Hutt window cleaning robot: Is the extra charge for the more expensive model worth it?
28.5.2026
Translation: machine translated
Pictures: Lorenz Keller
Hutt cleans the windows with different systems: with two round mops or with a combination of a round and a rectangular mop. Which works better?
Hutt is known for its inexpensive window cleaning robots such as the new DDC55PRO and its various predecessors, which use two round mops to wipe the window. The Hutt 10 is based on a different concept: the device has only one mop that rotates all round. It also pulls a rectangular cloth over the glass. Which concept works better when tested?
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Clean the surface
Hutt DDC55PRO: The two round mops scrub at the same time. They clean the disc with the liquid from the nozzle, they dry and polish - all in one. This works quite well if the covers are changed regularly. The result is certainly not perfect, but ok. The mops scrub away pollen, fingerprints and light soiling. Sometimes a small streak is still visible. If the dirt has dried up, I have to do it by hand.
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Hutt 10: The round mop cleans the dirt first, the rectangular, slightly finer textile cover polishes and then dries. This usually works well, as each area is covered by both methods. With one exception: the strip at the very top of the window is only cleaned and not polished. In addition, a small streak sometimes remains, but overall the result is slightly better than with the DDC55PRO. The Hutt 10 is convincing when it comes to pollen, fingerprints and light soiling. The robot does not manage dried-on stains, which require you to really scrub away with a cloth - this applies to the entire appliance category.
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Cleaning corners and edges
Hutt DDC55PRO: The round mops reach the edges well - and also clean the inside of the frame thanks to their thickness. However, the result is not perfect here either: small streaks remain visible from time to time. The robot can't quite get into the corners due to its design. The round mops leave a square centimetre uncleaned in every corner.
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Hutt 10: The cleaning of the edges is just as good, but not better. The Hutt 10 with its rectangular mop would have an advantage in the corners. In purely physical terms, the textile cover could reach the corners, but it is not used there at all. The manufacturer misses an opportunity: the appliance always cleans the top and bottom edges of the windows with the round mop - leaving around one square centimetre of surface area uncleaned.
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Cleaning tiles, joints or glass roofs
Hutt DDC55PRO: The robot can do more than the manufacturer promises. When tested, the device navigated around obstacles without any problems, drove over small bumps or cleaned rimless windows. The DDC55PRO also travels over tiles and joints. It can clean glass roofs from above and below - although it sometimes struggles with orientation in the horizon.
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Hutt 10: This model cleans conventional windows. It fails to clean glass roofs or panes with gaps - but Hutt explicitly advises against this. Nevertheless, the robot recognises edgeless panes and cleans them perfectly. It also sucks up tiles without any problems and overcomes joints.
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Cleaning speed
Hutt DDC55PRO: The inexpensive model cleans the reference window with an area of 4.18 square metres in just over 17 minutes. This is slower than all models tested so far. The measured figure confirms the impression from everyday life: the robot is really slow.
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Hutt 10: The Hutt 10 also moves slowly across the window pane. But it still cleans the reference window in just over eleven minutes. Significantly faster than its sister model - but still slower than the competition.
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Volume
Hutt DDC55PRO: I measured a volume of 74.6 decibels directly on the robot. This is not quiet, but the measured value is significantly lower than that of many competitor models.
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Hutt 10: On the second model, I measured 74 decibels during cleaning, mainly from the suction mechanism. This corresponds to the DDC55PRO - and is a good result overall.
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Price
Hutt DDC55PRO: At the time of comparison at the beginning of May, I paid 183 francs or 199 euros for the cheaper model. This makes it one of the cheaper window cleaning robots on the market.
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Hutt 10: The price at the same time is 275 francs or 299 euros. That's 50 per cent more than the Hutt DDC55PRO.
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Conclusion: The low-cost robot wins
In an overall comparison, the cheaper Hutt DDC55PRO is the better deal for most households. This is especially true if you don't just want to clean conventional windows. In terms of cleaning performance alone, the Hutt 10 delivers the slightly better result, but you'll have to judge for yourself whether this is worth the extra cost.
You can find the detailed tests of the two window cleaning robots here:
Lorenz Keller
Senior Editor
Lorenz.Keller@digitecgalaxus.chGadgets are my passion - whether you need them for the home office, for the household, for sport and pleasure or for the smart home. Or, of course, for the big hobby next to the family, namely fishing.
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