This robot vacuum used to be just called the Bespoke Jet Bot Combo, but Samsung seems to have quietly expanded its name to a less confusing 70W Jet Bot Combo Clean Station Steam+ Satin Greige. Yes, that’s the entire name on the website now (see screenshot below). The 70W comes from the maximum power draw of the robot, and what’s "Greige" you ask? Apparently, it’s the perfect blend of grey and beige, the hottest colour in home décor in 2024. But, what do I know about interior design? I review tech products. So, let’s get on with it.
Don't be surprised if you can't find "Bespoke Jet Bot Combo" on Samsung's web store. The 70W Jet Bot Combo is the same robot. Screenshot: HWZ
The Jet Bot Combo is Samsung’s flagship robot vacuum cleaner. Samsung first showcased it at CES Las Vegas in January 2024, and I saw it again during IFA Berlin in September. It entered the Singapore market around July/August 2024.
The main selling point during both tech shows seemed to be a deep integration into Samsung’s SmartThings ecosystem; you could monitor and control the robot vacuum (plus other Samsung appliances from TV to air conditioning unit) via Bixby voice commands from your washing machine. Samsung is leaning hard on SmartThings Home Hub, and all this is well and good if your entire home is filled with Samsung or SmartThings-compatible appliances.
But what if your home is not? How does the Jet Bot Combo fare as a standalone robot vacuum, especially against the onslaught of Chinese robots in the market today? I spent a few weeks with the little guy to find out.
Design and Functionality
The Jet Bot Combo and its Clean Station takes up quite a lot of floor space. Photo:HWZ
Straight out of the box, the All-in-One Clean Station that comes with the Jet Bot Combo is huge. Compared to the Ecovacs X2 Omni I last reviewed, Samsung’s docking station is around 50mm wider, 100mm taller, and 3kg heavier. It takes up quite a large chunk of space on my floor and I would caution you to see it in person at a showroom first, especially if you live in an apartment. Specs-wise, it doesn’t seem to do anything extra over the Ecovacs Omni Station either. Both clean (4L) and dirty (3.5L) water tank capacities are similar, while. the Ecovacs has a larger 3L dustbag over Samsung’s 2.5L dustbag. Both docking stations also have hot water washing and hot air drying of the mopping pads, a common feature for all flagship robots in 2024.
Inside, three compartments for dirty water, clean water, and a dust bag. Photo: HWZ
For the Jet Bot itself, Samsung’s also playing it rather safe with a classic round design, single side sweeper and two circular mopping pads in the rear. It has some new features such as an anti-tangle hair cutter and an improved dToF (Direct Time-of-Flight) LiDAR that can scan further away more accurately, but nothing groundbreaking or unique for a flagship robot released in mid-2024. The Jet Bot Combo is very slim though. Even with the protruding LiDAR on top, it measures just 100mm in height.
Nothing special here. No moving sweepers, extending mop pads or unique rollers. Photo: HWZ
The robot itself is quite slim. Photo: HWZ
Comparatively, almost all our Best Robot Vacuum Cleaner contenders for last year’s Tech Awards had some unique design features. The Dyson 360 Vis Nav had a full-length front roller brush and an extending side duct to clean closer to the wall, the Dreame X30 Ultra had an extending mop pad to reach corners and crevices better, the Ecovacs X2 Omni was square, had Solid State LiDAR and could mount obstacles as high as 22mm. Both Dreame and Ecovacs robots could even double up as home security robots as you could access the live feed of the onboard camera and record motion events. In 2024, we're seeing robot vacuums cross the 10,000Pa suction power mark, and even more capability improvements such as a full roller mop, retractable LiDAR and step climbing, and designer lifestyle docking stations.
Performance
For day-to-day cleaning, the Samsung Jet Bot Combo is a capable robot. The Jet Bot Combo has a similar AI Floor Detect feature like Samsung’s Bespoke Jet AI stick vacuum, where it would adjust suction automatically based on the floor type or even carpets. While its rated 6,000Pa suction power may not be the highest for a flagship robot today, it was able to suck up everything I threw at it without a noticeable difference from the 8,000Pa Ecovacs X2 Omni. It also did relatively well in my coffee grounds test by vacuuming and mopping a controlled area without spreading the coffee grounds around much.
Spot cleaning spilled coffee grounds. Photo: HWZ
What really impressed me was its battery life, a similar observation I made reviewing the Bespoke Jet AI stick vacuum. On paper, Samsung claims up to 180 minutes of run time, almost triple that of the Dyson 360 Vis Nav. It proved more than enough to clean and mop my whole apartment without needing to go back to the docking station for charging.
Like most robots however, navigation isn’t full proof. The upgraded LiDAR on the Jet Bot Combo is supposed to improve mapping and path selection by continuously scanning the room. While the robot does seem to have flashes of intelligence by returning to clean a previously obstruction area to complete the cleaning map, this behaviour wasn’t always consistent. Its sensors also seem to have a minimum height clearance. For example, the Jet Bot Combo avoided larger furniture and even chair legs, but kept bumping into my floor standing fan’s base, which was flat and low on the ground.
The robot would always bump into low lying objects, such as the base of this stand fan. Photo: HWZ
Mapping is quick and fairly accurate in identifying rooms and walls. For this test, I physically block off an area so the robot would scan rooms as I configure them, and then I check if the robot would operate within the confines of the room it identified. For the Jet Bot Combo, there was one occasion where the robot breached the virtual wall and continued roaming around an unmapped area of the home.
This is the scanned room with a virtual wall setup. Photo: HWZ
The Jet Bot breaking free of the virtual wall of Room 1, and went roaming around in uncharted territory. Photo: HWZ
I wouldn’t penalise Samsung too much for this, as I’ve yet to test any robot vacuum that I would feel truly safe leaving unattended without making sure all potential obstacles were removed and access physically cordoned off regardless of software zone settings.
Ultimately, I find the Samsung 70W Jet Bot Combo to be a competent floor cleaner, and if you have a large home, the long-battery life is a plus. However, it’s bulky and its only real unique feature is SmartThings. Buy this if you’re investing heavily into Samsung’s device ecosystem. Otherwise, it's decidedly average on all fronts, and for S$1,800, there’s no lack of options for standalone robot vacuums with more advanced features and compact designs.
Note: You can buy the Samsung 70W Jet Bot Combo from Samsung's webstore, Lazada, Shopee, and the usual consumer electronic retailers.
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