Robot vacuum cleaner with mop roller and fast charging, but without dust bag: Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone review
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Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone review summary: Exciting innovations
The Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone didn't do everything perfectly in the test, but it did a lot of things very well. The mopping performance with the roller is good, and the suction power is also impressive. In addition, the obstacle detection worked very reliably, but unfortunately the navigation did not always work.
The dust container without dust bag is a practical feature, but not free of criticism. The quick-charging function during cleaning stops is very practical and benefits the battery life considerably. The mopping roller, with which the Deebot X8 Pro Omni was still quite alone on the market, now also offer many other manufacturers - sometimes even further developed, as in the Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller Complete which can "hide" its mopping roller for carpet cleaning.
Ultimately, the Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone is packed with all kinds of (partly new, partly improved) technologies and made a good impression in many areas in our test. In some areas, however, it cannot quite keep up with the competition.
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Table of Contents
- Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone review summary: Exciting innovations
- Features: Cleaning station without dust bag
- Setup and app: many setting options
- Navigation and obstacle detection: strengths and weaknesses in the test
- Cleaning performance: Wipes thoroughly thanks to roller
- Battery life and power consumption: Extremely long-lasting thanks to fast charging
At the IFA 2025 ecovacs presented its new Deebot X11 OmniCyclone. The flagship vacuum robot has some interesting new features. In our Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone review, we explain what these are and how well the successor to the Deebot X9 Pro Omni performed in practice.
Data sheet Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone
| Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone | |
|---|---|
| Navigation | AIVI 3D 3.0 Omni |
| Obstacle avoidance | AIVI 3D 3.0 Omni |
| Suction power | 19,500 Pa |
| Anti-hair entanglement | yes |
| Extendable side brush | yes |
| Mop technology | Ozmo Roller 2.0 |
| Mop extendable/liftable/removable | yes/yes/no |
| Obstacle clearance | up to 40 mm |
| Height of the robot | 9.8 cm |
| Water/dirty water tanks | 3.2 / 2.7 l |
| Mop washing | 75°C |
| Mop drying | 63°C |
| Detergent | yes, 2 tanks |
| Voice assistant | yes (Yiko) |
| Live video | Yes |
| Matter | Yes |
| Special feature | PowerBoost fast charging |
| RRP | $1,499.99 |
Features: Cleaning station without dust bag
The new flagship robot vacuum cleaner Deebot X11 OmniCyclone from Ecovacs has the flagship in its name: OmniCyclone. It is the first time that the manufacturer has installed cyclone technology in the X flagship series. This means that there is no longer a dust bag in the station of the Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone. Instead, a bagless dust container is used, into which the dirt collected by the robot hoover is sucked. This has been known for years from countless cordless vacuum cleaners.
The advantage of this innovation is that a dust bag is no longer required. This ensures lower follow-up costs, as bags no longer need to be bought, and protects the environment. On the other hand, this can lead to contact with dust when dumping the container over the garbage can or dustbin, which could be a problem for sensitive allergy sufferers.
There is also something else that annoys us. The 1.6-liter dust container made of slightly tinted plastic sits very prominently in the middle of the front of the stylishly designed and high-quality looking cleaning station of the Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone. Despite the tint and privacy screen print, the dirt it picks up is visible. And it gets dirty with use if not cleaned regularly. If the appliance is somewhere in a storage room, this is acceptable. However, if the robot has to be placed somewhere in the living room for space reasons, the view of the filling dust tank is not particularly attractive.
The OmniCyclone station also offers many other features. In addition to vacuuming the 220 ml dust container, the extensive cleaning of the mopping function is included as usual. The mopping roller is cleaned with hot water at 75°C, with a soaking function to help remove stains. It is then dried with hot air at 63°C.
A new feature is that there are now two tanks for cleaning agents in the station, hidden behind the removable left panel. This means that a normal and an intensive cleaning solution can be added as required. However, the manufacturer incomprehensibly does not include any of the detergents - not even a small sample.
The robot navigates without a laser tower (as usual with the Deebot X series) with sensors in the front. The suction power with BLAST technology is 19,500 Pa. The mopping function uses the familiar mopping roller from the X8 and X9 (Ozmo Roller 2.0 with TruEdge 3.0), which has been further developed in certain areas.
It can move out of the side of the housing to enable almost rimless cleaning. Robot vacuum cleaners with two rotating mops usually manage to do this even closer to the furniture. But that's complaining on a high level. The side brush can also be extended to clean corners.
Another new feature of the Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone is the so-called PowerBoost technology. This enables fast charging during intermediate stops while cleaning, as we describe in more detail below in this Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone review. In addition, Ecovacs flagship model can now also overcome thresholds up to 4 cm high (single steps up to 2.4 cm). It also managed this in the test, although the climb did not seem quite as confident as with the Dreame X50 Ultra. And once it got completely stuck when descending a simulated height difference of 2.4 cm.
The features of the Deebot X11 OmniCyclone are rounded off by the in-house AI and voice assistant Yiko, which can also help with cleaning management, as well as support from Matter and a live video function (once activated).
Setup and app: many setting options
The set-up process for the Deebot X11 OmniCyclone worked without any problems during the test. Both the Ecovacs app and the comprehensive voice output (in English) of the robot vacuum cleaner help to go through the steps quickly and easily. Once set up, the voice output can also be set to many other languages.
Before it can start cleaning, the robot first scans its new area of use. It then creates a virtual map. This worked well in the test, although solutions from other manufacturers sometimes create an even more suitable map. However, with a few adjustments using the editing function, it was possible to quickly assign suitable names and merge rooms that had been divided into two. The creation of exclusion zones and the specification of floor materials are also done quickly.
The app offers numerous options for adapting the cleaning performance and other settings to your own needs and the area of use of the robot vacuum cleaner. Unfortunately, there is still no pure mopping mode, which is a shame for a robot with such a good mopping function as this one.
Navigation and obstacle detection: strengths and weaknesses in the test
The Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone does not need a laser tower. Nevertheless, it navigated through our test environment as systematically as possible, even if not every path taken was always 100 percent traceable. The decisive factor is that the robot vacuum cleaner cleaned the applied areas comprehensively, which it did.
Unfortunately, when cleaning a zone, although it was created flush with a restricted zone on the virtual map, it drove into the restricted area of a high-pile carpet. To make matters worse, he then got so tangled up in the long pile with his fast-moving side brush that he got completely stuck and was very difficult to free. This was not supposed to happen.
The obstacle detection of the new flagship from Ecovacs worked very well in the test. Among other things, the Deebot X11 OmniCyclone detected a loose shoelace lying on the floor at least most of the time, something that not many robot vacuum cleaners have managed to do so far in our tests. Although it occasionally moved a loosely rolled-up USB cable slightly, it also successfully avoided it.
It even dodged a 4x2 brick perfectly, also with the high sensitivity of the AIVI 3D 3.0 obstacle detection set. So far, almost all competitors haven't been able to beat this.
However, there is criticism, not for the first time, when returning to the charging station. Here, the robot vacuum occasionally failed to pay attention even to larger obstacles, which is incomprehensible. Overall, the Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone achieved a solid, but not perfect result in our test procedure.
Cleaning performance: Wipes thoroughly thanks to roller
With a suction power of 19,500 Pa, the Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone is around 10,000 Pa behind current flagships of other manufacturers. However, the manufacturer relies on the BLAST technology introduced this year for a particularly high air flow. This results in a decent cleaning performance.
On a medium-pile carpet, it vacuumed most of the test dirt from crumbs, fine sand as well as dog and long human hair out of the pile with standard suction power and "suction boost for carpets". With maximum suction power, the result is even better, but not perfect. Smooth floors pose no problems for the Deebot X11 OmniCyclone. But anything else would be surprising.
For mopping, Ecovacs once again relies on a mop roll that is constantly rinsed with fresh water. This was already used in the Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni and has now been further developed and installed in the X11. The mopping performance is impressive, whether with or without detergent from one of the two tanks. In the test, the new MagicScour mop with reinforced high-pressure nylon bristles removed even stubborn or dried-on dirt reliably and (almost) residue-free in most cases.
What we still don't understand, however, is the fact that Ecovacs still doesn't have a pure mopping mode in the app's cleaning settings. This means that the suction function is always active, so that greasy or damp dirt can be sucked up. In addition, the roller can only be raised a few millimetres and is not hidden behind a cover (as is the case with some other brand-new robot hoovers). This means there is a risk of carpets being wetted.
Battery life and power consumption: Extremely long-lasting thanks to fast charging
Ecovacs is innovative with the new PowerBoost technology. This involves fast charging of the robot vacuum. The robot uses the short stops at the station during the cleaning process to clean the mopping unit to recharge by around 6 percent. This considerably extends the cleaning time without a long charging time.
In our practical test, the Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone still had 76 percent battery power left after cleaning (vacuuming and mopping with standard settings) around 50 square meters. We have never experienced this with any other robot vacuum cleaner in the test. This ensures a considerable battery life, so that around 150 square meters can easily be cleaned on a single charge. Ecovacs even speaks of up to 1,000 square meters, but this certainly only works with the settings turned down to the minimum.
The only question is how fast charging affects the longevity of the battery. With regular charging, however, the process is much slower, so that almost four hours must be planned for a complete charge.
To compare the energy consumption, we use a scenario of daily cleaning of 50 square meters with the standard settings for vacuuming and mopping. Together with the subsequent vacuuming, cleaning and drying process, the energy consumption including the standby consumption of around 1.5 W is approx. 330 Wh per 24 hours. This results in a calculated energy consumption of approx. 9.8 kWh per month (over 30 days).
The monthly energy costs are therefore manageable. Added to this are the costs for the cleaning agent (when in use). Thanks to the cyclone technology (as already mentioned), dust bags do not need to be purchased.
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