Robot vacuums that work with Home Assistant
Looking for the best robot vacuum for Home Assistant? This is the one smart-home category where HA integration means account-linked cloud polling rather than pure local control — both Roborock and Ecovacs ship core HA integrations, but you're logging into their app account either way. What you get in return is real automation: vacuuming triggered by presence sensors leaving the house, mapped rooms exposed as HA areas, and dashboard control alongside everything else. Every model below is picked specifically for how well it plays with Home Assistant, not just cleaning performance — we flag the cloud dependency plainly and note where Matter picks up a handful of entities locally, so you can shortlist the best robot vacuum for Home Assistant without guessing at integration quality.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best robot vacuum for Home Assistant?
For most UK households, a current-generation Roborock model is the best robot vacuum for Home Assistant — its core integration is actively maintained with the broadest model support, and flagship units add partial local Matter entities on top of the standard cloud polling. Ecovacs is a close second: its integration (merged into HA in 2024.2) covers Deebot and GOAT models to a similar standard. Check the finder list above for verified entity support and current UK pricing before you buy.
Do robot vacuums work locally with Home Assistant, or do they need the cloud?
Almost all of them need the cloud. Home Assistant's built-in roborock and ecovacs integrations both authenticate against your vendor account and poll it (roughly every 30 seconds for Roborock) — there's no fully local alternative for mapping and room-by-room cleaning. Some newer Roborock models expose a handful of entities over Matter locally, but the core functionality still runs through the cloud account.
Which robot vacuum has the best Home Assistant support?
Roborock is the safer bet — its models are covered by an actively maintained core integration with broad model support, and flagship units add partial local Matter entities on top. Ecovacs' core integration (merged into HA in 2024.2) covers Deebot and GOAT models similarly well, account login required either way.
Can I trigger a robot vacuum from a Home Assistant automation?
Yes — once added, a robot vacuum is a standard vacuum entity, so you can start a clean when everyone's presence sensors show 'away', target a specific room using its mapped zone ID, or pause it automatically when your presence sensor detects someone's home. The 30-second cloud polling means it isn't instant, but it's reliable enough for daily scheduling.
Will a non-Roborock or non-Ecovacs robot vacuum work with Home Assistant at all?
Only patchily. Outside the roborock and ecovacs core integrations, most other brands (Eufy, Shark, iRobot) have no official HA support — you're relying on community-maintained custom integrations via HACS, which vary in reliability and can break on vendor app updates. If guaranteed, actively-maintained Home Assistant support matters to you, stick to Roborock or Ecovacs models.
Does adding a robot vacuum to Home Assistant slow down my network or system?
No — the cloud polling happens on the vendor's servers, not your local network, so it doesn't add meaningful load to your Home Assistant instance or Wi-Fi. The only local traffic is the periodic status poll (roughly every 30 seconds for Roborock), which is negligible compared to camera or video integrations.