Bosch

What the brand is

Bosch is a German home appliance brand, and robot vacuums are one of its newer categories. Bosch's own press boilerplate says Robert Bosch founded the company in Germany in 1886 as the "Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering," and that since 1967 its home appliance division has been part of BSH Home Appliances Group, with over 56,000 employees and 37 factories in approximately 50 countries. The same boilerplate calls Bosch "Europe's leading home appliance brand," a claim the press releases make for themselves, and gives its guiding principle as "invented for life."

Wikipedia fills in the corporate picture. BSH Hausgeräte is based in Munich and grew out of a joint venture set up in May 1967 between Robert Bosch GmbH and Siemens AG. Siemens sold its shares to Bosch, a sale Wikipedia says was completed in January 2015. Wikipedia reports annual sales of 15.3 billion euros in 2024 and a group of about 80 companies in 50 countries. The smart home directory Matter Alpha lists the maker of the Spotless robot as BSH Home Appliances, which is the company behind the Bosch name here.

The Spotless range

Bosch announced Spotless in a press release dated 3 September 2025, calling it "a range of new cleaning robots that vacuum and mop" with two basic and two premium models: Spotless, Spotless +, Spotless Max and Spotless Max Cam. The release said they would reach stores from autumn 2025, with a recommended retail price that varies by model and starts at €519.00. Matter Alpha lists 8 certified versions of the Spotless design, including BCRI3BX1, BCRDW3BX and BCRC1W.

Every model shares the same cleaning head, according to the press release. The Carbon Power Brush mixes carbon fibers, which Bosch says handle hard floors, with synthetic fibers for carpet, and packs the thin carbon fibers in high density so dirt does not escape. It is designed for less hair entanglement and comes apart for cleaning through what Bosch calls the EasyClean mechanism. Suction is given as 11,000 Pa across the range.

The steps up the range change three things: the mop, the obstacle sensing and the dock.

• Mopping. The press release says Spotless and Spotless + carry a static wet mop, while Spotless Max and Spotless Max Cam have two rotating wet mops, one of which extends automatically to reach edges and corners.
• Obstacle detection. Spotless and Spotless + use infrared light to detect and avoid obstacles. Spotless Max and Spotless Max Cam switch to structured light, which Bosch says detects even small obstacles such as flowerpots and children's toys. The Max Cam adds a camera for more precise obstacle detection in areas that are hard to navigate. On both Max models a tap on the bumper with your foot starts the robot.
• The station. Every model charges on a service station. The Spotless + Dry-Service Station empties the robot's dust box into a 1.5-liter dust box in the station, so no dust bag is needed. The Spotless Max and Spotless Max Cam get a Dry-Wet-Service Station that empties the robot, refills its water tank, and washes and dries the mops. Its dust bag holds 3 liters, the freshwater tank 4 liters and the dirty water tank 3.5 liters, and the mops are washed with water heated to up to 70°C and then dried with hot air. A Spotless Max version with an antibacterial dust bag adds an activated carbon layer that, per Bosch, filters even the smallest particles and binds odors.

Sensors, the release says, keep the robot running straight along walls and edges and let it adapt to the surface, for example by raising suction on carpet.

The app and smart home links

All Spotless robots run in the Bosch Home Connect app, where users configure settings and set start times. The press release says the data stays in the EU under EU data protection rules, and that the tested IT security is confirmed by a BSI certificate. Voice control through Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomeKit can be switched on in the app, with a footnote saying the HomeKit route arrives at the end of 2025 via Matter integration. Another footnote notes that some functions need a Home Connect account and a SingleKey ID account connected over the internet.

The release describes Home Connect as a central place to control home appliances, switching them on and off, selecting functions and putting them into energy-saving mode, so a household that already uses it for other Bosch appliances adds the robot to an app it knows.

The built-in kitchen robot

Bosch's second robot takes a very different route. A press release from Munich, dated April 21 according to The Gadgeteer, presents the Bosch Built-In Vacuum and Mop Robot, developed in collaboration with ECOVACS, as "the world's first built-in vacuum and mop robot." The Gadgeteer reports it as the first product of the strategic partnership between the two companies, first shown at IFA 2025 in Berlin and again at Milan Design Week. According to The Gadgeteer, ECOVACS supplies the robotics platform and navigation, while Bosch handles the cabinet integration.

Everything lives in the sink base cabinet, with space left for a standard waste disposal system, the press release says. The service station connects to the fresh water supply, the wastewater line and an electrical outlet, and cleans both the robot and itself. It has an antibacterial dust bag with a 2-liter capacity and an automatic detergent dispensing system, and it washes the mopping pads with 75°C hot water and dries them with 45°C hot air. An anti-leakage system is there to keep water out of the cabinets, and an automated door in the baseboard lets the robot drive in and out by itself. Notebookcheck sums up the owner's part of maintenance as replacing the 2-liter dust bag when it is full.

The robot is 84 millimeters high and, per the press release, fits under baseboards of 10 cm or more. Its 20,000 Pa of suction is described by Bosch as its most powerful robot vacuum to date. Two rotating mopping pads, one extendable, and an extendable side brush work the edges. It navigates with a Smart Vision camera, structured light and other sensors, lifts its mop pads by up to 9 millimeters on carpet, and handles barriers such as door thresholds up to 20 millimeters high. Notebookcheck adds that it supports AI object recognition. In the Home Connect app users can view and edit the robot's floor plan, set no-go zones and routines, and name the robot.

Bosch says a trained kitchen installer can fit it into any kitchen, and the press release put store availability from spring 2026. The Gadgeteer and Notebookcheck both reported that no price had been published at announcement.

Caveats

The Spotless release gives a starting price but not a price for each model, and neither release sets out warranty terms, spare part prices or how long the app will be supported. The built-in robot adds its own condition: it needs plumbing and an installer, so it fits a kitchen being planned or refitted rather than an impulse purchase. The Gadgeteer's coverage centers on European stores, and the releases name no other markets for it.

Who these robots suit

Spotless and Spotless + suit a buyer who wants a Bosch vacuum and mop robot at the €519.00 starting price, with the Spotless + station taking the chore of emptying the bin. The Spotless Max fits homes with more hard floor, where rotating mops, heated mop washing and automatic refilling pay off, and the Max Cam is for rooms full of obstacles. Households already using Home Connect gain one more appliance in the same app.

The built-in robot is for someone planning a new kitchen who wants the dock, the water tanks and the maintenance out of sight, and who is happy to have it installed like a dishwasher.