I’ve tested dozens of top-rated vacuum cleaners on multiple types of messes, including flour, sand, and cracker crumbs — plus scrambled-egg and applesauce spills for the wet/dry vacuums.

Robot vacuums accomplish this by creating a map of ... can use to pinpoint items that might only be there for one cleaning cycle, like a stray toy one of your kids left out. In many cases, you ...

The vacuum comes with a simple ... iRobot does not reveal the cleaning path until it completes a cycle. You are also not able to direct it back to clean spots it missed, though you can instruct ...

This robot vacuum comes with a self-emptying base, and I particularly appreciated its special cleaning cycle at the end of each run, which uses a metal comb to remove hair from the brush roll.

Clunky, clumsy vacuums are a thing of the past — or at least they should be — and a sleek cordless stick vacuum could be exactly what you need to set yourself and your home free. You want ...

I put them through the washing machine on a delicate cycle, and they came out as good as new. The brand recommends a few maintenance steps to keep the vacuum working properly, specifically washing ...

If the vacuum is able to detect and navigate around obstacles, it’s less likely to get stuck mid-cycle. If you and your pets live in a small and relatively uncluttered space with mostly hard ...