Robot Vacuum Trends: 2016-2025

300-2,000 → 4,000-30,000 Pa

Suction power range, 2016 → 2025

0% → 100%

Self-emptying dock adoption, 2016 → 2025

25% → 100%

Wet mopping adoption, 2016 → 2025

205

Robot vacuums tracked, 2011-2025

Suction Power: 2016-2025

Suction power has climbed steadily across the catalog, from a median of 1,000 Pa in 2016 to 17,300 Pa in 2025. The spread between the weakest and strongest models each year (shown as min/max below) has widened too, reflecting a market that now spans budget vacuums and flagship models with very different suction targets.

Year	Models (n)	Min (Pa)	Median (Pa)	Max (Pa)
2016	7	300	1,000	2,000
2017	10	500	875	2,000
2018	23	600	1,500	2,000
2019	29	520	2,000	2,500
2020	12	1,500	2,100	2,600
2021	0	no data
2022	3	5,100	5,100	5,300
2023	11	5,500	7,000	10,000
2024	38	5,500	9,150	19,500
2025	36	4,000	17,300	30,000

Feature Adoption Over Time

Self-emptying docks went from a niche extra (0% of 2016 models) to a near-standard feature (100% by 2025). Wet mopping followed a similar path, moving from 25% of 2016 models to 100% by 2025. Obstacle-avoidance cameras and multi-floor mapping have grown more gradually, but both are now common on mid-range and higher models.

Year	Self-Emptying Dock	Wet Mopping	Obstacle Camera	Multi-Floor Maps
2016	0% (n=8)	25% (n=8)	0% (n=4)	17% (n=6)
2017	0% (n=17)	29% (n=17)	0% (n=7)	0% (n=10)
2018	4% (n=24)	29% (n=24)	0% (n=12)	37% (n=19)
2019	3% (n=36)	47% (n=36)	0% (n=21)	39% (n=28)
2020	8% (n=12)	83% (n=12)	18% (n=11)	64% (n=11)
2021	no data	no data	no data	no data
2022	100% (n=3)	100% (n=3)	67% (n=3)	100% (n=2)
2023	100% (n=11)	100% (n=11)	100% (n=11)	100% (n=11)
2024	100% (n=42)	100% (n=42)	88% (n=42)	100% (n=39)
2025	100% (n=36)	100% (n=36)	86% (n=36)	100% (n=35)

Dustbin Capacity: The Counter-Trend

Onboard dustbin capacity has shrunk, from a median of 550 ml in 2016 to 310 ml in 2025. That is the inverse of the self-emptying dock trend above: as more models offload dust to a large base-station bag automatically, manufacturers have less reason to build a bigger bin into the robot itself.

Year	Models (n)	Median Dustbin (ml)
2016	8	550
2017	17	300
2018	23	500
2019	34	520
2020	11	510
2021	0	no data
2022	3	400
2023	11	350
2024	41	330
2025	35	310

What Launched When

Every catalogued robot vacuum, grouped by launch year (newest first). Models no longer sold are marked accordingly — they remain listed because they are part of the historical record used in the charts above.

2025 (36 models)

Model	Suction Power
Mova E40 Ultra	19,000 Pa
Mova E30 Pro Plus	19,000 Pa
Eufy E28 Omni	20,000 Pa
Dreame X50 Ultra	20,000 Pa
Roborock Saros Z70	22,000 Pa
Roborock Saros 10r	22,000 Pa
Roborock Saros 10	22,000 Pa
Roborock Qv 35s	10,000 Pa
Roborock Qv 35a	8,000 Pa
Roborock Qrevo Curvx	22,000 Pa
Roborock Q7 M5	10,000 Pa
Roborock Q7 L5	8,000 Pa
Roborock Q10 X5 Plus	10,000 Pa
Roborock Q10 S5	10,000 Pa
Roborock Q10 S5 Plus	10,000 Pa
Narwal Freo X10 Pro	11,000 Pa
Narwal Freo Pro	8,500 Pa
Narwal Flow	22,000 Pa
Mova Z60 Ultra Roller	28,000 Pa
Mova V50 Ultra	24,000 Pa
Mova P50 Ultra	19,000 Pa
Mova Mobius 60	30,000 Pa
Irobot Roomba Plus 405 Combo	7,000 Pa
Irobot Roomba Max 705 Combo	13,000 Pa
Irobot Roomba 205 Dustcompactor Vac	7,000 Pa
Eufy E25 Omni	20,000 Pa
Eufy E20 3 In 1	8,000 Pa
Eufy C10	4,000 Pa
Ecovacs Deebot X9 Pro Omni	16,600 Pa
Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni	18,000 Pa
Dreame Matrix10 Ultra	30,000 Pa
Dreame L40s Ultra Ce	13,000 Pa
Dreame D20 Plus	13,000 Pa
Dreame C20 Plus	6,000 Pa
Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller	30,000 Pa
Dreame Aqua10 Roller	30,000 Pa

2024 (42 models)

Model	Suction Power
Roborock Qrevo Curv	18,500 Pa
Dreame X40 Master	12,000 Pa
Dreame L40s Ultra	19,000 Pa
Mova S20 Ultra	8,300 Pa
Mova P10 Pro Ultra	13,000 Pa
Eufy X10 Pro Omni	8,000 Pa
Eufy C20 Omni	7,000 Pa
Dreame L40	11,000 Pa
Shark Powerdetect Nevertouch Pro Av2800zebk	—
Shark Powerdetect Nevertouch Pro 2 In 1 Rv2820ze	—
Shark Powerdetect Av2820s	—
Roborock Qrevo S5v	12,000 Pa
Roborock Qrevo S	7,000 Pa
Roborock Qrevo Pro	7,000 Pa
Roborock Qrevo Plus	7,000 Pa
Roborock Qrevo Maxv	7,000 Pa
Roborock Qrevo Master	10,000 Pa
Roborock Q5 Max Plus	5,500 Pa
Narwal Freo Z10	15,000 Pa
Narwal Freo X Ultra	8,200 Pa
Narwal Freo X Plus	7,800 Pa
Narwal Freo S	8,000 Pa
Mova S10	7,000 Pa
Irobot Roomba Combo 10 Max	—
Eufy S1 Pro Omni	8,000 Pa
Ecovacs T30s	11,000 Pa
Ecovacs T30s Pro	11,000 Pa
Ecovacs T30s Combo	11,000 Pa
Ecovacs N20e Plus	10,000 Pa
Ecovacs N20 Pro	8,000 Pa
Ecovacs N20 Pro Plus	8,000 Pa
Ecovacs N20 Plus	8,000 Pa
Ecovacs Deebot X5 Pro Omni	12,800 Pa
Ecovacs Deebot Teo Plus	11,000 Pa
Ecovacs Deebot N30 Omni	10,000 Pa
Ecovacs Deebot N30 Omni Care	10,000 Pa
Dreame X30 Ultra	8,300 Pa
Dreame L50 Ultra	19,500 Pa
Dreame L10s Ultra Gen 2	10,000 Pa
Dreame D9 Max Gen 2	6,000 Pa
Dreame D20 Pro Plus	13,000 Pa
Dreame D10 Plus Gen2	6,000 Pa

2023 (11 models)

Model	Suction Power
Dreame L20 Ultra	7,000 Pa
Dreame L30 Ultra	7,300 Pa
Dreame S10	7,000 Pa
Roborock Q Revo	5,500 Pa
Roborock Q Revo S	7,000 Pa
Roborock Q Revo Pro	7,000 Pa
Roborock Q Revo Maxv	7,000 Pa
Roborock Q Revo Master	10,000 Pa
Roborock S8	6,000 Pa
Roborock S8 Pro Ultra	6,000 Pa
Roborock S8 Max Ultra	8,000 Pa

2022 (3 models)

Model	Suction Power
Dreame L10s Ultra	5,300 Pa
Roborock S7 Pro Ultra	5,100 Pa
Roborock S7 Maxv Ultra	5,100 Pa

2020 (12 models)

Model	Suction Power
360 C50	2,600 Pa	(no longer sold)
Roborock S50	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac G30	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Xiaomi Mijia G1	2,200 Pa	(no longer sold)
Roborock E4	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Roborock S6 Maxv	2,500 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ilife A4s Pro	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Viomi V3	2,600 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot T8	1,500 Pa	(no longer sold)
360 S6 Pro	2,200 Pa	(no longer sold)
Proscenic M7 Pro	2,600 Pa	(no longer sold)
Roborock S6 Pure	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)

2019 (36 models)

Model	Suction Power
Roborock S5 Max	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Lenovo X1	2,200 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot 711s	—	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac G10 Hybrid	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Xiaomi Mijia 1c	2,500 Pa	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac 30c Max	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot 661	—	(no longer sold)
Roborock S4	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Coredy R650	1,600 Pa	(no longer sold)
Coredy D400	1,400 Pa	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac L70 Hybrid	2,200 Pa	(no longer sold)
Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Mop P (STYJ02YM)	2,100 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 920	1,200 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 950	1,500 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot N79w Plus	—	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac 11s Plus	1,500 Pa	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac 15c Max	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot Slim2	520 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot 500	—	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac 11s Max	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
360 S7	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
360 S5	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot 711	—	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac 15t	1,500 Pa	(no longer sold)
Alfawise V9s	1,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba S9 Plus	2,200 Pa	(no longer sold)
Roborock S6	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac 15c	1,300 Pa	(no longer sold)
Alfawise V8s Pro E30b	1,800 Pa	(no longer sold)
Xiaomi Mijia 1s	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Viomi V2	2,150 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ilife V5s	850 Pa	(no longer sold)
Bagotte Bg600	1,500 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ilife W400	—	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot Slim Neo	—	(no longer sold)
Lambot A1	2,200 Pa	(no longer sold)

2018 (24 models)

Model	Suction Power
Eufy Boostiq Robovac 12	1,500 Pa	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac 35c	1,500 Pa	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac 30	1,500 Pa	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac 30c	1,500 Pa	(no longer sold)
Neato Botvac D6 Connected	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot 901	1,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba 805	600 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba E5	1,700 Pa	(no longer sold)
Neato Botvac D4 Connected	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ziglint D5	1,800 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba I7	1,700 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba I7 Plus	1,700 Pa	(no longer sold)
360 S6	1,800 Pa	(no longer sold)
Roborock Xiaowa E2	1,800 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba 671	600 Pa	(no longer sold)
Roborock Xiaowa Plus (e3)	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot 900	1,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac 11s	1,300 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 601	800 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 610	—	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo 930	1,200 Pa	(no longer sold)
Neato Botvac D7 Connected	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot 601	800 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ilife V7s Pro	600 Pa	(no longer sold)

2017 (17 models)

Model	Suction Power
Neato Botvac D3 Connected	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot M81 Pro	—	(no longer sold)
Samsung Powerbot R7010	—	(no longer sold)
Samsung Powerbot R7070 Pet	—	(no longer sold)
Samsung Powerbot R7040	—	(no longer sold)
Samsung Powerbot R7065	—	(no longer sold)
Hoover Rogue 970	—	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot M80 Pro	500 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot N79s	1,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ilife V8s	1,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot N79	900 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba 690	600 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ilife V3s Pro	850 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ilife V3s	850 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ilife V5s Pro	850 Pa	(no longer sold)
Samsung Powerbot R7090 Pet	—	(no longer sold)
Ilife A4s	1,000 Pa	(no longer sold)

2016 (9 models)

Model	Suction Power
Ecovacs Deebot M88	—	(no longer sold)
Neato Botvac D5 Connected	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Xiaomi Mi Robot	1,800 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba 960	900 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ecovacs Deebot N78	300 Pa	(no longer sold)
Eufy Robovac 11	1,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Braava Jet M6	—	(no longer sold)
Electrolux Purei9	1,600 Pa	(no longer sold)
Ilife A6	1,000 Pa	(no longer sold)

2015 (7 models)

Model	Suction Power
Neato Botvac D80	—	(no longer sold)
Neato Botvac Connected	2,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba 980	1,700 Pa	(no longer sold)
Samsung Powerbot R9000	—	(no longer sold)
Samsung Powerbot R9250	—	(no longer sold)
Samsung Powerbot R9350 Turbo	—	(no longer sold)
Ilife V7s	600 Pa	(no longer sold)

2013 (4 models)

Model	Suction Power
Irobot Roomba 880	1,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Braava 380t Robot Mop	—	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba 890	1,000 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba 860	1,000 Pa	(no longer sold)

2012 (3 models)

Model	Suction Power
Irobot Roomba 614	600 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba 665	600 Pa	(no longer sold)
Irobot Roomba 675	600 Pa	(no longer sold)

2011 (1 models)

Model	Suction Power
Irobot Roomba 770	—	(no longer sold)

Methodology & Data Coverage

These charts are built from 205 robot vacuums in our catalog with a known launch date (2011-2025), including models that are no longer sold — discontinuing a model does not remove its historical data point. No models were added to the catalog in 2021, so that year appears as a gap rather than an interpolated line. Trend charts start in 2016 because 2015 and earlier years have too few catalogued models (single-digit sample sizes, often a single brand) to support a meaningful year-over-year comparison; those earlier launches are still listed in the "What Launched When" section above. Battery capacity and noise level are not charted here because recent additions to the catalog (largely sourced from 2024-2025) do not consistently report those two fields, and a chart that goes quiet in its most recent years would be misleading.