Dreame Matrix10 Pro

The Matrix10 Pro vacuums and mops, with a dock that handles almost all the upkeep: it empties the dust into a 3.2-litre bag for up to 100 days, washes the pads with water at up to 100 °C and dries them, dosing one of three different solutions on its own — detergent, pet-odour or wood-floor care — from a compartment with three separate wells.

A pair of cameras, infrared and colour, together with structured light, recognise obstacles; the algorithm that looks for the household pet and photographs it runs only on the robot itself, without going to the cloud. The main brush is a pair and is rated against tangles for hair up to 30 cm long. On carpets, spotted by a dedicated sensor, the robot lifts the pads by 10.5 mm or detaches them altogether to keep them dry, and on request it cleans twice at a slow pace for more ingrained dirt. It climbs a single step up to 2.2 cm, 4 cm over two closely spaced steps.

The filter rinses with water. Wi-Fi is 2.4 GHz only, and Matter support will arrive with an update that has not been released yet. The battery can only be replaced by a service centre. It suits someone who wants upkeep reduced to almost nothing and is fine refilling the three solution compartments by hand.