9 Best Robot Vacuums for Pet Hair – Top Models Reviewed

While the Roomba 675 can never compete with the top-rated Roomba i7+, it does offer a lot of great technology at an affordable price. Top features, like the iRobot 3-stage cleaning system, is standard for all of the latest iRobot Roomba vacuums. This relies on advanced roller brushes to loosen and lift dirt, then suck it away. This is perfect for cleaning up pet hair, hard debris (like kitty litter), and even larger objects. Auto adjust allows the brush roll to change height, moving from hard floors to carpets with perfect ease.

Suction is not quite up there with the best Roomba vacuums, but compared to many cheaper brands, it’s quite remarkable. The Roomba 675 has Dirt Detect Technology, which is an intelligent system that tells the Roomba to do more intensive cleaning for areas with more dirt, like high-traffic areas of the home. At a height of only 3.5-inches, the Roomba 675 will go almost anywhere, cleaning under low furniture.

The iAdapt system uses infrared sensors to map the room and make for the most efficient use of the bot’s cleaning time. This is one of the earlier versions and doesn’t have the same capabilities as the more advanced +Imprint Smart Mapping (used in the i7+). So, the Roomba 675 won’t, for example, map multiple rooms. It still makes good work of a single room and will automatically dock for recharging after approximately 90-minutes of cleaning. It won’t, however, resume cleaning once the battery is recharged. That function is reserved for the more expensive Roombas. The Roomba has Wi Fi connectivity for the smart home and is compatible with the iRobot Home App. This gives you customizable cleaning options with remote access from anywhere.

The iRobot Roomba 675 makes for a pleasant surprise, in being a very affordable iRobot model. It’s not up there with the really expensive options from iRobot, but is streaks ahead of the 500-series Roombas. The additional features make it a very competent pet hair robotic vacuum, and a wonderful all-rounder.

Top performance (1300Pa maximum suction) is balanced with maximized working time. The Eufy will boost the suction power with in 1.5 seconds when extra suction is needed, then reduce the power to improve battery working time. In general, you’ll get approximately 1-hour cleaning time. But, if it doesn’t have to boost the power too often, the Eufy can keep going for over 1½-hours. When the battery runs low, it will automatically return to the docking station to recharge the battery.  

Multiple cleaning modes, with a remote control, allow you great flexibility and this must be one of the most low-profile robotic vacuums with a height of only 2.5-inches. Nothing upsets my pets more than a noisy vacuum, which makes the Eufy 11S a real pleasure with a noise level of only 55dB. The triple layer, high performance filtration is fantastic for pet allergies and keeps the suction working perfectly. It also has a larger dust bin – 0.6L (20.3 Oz). Side brushes clean up against walls and the Eufy glides across carpets straight onto hard floors without a hint of apprehension. Infrared sensors and smart IQ technology map the room for effective cleaning. It also has drop sensors, like most of the best robot vacuums.

The Eufy is not at all expensive, when you consider that it is one of the ​models getting rid of for pet hair from your ​floors. Instead paying for fancy gadgets, like a Wi Fi station and phone app, you’re getting a powerful robotic vacuum with excellent filtration. Important traits for dealing with pet dander and allergies.

​The bot will empty the dust bin when it’s full. A disposable dust bag at the docking station, holds the equivalent of 30 normal bins. This means it will keep going for as long as it takes, without stopping because the bin is full. You will need to empty the auxiliary bag, but this won’t be too often. It also resumes cleaning after recharging the battery. So, if the battery runs low during a cleaning cycle, the i7+ will return to the docking station, recharge the battery, then continue where it left off.

iRobot Roomba vacuums are known for better suction and great filtration. When developing the i7+, the engineers at iRobot went to the extreme, resulting in the ultimate ​automatic vacuum for pet hair and allergies. With ten times the suction of the (already great) 600 series, this one leaves no trace of pet dander, or any type of dirt for that matter. Super-efficient filtration ensures that your home is free of pet allergens, with a rating of 99% allergen removable.

This is the most intelligent robotic vacuum to hail from iRobot. The new iAdapt 3.0, with vSlam and +Imprint Smart Mapping, allows the i7 to learn and map an entire level of your home. It keeps updating the information, to improve performance and cleaning times. Using the improved Wi Fi smart phone app, you’re able to schedule cleaning like never before. You can ask the i7+ to clean as many rooms as is needed. You may want the bot to do a quick clean of the living room, when you’re expecting guests. It will head straight there, clean and leave, without wasting time on other areas. Even the Dirt Detect technology has been improved. The app also provides cleaning reports, so you know exactly what’s happening.

Multi-surface rubber brushes provide the best performance on hard floors and carpets. While side brushes get into those tricky areas along baseboards and the like. With all this extra technology and power, I was expecting the i7+ to be quite bulky. Surprisingly, it isn’t all that big. Where it counts, in the height, the i7 is hardly any taller than the 600 series. At a height of 3.6”, it can get under most furniture.

With so many improvements on previous generation Roombas, the i7+ is a force to be reckoned with. I can’t think of a better ​brand or model for pet hair, cleaning up after kids, or any other demanding work. It’s great for large homes, the automatic emptying system is wonderful in this regard. So, what’s the downside? I suppose the price would be the only reason why some would pass the i7+ by.

Like most of its rivals, the DeeBot has a very accomplished 3-stage cleaning system A well-designed brush roll scoops pet hair and other dirt from carpets and hard floors, side brushes clean against walls and closet bases, then everything is sucked away with a good amount of power.

The Wi Fi control, with a smartphone app, gives a huge range of controllability. It is also compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant for voice control. Automation is as good as any, it navigates the room, using several cleaning modes – spot, auto, or edge. It has a power boost function to automatically increase suction when stubborn dirt is detected, and the DeeBot will return to the docking station for recharging. Though I should mention that the DeeBot N79S doesn’t have Smart Navigation, that you’ll only find on the more expensive DeeBot models. It cleans in a random pattern, one room at a time.

Battery life is exceptional, lasting up to 2-hours on a single charge. It takes 3 – 4 hours to recharge the battery. One area where the N79S isn’t so great, is when it comes to cleaning under furniture. It has a height of 7.8-inches, about double that of the low-profile robot vacuums. The noise level is quite acceptable, probably better than most, at 64dB.

As an affordable all-rounder, the DeeBot N79S is one of the best. It has some advantages over others in this price range. Though there are some areas where it is not quite up scratch. I suppose, it depends what functions and design features are important to you. In the end, no one can deny that this is certainly one of the ​top robot vacuums for pets amongst the cheaper options.

Like I said in the introduction, this machine has suction power that defies its fantastic price. In this regard it beats many that cost considerably more. With 1400Pa suction, pet hair, kitty litter, and heavy debris disappears in a flash. It is also wonderfully quiet, with a noise level reading of only 58dBA. The Amarey robot vacuum can also compete with the best in terms of 3-stage complete cleaning on both hard floors and carpets. Brushes along the side and a highly competent brush roll work wonderfully to remove dirt and pet hair. Air quality is of a high standard, with three washable filters. The Amarey has a thickness of only 2.7”, so it will clean under pretty low furniture.

The automation is fairly basic. You have a remote control with settings for Auto, spot cleaning, edge, or max (high-power) cleaning. Using the Max setting will obviously reduce the amount of time that it will clean before recharging the battery. In auto mode, you can get up to 100 minutes. When compared to the more advanced robotic vacuums, the Amarey will appear to be quite dumb. It has no dirt detection, customizable modes, nor does it have a phone app. It has 360° scanning to prevent crashes, but this doesn’t always perform too well. The Amarey may sometimes get stuck in confusing situations. It does have automatic docking for when the battery is low. But, because the Amarey isn’t too smart, it moves in a seemingly confused random pattern. It will wonder about when docking and this can be frustrating to watch.

As far as power and performance goes, the Amarey can hold its own amongst any of the best robotic vacuums for pet hair. I suppose that’s the most important thing to look for, a bot that will remove pet dander and filter out pet allergens. It may not be a genius in the artificial intelligence department, but I know that many will be forgiving of this pitfall when looking at the price. If you’re not prepared to pay the big bucks for a high-end machine, you have to expect some level of compromise.

Needless to say, it has a great Wi Fi enabled phone app, automatic docking, and the option for Alexa voice control. Navigation is very efficient, it moves with the swiftness of a trained athlete between obstacles, getting a lot of cleaning done in short period of time.

Where the Shark ION R75 stands out as being on of the very best robotic vacuums for pet hair has to be in the superb brush roll. Not only does the helix design gobble up pet hair and debris from any type of floor surface, it cleans itself on the go. We all know how troublesome a brush roll can be when it accumulates hair. You have to spend a lot of your time detangling the pet hair from your vacuum. The Shark R75 always cleans at the optimum and you don’t have to have keep an eye on the state of the brush roll.

The Shark R75 is only 2.6” tall, it’s great for cleaning under furniture. As with all Shark vacuums, air filtration is magnificent, and the dust bin is one of the easiest to empty. The suction power is also fantastic, an important consideration when reviewing the best robot vacuums for pet ​owners.

When compared to its competitors (these being the more expensive vacuum bots), the Shark ION R75 has to rank amongst the best. It may not have all the smart functions that you’ll find on the super-impressive Roomba i7+. Then again, the Shark is a little cheaper, albeit an expensive machine none the less. When all is said and done, I feel the Shark has the best brush roll for cleaning up pet hair. Okay, that is my individual opinion, but still a good reason to rate the Shark R75 as one of the top contenders of the best pet hair vacuum bot.

This is what makes the Tesvor ​model such a pleasant surprise. It has all of these, along with great suction and 3-stage cleaning which are the foremost aspects I look for in ​a good robot vacuum for ​cleaning up my dog's hair.

This is a truly intelligent bot, moving in a logical S-pattern, and is capable of cleaning an entire level of the home. It memorizes the floor and will return to clean areas that have been missed. Most robot vacuums in this price range follow a random pattern and won’t always clean as effectively. Remote control functions, by means of a Wi Fi phone app, give you a lot of versatility and control over the Tesvor. It has automatic docking, with a range of around 1,600 square feet.

The V-shaped brush roll makes light work of pet hair and it has side brushes to clean along walls. At 2.9-inches tall, it may not be the lowest profile robotic vacuum, but still amongst the best for getting under furniture. It is also blissfully quiet.

The Tesvor can be seen as a real bargain. Despite being one of the cheaper options amongst the ​top rated robotic vacuums ​when it comes to cleaning pet hair, it has everything you want for cleaning up after pets. In addition to this, it has features and advanced technology that is normally reserved for much more expensive machines. By all accounts, the general quality is something to be admired.

Touch buttons on the vacuum, with an LED display, give you options for 5 operating modes: Spot, Edge, Auto, Path, or MAX. This means you can tell the bot to clean only along the edges of the room, do intensive cleaning over a small area, follow a fully automated cleaning pattern (as determined by the onboard computer), clean using a continuous S-pattern, or use maximum suction continuously. You can also use the remote control or phone app which has additional functions, like scheduled cleaning. The logical path is very effective, and the bot intelligently maps the room before commencing a cleaning cycle in Auto mode. As one would expect, the ILife A7 will automatically return to the docking station to recharge the battery. At a height of 3-inches, it is capable of reaching in underneath fairly low furniture.

This is a modern, intelligent robot vacuum which is fantastic for cleaning up after your pets. Suction is up there with the very best and many will appreciate the brush roll options. A real little gem.

The slim design (2.8”) makes it one of the best for cleaning under furniture. The 5 mode cleaning options gives it the same cleaning versatility as the ILife. This is a very intelligent machine with a great cleaning pattern, but you don’t have the advantage of a phone app.

When comparing the Coredy robot vacuum to the ILife A7, their similarities are striking, both in price and functionality. While the ILife may have the advantage of a phone app, the Coredy has some features that can be preferable, like the larger wheels for overcoming obstacles and a slimmer design.