Dyson Launches Three Nurovi Robot Vacuums From $550 to $1,200

Dyson has launched three Nurovi robot vacuums, moving its home-cleaning robots to laser-based lidar navigation and creating a steep choice ladder: a $550 vacuum-only model, a $700 Costco-exclusive vacuum-mop, and a $1,200 flagship with UV-assisted stain detection.

The release is a change in how Dyson’s robots find their way around a home. Its previous robot vacuum relied on an HD camera; every Nurovi model instead uses lidar, a laser-based navigation system. Dyson is pairing that navigation shift with what it calls a Twin-Capture System, designed to collect dust and debris from both hard floors and carpets.

Three versions of the same platform

The shared navigation and pickup system give the line a common base, but the practical differences begin with what each machine can clean. The R1 is intended only to vacuum. The R2 and R3 both add mopping, turning the central buying decision into more than a question of suction power or navigation hardware.

• R1 Nurovi Dry: a $550 vacuum-only robot with lidar navigation and Twin-Capture cleaning.
• R2 Nurovi Wash+Dry: a $700 vacuum-mop with 21,000 Pa of advertised suction, sold exclusively through Costco.
• R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV: a $1,200 vacuum-mop with UV-assisted stain detection and 30,000 Pa of advertised suction.

$550R1 Nurovi Dry

The entry model is a vacuum-only robot.

$700R2 Nurovi Wash+Dry

The middle model vacuums and mops, but is exclusive to Costco.

$1,200R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV

The flagship adds UV-assisted stain detection alongside vacuuming and mopping.

The flagship’s extra promise

The R3 carries the most ambitious software claim in the group. Dyson says its AI can identify up to 200 types of household substances and clean them until they are gone. UV light is meant to help the machine find stains on the floor, rather than simply follow a scheduled route through the room.

That makes the R3’s $500 gap over the R2 about a bundle of claimed capabilities, not merely stronger advertised suction. It has 30,000 Pa versus the R2’s 21,000 Pa, while adding the UV feature and Dyson’s AI-based substance identification. Whether those additions translate into better stain removal is still an open product question; WIRED said it plans to test all three models.

The middle model’s access problem

For buyers who want mopping without the R3’s flagship price, the R2 is the obvious point in the lineup—but it is also the one Dyson has limited to Costco. The R1 and R3 are available through Dyson’s website, while the R2’s retail restriction means its apparent middle-ground value depends partly on where a customer can shop.

For now, the launch offers clear price and feature distinctions, but not a verified answer on cleaning results. Dyson’s next test is straightforward: whether lidar, Twin-Capture collection and the R3’s stain-finding system make the machines meaningfully better at the jobs that matter after they leave the spec sheet.