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TechRobot vacuums: brands AI assistants recommend
Robot vacuums and vacuum-mop combos for home floors. Below: which brands AI assistants name when US shoppers ask about robot vacuums.
This market is updated monthly, on the first Monday of each month. The results below are from the latest published update, so between updates you see the previous one.
Ranking, Week of Oct 19, 2026
Share is the percentage of sampled answers in which the brand was recommended. Showing the top 9. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roborock | 1.7 | 100% | 80% | |
| 2 | Dreame | 2.2 | 60% | 40% | |
| 3 | MOVA | 3.3 | 40% | 20% | |
| 4 | Eufy | 3.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 5 | Ecovacs | 5.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 6 | Shark | 5.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 7 | iRobot | 1.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 8 | Roomba | 2.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 9 | TP-Link | 2.0 | 0% | 20% |
With 10 answers, one answer moves a brand by about 10 points, so treat gaps of a few points as ties. Position is the order of first mention in an answer (1 is first). Read the methodology.
Sources the assistants cited
Domains cited most often across the answers for this category, by number of citations.
- rtings.com8
- tomsguide.com5
- pcmag.com4
- vacuumwars.com4
- zdnet.com4
- cnet.com3
- dreametech.com3
- itechguides.com3
- nytimes.com3
- techradar.com3
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What is the best robot vacuum? Best overall
- best robot vacuum under $300 Budget
- best premium robot vacuum with a self-emptying dock, $1,000 or more Premium
- best robot vacuum for a house with two shedding dogs Specific need
- alternatives to Roomba Alternative
Cite this
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Dopbot Index, Robot vacuums, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/index/robot-vacuums
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