Should you get a robot vacuum in 2026? My answer is still: yes… maybe… I don’t know—because the real question is what you expect it to do. I avoided robot vacuums for years (we bought a Roomba about five years ago and returned it immediately), but after living with the SwitchBot S20, it finally clicked for me. This video is less about specs and more about your current cleaning habits, your floors (hardwood + rugs vs wall-to-wall carpet), and what “clean” actually means when you’ve got kids, pets, and constant fur “tumbles.” I break down where the S20 shines and where it absolutely doesn’t. On hard surfaces it’s genuinely great for upkeep, and the vacuum + mop combo is convenient—especially when it can lift the mop for rugs and handle weekly “good enough” mopping. On carpet, though, it’s not replacing a real upright vacuum; embedded fur is still embedded, and big fur balls don’t always get picked up. My takeaway: don’t buy a robot vacuum to stop vacuuming—buy it to get time back, keep high-traffic areas consistently cleaner, and mop more often without thinking about it. If you can grab one during the common 45% off pricing, the value equation makes a lot more sense.