About Us
We help busy homes choose a robot vacuum that actually fits their life. Home Fit Vacuums translates specs into real-world outcomes—minutes saved each week, rescues avoided, noise you can live with—so your robot becomes a dependable habit, not another device to babysit.
Our independent reviews focus on how bots perform in real homes across layouts, floor mixes, and pet realities. Every review includes a Home Fit Map (edge coverage, obstacle handling, and zone priorities), an Autonomy Score (hands‑on minutes per week), and a 3‑Year Cost of Clean (consumables, parts, battery, energy). That means no surprises after the honeymoon period.
Mission Statement
We exist to remove the guesswork from floor-care automation by ranking robot vacuums on real-home fit, predictable time savings, and transparent ownership cost. We’ll earn your trust with clear methodology, repeatable testing, and candid recommendations that respect your time, space, and budget.
Our Story
Home Fit Vacuums started when our founders—an ex-robotics engineer, a data analyst, and a long-time apartment dweller with two shedding pets—realized spec sheets didn’t predict whether a bot could handle narrow hallways, thresholds, or busy mornings. We built a living test lab that mirrors common homes: open-plan spaces, chopped apartments, mixed flooring, high and low pile rugs, and pet zones.
What emerged is the Home Fit editorial lens: we evaluate robots by how they navigate your day-to-day, not just how they score on a manufacturer’s features list. Our measures translate to what you actually feel: fewer rescues, quieter runs during naps and calls, and clear maintenance you can plan for.
Our Team
- Lead Tester (Robotics): Designs obstacle courses and evaluates navigation stacks, mapping stability, and edge behavior.
- Home Trials Lead (Pet + Apartment): Runs long-term tests in multi-floor and compact spaces, tracking rescues, noise comfort, and pet reactions.
- Data & Cost Analyst: Builds the 3‑Year Cost of Clean model—bags, filters, side brushes, main rollers, batteries, and energy.
- Floor-Care Technician: Teardowns, repairability, parts availability, and care guides for long-term ownership.
- Managing Editor: Ensures clarity, fairness, and practical takeaways, so every review ends in a confident decision.
What “Home Fit” Means
- Home Fit Map: Visualizes edge coverage, obstacle avoidance, and zone priorities across open, chopped, and multi-floor layouts.
- Autonomy Score: The hands-on minutes you spend per week (untangles, bin/bag interactions, map fixes, spot clean rescues).
- 3‑Year Cost of Clean: All-in ownership costs with expected replacement cadence—no surprise subscriptions.
Our Promise
We buy or secure review units with strict independence, disclose affiliate relationships, and never sell placements. Our picks can change when the data does. We’ll keep refining our tests as homes, firmware, and robots evolve—expanding into mops and broader floor‑care automation so your entire cleaning routine fits your life.