Lydsto
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What Lydsto is
Lydsto is a cleaning appliance brand whose store signs off with the line "Born for cleanliness." Its own site description says it "focuses on the research and development of high-end cleaning appliances such as cordless vacuum cleaners and sweeping robots" and calls Lydsto "Xiaomi's supply chain brand." The robot vacuum and mop combos are the center of the catalog, but the brand has spread into pool robots, handheld vacuums and window cleaners.
The international store at lydsto.com prices everything in US dollars, with a country selector that covers the United States, Canada, most of Europe, the UK, Australia, Japan, South Korea and more. The footer also links to Lydsto shops for Türkiye, Korea, Russia, the UAE and Iran, an Amazon US store and two AliExpress stores, so the brand reaches buyers through its own site and through marketplaces.
The range
Lydsto's store lists eight robot vacuum and mop models with a suction figure in each product name, which makes the ladder easy to read.
The entry point is the R1D Edge, listed from $249.00 against $279.00. The G2 at 2700Pa comes next, from $449.99. The G1 lifts suction to 3300Pa and was on sale from $269.99, down from $339.99, which on sale made it the cheapest of the numbered-suction models.
The middle of the range is crowded. The R3 (3000Pa) sold from $499.99 against $669.99, the R1 Pro (3200Pa) from $589.99 against $769.99, and the S1 (3000Pa) from $649.99 against $829.99. The L1 pairs 3300Pa with a price from $724.99, down from $909.99.
At the top sits the W2, a 5000Pa robot vacuum and mop at $1,099.99 on sale from $1,199.99. The navigation menu also lists the R5, R5D, R1 EDGE and an R10 4-in-1, which had no price in the store listing.
What the steps buy, as the store presents it, is mostly suction: 2700Pa at the bottom, a cluster between 3000Pa and 3300Pa in the middle, and 5000Pa at the top. The home page promotes two headline features across the range, "Laser Navigation" and "Automatic Dust Collection", and a third, "Washing, Mopping Ozone and Ag+ Double Sterilization", for its mopping models. Accessories sold for the W2 series include dust bags, which fits a self-emptying dock.
Beyond floor robots
Pool cleaning is Lydsto's second robot line. The menu names the P1 MAX, P1MINI PRO, S2 ULTRA, S1, S1 LITE and S3. The S3 product page lists a 15000mAh battery for "180 minutes of uninterrupted cleaning", pools up to 2000 sq. ft., three cleaning modes (floor, wall and waterline), a "Quad-Motor & Dual-Suction System" and a cordless design, at a regular price of $599.99. In the all-products listing, the P1 MAX was $1,499.99 against $1,799.00 and the P1 MINI $149.00 against $399.00.
The cheaper pool options are simpler. The S1 is a cordless, rechargeable handheld pool vacuum at $199.00, and the S2ULTRA robot pool cleaner was listed at $229.00. The S3 page explains its navigation as a "P-smart 2.0 algorithm" using an IMU sensor and ultrasonic technology, and says it suits both in-ground and above-ground pools. That makes the pool line a ladder of its own, from a handheld stick to a quad-motor robot that climbs walls and cleans the waterline.
The handheld range is large for a robot brand. The Multivac 1 and Multivac 2 double as air inflators, the 3in1 Multivac adds a power bank and emergency power, and the H2, H4 and W1U are cordless vacuums, with the H4 from $519.99 and the W1U from $529.99. The smaller models sell for far less: the H2 from $62.99, the Multivac 2 from $84.99 and the 3in1 Multivac from $99.99. The C1 is a portable carpet and upholstery cleaner at $199.99. The window cleaner menu names the WL04, WL04 MAX, WL07, WL07 MAX and WL09.
Parts, app and policies
Lydsto sells consumables by series rather than as generic parts. For the W2 series there are dust bags, side brushes, roller brushes, round cloths and HEPA filters. The R1, R1 PRO, S1 and L1 series share filter screens, main brushes, mop cloths, disposable mop cloths and batteries. The R5 series has its own main brush and mop cloth. The product page advertised 20% off accessories with an app code, and the app has a download page for Android and iOS.
The store's banners promise free shipping, discount codes such as $30 off robot vacuums and $10 off handhelds during promotions, a "30-Day Money-Back Guarantee" and a "1 Year Free Warranty". The footer links to a refund policy and a shipping policy, and the store runs a rewards program, an affiliate program and a crowdfunding section for new products.
Customer reviews on the home page give a sense of daily use. One owner writes that the robot "rinses the rags himself, every 6 minutes of washing." Another praises the "powerful self-cleaning base (even small stones can be removed from the container)". These are buyer comments shown by the brand, not specifications.
Where Lydsto is thinner
Floor robot detail on the store is mostly the Pa figure in each product name and the promotional banners. The store lists no battery runtime for any robot vacuum, while the S3 pool robot gets a full specification list. Which floor models have laser navigation, a self-emptying dock or the ozone and Ag+ mop sterilization is not spelled out per model in the listing.
The warranty banner gives a length of one year and nothing more, and the refund and shipping terms sit on separate policy pages.
Who Lydsto suits
Lydsto suits a buyer who wants a robot vacuum and mop that also washes floors, with sale prices on the store running from $249.00 to $1,099.99, and who likes seeing suction stated up front. The G1 and R1D Edge are the budget entries, the R3 and R1 Pro the middle, and the W2 the choice for someone who wants the brand's strongest suction.
It suits a household with a pool particularly well, since the same brand covers the floors and the pool, with pool robots from the P1 MINI up to the P1 MAX. A buyer who also wants a small handheld vacuum that doubles as an air inflator will find that here too, from $78.99 on sale for the Multivac 1.
The 30-day money-back guarantee lowers the risk of a first purchase. Buyers who want detailed runtime and dock specifications for each floor model before ordering will find the store listing lighter on those points than on price and suction.