iRobot Roomba 105X vs Tikom L8000 Plus

Anyone weighing a vacuum-only budget robot against a self-emptying vacuum-and-mop robot will find the Tikom L8000 Plus pulls ahead, since it mops as well as vacuums and empties its own dustbin into a 3L dock bag, two things the iRobot Roomba 105X cannot do at all. The Tikom L8000 Plus also adds 5GHz Wi-Fi and Home Assistant compatibility through its Tuya cloud link, where the iRobot Roomba 105X stays on 2.4GHz only. The iRobot Roomba 105X still has real strengths: it runs longer per charge, up to 200 minutes against the Tikom's 150, and it includes obstacle detection that the Tikom lacks, since the L8000 Plus has no front camera or sensor and bumps small objects instead of dodging them. Both use LiDAR navigation with multi-room mapping and no-go zones. Buyers who want vacuuming and mopping combined with hands-off emptying should pick the Tikom L8000 Plus, while anyone who wants the longest runtime and steadier obstacle avoidance on a vacuum-only robot should stick with the iRobot Roomba 105X.