Robot vacuums that work with Home Assistant: brands and how they integrate

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A robot vacuum pays off when it runs on its own—when the house is empty, after dinner, or only in the kitchen. That means tying it into Home Assistant. Brands integrate differently: some talk locally, others only via the maker’s cloud; some rely on community add-ons. The table below follows Home Assistant vacuum integrations (IoT class on each page, October 2026).

At a glance

Brand	Home Assistant integration	Connection (HA docs)	Notes
Roborock	Roborock (official)	Local polling	Roborock account for setup, then local control
iRobot Roomba / Braava	Roomba and Braava (official)	Local push	Wi-Fi models
Ecovacs	Ecovacs (official)	Cloud push	Depends on Ecovacs cloud
SwitchBot	SwitchBot Cloud (official)	Cloud polling	Docs list K10+, K10+ Pro, K11+, K20+ Pro, S10, S20
Shark	Shark IQ (official)	Cloud polling	Shark IQ range
Xiaomi (older)	Xiaomi Miio (official)	Local polling	Model-dependent
Dreame	No official integration	—	Community via HACS
Matter robots	Matter	Local	Vacuum type added in Matter 1.2 (CSA)

Our pick: Roborock. Official integration, local control, room selection, consumables and errors. Budget example: Roborock Q7 M5 in robot vacuums under £200 / $200.

Local vs cloud

Local: Home Assistant talks to the robot on your LAN. Commands are fast and survive internet outages or API changes—until the vendor breaks local APIs.
Cloud: Every command goes through the maker’s servers. It works until it does not—a outage or API shutdown can kill integration overnight.

For longevity, prefer integrations marked Local in Home Assistant docs.

What you can automate

Once integrated, the robot appears as a vacuum entity. Common patterns:

Start cleaning when everyone has left (person / zone tracking);
Clean only the kitchen after meals (room clean if the integration supports it);
Notify when the bin is full or the robot is stuck;
Track brush and filter wear.

automation:
  - alias: "Vacuum when house empty"
    trigger:
      - platform: state
        entity_id: zone.home
        to: "0"
        for: "00:15:00"
    action:
      - action: vacuum.start
        target:
          entity_id: vacuum.living_room_robot

Replace vacuum.living_room_robot with your entity id.

Before you buy

Search the exact model on the brand’s Home Assistant integration page.
Confirm official and local if possible.
Pick navigation: LiDAR maps accurately and enables room cleans (LiDAR vs camera vs gyro).
Mop and dock: mop types and self-cleaning docks.

No server yet? Install Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi 5.

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