The Black Friday robot vacuum deals are disappearing fast – these are the best price-drops still available (for now)

This basic Roomba still has 40% off – that's very nearly the lowest price we've seen (it was briefly $140). The mapping is basic so it's best for simple home layouts, but there are 3 levels of suction to choose from and a side brush to tackle the edges of rooms. If you just need something straightforward, effective and cheap, this is it. Note: there's no mopping here; for that look for the Combo model.

Walmart price: $149

This is an incredibly strong discount on what looks like an excellent robot vacuum. We haven't tested this exact model, but we rate this brand very highly, and the design and specs look great – there's the usual dual rubber rollers that are great for gripping hair and dirt, advanced object recognition, and the mop pad vibrates and applies downwards pressure as it cleans. 6000 Pa of suction power is very good at this price, too. The only potential downside is that it just comes with a basic charge dock, rather than a self-empty one, which might be annoying if you're dealing with high levels of hair and dirt.

This excellent robot vacuum dropped to less than half price in the Best Buy Black Friday sales, and it's still at that historic low now. In our Roomba j7+ review our tester was impressed with the dirt pickup and found the self-emptying of dust super useful, too. There's advanced object recognition and avoidanceand the two rubbery brushrolls are excellent at gripping and pulling up hair from carpet.

The simple but affordable Essential 2 promises better pickup power than the original Essential, but (importantly, if you have a big home or own pets) comes with an auto-empty dock. There was $150 off over Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but unusually, this deal has just got better: there's now $170 off, taking it down to a new record low price. Because there's no raised puck in the centre, it's good at getting under low furniture. Expect navigation to be very basic, however.

This budget-friendly robovac often gets discounted in the Black Friday sales, and this year was no exception. It's another basic model, offering vacuuming, app control and voice control via Alexa or Google Assistant. There are sensors to stop it smashing into too many things, but don't expect the most advanced obstacle avoidance. It has been as cheap as $129 in previous years, but this year the discounts stalled at $150.

With $350 off, this robot vacuum is still at its all-time-lowest price. In our Shark Matrix Plus 2-in-1 review we praised this combo bot's quiet but effective operation, and found it handled hair and edges impressively well, although the mopping is only average. The self-empty base takes care of dust cup emptying.

In our Shark Matrix Plus 2-in-1 robot vacuum review, we noted that this model's specs we in line with much more expensive models – and that's at full price. It's still half price after Cyber Monday, and outstanding value for money. We found it handled hair and room edges well, was quiet in operation, and delivered excellent mapping and object avoidance.

This simple but effective Roomba is still at an all-time low price, with 43% off. In our Roomba Combo Essential review we found this budget-friendly great for simple, whole home cleans, and easy to get to grips with if you're new to robovacs. There's 3 suction levels and 3 water levels to choose. If you don't need mopping, there's also a standard Essential model.

Target price: $159.99

This is a new addition to the Shark robovac lineup, and got a massive $350 discount for Black Friday. If you have tall thresholds in your home, this robovac is a great choice – it can bump itself over particularly tall obstacles when required. In our Shark PowerDetect robovac review we were impressed with the dirt detection features, although found the mopping left our floors wetter than we'd like.

Target price: $549.99

With a massive $250 off, this versatile Roomba robot vacuum and mop with self-empty dock is an absolute steal. i5 is a slightly older line now, but many of the great features from newer models are present and correct, including dual rubber rollers, which are great at gripping hair and dirt. There's the 'standard' suction and scrubbing found in most of the rest of the range. Be aware the backplate must be manually changed when swapping from vacuuming to mopping.

The Black Friday sales period is a great opportunity to pick up a really capable, premium robot vacuum for a far more affordable price. With $800 off, this combination vac-mop is an excellent example – and the discount is still sticking around, even though Cyber Monday is over. It has all the smarts we'd expect from this brand, including an intuitive app that offers plenty of control. In our Roborock S8 Pro Ultra review, we were impressed with the do-it-all dock, which not only auto empties the onboard bins, but also cleans itself.

The i5 is a more basic Roomba: there's no obstacle avoidance, and you'll need to manually swap over the backplate when you want to change from vacuuming to mopping. However, you're still getting a decent combo model, and right now it's very nearly the cheapest we've seen it.

Launched in 2023, j5 is one of the newer Roomba robovac lines, and this vac-mop model with auto-empty base dropped to half price for Black Friday. Rather than the retractible mop pad, this one requires you to change over the bot's backplate when you want to swap from vacuuming to mopping. It has Roomba's advanced object identification and avoidance.

There's a massive $300 off this combo model in the Black Friday robovac sales. It's the cheapest Roomba bot to feature 'SmartScrub', where the mopping scrubs with double the power. When not in use, the mop pad shifts to sit on top of the robovac, so there's no danger of damp carpets. In our Roomba Combo j7+ review, our tester was especially impressed with the automatic suction adjustment based on dirt levels. The 'Plus' part of the name means it comes with an auto-empty dock.

There's still a massive $300 off this excellent combination vacuum and mop following the Cyber Monday sales. It's the cheapest Roomba to feature 'SmartScrub', where the mopping scrubs with double the power, and when not in use, the mop pad shifts to sit on top of the robovac, so there's no danger of damp carpets. In our Roomba Combo j7+ review, we were especially impressed with the automatic suction adjustment based on dirt levels. The 'Plus' part of the name means it comes with an auto-empty dock.

The Roomba j9 series is one of the newest and most capable iRobot robovac options, and this vacuum-only model offers double the lifting power of most other Roombas. It also boasts a whole range of advanced features, including the ability to identify and clean the dirtiest rooms first. The self-empty dock means you won't have to constantly clear out the bot's bin. This deal has actually got better – there's now an extra $20 off compared to the Black Friday price. That's a new all-time lowest price.

The Shark PowerDetect robovac senses its surroundings and adjusts suction accordingly. So for instance, it'll boost suction when it senses a particularly dirty bit of floor, when it's near the edge of a room, and when it's on carpet rather than hard floor. It can also bump itself over especially tall thresholds. This is the vacuum-only version. The price has gone up very slightly since Black Friday (£100 off rather than £105) but it's still a decent discount.

This is the vacuum-only version of Shark's new robot vacuum line, and it got a decent £100 price cut for Black Friday. It includes some cool (and useful) detection features, including the ability to tell how dirty the floor is, what kind of floor it is, and whether it's near the edge of a room, and adjust suction accordingly. It'll also bump itself up over particularly tall thresholds as required.

This robot vacuum is unusual in that it has two turbines, both offering a pretty powerful 4,000Pa of suction. The brushroll is designed to detangle hair, and there's AI mapping, giving you precise, clear control over where this little bot roams. The £130-off Black Friday discount is still available.

Under £300 is an outstanding price for this hybrid Eufy robot vacuum and mop. It delivers a very good 5,000Pa of suction, comes with a dock into which the bot will auto-empty dust, and it will recognize when it's moving from hard floor to carpet and bump up suction in response.

Currys price: £299

This combination vac and mop had a £100 price chop for Black Friday, and it's still that cheap now. On the vacuuming front, there's 5,000Pa of suction (impressive at this price), and it will automatically adjust suction when moving from hard floor onto carpet. The mopping is for light cleaning only, but it'll still help cut one job off your chores list. There are options to set no-go zones and to clean by room or by area, and it can climb thresholds of up to 2cm. Don't need mopping? There's also a vac-only version, and there's also an option with a self-empty base.

This capable combination robot vacuum and mop is still £200 off after Black Friday. There's powerful suction of 8,000Pa, mop pads the push down as they spin to dislodge dried-on dirt, and an intriguing hair-removal function. The dock takes care of a bunch of maintenance for you too, including emptying the dust cup, refilling the water tank, and even washing and drying the mop pads. An impressively hands-off option for this price.

The Essential 2 is part of iRobot's cheap and simple range. This one should offer better pickup power than the first-gen Essential, but the big difference it that it comes with an auto-empty dock rather than a simple, charge-only one, meaning you won't need to deal with nearly as much emptying. That makes it a much better choice for anyone with a large or busy house, or pets. There's still £70 off, in the extended Cyber Monday sales.

With £80 off for Black Friday, the Eufy G50 Hybrid is extremely cheap for a robot vacuum-and-mop. The mop part is perfect for light surface cleaning of hard floors, and you've got three water levels to choose from. There's a very decent 4,000Pa of suction, and slicers on the brushroll to prevent them getting tangled up in hair. For this price, expect the navigation to be basic, and geared towards whole-home cleans rather than anything more specific. If you don't need mopping, there's also a vacuum-only version.