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Brand guide · United Kingdom · 18 September 2026

Which Shark robot vacuum should you buy?

Shark is the household name in British floorcare, and its robots are the ones people ask about after buying a Shark upright. Two things to know before comparing: Shark quotes suction in air watts rather than Pascals, so its numbers cannot be lined up against Roborock's or Dreame's, and its current range is narrow — two models, both PowerDetect, one heated.

Shark ThermaCharged PowerDetect robot vacuumBest Shark for most homes Shark ThermaCharged PowerDetect

Which Shark to buy

Every Shark we have verified, best first. Prices are Shark’s own UK store, on the date shown.

  1. Shark ThermaCharged PowerDetect robot vacuum
    Best Shark for most homes

    Shark ThermaCharged PowerDetect

    The heated dock is the reason to choose it: 85°C mop washing and 80°C drying, hotter than anything else at this price from any brand. Add 180 minutes of runtime and dirt, floor and edge detection, for £679.99. Tom's Guide reviewed the US variant of this platform.

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    360-degree LiDAR mapping with 3D sensor, Dirt Detect / Floor Detect / Edge Detect and NeverStuck Charged technology
    Dock
    NeverTouch Pro heated base: washes mop at 85C, dries at 80C, self-empties (60-day debris capacity), auto-refills water (up to 30 days); dock tanks 2.64L clean / 1.18L dirty
    Mopping
    Antimicrobial microfibre mopping pad, extends for edge-to-edge cleaning, auto-raises on carpet
    Run time
    Up to 180 minutes
    • 8 verified specs
    • Reviewed by Tom's Guide
    £679.99Littlewoods · checked 28 October 2026
    Check price at Littlewoods

The range, decoded

What the names mean in the UK line-up, and which suffixes change the machine.

PowerDetect

Shark's current robot platform. Every model on sale here carries it: LiDAR mapping plus sensors that change behaviour when they find dirt, carpet or an edge.

NeverTouch

The dock family. A NeverTouch base empties the bin for you; NeverTouch Pro adds mop washing and drying.

ThermaCharged

The heated version — it washes at 85°C and dries at 80°C rather than using ambient air. Confusingly, it is the cheaper of the two here.

Air watts, not Pascals

Shark publishes suction in watts or air watts and not in Pa, so our suction column is blank for both. That is Shark's choice of unit, not missing research.

Every other Shark in the catalogue

6 more models we track but have not yet verified to the same standard. Profiles link to the official product source.

Questions people ask about Shark

Which Shark robot vacuum is the best?

The ThermaCharged PowerDetect at £679.99 for most homes: the hottest dock in this price range and 180 minutes of runtime. The NeverTouch Pro is the one with published UK reviews behind it.

Why is there no suction figure for Shark robots?

Because Shark does not publish one in Pascals, the unit every other brand here uses. We leave the cell blank rather than convert between units that are not equivalent.

Are Shark robots as good as Roborock or Dreame?

On published evidence they are less documented: two models, three reviews between them, and no numeric score we could quote. That is not the same as being worse — it is less to go on.

Does the heated dock matter?

It is the difference between pads that smell after a fortnight and pads that do not. At 85°C Shark washes hotter than most rivals, which is why the cheaper model is our pick.