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If your floors are this dirty, a robot vacuum might be the least of your worries. Image: Tapo.<\/p>\nMost of the time, it\u2019s the high-end, all the bells and whistles varieties of robot vacuums that claim the spotlight. It\u2019s cool to see what the latest robot technologies can do, but they\u2019re not always within the budget of everyday households. Targeting that more affordable tier is TP-Link\u2019s $899 Tapo RV50 Omni, a robot vacuum with several self-cleaning features.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t that long ago that robot vacs with self-emptying and cleaning docks would fetch a price far above $1,000. Now, it\u2019s more common to see sub-$1,000 robot appliances that don\u2019t need constant manual emptying, but the Tapo RV50 Omni still seems to offer a lot for its relatively affordable price.<\/p>\n
For one, its included base station empties the robot\u2019s dustbin each time it docks. Built into the system is a cutting brush that detangles any hair or fur picked up along the way. Plus, the station also washes the robot\u2019s mop pads and then dries them with 50\u00b0C air.<\/p>\n
If your floors are this dirty, a robot vacuum might be the least of your worries. Image: Tapo.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost people love the idea of a robot vacuum until they have to clean it,\u201d said Neville Wang, Managing Director, TP-Link Australia and New Zealand. \u201cWith the RV50 Omni we wanted something that genuinely looks after itself, from the tangle-free brush to a dock that washes and dries its own mops, so it keeps working in the background of a busy home.\u201d<\/p>\n
TP-Link lists up to 12,000Pa of suction power for the Tapo RV50 Omni, which won\u2019t set any world records, but it\u2019s on par with more affordable mid-range robot cleaners. It also has two spinning mop pads that rotate at 180RPM while applying up to 8N of downward pressure.<\/p>\n