My Latest Review: Shark PowerDetect UV Reveal robot vacuum
Pixels & Pizza
March 3, 2026
Yours truly on Tom's Guide after spending some time testing a robot vacuum equipped with what's effectively a blacklight to find all of your stains:
> A robot vacuum with a UV light has the potential to be something nightmares are made of simply for the fact that it quickly reveals spots and stains you otherwise couldn't normally see. Watching the vacuum get to work in the kitchen, for example, would randomly reveal spots on our linoleum floor where a dog had drooled while waiting to be fed, or where we'd spilled something and never cleaned up. I didn't have the willpower to watch the UV feature at work in the bathroom.
Potentially gross discoveries aside, this is the first time I've tested a robot vacuum and been legitimately impressed with its performance. Past models have always had some sort of caveat or gotcha. Is it worth spending $1,300? That's for you to decide, after reading the review, of course.
If the answer is yes after that, you can buy the Shark PowerDetect UV Reveal on Amazon.
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