How to choose

The decisions that actually change what you end up with.

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A wooden-cased valve radio with a round tuning dial, speaker grille and bakelite knobs — A mid-century tabletop valve radio in a polished wooden case.Photo: 池田正樹 - Masaki Ikeda · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page

White disc-shaped robot vacuum with a single power button, on grey wood-effect flooring

How to choose

Robot or cordless stick: what the UK rules do and do not require

The UK ecodesign rules set a dust pick-up floor for corded mains vacuums only. Battery and robot machines are excluded, which changes how you choose between them.

Updated 3/11/2026 · 9 min

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