Yeedi C12 Combo: two-minute review
The Yeedi C12 Combo is an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink solution to vacuuming.
It’s quite the all-in-one tool.
However, none of these compromises are deal-breakers for me.
The (smallish) dustbin in the dock contains a HEPA filter
That’s the short version; read on for my full Yeedi C12 Combo review.
TechRadar’s price bands are different for manual and robotic vacuums.
For that, there is the Ecovacs Deebot T30S Combo Complete for $200 more.
It’s attractive and a bit more striking than most robot vacuum setups.
(In fact, the dock dustbin is relatively small, compared to the market standard.)
The robot vacuum itself is fairly basic.
The (smallish) dustbin in the dock contains a HEPA filter
It’s probably the most basic part of this whole thing.
There are three uncovered buttons visible through the lid: return home, power, and XXX.
As far as the cordless stick vacuum goes, it’s composed of two major components.
Headlights help illuminate dirt on the floor
The telescopic tube and the handheld vacuum.
On the bright side, the two accessory tools clip in nicely.
That said, the robot vacuum does a fairly good job at what it’s tasked to do.
The mop attachment (shown) clips on top of the stick vac’s floorhead
After all, it does have a powerful 10,000Pa of suction on tap.
The robovac’s object avoidance is decent as well; it danced around most objects fairly deftly.
Stick vacuum
Moving on to the stick vacuum.
I tested the robovac on different sized particles(Image credit: Future)
This also has three configs, and performed well in TechRadar’s suction tests.
I did the same cereal, sugar, flour test with it and got everything up in one go.
And it was easy to move around and use without the mopping attachment.
There was a little flour left after the first pass(Image credit: Future)
Overall, I’m not a huge fan of the way the mopping is implemented here.
You also have to wet the mop pad before use, so that the water soaks through efficiently.
But once I got going, it did a decent job of mopping.
Pickup on carpet was decent(Image credit: Future)
That’s no longer the case.
It can even save up to three maps.
In fact, I would describe the whole app that way.
The robovac avoided most obstacles
It’s easy to navigate and manipulate.
Not only can I schedule cleanings, but I can create the order in which rooms are addressed.
Should you buy the Yeedi C12 Combo?
The stick vac picked up all of this in one pass(Image credit: Future)
If you want the best possible robot vacuum, there are better options out there, even from Yeedi.
You want robot vacuum mopping
Having hands-off mopping is a very nice and convenient feature.
If that’s important to you, you won’t find it here and will have to look elsewhere.
Maneuverability is good(Image credit: Future)
It’s not the best with edges, but it’s good with hair.
It’s also slightly cheaper.
I ran TechRadar’s standard suction tests, using fine debris and bigger debris.
I also tested all the features listed in the app, particularly its mapping.
I took note of how well the vacuum cleaned the edges of a room as well as around obstacles.
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