a pretty common feature these days, but it’s still nice to see it.
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Hot-air drying: The Omni docking station blasts the mop with 145-degree Fahrenheit air, drying it out between uses and preventing bacteria growth.
Is all this necessary? Maybe not, unless you’re doing frequent wet mopping at home. (Personally, I usually just vacuum, and my floors are lucky if they get mopped more than once a month.) But if you want the closest thing to a “set it and forget it” robot cleaner — one that vacuums and mops without you babysitting it — the X9 Pro Omni might be a good option, though we’ll need to put it through its paces at our Louisville vacuum testing lab to see how it performs.
TruEdge 2.0 3D navigation is enhanced by AI to help tackle obstacles and corners.
T80 Omni: Less expensive, still feature-packed
The T80 Omni strips out some of the X9’s features but keeps all the important ones. This includes the Ozmo Roller self-washing mop and AI remopping (where it spots sticky spots and hits them twice). According to Ecovacs, it has 16 times more downward pressure than traditional mops and self-washes with every pass, just like the X9 Omni. There’s also the ZeroTangle 3.0 brush, which minimizes tangling and picks up debris better.
So what’s missing? Well, the docking station uses slightly cooler 113 degrees Fahrenheit air to dry the mop, and the suction isn’t quite as strong, but it’s still way more capable than some of the more affordable robot vacuums we recommend.
The Ozmo roller self-cleans and the rollers stay tangle free, making it a good option for households with kids and pets.
Price and Availability
These aren’t cheap, even on sale at Amazon and Ecovacs’ site until May 19. The X9 Pro Omni’s MSRP is $1,600, though you can get it for $300 until May 19, bringing it down to $1,300. At full price, the X9 Pro Omni costs as much as the Dreame X50 Ultra, one of the most expensive robot vacuums we recommend due to its ability to cross thresholds and obstacles.
The T50 Omni is $1,200 at full price, but $1,080 if you buy it between May 13 and May 19. The T80 Omni costs as much as our best overall, the Ecovacs Deebot T30S Combo. However, you’re paying for the mopping features and superior navigation, so that makes it a bit more understandable.
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