ECOVACS Robotics - DEEBOT N8+ Vacuum & Mop Robot with Advanced Laser Mapping and Auto-Empty Station - Black

I should say upfront that I received the Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo N8+ for the purposes of providing a honest, unbiased review. I hope that I can provide some helpful information in your quest to decide if the N8+ is right for your home. This is not my first robot vacuum. It's not even my first Deebot. I also own the Deebot T8 AIVI. So this review will be a bit of a compare and contrast since both the N8 and the T8 share a lot of features and designs. The biggest difference is that the N8 comes with an auto-empty station (which retails separately for $250), no camera (a feature I found only minimally useful and a bit creepy depending on who might be watching), and a smaller battery. That last difference is, I think, the big sticking point on whether or not this vacuum is right for your home or not. In my experience, the N8 ran for about an hour on a full charge with default suction before returning to the base to charge. While on the charging base / empty station, it would then take roughly 3.5 hours before the battery was full again. I found that the vacuum could cover roughly 800 square feet on a single charge. The T8 could run for two and a half hours on a single charge. The battery life was a noticeable problem during mapping. On the initial run, the vacuum runs an advanced clean and maps out your floor plan. Afterwards, you can set up virtual boundaries and designate spaces. Those features work really well, but it took me three separate sessions or roughly 9.5 hours for that initial run because the vacuum had to return to charge after every hour of use. This may or may not be a deal breaker. For me, it isn't. I don't mind the vacuum taking it's time. If you live in an apartment, this may not be an issue. A two bedroom apartment full of furniture would likely be covered in a single charge. Homes with split floor plans would also not be as affected. Speaking of mapping, it is really important that you do not interrupt your vacuum during that initial cleaning / mapping. If you are afraid the vacuum might get stuck underneath furniture, block that area off and set up a virtual boundary later. If you have to pick-up the vacuum during the initial mapping, you could screw up the mapping process and have to do it all over again. If I had a complaint, I wish that the vacuum had a mapping mode that didn't use the vacuum. Just let the vacuum run on a single charge without using power to vacuum. I'd like the map done as soon as possible. Re-mapping after a failed eight hour run is a bit frustrating. The auto-empty station was the feature that drew me to the N8. And, it works. But, if your N8 is particularly packed with debris, the auto-empty station may not fully empty your vacuum. Best to check after cleaning sessions to make sure the bin is empty. The auto-empty station isn't quiet. I wouldn't recommend having it in a bedroom to run late at night. It's a vacuum for your vacuum and it sounds like it. One of my big complaints when I reviewed the T8 last year was the software. And, it has gotten better. Both on my T8 AIVI and the N8, the software and app have noticeably improved over the last year. The N8 worked better out of the box. Google and Alexa integration are simple and work great in my experience. The mopping feature works, it just hasn't been something I have used too much. If you intend to use your N8 to mop, make sure the auto-empty station is located on hard floors, preferably hard floors that go through the house. The N8 avoids carpets if the mopping plate is installed. Keep in mind, you can't put cleaning solution into the reservoir. The mopping is just using water and your respective cleaning pad to clean the floors. Also, the N8 will need a decent amount of space for the vacuum and the auto-empty station. The included carpet ramp attached to the auto-empty station stuck out from the wall nearly 22 inches. The N8 comes with the auto-empty station, a reusable cloth mopping pad, ten single use mopping pads. Deebot sells a kit with extra side brushes, a replacement roller, and replacement air filters. It runs roughly $50. A lot of what I liked about the T8 AIVI is included with the N8. The auto-empty station and lower price tag make the N8 very appealing. If smaller battery doesn't seem like a deal breaker to you, then I highly recommend the N8.

Everyone wants a robot vacuum, but if you're like me and don't think they have evolved enough, you have not bought one yet. This robot vacuum has won me over in a big way. I thought I would not have enough room in my already cluttered home for the docking station. I did. Objection #1 gone. I thought it would be too noisy, it's not. I can take a call with it running and hear just fine. Objection #2, gone. I thought it would do a so-so job and I would need to vacuum again anyway. It does an excellent job. The only vacuuming I need to do now is under furniture that is too low (couches and such). Objection #3 gone. I thought the mopping wouldn't be to my standards. The mopping is great too! You have the option of disposable pads or reusable/washable pads (both are provided for you to try). You have the option of low, medium, or high water output. Objection #4 gone. My home has never been cleaner with 3 kids, there are always some crumbs or something in the floor or carpet. I usually break up the vacuuming and mopping over several days, so the house never seems clean all at the same time. This fixes that. You can vacuum daily and have that feeling all the time! I feel like I have a maid now! Something it won't do automatically is, travel over carpet to mop another location. My work around for this is to let it get to the room with the moppable floor, then press the power button on top of the vac to pause it. Then place the mopping plate in, add water, and unpause. Then when it's done, pause it and remove the mopping plate and water so it can go back over the carpet. You are advised not to pick it up and move it. It has gotten stuck a couple times, no big deal. You can hear it telling you it needs assistance. The wheels are impressive and can lift half or lower half of the vacuum at a time. My thicker bath mat got stuck, but my shorter hair bathmats did fine with it. Cords definitely need to be put out of the path, it will catch them. If a curtain is too low, it will go around it. Under my bed is so clean now!! The empty station keeps daily maintenance low. The side brushes and main brush will need biannual or annual replacement. There are filters and dust bags and mopping pads to factor in also. Even with all those added expenses that will occur, I am loving the vacuum. The reusable mopping pads are around 6$ and the brushes are around $10, this vacuum is new and not alot of accessory packages available just yet. But I have seen others that include filters, brushes and side brushes. I almost bought one, but I double checked on their app via live chat and the side brushes were not compatible. That's another thing, the customer service is great! Map questions, parts questions, random questions, they are easy to access to ask. Additional info on features: There are vacuum suction levels you can choose, the higher levels will use up the battery quicker. Only water can go in the reservoir. You can put some cleaner on the pad itself though before you attach it. It recommends emptying the reservoir immediately after mopping (probably the extra water weight makes the battery get used up faster). You can set up do not disturb times. You can program different rooms and different days and times. You can do custom sections. If it runs low on batteries it will go back and charge, then resume where it left off. When the package first arrived, I was intimidated about set up. The booklet was not as descriptive as I would have liked. I looked up N8+ review videos to see unboxing and set up. That was a tremendous help. The app has run well and I am thoroughly enjoying having a state of the art vacuum and mop in my home. It's worth it!!

The new ECOVAC DEEBOT OZMO N8+ is everything a typical homeowner should need in an automated vacuum and mop built into one machine. After removing everything from the box, registering and logging into an ECOVACS account via their smartphone application, completing the simple set up and charging the vacuum on the base, the DEEBOT was ready to start mapping the area in preparation of its first clean job. I found the mapping and navigation to be one of the most impressive features of the DEEBOT N8+ in comparison to the previous robot vacuums I have used. While using the ECOVACS app, I could see the DEEBOT was mapping out our kitchen and living room space over 30 feet away. We have a fairly large area to cover on our downstairs where the DEEBOT is located, about 1500 square feet, which includes multiple turns, table and chair legs and high-density rugs to map and navigate while cleaning. After the initial mapping, which took about an hour, the DEEBOT had to dock to charge again before starting its first cleaning job. While it was charging, I linked the ECOVACS account with my Amazon Alexa account to use voice control on the vacuum which is much more convenient than accessing the app on my phone. During its initial clean, I immediately noticed many of the upgrades and differences compared to my previous robot vacuum. For starters, the DEEBOT is much quieter than my last vacuum, even on a higher suction setting, and still had as good, or better, suction power. Also, because of the enhanced navigation and mapping technology, the DEEBOT hugged corners around my walls and furniture like a sports car on the inside corner of a road race… perhaps not as fast. Speaking of speed, the DEEBOT cleaned at a reasonable pace, not too fast and not too slow in my opinion, to ensure a thorough cleaning. Our entire downstairs is waterproof laminate, except for a couple large dense area rugs, therefore I have opted to keep the reusable mopping pad installed most of the time before use and ensuring it is rinsed off after use. The only issue I found with having longer thread rugs is the DEEBOT thinks they are an obstacle instead of a rug therefore will not traverse from the laminate to the rug for cleaning and sometimes gets stuck during the attempting transition when the mopping pad is not installed. The two fan sweeping brushes sweep on each side push debris on the sides towards the middle of the vacuum. The microfiber mop attachment does a great job cleaning using just water in the tank and no solution to worry about and is easy to remove and fill. There is also an option to use disposable mop pads instead of the included reusable microfiber pad; the package I have came with 10 disposable microfiber pads. Using the smartphone app, I could view an overview of the area the DEEBOT mapped, where it has already cleaned, the square footage of the area cleaning while in progress, the time the DEEBOT has been cleaning, battery life, cleaning preferences and much more customization option including the ability to add a virtual boundary. The app also allowed me to automatically clean on a schedule which was convenient to set and forget. The mopping function built into the vacuum is one of my other favorite features and allowed me to consolidate both a robot vacuum and robot mop into one device. After cleaning, the DEEBOT automatically returns to the base and empties the debris it collected into a disposable bag located in the base; the package I have included two disposable bags. The debris emptying process is much louder than the actual cleaning, but only take a few seconds to complete. I have used the DEEBOT about ten times and the disposable bag is not even a quarter full. The battery lasted well over an hour on one charge and using a higher vacuum speed setting. I have kept the DEEBOT on a regular cleaning schedule and my floors have remained clean without putting thought into it. In my opinion and comparing my experiences with some well-known previous model robot vacuums, the ECOVACS DEEBOT N8+ is easily the best robot vacuum I have had. It has everything you would need built into one machine and would recommend it to anyone in the market for a robot vacuum that does it all. Now I just need to convince the wifey to get one more for our upstairs.

I recieved this item in return of my unbiased review. Ill start by saying I like this alot more than I originally thought I was going to. With the canister bin for auto emptying bin attached to the charging base, this is a tad larger looking than most robot vacuums/mops. This connects to either 2.4 ghz or 5 ghz wifi, the 1st time it vacuums the house it maps out all the room and each rooms obstacles. My favorite is it totally avoids bumping and banging into any trim or furniture in my home. Besides being a great and powerful little robot vac it's also a wonderful robot mop, avoiding all carpet and carpeted areas while in mop mode. For the reasonable, but not cheap price of 599.99 you get quite alot compared to other robot vacuums, and this does everything so well and easy. This by far beats my Samsung robot vac since the Samsung did not have the mopping feature. This Deebot N8 is also so quiet compared to my previous Samsung vac. I really like how this integrates with integrated with my Google Assistant and responds to commands like start vacuuming the house. Setup out of the box took about 20 minutes from opening the box, to 1st vacuum of my home with the Deebot. I really enjoy not having to empty the collection bin on the N8 after each use, instead after I would say 10 to 15 uses you remove the bag from the canister and replace it with a new one. I would highly recommend this Ecovac robot mop/vacuum to anyone looking to simplify cleaning they're house, without the need to breakout a traditional vacuum each time .

Have had experience with a number of robot vacuums and this Deebot has been the best i've tried so far. It is incredibly easy to easy to set up, though I had to put mine on a 2.4ghz network as I had trouble connecting at 5ghz. Download the app, remove all of the plastic and you're ready to start your first cleaning/mapping. Be sure to wait until the battery is fully charged though, this does go through it's battery fairly quickly. I watched it periodically while it did the first run and I was amazing by how different it was from other vac's. It knew not to go under my living room chairs (my previous vacuum always got stuck) and it wasn't running into walls or furniture. Once done, it gave me a perfect map for my home and it even marked the different rooms! I was then able to label each room which is super handy when I only want to clean a specific area. The vacuum is super quiet and did an amazing job going from hardwood to carpet. Once it was done, it emptied it's bin by itself into the bin attached to the charging base...amazing! Next step was mopping. I was chose the two rooms with tile/hardwood and was amazed by how disciplined the vac was around carpet and area rugs. It only mopped where it was supposed to and my floors look fantastic! I've had robot vacs and mops, this does both jobs better than all of them while not having to have two different devices. I love it!

My previous experience with vacuum robots was not very pleasant - they got stuck, cleaned unpredictably (cleaned where they felt like vs going where I needed them to), were noisy and required messy cleanup of the dust bin multiple times. Once I even had my old robot trip my home security system cause it moved the chair and I had some explanation to do with responding officers. I was super excited to finally get to try the DeeBot! It has and improved surface mapping system (that turret sticking above the robot is actually a sensor array) and is able to build my home map very efficiently. Once the robot has collected enough data - it will actually recognize rooms as areas and let you pick the cleaning order. Included charging dock/emptying station takes the messy cleaning away, robot will automatically dock for charging and self-empty it's dust bin into a station's bag (which seems to last pretty long!). Once the emptying station bag is full - it's easy to swap it with a new one, no mess, no dust flying around. Robot's own dust bin is easily accessible, they even included a small cleaning brush to assist with cleanup! Mopping - this is a very nice bonus to this machine as before I had to use a separate robot, now with DeeBot - it's all in one! Just fill up the water tank and attach microfiber mop. Robot will automatically recognize it's in a mopping mode and won't go over carpeted areas, it will only clean hardwood/tile surfaces. Water tank is large enough to last thru the whole cleaning! Battery life - finally a robot that does not go to recharge 2-3 times during the whole cleaning! Now my last point - does it get stuck? Yes, but very infrequently. My bad spot is the small rug in front of the front door so I have to remember to remove the rung (which allows robot to mop under :)). Overall - I'm extremely happy with DeeBot - I can finally let the robot clean while I'm working from home and not 'babysit' it to make sure dust bin is clean, it's not stuck under the chairs or anything like it. Noise level is very low so it does not really disturb me.

The Ecovacs Deebot N8+ comes with a lot of features. I replaced a less intelligent Shark robot vacuum which did an ok job but seemed to randomly bump around as it cleaned. The Deebot promised a smarter and more efficient clean, with added features like mapping, area clean and mopping. The Deebot ships in a big box, accommodating a large robot vac and a large charging station/dust empty station. Set up is fairly quick and the quick-start guide covers most (but not all – more on that later) setup functions. They were located under the Deebot top-flap which helped to get up and running without hunting through the included manual. You are strongly recommended to let the Deebot charge up all the way before sending it out. I did not and it sort-of worked but I would suggest waiting for the full charge as it will help with first-time mapping. I have remapped a few times since so it wasn't the end of the world in my case. You can run the vacuum from its onboard button but the best way is to download the app, set up an account and add the Deebot. You can do this with a QR code which is an easy way to register it in the app. You also need to add it to your Wi-Fi network but I found this to be fairly easy and similar to adding any other devices. For the Deebot, it worked first time whereas other devices have been problematic. From this point, you click the Auto button in the app and send the Deebot on its way, focusing on mapping but also giving a quick vacuum as it goes. My Deebot made it around most of the 700 square feet of the 1st floor on its first run but then had to head back to the charging station and charged up for about 3 hours before heading out and quickly finishing off the rest. I have not tried it on my upstairs floor as it is not as heavily used but it is possible to store multiple floor maps. The vacuuming seems to be quite powerful for an autonomous unit. It makes less noise than my Shark but will increase power when it detects carpet. It rarely hits furniture or cabinets as its 360 degree sensor seems to be very aware of surroundings. It seems to have a set speed for vacuuming and a faster speed when it scoots between locations which speeds up travel between non-connected areas to clean. Mapping: The mapping feature is necessary for area or custom cleaning. After the initial map run, you can go into the app and start to separate out areas so they can match the room function. For example, you should be able to name your kitchen, living room, bathroom and then later you can send the Deebot to just a specific area to clean and then return, without having to do the whole map. The map also helps the Deebot to clean more efficiently, in a planned, mowing-the-lawn fashion, as much as possible. The actual mapping is impressive and rendered a floor plan that matched my first floor with just a few artifacts, probably from reflections through a patio door or low cabinet glass door. They don’t affect the Deebot as it goes about its tasks, it just looks a little messy on the map. Once you save your map in the app, you can edit and label areas as well as set virtual boundaries, where you don’t want the Deebot to clean in future. The labeling could be better – for instance, you have to use the preset labels and can’t customize your own. This seems like a bit of a flop. I had to label a couple of my rooms with names we never use so that was disappointing. Similar with the editing of areas, where you can separate areas in separate rooms. The vertical boundary lines seem to work to divide rooms but I struggled with a horizontal one that just would never separate my kitchen from my dining room. They even have a doorway between them but the Deebot would just refuse to separate them. As one is carpet and one is laminate floor and the carpeted dining room doesn’t need to be cleaned to the same extent as the kitchen, I thought this another miss. If you move your charging station, you have to remap from scratch again. The only time this would not be a problem is if you move it between floors and put the station in the same spot each time. Mopping: I tried the mopping feature a couple of times but frankly, I have to say it is very poor and I won’t be using it again. I would describe it as dragging a damp microfiber cloth around the area but that to me is not mopping. You can set the area to be mopped and the amount of wetness left behind but I’m not really sure who would be satisfied with that. To me, mopping is removing footprints, dried up water spots and leaving a shine. This feature just drags a wet cloth around behind it which is not the same. The Deebot detects when it has the detachable mop connected and then goes into mopping mode. It will then avoid carpets and rugs and only wet hard surfaces. This will be a problem if you intend to use the mopping mode and site your charging station on carpet – once you attach the mop, the Deebot will get confused as it won’t cross carpet with the mop on, probably to protect the carpet from a wet cloth on the way back. I watched mine get off the dock and then spin about almost in place, probably trying to clean the dock itself. It then gave up and went back on the dock. It will look a lot less confused if it starts out on a hard surface, which is touched on in the instruction manual but something I overlooked on first glance. The ultrasonic sensors can tell carpet from hard surface and do a good job in keeping the vacuum off carpet as it mops. I noticed my Deebot would stop short of the carpet in the dining room, as it mopped the kitchen floor and then turn about but this means it does not clean right up to the divider line between carpet and hard floor. Still, I was not impressed with the mopping feature and just won’t bother with it any more. Maintenance: The app does a good job of reminding you when you need to do some basic maintenance on the Deebot. It will direct you to clean the dust box and filter on a regular basis as well as keeping track of the life of the parts such as the rotating brushes, to give you plenty of time to order more. The dust collection station seems to work well and periodically, the Deebot will announce it is going to transfer dust from on board to the dust bag in the station and it sounds like a powerful vacuum sucks it from the bot to the station fairly quickly. When I inspected the on-board dustbox after a week, it was mostly clear and just had a bottle cap in it which must have been picked up one day (the cat plays with them). The Deebot station comes with a bag inside already and a spare so you can probably go a couple of months without needing to order a new one. In closing, I find this a major improvement on the robot vacuum we had previously but have to deduct a star for the few disappointments that I noticed in my first week of ownership. The mopping is pointless and I am unlikely to use that feature again. The mapping is good but should really be better, with custom room labels and the ability to divide areas up easily. The vacuuming though is very impressive and now when I come home, I can see some neat, straight stripes in the carpet instead of random tank-tracks. The Deebot makes it home to the charger each day which my other robot sometimes did not and so long as I use the included carpet ramp, makes it up onto the charging station ok to recharge. Being able to direct the Deebot to a specific area is a great feature for any impromptu cleanups although this is not as good as it could be because I currently can’t separate my kitchen from my dining room. That said, the custom clean feature lets you draw a box in a specific area and this is an excellent feature I can use as a workaround in the meantime. This is definitely a large step in the right direction but there is still room for improvement.

PROs - Effective vacuuming and mopping - Self-emptying station - Great app experience with tons of customization - Amazon Alexa/Google Assistant integration CONs - Long pet hair and larger debris may clog self-emptying channel SUMMARY Ecovac’s higher end Deebot robot vacuum cleans have long been a sort of swiss army knife when it comes to capabilities and the new N8+ is no different. The N8+ has the dual vacuuming and mopping capability that they introduced in a previous model, along with the lidar mapping capability and extremely versatile mobile app. What’s new is the addition of a self-emptying tower which adds a new degree of autonomy and hands-off operation. DESIGN + CAPABILITY The N8+ has a typical round design. Underneath 2 circular brush heads flank a roller brush to help push dirt and debris to the middle of the robot’s path. The design and rotation speed of the circular brushes was an optimal for pushing small to large debris and not to fast to fling it wildly like I’ve experience on some robots. The main cylindrical brush has a combination of bristles and rubber flaps to help brush and scoop dirt and larger debris. With this design it does a great job picking up everything in its path, but I did have issues with pet hair getting stuck. It would be nice if they had an optional roller design optimized to prevent clogging in these cases. Like other robot vacuums it has all the other typical sensors - front bumper sensors and proximity sensors, edge sensors, and cliff sensors to keep it from going downstairs and ledges. The differentiating tech for Deebots has been their excellent 2D Lidar capability. This Lidar in combination with the built-in sensors makes for more logical (and human) planning when it comes to the path and order that your N8+ tackles rooms. In large open areas it will take overlapping back and forth passes to quickly and effectively clean the large area. When it reaches a wall it will closely hug it before turning to continue its path. After getting the largest area of the room the N8+ moves to each smaller area and starts its back and forth sweep again to clean. Towards the end of the cleaning cycle it will make a pass along the whole edge of the room to make sure it got everything. I love this logical approach to path planning and it looks a lot better on carpet than random lines! In addition to navigation, the sensors will also be able to tell what kind of surface the vacuum is on, this will allow it to apply more such on thicker carpeted surfaces and less on harder surfaces like hardwood and tile. This is used not only to tell the vacuum when to increase suction, but also when to apply cleaning solution when mopping. When the robot is operating in a mopping mode it dispense cleaning solution from the tank and uses the available pad to dry and clean dirt that has attached to your surfaces. SETUP + APP Setup was very straight forward. Unpack and attach the brushes to the bottom of the robot. Next, setup the tower with sufficient space on either side, and plug into an outlet – there is a handy wrap on the back to roll up the cable for management. Finally, download the app and make an account. Deebots have a QR code that you scan with the app, once you’ve entered your Wi-Fi password the robot will connect. Before your first cleaning session, I recommend straightening up around (robot vacuum cleaners are smart, but not perfect). If there is something that is regularly on the ground that the robot might get hooked up, I recommend picking it up for the first clean. Your Deebot is going to use the lidar sensor to generate a floorplan and I like to get one that’s as accurate as possible. Once you have a great map you add virtual walls and box areas on your floorplan map that are off-limits to the robot. Additionally, once you have a map generated you can create and label rooms to expand your N8+'s cleaning capabilities. This gives you a ton of options when it comes to cleaning. You can select a particular room to be cleaned, drag a box over an area to be cleaned, or just clean everywhere. This gives you incredible flexibility when scheduling your robot’s cleans. If you know a particular area gets dirtier than others, you can schedule special cleaning sessions specific to that room. In addition to the app, there is Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant integration so that you can tell your N8+ to start/pause/stop vacuuming or mopping, return to the dock, and more! I found this extremely useful when I was trying to multitask and did not want to have to pull out my phone or changes apps. PERFORMANCE The suction and brush array did a great job of picking up small to medium size debris (think dog kibble). The only issue I had was pet hair getting stuck in the roller and not being able to be sucked out through the self-emptying channel in the dock, requiring manual intervention. This could most likely be fixed with a different brush design, a wider channel to suck out the robot’s dust bin, and more suction from the toper. Overall, the combination of the sensors with great suction made for a thorough and deep clean. Pair with an extremely versatile app, this is a high performing vacuum cleaner, and the addition of the self-emptying tower means that you should be able to set it up a scheduled clean and forget about it for the next month.