Guides/Patrol

How to pick a patrol robot

Cameras that roll. You drive them, or they loop a map. They do not vacuum.

Updated September 2026

Compare patrol robots

From the copy on each details page. A check means we found that claim. Blank means we did not — not that the machine lacks it. Name, rating, and price stay put when you scroll sideways.

RobotRatingPriceCameraRuntimeAuto-dockTwo-way talkAuto-patrolMapsTracksTreatsAlexa
Enabot EBO XEnabot—4K180 min————
Enabot EBO Air 2 PlusEnabot
3.9(136)
$4003K150 min—————
Enabot EBO Air 2SEnabot
3.8(62)
$2992.5K120 min—————
Enabot ROLA PetPalEnabot
3.8(39)
$2002.5K120 min————
Enabot EBO Air 2Enabot
4.1(365)
$1992K120 min—————
Enabot ROLA MiniEnabot
4.3(886)
$1622K———————
Enabot EBO SEEnabot
4.4(1,259)
$1391080p300 min—————
A2Unitree$100,000—————————
B2Unitree$100,000—————————
B2-WUnitree$100,000—————————
SpotBoston Dynamics——————————

How to read the table

Camera is the picture: 1080p on SE, 2K on ROLA Mini and Air 2, up to 4K on EBO X. Auto-dock means it tries to find a home; ROLA Mini has no dock — you plug a cable. Auto-patrol and Maps are EBO X (and Astro, if it ever lists).

Two-way talk is the pet-check job. Treats is PetPal. Loona is a toy, not this aisle.

Match the house

Amazon volume, a dock: SE. WIRED’s on-wheels pick: ROLA Mini. Same idea, Air 2 body: Air 2. Two-way video: Air 2S or Air 2 Plus. Treats: PetPal. Cruise a map without driving: EBO X, Enabot-direct.

How to read the ribbons

This aisle does not have a Wirecutter-style 2026 roundup. WIRED named ROLA Mini and SE. Owner stars are the other signal. Air 2 is here because Amazon sells it.

A straightforward pick

Pet check from work, want a dock: SE. 2K and you will plug it in: ROLA Mini. Want it to cruise a map: EBO X. Do not buy a patrol robot to replace a vacuum.

Models to start with

The ones this guide keeps naming. Ribbons are 2026 lists; hover a ribbon for the publication and the slot they used. Cards still go to Amazon.

The 2026 lists

These are the roundups behind the ribbons. Read them if you want the full argument — product cards on this site still go to Amazon.