With the publication of the January 2024 issue of test, we have added 13 new devices to our test database: nine vacuum mopping robots and four pure vacuum robots. The majority of the new models have service stations. These relieve humans of work - for example, by pumping dust out of the robot or cleaning its mopping cloths...

A robot cleaner can take a lot of work off your hands in the household. The models with a self-cleaning station are particularly independent. Of the twenty models tested in this test field, the Roborock S7 Pro Ultra wins thanks to its very good cleaning results, all-round carefree station and functional, clear app...

The Ecovacs Deebot T20 OMNI is launched at an RRP of 1. 099 euros. What the expert for smart household helpers offers at this price is really impressive. The T20 OMNI is not only equal to the company's flagship X1 OMNI in almost every discipline. Sometimes it even does a few things better and makes up for the weaknesses of the upper-class device...

Vacuum robots have been around for a few years, and the supplier of the model presented here, Ecovacs Deebot T20 (www. ecovacs.com, around 1100 euros), has already had longer experience with such devices. The special feature of this robot is its dual function: the device not only vacuums but can also damp mop - and uses hot water to clean its two rotating mops...