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🧹 Vacuum cleaner
Brand: AGARO
AGARO Alpha Robotic Vacuum & Mop
The cheap route into robot cleaning, with the compromises that implies
6.9/10
Our editorial score
Adequate — buy only for its niche
Small, uncluttered hard-floored flats where budget is the deciding factor
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- CADR
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- Coverage
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- Noise
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About this vacuum cleaner
- Among the cheapest robot vacuum-and-mop combinations with app control
- Reasonable 0.6 L bin for the class
- 2-year warranty, longer than most robot brands offer
How it scores
Cleaning power6.5
Build quality6.5
Value for money8.0
Filters & running cost8.0
Service & spares5.5
Our verdict
The Alpha is what a budget robot looks like, and the compromise that matters most is navigation. Without LiDAR it cannot build a reliable map, so it cleans in a semi-random pattern, misses areas, and cannot be given useful no-go zones. In a cluttered Indian flat that difference is obvious within a week.
Our honest view is that this price band is the weakest place to buy a robot. Either spend less and buy a good handheld plus a canister, which will clean far better, or stretch to the Xiaomi X10 for LiDAR mapping and rotating mops. The Alpha's main appeal is the 2-year warranty, and that does not compensate for not knowing where it has been.
What we like
- Among the cheapest robot vacuum-and-mop combinations with app control
- Reasonable 0.6 L bin for the class
- 2-year warranty, longer than most robot brands offer
What we don't
- Gyroscopic navigation rather than LiDAR — coverage is unsystematic and it will miss areas
- 2,700 Pa is low; adequate on hard floors, poor on rugs
- 15 mm climb will stop at many Indian door sills
- Courier-in service on a complex machine is a real risk
When this is not a good choice
Every condition below is derived from this product's published specifications and from how it compares with the vacuum cleaners we track — so you can check each one against your own room, supply or budget rather than take our word for it.
You live outside a metro or a major service town
AGARO's service network is rated limited rather than excellent. Filter availability and callout times are what decide whether a purifier is still running in five years, and they are worth checking for your pin code before you buy.
How we score service reach →
Full specifications
| Suction | 2,700 Pa |
|---|---|
| Navigation | Gyroscopic |
| Mop system | Dragged pad |
| Runtime | Up to 120 minutes |
| Obstacle climb | 15 mm |
| Warranty | 2 years (courier-in) |
Specifications are from manufacturer literature and were checked at the last price-verification date. Brands occasionally revise stage counts, tank sizes and warranty terms without changing the model name — confirm against the current listing before purchasing.
About AGARO
The brand that made wet-and-dry vacuuming affordable in India, and the default answer to 'which vacuum under ₹8,000'. AGARO does not manufacture — it specifies and brands ODM hardware — but it specifies unusually well for the money: the Ace and Icon wet-and-dry units deliver genuine 1,400-1,600 W motors, stainless drums and blower functions at roughly half the Kärcher price. The trade-off is service. AGARO runs a courier-in warranty rather than a technician network, so a failure means a fortnight without a machine rather than a house call, and spares beyond filters and hoses are effectively unobtainable after two years.
Service: limitedPrice band: budgetHQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra
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