How the sheets are made
Here we explain where the data comes from, where the work of automation ends and where a person's begins.
CobotCompare is an independent catalogue: we don't sell robots, we aren't a shop, and we aren't a testing lab. Sheets are verified one by one against the manufacturer's sources, and every value carries its source and its date. If you find one that's wrong, let us know.
The data comes from the source, not from us
The technical specifications come from the manufacturer's official website, the user manual, the spare parts list and the privacy notice: next to every value are the page it was read from and the date it was recorded. A shop is not a source, and neither is a brand's own blog: in this sector, manufacturers publish their own rankings of the best robots, and put themselves first. If a value can't be verified it stays empty, with a note saying the manufacturer doesn't declare it: a missing field is better than an invented number.
We aren't a testing lab
We don't test robots at home and we don't give performance scores. When an independent test has measured something — how much dirt a vacuum picks up, how a lawn mower cuts along edges — we cite it with its source and date. Our work is different: reading the documents a manufacturer publishes that almost no one reads, such as the manual and the spare parts list, where you find consumable lifespans, the noise of the dock, and whether the battery can be replaced.
Announced doesn't mean it can be bought
Every sheet states whether the robot can be bought in Europe, where, and since when. Some robots stay announced for years without reaching stores; others can be ordered, but part of the work is done by a person operating it remotely. The sheet states this, in the same place for every robot.
When a number can't be compared
Some declared figures aren't measured the same way from one brand to another: suction power in pascals is the best-known case. We report them, because people search for them, but with a note explaining why they can't be compared, and they don't factor into any assessment.
Our texts are written with the help of AI
Descriptions, pros and cons, and translations are drafted with the help of artificial intelligence, starting from the sheet's data and the manufacturer's sources. The numbers don't come from the AI but from the cited source, and during review the text is checked against the sources: any claim they don't support is removed. Comparisons between two robots are composed automatically from the data on both sheets, and the page states this.
Every sheet says who made it
Spec sheets and guides carry the CobotCompare byline and the date of the last check. The bio next to the byline says how we work, not how good we are: we are a group, and anyone who joins with a role of their own will appear under their own name. Comparisons composed from the data carry no byline, and say so at the top of the page.
Data and opinions stay separate
A technical value always has a source. An editorial judgement — strengths, caveats, who a robot suits — is declared as such. We avoid brochure adjectives («revolutionary», «best-in-class»): if something is good, the numbers and the context show it.
The use tier is not a price range
The use tier — from F1 entry-level to F5 professional — states who a robot is designed for, from a first purchase to professional use. It isn't derived from the price: robots that cost very different amounts coexist within the same tier, and the price is read separately.
Prices have a date
We don't publish selling prices, which change all the time. When the manufacturer publishes a list price we report it as such; otherwise we show a range estimated by the editors, labelled as an estimate. Both carry the month they were recorded, and for today's price we refer you to the seller.
How we sustain ourselves
Affiliate links keep CobotCompare running: if you buy through here, a small share comes back to the site and covers its costs, at no extra cost to you. The commission decides one thing only: which shop the purchase button points to, among those that serve your country. It doesn't decide which robots make it into the catalogue, in what order they appear, or which data is shown.