Robot vacuums for low furniture: which fit and why
Botsize ran every robot vacuum in its dataset through the finder for a home with a 90 mm (3.54 in) gap under the furniture. The verdicts below follow your region, and each card shows the numbers behind its verdict.
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Results for buyers in the US
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Tallest threshold
0.39 in (10 mm)
Climb for a clear pass
0.47 inyour threshold plus 0.08 in; a climb from 0.39 in up to that is tight
Lowest US price first, then the larger threshold margin, then the lower robot. Models without a US price come after priced ones. Suction never decides the order: makers measure it in different ways.
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Every check passes with room to spare, and nothing rules the model out.
This page ranks the 37 robot vacuums in the Botsize dataset that are sold in the US. Prices are the maker's list price, or the price its page showed that month (sometimes a sale price), with the month we read it.
A 90 mm gap under the furniture
Under a 90 mm (3.54 in) gap the finder passes a robot that stands 85 mm (3.35 in) tall or lower, so it keeps 5 mm (0.2 in) to spare. Published heights run from 79.5 mm (3.13 in) to 119 mm (4.69 in), and 8 of the 37 robots with a published height pass.
The robots that pass are the low designs. Of the 8 models under 85 mm, 7 either lower their LiDAR turret into the body or navigate without a turret on top. The height Botsize stores for a retractable turret is the lowered one, the height the robot has when it drives under the sofa.
Measure the lowest point under the piece, not the front edge: a crossbar or the frame of a bed base can sit lower. On a rug, measure from the top of the pile. The comparison above lists the climb next to the height, since a low robot still has to cross your thresholds. The clearance guide walks through the measurement.
Questions about low furniture
A robot is 1 mm over the limit. Will it still go under?
It may, but the finder marks it as not fitting: with less than 5 mm to spare, a thicker rug or a sagging base can stop it. If the gap is the only thing that rules out a robot you want, measure again at the lowest point.
Why are some robots under needs a check?
Their makers publish no robot height. The finder cannot compare an unknown height with your gap, so it lists them without a verdict on furniture.