Anker Eufy RoboVac (Eufy Clean L60) Review

What the Eufy Clean L60 actually is

This is Anker's mid-budget robot vacuum, the step up from the random-bounce models that defined the cheap end of the category for years. The L60 uses laser distance sensing (LiDAR) to build a real map of your home, so it cleans in tidy back-and-forth rows instead of wandering. It remembers your floor plan, lets you set no-go zones in the app, and stops short of furniture legs rather than headbutting them.

Suction is the headline spec here, rated around 5,000Pa, which is genuinely high for the money. You also get a slim profile that fits under most couches and a self-emptying dock available on some bundles if you want to forget about the dustbin for a few weeks. It does not mop. This is a vacuum, full stop.

How it performs day to day

On hard floors and low-pile carpet it does the job most people buy a robot vac for: it keeps the daily layer of dust, crumbs, and pet hair from accumulating. The mapping is fast and reliable, and once it has learned a level you can send it to clean specific rooms by voice or app. Edge cleaning is decent, not spotless. Like nearly every robot vac, it leaves a thin margin in tight corners that a human still has to handle.

The recurring owner complaint is hair tangle around the brush roll, which is true of most vacs in this class and worse if you have long-haired humans or a shedding dog. Thick high-pile rugs can trip it up or pull it off course. And the app, while better than the bargain competition, is the usual smart-home affair where firmware updates occasionally reshuffle settings you'd already dialed in. None of this is a dealbreaker. It's the texture of living with a $250 robot rather than a $900 one.

Pros and cons

The wins: strong suction for the price, genuinely good laser mapping that rivals vacs costing far more, a slim body, and Eufy's reputation for not being weird about cloud data. Battery life is plenty for an apartment or a single floor of a house. Setup is painless.

The compromises: no mopping, brush roll tangles with long hair, it struggles on plush carpet, and the auto-empty dock costs extra. If you have a multi-level home you'll be carrying it between floors, since it can store maps but obviously can't climb stairs.

Who should buy it, and who should skip it

Buy the L60 if you want hands-off daily maintenance on mostly hard floors and you don't want to spend Roomba money to get real navigation. Apartment dwellers and small-to-mid homes are the sweet spot. Pet owners will be happy with the suction as long as they accept periodic brush cleaning.

Skip it if you specifically want mopping, in which case look at Eufy's own X-series or a Roborock combo unit. Skip it too if you have wall-to-wall thick carpet, where any puck-shaped robot is a frustrating compromise. And if you have a big multi-floor house and zero patience for hauling a robot around, a self-emptying mid-tier Roborock may justify the upgrade.

The verdict

The Eufy Clean L60 is one of the easiest robot vacuums to recommend in the roughly $200 to $330 range. You get the laser mapping and suction that used to cost twice as much, with the predictable budget trade-offs around hair tangle and carpet. For keeping floors consistently clean without thinking about it, it punches well above its price.

Frequently asked questions

Does the Eufy Clean L60 mop floors?

No. The L60 is a vacuum only. If you want mopping plus vacuuming in one unit, look at Eufy's X-series or a Roborock 2-in-1.

Is the Eufy Clean L60 good for pet hair?

Yes, the roughly 5,000Pa suction handles pet hair on hard floors and low-pile carpet well. Expect to clean hair off the brush roll regularly, which is normal for vacs in this class.

Does the L60 remember multiple floors?

It can store maps of more than one level, but it can't climb stairs, so you'll carry it between floors yourself. It re-locates and resumes mapping when you set it down on a saved level.