shark robot vacuum not mopping 2 in 1 Robot Vacuum and Mop Review

If you're looking for a smart cleaning solution that will make light work of your chores at home it's worth a look. The battery time and charge times aren't ideal.

Camryn Rabideau is a freelance writer who has reviewed home goods for a long time. She lives in Rhode Island on a small farm.

Ease of Use

The Shark IQ Robot is very easy to use. It comes with an easy interface. It comes with two buttons at the top of the unit that you can use to start or stop a cleaning process or to send it back to the dock. However, it's more convenient to use voice commands in conjunction with the app. The app allows you to set a schedule and select a area, select whether you want to clean bare floors or carpet, and set virtual no-go zones. It also has an indicator for status that displays two blue lights that indicate whether the device is charging or operating at its maximum capacity.

Its performance in vacuuming is impressive it can lift and collect pet hair with ease. Its suction power is strong enough to clean deep crevices and corners. It's also smart enough to detect different kinds of flooring, alter the power levels accordingly and avoid getting stuck on large objects. It also uses an anti-scratch pad that can clean tough stains. It also comes with an intelligent brush roll that automatically adjusts its height when moving from one type of flooring to the next.

Mopping is extremely efficient. Its thorough pathing and Sonic mopping systems scrub the floor 100 times per minute, while a dedicated cleaner tank filled with water and VACMOP cleaning solution gives excellent stain removal capabilities. There's a specific Ultra Mop setting in the application that offers cleaner stain removal in specific areas.

The Shark IQ robot is more expensive than Xiaomi Mi, but it has superior navigation, maneuverability and cleaning performance for both floors with no carpet and low pile carpet. It has a larger dustbin, a longer battery life and physical boundary strips to keep it from certain areas.

Powerful Suction

This robot can clean your floors in one pass. It is great at picking up pet hairs and other particles but is not as effective on carpets that are thick. It is capable of making sure it covers its area and avoiding obstacles that are low-level. It's louder than other robot vacuums, but that's to be expected for such a powerful machine.

It has a long-lasting battery and can be controlled via the SharkClean App or voice commands, if you own an intelligent speaker like Alexa or Google Assistant. The app lets you know the remaining battery life of the robot, set different cleaning modes and schedule a time when you want to clean your home. You can also set virtual boundaries to stop it from entering rooms in which it might get stuck or fall over a fragile item.

The shark robotic vacuum cleaner AI Robot is a well-built, well-designed robot mop and vacuum that is easy to set up out of the box. The body is an assortment of hard plastics with an elegant and glossy finish, as well as rubber bumpers and wheels at the front. Its shape is oblong, which allows it to fit in the tank of water and the tall LIDAR map sensor. It doesn't require any major assembly right out of the box except for snapping its side brushes in the right position. This makes it easier to assemble than other models that require more effort and components. It weighs almost 18 pounds.

Smart Navigation

The Shark AI Ultra 2-in-1 comes with an impressive array of automated features, including an app companion to let you check the vacuum and mop's status, get push notifications, pause and resume cleaning, or control it using voice commands if you're using Amazon Alexa or Google Home devices. You can also program the robot to return to its dock or change its power mode.

The app will prompt you to send your robot on a test run. It will map out the space and then create an outline. You can label rooms as No-Go Zones or High-Traffic Areas, as well as set virtual boundaries that the robot cannot over. You can also utilize the app to schedule cleaning sessions, check the robot's history and charge status or upgrade its software.

The robot is highly intelligent and is able to map its surroundings very well, however it could get stuck on objects such as electrical cords or furniture. Before you use the vacuum or mop ensure that the floor is clear of large pieces of debris.

During my tests during my tests, during my testing, the Shark was able to clean low-pile and bare floors with impressive efficiency. The mopping function worked well, as well. The mop and vacuum combination also operates fairly quietly with a sound level of 50dB approximately the same level as a refrigerator.

The iRobot Roomba is a great choice for those looking to add a mop and vacuum function to a robotic vacuum cleaner that comes with an external dustbin (9/10 WIRED recommends). The iRobot Roomba 694 is more costly, however, it's more durable and can move through obstacles more easily and has more powerful performance on carpets with bare or low-pile. It also comes with physical boundaries that you can place in front of areas where you don't want it to be able to.

Long Battery Life

It's a fact that robotic vacuums and mop cleaners that are able to perform both are more expensive. The Shark AI Ultra 2-in-1 that we reviewed, for instance, costs $699 / PS559 / AU$1,054 when you buy it in a bundle with the best self emptying shark Vacuum-emptying bagless charging base. Even without the base, it costs $649, PS449 or AU$681.

That said, the shark wand vacuum self empty AI Ultra is an excellent robot vacuum and mop for most people. It is great at getting rid of pet hair off floors that are not clean and can clean a room multiple times before needing to recharge. It also comes with two mopping pads, which can be washed between uses.

Its navigation system isn't ideal, particularly when it is moving around furniture or other obstacles. In the end, it may leave a mess left behind. The robot vacuum and mop do a great job cleaning these areas when it is in Eco mode, which is designed for the lowest power consumption.

The battery life is excellent, reaching around 90 minutes in our tests. The app allows you to program it to clean a room or at a certain time. This is useful when you need to leave the house for a prolonged period of period of time. You can also control the shark vacuum mop combo AI Ultra using voice commands using Alexa and Google Assistant devices. If you don't wish to use the app, there are two control buttons on top of the robot.

App Control

The Shark robot vacuum and mop comes with a large self-emptying base, which can hold 60 days of dirt and debris. It is much easier to move around the house due to its superior obstacle detection system than other robot vacuums. It has a surprising mopping capability for a robot vacuum, and can sweep the room in less than an hour.

It's also compatible with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, allowing you to control the device by voice. This makes it simple to create a cleaning schedule or even start a spot cleaning through a smartphone's app even when you're away from home. It also has advanced features, like CleanEdge technology, which makes use of blasts of air to loosen and blow pet hair away from corners.

The IQ 2-in-1 has been praised by users IQ 2-in-1 due to its smart mapping and Matrix Clean technology, which automatically adjusts suction and power to different flooring types. Its mops use a small flap that opens to allow you to refill the water tank, and clean and dry the mop pad between mopping cycles. The device is well-built and feels sturdy, but it's a bit bulkier than other robot vacuum/mop combos.

The device is also more expensive than other robotic vacuums/mops, including the Roborock S8+/S8, which offers similar cleaning capabilities as well as an easier-to-use and feature-rich application. The shark self cleaning vacuum IQ 2-in-1 is superior at maneuvering itself than some other robots, however it lacks the S8+/S8's real-time safety system, and also a full base station that empty its dust bin, fills its water tank, as well as washes and dry its mops. It does offer the option to set up cleaning and mopping routines that fit your schedule.