5 overdue robot vacuum innovations I want to see in 2025
5 overdue robot vacuum innovations I want to see in 2025
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From D-shaped bots to better-looking docks, here's what's on my robovac wishlist for the new year. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Robot vacuum cleaners have significantly transformed how we approach home cleaning. Today's best robovacs bring efficiency and convenience into everyday life, leaving us with more time to do the important things, like bingeing on Netflix with a bucket of popcorn and a glass of wine.
![[Dyson 360 Vis Nav cleaning along the edge of a chest of drawers]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KVoWMgLXCAEqPoTrGzVYea-320-80.jpg)
While the majority of contemporary robovacs are extremely efficient at keeping floors in tip-top condition on a regular basis, I still think there's room for improvement, especially in terms of design and aesthetics. With this in mind I've come up with five key elements that I'd love to see come to fruition in 2025 and beyond. Here we go….
![[Side-by-side image showing the undersides of the round iRobot Roomba j7+ (left) and the D-shaped Rooma S9+]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/96sufCFfr4ypgtPqYEQnTe-320-80.jpg)
I never questioned the circular design of robot vacs until iRobot launched the excellent Roomba S9+ in 2019, the first D-shaped model with a brush bar that almost covered the entire width of the front end. This got me thinking. Why are nearly all robot vacs circular when 99 per cent of the world's homes are square shaped with right-angled corners in every room? Surely a D- or square-shaped robot would be better at reaching into corners?.
![[Roborock Qrevo Master robot vacuum]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KVzrT4M3NPmMYKhwzXyV7B-320-80.jpg)
Instead, the majority of robot vac manufacturers continue to produce circular models with a silly little side-mounted spinning brush designed for flicking dust along the edges and corners of a room towards the main suction area. Some manufacturers like Roborock and Dreame have even taken to equipping their premium models with side brushes that cleverly extend outwards on an arm so they can reach more easily into a corner. I like that. But what if their bots had a square front end, too? Surely that would be even better for corner and edge sweeping.
![[Dreame L40 Ultra robot vacuum in its dock, next to dog bed]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pDFfgc6mJu3agUZHvqPwWQ-320-80.jpg)
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