Shark AV2310AE Matrix Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum

With pets, about every 7 to 10 days, far sooner than Shark's advertised figure. The base empties the robot partway through a clean, which keeps runs going without you, but heavy shedding fills it fast. In a pet home, check the AV2310AE base weekly rather than waiting for it to look full.

Yes for the basics. Setup and room mapping go smoothly, and you get no-go zones and room-by-room cleaning. Some find the app limited, though, and changing the layout of one room means remapping the whole home. The AV2310AE works well once mapped, as long as your furniture stays put.

It picks up a lot of dog hair, but there's upkeep. Hair wraps around the brushroll and the wheels, so plan to cut it free weekly. That's routine maintenance with the AV2310AE in a shedding home, and skipping it lets the tangles build until pickup suffers.

Quiet while it cleans. The loud part is the base: for a few seconds each time it empties the robot, the AV2310AE is noticeably noisy. If you schedule runs during a nap or late in the evening, that short burst is the part you'll hear, not the cleaning itself.

Yes. The AV2310AE can get stuck on cords and small objects, so a quick pickup before each run saves you a rescue mid-clean. Charging cables, toys and loose items on the floor are the usual trouble, and clearing them takes a minute or two.

It depends on the home. A condo-sized space is often fine on one charge, but some units have to stop and recharge partway through even modest areas. The Shark AV2310AE goes back to its dock when it does, so the job gets finished, just more slowly than planned.