Shark’s new $499 robot vacuum-mop claims 4X the suction of Dreame’s D10 Plus Gen2
A new $499 robot vacuum-mop launched with suction and stain-cleaning claims measured only by the company that makes it.
SharkNinja introduced a new robot vacuum and mop on September 29, 2026, the Shark Navigator 2-in-1, starting at $499.99. In the announcement it led with two comparisons: four times the suction of Dreame’s D10 Plus Gen2, and twice the stain-cleaning of iRobot’s Roomba J7 Combo when the Navigator mops.
Both figures are SharkNinja’s own, and it has published no testing methodology for either. Neither Dreame nor iRobot has confirmed the numbers, and one home-goods trade publication that covered the launch repeated them without testing them.
The Navigator also claims to detect carpets and rugs automatically and skip mopping them, a common failure point in these combos. The release does not say how the robot tells a rug from a hard floor, or how the company measured that.
The $599.99 version, with a 60-day bagless base, is on sale now at SharkNinja.com. A $499.99 model with a 30-day base and a vacuum-only Navigator at $449.99 are both due soon at Amazon, Costco and Sam’s Club.
At $499.99 to $599.99, the line undercuts SharkNinja’s previous cheapest self-emptying combo, the $999.99 PowerDetect NeverTouch Pro, by $400 to $500, and lands well under the $1,299.99 PowerDetect UV Reveal 2-in-1, its priciest self-emptying model.
By September 30, 2026, no coverage of the launch included a hands-on test. The 4X suction and 2X stain-cleaning figures are SharkNinja’s own, measured against machines the company picked, and no lab outside the company has checked either one.
