Autonomous cleaners are supposed to be round and about 13 inches wideor so it looked to be determined.
The Mini K10+ comes in at 9.7 inches.
These are all features that have typically been relegated to high-end robot vacuums.
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A small autonomous vacuum with a huge base station wouldn’t make sense.
It was downright tiny compared to some other base stations.
The Mini K10+s home can supposedly collect dust for 70 days in its four-liter compartment.
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It, unfortunately, doesnt have anything to do with mopping or wateronly dust collection.
In general, it was satisfactory.
It seemed to pick up obvious debris from my hardwood floors with a high success rate.
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These results weren’t overly impressive on their own but solid when compared to other robot vacuums.
It didnt get everything, but most of it.
With a second pass of the area, it cleaned up all the remaining bits.
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This makes targeting a spill or incident much more manageable.
So needing to run two passes at a higher suction level might only take three or four minutes.
This Is Not a Mopping equipment
SwitchBot advertises the Mini K10+ as capable of vacuumingand mopping.
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Thats technically true but also a little misleading.
Its too manual and doesnt scrub.
Theres a lot of information that needs to be conveyed on a phones limited screen size.
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SwitchBots app for controlling the vacuum, available foriPhoneandAndroid, does an admirable job in broad, sweeping terms.
I could navigate it without too much trouble, finding things like scheduling and modes on my own.
I used a hint of that functionality to set up basic automations, even without other SwitchBot products present.
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The LiDAR mapping worked well and seemed similar to most other high-end vacuums.
It saw chair legs and made detailed room layouts in the app.
There were a few times I noticed the vacuum bumping into furniture that was big and obvious.
Its object detection seemed to be middle-of-the-road.
It comes in white with a matching charging base station.
Should You Buy the SwitchBot Mini K10+ Robot Vacuum?
TheSwitchBot Mini K10+robot vacuum is a fine cleaner in its own right compared to other mid-priced options.
Its tempting to pick the small and cute robot vacuum over the bigger ones simply because of its appearance.
I would recommend sticking to full-size vacuums for people with houses and typical floorplans.
