Shark AV2501S AI Ultra Robot Vacuum, with Matrix Clean, Home Mapping, 30-Day Capacity HEPA Bagless Self Empty Base, Perfect for Pet Hair, Wifi, Dark Grey
$549.99
Fair PriceUsually $464.14 · lowest $229.99
Best for: Hard-floor single-level homes with shedding pets who want scheduled LiDAR cleaning they can start from their phone; skip for wall-to-wall carpet, multi-story houses, or rooms with delicate furniture the bot might climb.
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LiDAR mapping and a bagless self-empty dock make this Shark a capable daily runner on hard floors with pets, but carpet pickup underwhelms and the canister fills in days when shedding is heavy. The foam base filter releases a plume of fine dust when pulled out, and a handful of owners report the bot climbing furniture legs hard enough to scuff the finish or ignoring no-go zones.
Best for: Hard-floor single-level homes with shedding pets who want scheduled LiDAR cleaning they can start from their phone; skip for wall-to-wall carpet, multi-story houses, or rooms with delicate furniture the bot might climb.
Loved by buyers
- ✓LiDAR maps a floor in about 10 minutes, much faster than older bump-and-learn bots
- ✓Matrix Clean double-passes leave hard floors visibly cleaner than single-pass runs
- ✓bagless dock means no ongoing bag purchases
- ✓brush roll stays mostly tangle-free even with long pet and human hair
Buyer concerns
- ✗dock canister fills within days in homes with multiple shedding pets
- ✗foam filter in the base releases a plume of fine dust when lifted for cleaning
- ✗carpet performance leaves hair in balls rather than extracting it from the fibers
- ✗some units ram furniture legs aggressively enough to damage the finish
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it handle pet hair effectively?+
How long does the battery last on a single charge?+
Is it quiet enough to run while I'm home?+
Does the mapping and navigation work well?+
How well does the self-emptying base work?+
Key Features
- •INCREDIBLE SUCTION: Powerful Shark suction picks up dirt and debris on all floor types—tackling even the toughest of messes in your home.
- •NO SPOTS MISSED: With Matrix Clean Navigation, the vacuum cleans in a precise matrix grid taking multiple passes over dirt and debris for whole home, deep cleaning coverage.
- •IT EMPTIES ITSELF: The bagless, self-emptying base holds up to 30 days of dirt and debris while its true HEPA filtration captures and traps 99.97%* of dust and allergens (*down to .3 microns).
- •PRECISION HOME MAPPING: 360° LiDAR vision quickly and accurately maps your home so your robot can methodically clean detecting and avoiding objects in its path, day or night, adapting to everyday changes in the home.
- •PERFECT FOR HOMES WITH PETS: With powerful vacuum suction, Shark’s self-cleaning brushroll, and HEPA filtration system the robot captures pet hair, dust, dander and allergens with ease.
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