The 3 Best Robot Vacuums For Pet Hair - Spring 2025

The best robot vacuum for pet hair we've tested is the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra. This vacuum sits near the top of the Roborock line-up, and it's an excellent choice for pet owners. Its twin rubber brushrolls result in significantly improved pet hair pickup on most surface types compared to the older Roborock models that use a single roller setup. Another outstanding feature is its multifunction dock. Not only does it empty out the vacuum's dustbin, but it also refills its water tank from a reservoir and washes and dries its mop pad. The dock also includes a fast-charging system, so even if your mischievous pet likes to traipse in the dirt a few times a day, there'll never be too much downtime between cleaning sessions.

This vacuum has a dual-sensor navigation system. Combining a LIDAR sensor with a structured light sensor, it can map out your home as well as identify and avoid common obstacles in real-time, like power cords, furniture legs, or even pet waste. It can store up to four floor maps and uses its sensors to spot landmarks and determine which room it's working in. You can even specify cleaning settings for different rooms. Unfortunately, as good as the performance is, you might need to manually clean finer debris piled up against walls or in corners; also, its mopping system isn't particularly effective and will require many passes for stubborn stains. Finally, while the dock makes for an excellent hands-off ownership experience, it's enormous and may not fit in smaller living spaces.

If you're looking for a robot vacuum with many great features for dealing with pet hair but at a more affordable price point, the Roborock Q5 Max+ is a great choice. For pet hair in particular, its redesigned dual-roller cleaning head offers performance on par with the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra. However, you lose the mopping function and the real-time hazard avoidance, and its dock isn't capable of fast charging, resulting in multiple hours of downtime between cleans. Nevertheless, this vacuum has a decently sized internal dustbin, so it doesn't need to return to its self-empty station too often, and it boasts impressive battery life (but again, shorter than the Pro Ultra's), allowing it to cover a lot of ground during each clean.

This vacuum has plenty of automation features, like multi-floor mapping capability and a 'Smart Recognition' feature that automatically determines which of its stored maps it's working in. Using the companion app, you can view and customize the 3D representation of your home after it's mapped out, label specific rooms, and send the vacuum wherever you'd like using the 'Pin n Go' function. That said, like the S8 Pro Ultra, it does a poor job of sealing fine allergens like pet dander, which can escape from gaps in its top cover. Finally, just note this model periodically goes on sale for a deep discount, at times making it cheaper than our budget pick, the Wyze Robot Vacuum. If you're not in a hurry, it may be worth waiting!

The Wyze Robot Vacuum is a great option if you're looking for the best automatic vacuum for pet hair on a budget. It lacks many of the convenience features that come with pricier robot vacuums like the Roborock Q5 Max+, like a self-emptying dock station or automatic suction adjustment when cleaning carpet. This means you'll need to empty its dustbin manually at the end of almost every cleaning session, as the internal dirt compartment is quite small, and manually set the suction levels you want based on the surface type.

As for its performance, it does a decent job overall, but it isn't as effective as the more expensive Roborock for dealing with pet hair on bare floors and carpets. On the bright side, the companion app provides functionality similar to Roborock's, including support for multi-floor mapping, room labeling, and no-go zones. It's also pretty good at sealing in fine allergens like pet dander, and it runs very quietly, which is good if your pet is sensitive to loud noises.