Karen Brooks

Honest tech reviewer and home robotics tester

Karen Brooks

Karen Brooks is a 50-year-old mom and honest tech reviewer from the USA. She tests robot vacuums, vacuum cleaners, lawn robots, window cleaning robots and pool cleaning robots, sharing what really works for busy households. Simple, real, no fluff.

Articles by Karen Brooks

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AIPER Scuba S1 83
AIPER Scuba S1
Aiper Scuba SE 79
Aiper Scuba SE
Aiper Surfer S2 75
Aiper Surfer S2
AirRobo P20 58
AirRobo P20
AirRobo P30 64
AirRobo P30
AirRobo T10 80
AirRobo T10
AirRobo T20 Plus 78
AirRobo T20 Plus
Airzeen R7 66
Airzeen R7
ANTHBOT Genie1000 87
ANTHBOT Genie1000
ANTHBOT Genie600 81
ANTHBOT Genie600
ANTHBOT M5 83
ANTHBOT M5
Beatbot Sora 10 85
Beatbot Sora 10
Betboyles V75S-2 63
Betboyles V75S-2
Betta SE 75
Betta SE
Bissell 2156A 81
Bissell 2156A
BLACK+DECKER BHFEA520J 79
BLACK+DECKER BHFEA520J
Bpmio B20 74
Bpmio B20
Dolphin E10 86
Dolphin E10
Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus Wi-Fi 76
Dolphin Nautilus CC Plus Wi-Fi
Dolphin Nautilus CC 77
Dolphin Nautilus CC
Dreame D10 Plus 90
Dreame D10 Plus
Dreame G10 Pro 72
Dreame G10 Pro
Dreame L40 Ultra 91
Dreame L40 Ultra
Dreame X30 Ultra 89
Dreame X30 Ultra
Dreame X40 Ultra Complete 89
Dreame X40 Ultra Complete
Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete 93
Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete
Dyson V8 81
Dyson V8
Ecovacs Deebot X2 Omni 91
Ecovacs Deebot X2 Omni
ECOVACS GOAT A2000 LiDAR PRO 79
ECOVACS GOAT A2000 LiDAR PRO
ECOVACS GOAT A3000 LiDAR PRO 78
ECOVACS GOAT A3000 LiDAR PRO
Ecovacs W2 Pro Omni 83
Ecovacs W2 Pro Omni
ECOVACS WINBOT MINI 68
ECOVACS WINBOT MINI
ECOVACS WINBOT MINI2 72
ECOVACS WINBOT MINI2
ECOVACS Winbot W2 PRO 80
ECOVACS Winbot W2 PRO
eufy 11S MAX 76
eufy 11S MAX
eufy C28 Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo 95
eufy C28 Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo
Eufy Clean L60 87
Eufy Clean L60
Eufy E15 66
Eufy E15
eufy Omni E25 92
eufy Omni E25
Eufy S1 Pro 88
Eufy S1 Pro
eufy X10 Pro Omni 89
eufy X10 Pro Omni
Eureka E20 Plus 86
Eureka E20 Plus
Eureka NERE10s 76
Eureka NERE10s
Eureka NEU181A 80
Eureka NEU181A
Eureka PowerSpeed 68
Eureka PowerSpeed
HIXZAP x1 76
HIXZAP x1
Hobot-298 78
Hobot-298
Honiture V8 Pro 74
Honiture V8 Pro
Husqvarna 410iQ 81
Husqvarna 410iQ
Husqvarna 430X 82
Husqvarna 430X
ILIFE A12 Pro 79
ILIFE A12 Pro
ILIFE V3s Pro 59
ILIFE V3s Pro
ILIFE V5s Plus 74
ILIFE V5s Plus
iRobot Roomba 105 Vac Auto-Empty 86
iRobot Roomba 105 Vac Auto-Empty
iRobot Roomba 692 65
iRobot Roomba 692
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential Y0140 75
iRobot Roomba Combo Essential Y0140
iRobot Roomba Combo i5+ 80
iRobot Roomba Combo i5+
iRobot Roomba j9 79
iRobot Roomba j9
iRobot Roomba Vac Essential Q0120 71
iRobot Roomba Vac Essential Q0120
JELLYPIG X100 79
JELLYPIG X100
Kardv V06 72
Kardv V06
Kenmore 81615 80
Kenmore 81615
Kilgone G20 56
Kilgone G20
KKI X3 Window Cleaning Robot 86
KKI X3 Window Cleaning Robot
Kozvix Cleanova W6 61
Kozvix Cleanova W6
Laresar Mars01 84
Laresar Mars01
Lefant M1 70
Lefant M1
Lefant M210 Pro 61
Lefant M210 Pro
Lodoba SAT30 74
Lodoba SAT30
Loorow AT800 80
Loorow AT800
Lubluelu L20 69
Lubluelu L20
Mammotion LUBA 3 3000H garage 87
Mammotion LUBA 3 3000H garage
Mammotion LUBA 3 5000H garage 87
Mammotion LUBA 3 5000H garage
Manvn BR151 Racing Series 65
Manvn BR151 Racing Series
MONSGA MS1 81
MONSGA MS1
Nadaly D200 79
Nadaly D200
Nepturox SAT25 76
Nepturox SAT25
OUCAXIA Y50S 79
OUCAXIA Y50S
PoolMR Seahorse 68
PoolMR Seahorse
Redkey MGC1000 77
Redkey MGC1000
RERIOU SAT30 78
RERIOU SAT30
Roborock Q5 Max+ 88
Roborock Q5 Max+
Roborock Q5 Pro+ 76
Roborock Q5 Pro+
Roborock Q7 Max 86
Roborock Q7 Max
roborock Q8 Max 85
roborock Q8 Max
Roborock Saros 10R 93
Roborock Saros 10R
Roborock Saros 20 94
Roborock Saros 20
ROPVACNIC S1 69
ROPVACNIC S1
Shark AI Ultra 85
Shark AI Ultra
Shark Matrix Clean AV2511AE 83
Shark Matrix Clean AV2511AE
Shark Matrix Plus 82
Shark Matrix Plus
Shark RV2302AE 86
Shark RV2302AE
Shark UR2360S Ultra Robot Vacuum 79
Shark UR2360S Ultra Robot Vacuum
Sheliki BR151 CG Basic Style 67
Sheliki BR151 CG Basic Style
Teendow D20S Max 87
Teendow D20S Max
Tesvor S5max 83
Tesvor S5max
Tikom G8000 Max 77
Tikom G8000 Max
Tikom G8000 Pro 69
Tikom G8000 Pro
Tikom L8000 Plus 89
Tikom L8000 Plus
Tikom L8000 73
Tikom L8000
Tineco Floor ONE S5 65
Tineco Floor ONE S5
Tosima W5 87
Tosima W5
Tosima X1 87
Tosima X1
Trucozie T350 58
Trucozie T350
UNINELL HOME UV1 73
UNINELL HOME UV1
WYBOT C1 PLUS 82
WYBOT C1 PLUS
Xiebro Life BR151 BL 64
Xiebro Life BR151 BL
YardCare E400 65
YardCare E400
Yonnder R1 70
Yonnder R1
Zyerch SAT-20-3P5S 69
Zyerch SAT-20-3P5S