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POWERBot R7260 Pet Plus
The POWERBot R7260 has a 21.6V Li-Ion battery. It comes with a docking station, remote control and boundary markers. It does not have any side brushes but has a "shutter" that extends down to capture dirt when the vac approaches walls. It has Wi-Fi/Cellular connectivity.
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The POWERBot R7260 has a 21.6V Li-Ion battery. It comes with a docking station, remote control and boundary markers. It does not have any side brushes but has a "shutter" that extends down to capture dirt when the vac approaches walls. It has Wi-Fi/Cellular connectivity.

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Predicted Reliability
 /  5
Owner Satisfaction
 /  5
Carpet
 /  5
Bare floors
 /  5
Navigation
 /  5
Pet hair
 /  5
Edges
 /  5
Ease of use
 /  5
Noise
 /  5
Data privacy
 /  5
Data security
 /  5
Color
 /  5

Detailed Test Results

The Samsung Powerbot R7260 excelled in our bare floor and edges and was impressive navigating our test floors in a gridlike pattern. It comes with two brushrolls: one soft brushroll best for bare floors and one combination bristle/rubber brushroll for carpets. It is a little louder than most other models which reduced its overall score. The front of the machine is squared off in shape which makes it possible to impressively clean the corners of our bare floors, something with which some of the rounder models struggle. Instead of traditional side brushes that most models adorn, this model has a "shutter" that extends down to capture dirt when the vac approaches walls. One benefit of not having side brushes is that it didn't scatter debris around like side brushes typically do. The motor speed increased when the bot traveled onto carpet. We also like how easy it was to clean around the removable brushroll. Most of the pet hair was in the brushroll and not the dirt bin but the hair came off of the brushroll easily. It did not navigate over dark carpet in our tests which reduced its navigation score slightly. It was able to maneuver over cords and tassels without a problem and climbed a threshold of .75 inches. Features: Cleaning Modes: Auto, Spot, Manual, Repeat. 3 suction settings: Quiet, Normal and Turbo. Special Cleaning Functions: Intelligent Power Control - automatically operates with stronger suction on carpet. Edge Clean Master - When it detects an edge or corner in auto or spot clean, it extends it shutter to clean and increases suction. App: SmartThings version 1.7.51.42: allows you to check the status of the vac as well as schedule it and view cleaning history. Battery: Li-Ion (21.6V, 130 W) Includess: It has a 1-year warranty, 10 year for the motor. It comes with a docking station, remote control and boundary markers.

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The Samsung POWERBot R7260 Pet Plus is part of the Vacuum Cleaners test program at Consumer Reports. In our lab tests, Robotic Vacuum models like the POWERBot R7260 Pet Plus are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below.

Carpet: A high score means the vacuum effectively removes surface debris and embedded dust from medium-pile carpet. A top-scoring model picks up more debris from carpet per run.

Bare floors: A high score means the vacuum effectively removes surface debris like sand from smooth hard floors. A top-scoring model picks up more debris from non-carpeted flooring per run.

Navigation: A composite score that includes combined coverage over multiple runs, clearance under furniture and obstacle and entrapment avoidance.

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