Project Farm rated the Kenmore as the best in its test for cleaning close to a wall.
Pros: Overall opinion, Weight
Cons: Hair‑Wrap / Tangle Resistance, Crevice / Groove Pickup (Hard Floors)
Project Farm rated the Kenmore as the best in its test for cleaning close to a wall.
Pros: Overall opinion, Weight
Cons: Hair‑Wrap / Tangle Resistance, Crevice / Groove Pickup (Hard Floors)
Edge and baseboard performance is praised by TechRadar/Yahoo and in a hands-on wall test.
Pros: Hard Floor — Fine Dust Pickup, Odor control
Cons: Bin and Bag, Cordless convenience
Edge and baseboard cleaning is consistently strong, with multiple reviewers reporting good cleanup along walls and edges.
Pros: Suction and Airflow, Overall opinion
Cons: Ease of use, Maneuverability and Handling
Edge and baseboard pickup receives strong praise from customers who say it leaves little behind.
Pros: Weight, Overall opinion
Cons: Hard Floor — Large Debris Intake
Edge and baseboard cleaning was mostly strong, with several reviewers noting good edge pickup or useful crevice/detail tools.
Pros: Overall opinion, Suction and Airflow
Cons: Bin and Bag, Maintenance requirements
Edge and wall cleaning were strong across tests, with reviewers noting good pickup along wall edges and coffee/rice edge tests.
Pros: Convertible handheld design, Overall opinion
Cons: Odor control, Weight
Edge and baseboard cleaning was one of the clearest strengths, with dual-sided edge access repeatedly praised for reaching trim, walls, and corners.
Pros: Overall opinion, Mopping performance
Cons: Controls and UI, Emptying and Mess Control
One reviewer used it along a baseboard and said the cleanup result was strong.
Pros: Suction and Airflow, Overall opinion
Cons: Noise level, Hard Floor — Large Debris Intake
Edge cleaning is supported by Consumer Reports evidence that the Stratos is very good around room edges.
Pros: Hair‑Wrap / Tangle Resistance, Price and Value
Cons: Odor control, Weight
Hard-floor edge and baseboard cleaning were generally positive where reviewers saw close edge pathing and good cabinet-line coverage.
Pros: Overall opinion, Mopping performance
Cons: Obstacle Avoidance (Robot), Mop lifting system
Edge and baseboard cleaning was reasonably good in the wall-rice test, though not flawless close to the wall.
Pros: Overall opinion, Suction and Airflow
Cons: Hard Floor — Large Debris Intake, Floorhead design
Edge cleaning evidence was mixed: some tests saw good edge debris handling, while another review called edge cleaning weak.
Pros: AI, Smart, App and Automation, Map and Path Efficiency (Robot Vacuums)
Cons: Maintenance requirements, Dock noise
Edge and baseboard cleaning was mixed, with good edge debris pickup in one test and wall/baseboard gaps in others.
Pros: Overall opinion, AI, Smart, App and Automation
Cons: Noise level, Price and Value
Edge and baseboard evidence was mixed: some reviewers liked edge access or baseboard reach, while others criticized corner trouble or single-edge cleaning.
Pros: Overall opinion, Water tank
Cons: Maintenance requirements, Solution / Liquid system
Edge and baseboard cleaning is mixed: one test found the Dyson missed rice near the center, while another called edge cleaning good but not best.
Pros: Overall opinion, Suction and Airflow
Cons: Weight, Area Rug Handling
Edge and baseboard cleaning had a mixed result because head-on pickup was good but parallel wall passes left debris behind.
Pros: Overall opinion, Carpet — Medium-Pile Pickup
Cons: Runtime, Hair‑Wrap / Tangle Resistance