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SPECIAL MENTION: Here’s a robo-vac with ambition. The S7 ($650) is smart enough to recognize the difference between hard and carpeted floors. It cleans hard floors by both vacuuming and using an ultrasonic mop; when it encounters carpet, it continues to vacuum, but lifts up the mop, keeping your carpet dry. —Jesse Will
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