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Dyson

Dyson 360 Vis Nav

Name: Dyson 360 Vis Nav
Brand: Dyson

Exceptional suction power and real-time obstacle detection. The non-docking base dock and smaller dustbin cap its practical autonomy compared to self-emptying competitors at the same price.

Superseded byDyson Spot+Scrub AI

Autonomy Ladder

Why Level III.

One five-rung scale, every category, from acting only on command to working unsupervised anywhere.

VGeneralized AutonomyAny task, any setting. No consumer robot has reached it.
IVEnvironmental AutonomyCopes with everyday clutter and frees itself, shown by independent testing.
To reach Level IVIndependent testing shows it avoids ordinary obstacles before contact, copes without the space being cleared, and frees itself when stuck.
IIIConditional AutonomyThis robot

Dyson 360 Vis Nav finishes whole jobs in a space it already knows, and still needs a person at the edges.

Navigation and control

360-degree panoramic vision camera (SLAM) with 26 onboard sensors
Why this level
- A 360-degree panoramic vision camera with SLAM mapping supports room-by-room scheduling and persistent maps across multiple floor plans.
- Owner reports document reliable return-to-dock navigation.
- Classified at Level III: completes routine sessions independently in known home environments, requiring only manual boundary setup.
Autonomy dimension 73 / 100 · 6 sources reviewed
IIAssisted AutonomyRuns preset routines; stalls at anything new.
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources we reviewed.

Provisional6 sources reviewed

Enough has been reviewed to classify, but gaps remain across source types.

Sources reviewed

Manufacturer documentation1 sourceReviewed

Dyson official specifications, product manual, and support documentation covering motor specs, battery runtime, suction power, navigation system.

360 Vis Nav product pageDyson

Longitudinal signal2 sourcesReviewed

Robovations dated log for this robot: 3 tracked entries spanning ~10 months.

Specification sources3 sourcesReviewed

Pages the published specifications were read from.

Monitoring record2 sourcesReviewed

Sources behind the tracker entries following this robot.

Also monitored, nothing listed yet

Press & video reviewsOngoing

Third-party coverage from tech review outlets and vacuum specialists evaluating obstacle detection, mapping accuracy, and comparative performance.

How we evaluate evidence →

Human Readiness

Ready Now.

One question: what does buying this robot today walk you into? The state is computed from the record, and recomputed daily.

Ready NowThis robot

Dyson 360 Vis Nav is on sale, assessed, and nothing on its record argues for waiting.
How this was derived
- Dyson Spot+Scrub AI is shipping as this robot's successor. This record stays current for owners and buyers of this model; the successor is assessed on its own page.
Notes on the record
- Shipping in the US and UK at documented MSRP through Dyson and major retailers.
- No subscription requirement.
- Setup involves app-based Wi-Fi pairing and an initial mapping run.
- Ongoing maintenance is routine bin emptying and washable filter care.
On the record
- Shipping since March 2024 · 30 months on the market
- Retail listings on file: Amazon
- No current new-stock listing confirmed
- Succeeded by Dyson Spot+Scrub AI
- 6 sources reviewed
What would move it
A documented problem, an announced successor, or a withdrawn listing moves it out; the rating recomputes daily.
New to MarketOn sale under 90 days; the ownership record is still forming.
WaitA successor is announced and has not shipped; re-read the decision when it arrives.
Known IssuesDocumented problems stand on the record; read the case before buying.

How we assess readiness →

Robovations Score

How this number was reached

68of 100

CapableAt or above 54% of the 436 robots we scoreand 46% of the 217 scored robot vacuums

DeficientLimitedCapableStrongExemplary

What moved itpoints gained or lost against a typical robot

Carried by

Support longevity94+3.2
Consumables100+2.5
Coverage and navigation94+2.4

Held back by

Task completion40−5.1
Routine maintenance43−2.9
Edge-case recovery30−2.2

Capability40% of the score57What it does without you.

Task completion16% of the score40

Evidence

PCMag's testing found the first run ran out of battery after 50 minutes without finishing, got lost trying to return to the dock, and missed large sections of the bedroom with a misaligned heat map; after it kept getting lost, a factory reset and a fresh map still left whole sections uncleaned including the strip covered in test rice, and the tester had to block off the floor under the bed for the run to complete at all.

Coverage and navigation10% of the score94

Evidence

A 360-degree panoramic vision camera doing SLAM with 26 onboard sensors, persistent maps held across multiple floor plans, and app-drawn no-go zones that need no physical boundary strips and can be redrawn at any time. Coverage is systematic and retained between runs, and the record says owner reports document reliable return-to-dock navigation. Held below the top anchor because a rearranged room needs the boundaries redrawn by hand rather than being absorbed, and because a 65-minute runtime means a large floor is covered across several charge cycles rather than one.

Edge-case recovery10% of the score30

Evidence

Tech Advisor watched it beach itself on a raised bedroom threshold and flail hopelessly for four or five minutes until rescued, and on its first mapping run it could not find its dock and spun until the battery died. Consumer Reports had a bag strap wound into the brush roll: the MyDyson app did raise an alert, but it did not stop the robot from trying to work, and the tester had to pause it and pull the strap out.

Operating envelope4% of the score100

Evidence

Hard floors and low-to-mid pile carpet are comfortably inside it, vision navigation handles the transitions between surfaces, and pet hair in heavy-shedding homes is the documented strong case. One condition is documented as degrading: owner reports show higher motor load and occasional suction loss on shag and deep pile despite the peak rating. Carrying no mop removes the wet-floor and sealed-surface constraints that narrow a mopping machine.

Dependability40% of the score80Whether it keeps doing it.

Field failure rate16% of the score85

Evidence

Twenty-nine months in market since March 2024 with no recall, no systemic defect and no failure mode documented anywhere in the record, and our own dated log carries four tracked entries over about eleven months. Held at the middle rather than higher on two counts: the press-review source is marked ongoing and carries no links, so the field record is asserted more than assembled, and no credit is given for the machine having no dock, no water circuit and no pumps to fail, because fewer subsystems is not an achievement under this pillar.

Software stability14% of the score65

Evidence

Updates ship silently through the MyDyson app, so the channel is live and used, but Dyson publishes no per-model firmware changelog this record cites, so the update record is not inspectable and nothing independent establishes what any release changed. The record's claim of consistent firmware performance with no documented major regressions is an absence claim and is not credited as evidence of quality. No owner reports an update breaking a working function across twenty-nine months on a brand covered this closely. Silent in both directions, and scored as silent.

Support longevity10% of the score94

Evidence

Scored as commitments, and this is a strong support position. Dyson operates first-party service and sells spare parts directly for a current shipping model, and the record prices wear items individually: filter sets at about $20 and wheel pairs at about $15. Selling wheels as a serviceable part at all is unusual here, and it means the wear items an owner will actually reach for are catalogued rather than bundled into a replacement machine. Held below the top because the record states no warranty term and no software support window.

Ownership burden20% of the score66What it asks of you.

Routine maintenance12% of the score43

Evidence

A daily hands-on cadence, and it comes from having no dock automation of any kind. The record opens with daily bin emptying in multi-pet homes, weekly at best in low-shedding ones, then adds a weekly filter tap-out, a monthly filter rinse, quarterly brush roller, side brush and dock contact cleaning, an annual wheel tread inspection, and as-needed manual retrieval from furniture. Nothing is washed, dried, emptied or refilled by the base.

Consumables8% of the score100

Evidence

The lowest running cost here by a wide margin: a washable filter set at about $20 replaced only when clogging persists and a wheel pair at about $15 a year, coming to roughly $50 annually against a $620 street price. There are no dust bags, no mop pads, no water and no cleaning solution because there is no station to consume them. That is a real saving rather than a vacuity credit, and it is the other side of a trade-off already charged in full against task_completion and routine_maintenance. The filter is washable and reusable, not absent.

middle half of the databaseits medianthis robot

Reported, not scoredneither measures how well the robot works

Five-year costNot costed

Middle third for robot vacuums at the current $620 street price, well below the $1,099.99 list, and cheap to run at roughly $50 a year in filter sets and wheels. There are no bags, pads or solutions because there is no station. No subscription and no feature gated behind one.

Data postureCloud-linked

Account required. Maps and telemetry leave the home; core function survives an outage.

What leaves the homeNot documented

Read the full methodology →

FIT CHECK

Will the Dyson 360 Vis Nav work in your home?

Describe your home using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the Dyson 360 Vis Nav is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Home size

Primary floors

Mopping needs

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A classification of fit for the conditions you set, not a recommendation. Verdicts describe engineering design intent, not test results.

OWNERSHIP

Living with it.

Stable navigation and obstacle detection; dustbin complexity low. Firmware has remained consistent across 12+ months.

Stableowner-reported arc

The record so far

Vision mapping and obstacle avoidance operate consistently across owner reports, with the known caveat that camera-based navigation degrades in very low light. The bin-and-dock system is mechanically simpler than self-empty dock designs and has not generated documented failure clusters. No major firmware regressions reported.

What goes wrong4 documented · 0 self-recover

Common

Reduced suction; motor overheats on carpet. Requires emptying every 1-3 runs.

Owner fixEmpty dustbin after each run in high-shedding homes. Weekly filter tap-out.

Occasional

Obstacle detection misfireRobot wedges under low furniture or climbs onto rug edges.

Owner fixManual retrieval and repositioning. User-defined no-go zones reduce frequency.

Occasional

Suction loss on high-pile carpetMarked power reduction on shag or thick-pile surfaces despite the 65 air watt rating.

Owner fixManual deep-clean of problem areas; avoid scheduling on high-pile rooms.

Rare

Dock charging misalignmentRobot fails to dock on first approach; requires manual repositioning.

Owner fixReposition dock away from reflective surfaces. Check alignment markers.

Upkeep routine

Daily365×/yr

Empty if shedding is high (multi-pet homes); weekly for low-shedding households.

Weekly52×/yr

Tap out the washable ; rinse monthly and air-dry fully before reinstalling.

Monthly12×/yr

Replace pack if clogging persists (~$20 per replacement set).

Seasonal4×/yr

Clean brush rollers and side brush; check dock charging for debris.

Yearly1×/yr

Inspect treads for wear; replace if grip is lost (~$15 per wheel pair).

As neededno fixed schedule

Manually retrieve robot from under-furniture traps; digitally update no-go zones.

Cost over timeabout $180 past the sticker over three years

PurchaseRunning cost

Year 1

$1,159

Year 3

$1,279

Year 5

$1,399

$1,099 to buy, then about $60 a year for the replaceable parts below. Over three years that is roughly $180 past the sticker price. Excludes electricity and any repairs.

What you replace

Monthly$20
Annually$15

Replacement cadence from the maintenance schedule; prices shown where the source documents them.

Step-by-step fixes

Won’t Return to Its Dock or Charge?Auto-Empty Base Not Emptying?Has Weak Suction or Isn’t Picking Up?All robot vacuum guides

Safety notes1 caution · 1 note

CautionHigh suction can ingest small itemsSuction at 65 air watts can pull in small items (hair clips, cords, pet tags). Clear loose objects from the floor before scheduled runs.
Vision-based navigation depends on ambient light. Performance degrades in dark rooms; schedule runs during daylight or leave lights on.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

Priced above the category median, with every figure charted against the category below.

Dimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-published

FootprintThe width, depth and height of the robot itself, without its dock.: 12.6 × 13 in · 3.82 in tall•
WeightThe robot alone, without its dock, as the maker states it.: 11 lbs•
BatteryStored energy in watt-hours; a larger pack runs longer, not harder.: 72 Wh · Li-ion
Wi-FiThe bands the robot can join; many models need a 2.4 GHz network to set up.: 2.4 GHz only✓
VoiceThe assistants the maker's app links to; the robot itself does not listen.: Alexa, Google Home✓
Threshold climbThe tallest lip the robot is rated to cross; a door sill is about 0.8 in.: 0.8 in•
Onboard dustbinThe bin inside the robot; an auto-empty dock moves its contents into a bag.: 500 mL•
DockWhat the base does besides charging: empty the bin, wash and dry pads, refill water.: Charge-only dock, no self-emptying

Where it lands · ranked across 243 robot vacuumsThis robotMedianTypical range

SuctionAir pressure the fan produces at the intake, in pascals, measured the maker's own way.22,000Pamode not stated

1,000 Pa42,000 Pa

Near median

RuntimeThe maker's stated running time on one charge, at a standard setting.65min

60 min360 min

Bottom of range

PriceThe maker's list price, not a price found in a shop.$1,099.99

$160$2,599

Near median

Charge timeTime from empty to full on the dock, as the maker states it.165min

90 min420 min

Below median

WeightThe robot alone, without its dock, as the maker states it.11lbs

3.6 lbs25 lbs

Above median

Position shows where the figure sits across the tracked category, not a quality judgment. Suction in Pascals has no standard test method, and the published figure is a peak-mode claim, so it is comparable only within a brand and generation.

Official referencesProduct page

RECORD

How the assessment has moved.

Every announcement, release and reassessment behind the current classification.

Coming soon

Just launched

Active updates

Settled

Discontinued

Aug 2026 · AssessmentRecord status: Verified → Provisional
Aug 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score rescored under v4.2: 66 → 68
Jul 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score recorded at 66 of 100
Mar 2024 · ReleaseLaunches in US at $1,199 MSRP
Aug 2023 · ReleaseLaunches commercially in Australia and UK
May 2023 · AnnouncementUnveiled with panoramic vision navigation system

Common questions

What people actually ask.

6 answered

OperationDoes the Dyson 360 Vis Nav self-empty?

No. The dock is a stationary charging base only. The dustbin requires manual emptying, typically every 1-3 runs in high-shedding homes and every 3-5 runs in low-shedding homes. There is no consumable base cost, but emptying is more frequent than with self-emptying competitors.

OperationCan the 360 Vis Nav handle stairs?

No. Like all robot vacuums, it is floor-only. The optical cliff-detection prevents drops on open stairs, but the robot will not actively navigate staircases. Multi-floor homes require multiple robots or manual carrying between levels.

OperationHow long does the battery last on a full charge?

Dyson rates runtime at up to 65 minutes in Quiet mode. Runtime drops substantially in Boost mode and varies with floor type and carpet depth. The robot returns to the dock to recharge and resumes where it left off when a session exceeds one charge.

OperationDoes the Dyson 360 Vis Nav require physical boundary strips?

No. The vision system maps the home on the first run; the MyDyson app lets you draw no-go zones digitally without physical strips. Boundaries can be redrawn at any time if you rearrange furniture.

OperationWhat happens if the 360 Vis Nav gets stuck under a chair or bed?

Optical obstacle detection helps prevent trapping, but tight under-furniture fits can still snag it. Manual retrieval is required. Owner reports show fewer snags compared to budget models lacking optical detection, but this remains a category-wide limitation for vacuums under 4 inches in profile.

OperationIs cloud connectivity required to operate the Dyson 360 Vis Nav?

The robot initiates scheduled cleaning via the app (cloud), but Wi-Fi unavailability does not disable autonomous operation: locally triggered start controls and stored maps function without internet. Some features (push notifications, real-time map viewing) require cloud sync.

Availability

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