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WIRED Review: Shark PowerDetect UV Reveal Excels on Floors but Fumbles Multi-Floor Mapping

Testing shows effective cleaning with reliable obstacle escapes, constrained by single-map support.

Overview

  • WIRED’s in-home review found the robot can save only one map, forcing users to move the base and remap to clean another floor.
  • It cleaned hard floors well and refreshed matted carpet in testing, though some tufts of cat hair were left behind.
  • Shark’s NeverStuck feature lifted the robot over obstacles, and the reviewer reported no rescue interventions.
  • A jet of air and a single side brush pulled debris from tight corners, confirmed by a deliberate Cheerio pickup.
  • The base holds 2.74 liters of clean water and 1.18 liters of dirty water, the robot carries 0.21 liters, and two full hard-floor cleans filled the dirty tank to about one-third.