The Dyson 360 Vis Nav is a premium machine that won the Best Buy title in our roundup of the best robot vacuums.
It’s not a full-featured robot vacuum like the Dreame X50 or Shark PowerDetect, but it combines powerful suction with smart navigation.
Its standout feature is the 360-degree vision system that maps the room in real time for an organized, corner-free cleaning.
Unlike many competitors, the 360 Vis Nav has a unique D-shaped body to get into corners, a full-width brush bar across the front of the machine, and side ducts to collect dust from skirting boards and corners.
The device connects to the MyDyson app, which provides an interface for viewing maps, adjusting no-go zones, and scheduling cleaning by room and power mode. It also monitors battery life, dust bin status, and filter condition.
While the 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum’s high price may put people off, especially since it lacks automatic emptying and mopping features, it’s one of the few vacuums that performs as well as the top cordless vacuums.
A cheaper alternative, though, is the Hoover HG4 robot vacuum, which was rated the best value in our review.
I tested the Dyson 360 Vis Nav, evaluating its vacuuming performance over two weeks in my home. I set up a base downstairs to test wooden floors in the living room, kitchen, and utility room, and a second base upstairs to test carpeted rooms.
Not only did it have to deal with different types of flooring, but it also had to deal with a one-year-old who likes to toss food, a greyhound that takes up more space than the average piece of furniture, and a thick pile rug that dazzled some of Dyson’s competitors.
As with all of our robot vacuum reviews, we evaluated the Dyson 360 Vis Nav’s performance across five key metrics.
I considered whether its design was fit for purpose, whether the companion app was easy to navigate, whether its battery life was long enough to get a full-house clean, and whether it lived up to Dyson’s claims about vacuuming performance.
The 360 Vis Nav is instantly recognizable as a Dyson with its striking blue chassis and chunky cyclone atop the dust canister.
It’s perhaps harder to tell it’s a robot vacuum, though, because its unique D-shaped body—designed by Dyson to better fit into corners and clean edge to edge—is so different from other products on the market.
It’s also different in that it doesn’t have the spinning side brushes you’d expect from a robot vacuum. Instead, there’s a strip brush that stretches across the entire length of the vacuum, and a novel, extending side suction tube that automatically redirects suction to suck dust and debris up walls.
While these features are impressive, I liked the design of the 360 Vis Nav the most, because of its small footprint and the fact that it comes with two docks, which was very useful in testing.
I keep one upstairs and one downstairs, which makes multi-level cleaning much easier without having to drag the vacuum or dock between floors.
I also liked the smooth action of the vacuum’s dustbin emptying mechanism, though it’s a little disappointing that it doesn’t come with an automatic emptying feature, especially given its deluxe price.
At the heart of the Dyson 360 Vis Nav is a motor that spins at up to 110,000 rpm and produces up to 65 watts of suction power.
That’s much more powerful than most robot vacuums on the market, and even in low-power mode, the Vis Nav is effective at removing embedded dirt, fine dust, and pet hair.
It’s one of the few robot vacuums we’ve tested that cleans as well as a full-size cordless model—I only use my trusty Dyson V8 for stairs.
If you need more suction power, consider an upright vacuum, such as the Dyson Gen5Detect.
I was impressed with its cleaning performance on all types of flooring, effectively tackling scattered food crumbs and half-eaten pasta dishes on my laminate flooring, and leaving my high-pile carpet in my living room looking brand new with a thorough clean that other models struggle to achieve.
But where the 360 Vis Nav really shines is in carpet cleaning. Thanks to a full-width brush head with stiff nylon bristles that can remove dirt deep inside carpet, this robot vacuum left our upstairs floors looking spotless, even around the edges and skirting boards.
I tested this vacuum primarily in automatic mode, which means the 360 Vis Nav automatically ramps up suction when it encounters a particularly dusty area (aka my entire home).
After months of testing a variety of robot vacuums, the Dyson 360 Vis Nav’s setup process was a refreshing change of pace.
It took just a few minutes to assemble, after which I simply plugged in the charging dock, opened the MyDyson app (yes, the same app that manages the warranty on my hair dryer), and entered my Wi-Fi password.
The Dyson then set off on its maiden voyage. It first does some mapping, using a 360-degree fisheye camera to see its surroundings rather than a laser-guided LiDAR system like most rivals.
This was done quickly, and the maps were fairly accurate, though you’ll need to manually divide the space into rooms and add any “no-go zones.”
The MyDyson app is extremely basic, probably because the robot vacuum itself has limited features (it lacks a mopping function, for example).
For example, the app doesn’t let you see how the vacuum moved around your home, but instead offers a recap of the last activity, showing how long it cleaned, and highlighting any particularly dusty areas it encountered.
The Dyson 360 Vis Nav does offer other ways to interact, though. You can set cleanings manually via the onboard display, or control it with your voice using Amazon Alexa or Google Home.
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