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the robot vac i have had for 3 years is the dumbest machine. goes over the same areas multiple times a session. has a manual steer setting but if i gotta steer it, whats the point of robotics? finally gave up and got a dust mop.
At the risk of sounding like an ad, roborock (xiaomi) makes fantastic vacuums. Great navigation, great cleaning performance, obstacle avoidance (cables, socks, etc) depends on the model.
They do offer a meter interface if you want to have it offline, but I'm quite happy with the (cloud based) app, allows a bit more control.
It integrates with home assistant but it sometimes goes "unavailable", the matter integration is a bit more stable for that.
I sure other manufacturers also have great ones, check "vacuum wars" on YouTube.