Robot vacs handle mixed floors fine — just skip the mop.

Yes, a robot vacuum works great on tile and hardwood. The mopping part is the problem.

Most robot vacs that also mop use a wet pad or water tank. On hardwood, that can be a disaster if you’re not careful — pooling water, warped planks, finish damage. Tile is fine, but the moment it glides onto wood, you’re rolling the dice.

If your robot has a separate mop module, just leave it off and use it for vacuum only. Or get a dedicated dry-vac robot and mop by hand. That’s the honest advice: a combo unit on mixed floors is asking for trouble unless the robot is smart enough to detect wood and avoid mopping there. Most aren’t.

Stick to a dry robot for both surfaces. Then mop the tile yourself.