What Reddit says about Roborock

“The Roborock Curv, Dreame vacuums with the tri cut brush as the other person mentioned, and Narwarl Freo Z Ultra are probably the ones you want. Curv and Freo Z have brushes that are designed to pick up the hair and then the hair travels along the brush until it falls of the brush and is vacuumed up. The Dreame one cuts the brush, however the brush design results in weaker debris pick up.”

“From the photo that doesn't look like what I'd consider high-pile carpet. It looks more like a dense, low-pile carpet, kind of like the carpet you'd see in classrooms or offices. I went through a ton of robot vacuum comparisons using this spreadsheet I found on the BIFL subreddit before buying mine, and one thing I learned is that dense low-pile carpet is generally much easier for robot vacuums than true plush or shag carpet. I ended up with a Roborock and have been happy with it on a mix of hard floors and rugs. With the amount of cat hair you're describing, I'd focus on good pet hair performance and navigation first, then worry about the mopping features second.”

“The Dyson VisNav 360 at 349 (not great navigation and battery life) or the roborock q10 s5+ :)”

“I have the roborock qrevo edge 2, it's the best mop I've ever had lol”

“Not sure if they can steal it but better to be careful. I would recommend Roborock or Xiaomi, both of them are good”

“I just picked up a Roborock Q5 Max+ on sale the other week. Not really worried, it only has lidar so no cameras, and lives on an isolated IoT network anyways.”

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“Check out roborock Qrevo Curv, it comes wit flexi arm, so it covers all edges with mopping and vacuum”

“I love my roborock qrevo S (QV 35A) it mops really well.”

“2 years later my roborock s8 maxv ultra is still working great, I want to upgrade to there new model and move the s8 to the second floor eventually.”

“Great post. I had most of the same criteria. For what it’s worth, I ultimately decided to go with the MOVA p10 pro ultra. Factors that tipped me into making that decision: 3 year warranty (plus I opted for additional 3 years in the order on Amazon; 6 years total gives me more courage to try Mova as a “new” brand, that plus it looks to be the same manufacturing as Dreame ( a well reviewed brand) higher pa (I realize airflow is a more important metric) strong reviews on vacuum wars and Just a Dad. (rTings.com was not as enthusiastic, but decent) I plan to really put it through the paces for the next 2 months, taking advantage of Amazon’s extended holiday return window. Good luck with your final decision. I have had Roborocks and think you will be pleased if you stay with the Qrevo Pro”

“I bought my Roborock S4 when it was highly rated by them and was not disappointed. Its exactly as they tested, has a little trouble with corners but does great with pet hair and cat litter on multiple surfaces.”

“Vacuum Wars is legit. Go Dreame L20 Ultra or Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra. They're great for LVT, rugs, clutter, and low maintenance. Should last 3–5 yrs with basic upkeep.”

“Love my roborock saros 10r. I have 5 dogs and kids, cleans extremely well, almost never gets stuck. I wipe the robot down about once a month, swap out the mop pads every week, and rinse the mop washer plate about every other week or when I notice it getting dirtier than usual. Would love to get one with the drainage system to get everything truly automated.”

“so far the roborock saros 20 has been the least maintenance robot I have tried.”

“I have the Saros 10R and it’s incredibly low maintenance. The only thing I do regularly (every week or two) is take care of the dirty/clean water. Every once in a while I dust the sensors clean. And even more rarely I rinse off the tray where it docks (this is very easy to clean) and the filter. Occasionally I wash or replace the mop pads (I throw them in the laundry with my towels sometimes) but I went months without doing that even. I’ve had it for ~8 months and have not once had to detangle or do anything with the brushes. I do have a cat. I run full vac then mop 2-3 times a week. The Roborock app is good at tracking when you need to do any maintenance (like it suggests wiping sensors after 30 hours of runtime and will alert you when you hit 30 hours).”

“My rorborock edge rollers never get hair stuck (the duo divide brush actually works) - My maintenance is - every sunday I take 5-10 min and empty/fill the two water containers and rinse off the filter in the sink and wipe off the sensors on the bot. Then every 2-3 months I replace the filter bag and throw the mop pads in washing machine. (Yeah I should probably do that more often, they just don't seem to get that dirty, the dock cleans em pretty well)”

“I got a Roborock S5 exactly four years ago, for $360. Speaking of privacy, I picked this one because it could be converted to open source control software so it's not even sending that LIDAR map to anyone. Now, many more vacuums can use this software. My vacuum doesn't have a challenging life, and it still works just like new after four years.”

“That's too bad. I've had great luck with my Q-Revo. We have it cover about 1100 sq ft on our main floor. It's a mix of rugs/hardwood and so far it has held up great! We have 2 dogs and 2 birds that love to fling their seeds everywhere. What has your problems been with it?”

“Another satisfied Roborock customer here. BIFL? Probably not, but it's been solid for three years.”

“Roborock max 5 Vacuums, mops, has lidar navigation, much better than my old roomba.”

“I have a Roborock S6 Pure thats been going strong for 5 years. Its got mapping, invisible walls, no go areas, etc and a mop pad. Its an excellent budget option imo but the software is a little basic. Roombas have much more sophisticated software for avoiding doggy accidents and spot detection, some of them even do suction mopping.”

“Get the Roborock S4. 150 minutes of clean time on a charge and it has a bigger dust bin compared to the higher models with mopping. I have 3000sq ft and it works great.”

“I have 4, and they've all been great. But their new S6 MaxV looks insane. I'll be getting a couple as soon as I can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CNBGmFjV6g”

“Roborock S6 has been treating me well.”

“I don’t which is the best, but I love my Roborock S4(don’t need the Mopping function)”

“Wait for the Roborock S6 MaxV which should be out available to purchase in a month or so. If you have a pet, it's the only robot vacuum you should get. It can see and avoid poo, throwup, etc, as well as anything else. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CNBGmFjV6g”

“I've had my Roborock S6 for 3.5 years and it's been great. It runs 3 days a week over a fully carpeted apartment to help pick up the hair of our two long-hair cats. You can get replacement parts easy which is nice because the rollers and filters wear out over time. Looking online it appears that the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra or Roborock S8 Plus is the one that is generally recommended for hardwood floors. For dogs I'd probably recommend getting one with the self-emptying cannister, even though they're more expensive. As a side note, if you want to get a robot mop, don't use the combination vacuum/mop machines. Just get one that is exclusively a robot mop. Because the combo machines will never be quite as good as one that has only one dedicated function.”

“I knew my weird hobby of watching videos about vaccum cleaners would come in handy. As others have said absolutely the roborock Specifically the roborock Qrevo, it's great on almost every front and a bit cheaper than their other models whike performing better.”

“Roborock S8 ultra. We love it. Runs every other day, vacuum and mop. Have had it about a year and a half”

“We have a Flat Coated Retriever - for those who don't know, that's a big fella who sheds a tonne of long (4 inch plus) fur (as the old saying goes - retrievers shed twice a year - once in the summer for 6 months and once in the winter for 6 months). For a long time I thought a robo-vac could never handle it. Finally decided to try one (a Roborock Q Revo) about a year ago. I was wrong, it's great. The main trick to it is never to let the fur buildup to the point that it gets clogged. I run ours 2 or 3 times a day through the whole downstairs (almost all hard floor), & only need to do a quick de-tangle of the brush once or twice a week. The one caveat is that it isn't as effective on carpet, but if you're all hard floor you should be grand. The mopping is good too. Put it this way - if it broke tomorrow I'd have no hesitation buying another one (or whatever the newer version is).”

“We have the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra and love it. The phone app is second to none in my opinion, having used Shark, iRobot and Neato in the past. We've had it for 2-3 years now and no issues at all other than regular cleaning & maintenance. Ours is the full auto-empty/wash/mop base, but you can get them without the mop cleaning part for a bit cheaper. Highly recommend the mopping one though if you have hard floors. Just set that thing to vac & mop every other day and never worry about dirty floors again. Checkout "Vacuum wars" on YouTube, he has fantastic videos testing & comparing all the various robot vacuum models.”

“Used to have iRobot/Roomba. But after looking at a bunch of videos from the vacuum wars YouTube channel (extensive testing of all the brands), I went with Roborock. I’ve had the S7 for 2 years, and the S4 I gave to my MIL after upgrading (hers still works perfectly). It’s a fantastic machine! Mopping function is decent but not fully replacing manual mopping, just reduces how often I need to do it. Black Friday is coming up, so I’m sure there will be good deals.”

“Roborock”

“A lot of the times it’s a simple cleaning. I have s8 pro ultra and honestly a quick little clean keeps it good for 1-2 months. Not sure if this applies to you but a splash of vinegar in the clean/dirty water tanks go a long way”

“I actually ended up getting a Roborock q7 m5+ after reading the review in this thread”

“I have a Roborock S6 that I’ve had and used at least three times a week for around five years at this point. For me that’s about two years longer than I expected given it’s a high tech appliance.”

“We got the roborock s8 ultra maxv. It is very nice”

“I have a Roborock S4 and it does a better job than I do. Hardest part is just to remember to start it. Best $700 I've spent in a while. Just remember also to pick up things it'll eat, shoelaces, cords, etc.”

“Roborock Qrevo Curv is the best on the market probably. Pet hair won’t tangle too easily since the brush rolls are great. The Roborock Q7 Max+ is the best value vacuum at the moment, and you can buy it refurbished too. Dual brush rolls are usually better.”

“I don't know how, but when I got my new q-revo I liiked at the main brush and shook my head, thinking 'that's gonna get clogged so bad! BUT, it doesn't, it seems to be designed to twist off chunks of hair as it goes along I guess. I don't think its got a cutter or anything. I don't have long human hair but a whole lot of doggos.”

“Roborock Qrevo Curv and basically any Dreame robot + TriCut brush 2.0”

“I’ve never had issues with constant pet hair and my wife’s long hair with our Roborock S7.”

“Also have roborocks since their s35. Currently have s8 max. Things are solid and work great. HA integration is top notch too. Highly recommend.”

“Roborock is cool. Order from Costco so you can return in a year and get the newest model.”

“I wasn't going to comment but your question stuck in the back of my mind so I thought I might contribute. I have 7 robot vacuums in my busy household, of various brands, and another 7 Scooba floor-scrubbing robots that are a defunct iRobot product, and have no reason to contradict the advice here - Roborock and Eufy are both solid performers. I would only add two things. The first is that I haven't really touched iRobot except for the second-hand Scoobas but they do finally seem to be offering uniquely useful products atm. It's latest vacuum-only, for instance, compresses the waste in the dustbin to increase the time between empties. The second is that I've had good success splitting the money between a smart vacuum/mop that recognises cables, sets a rational course for cleaning etc, and an absolutely dumb AF one that hurtles around for hours until its battery runs out. The latter encourages the family not to leave crap all over the floor, vacuums for far longer than any cleaner would and thus picks up a lot more dust despite typically slightly weaker suction. These things have no map, no idea where it is and will either flee screaming from a pile of cables or try to hump it to death. You can set a schedule then delete the app. They're also good for quick cleanups. The smarter ones will go through a sort of Chinese tea ceremony of preparing their pads and achieving perfect positioning whereas the cheapo boys barrel into the room like a redneck riding a pig and just get the job done.”

“Roborock”

“I just got the Roborock Qrevo Curv X and I have been very impressed with it! This is my 3rd robot vacuum, and it's SOOO much better than the others. The technology is so much more mature and it's just really good.”

“Roborock. Anyone not saying this hasn’t owned one.”

“I have owned a Roborock Qrevo Edge S5A for about 6 months. It replaced a series of Roomba products which all sucked in one horrible way or another. The Roborock restored my hope that I can someday be forever free of vacuuming and mopping. Highly recommended. Waaay less than two grand, BTW. Amazon delivered mine for a hair over $700.”

“Hands down, Roborock in my opinion. I've had an S4 for about 6 years and that thing is still going strong and runs twice a day. Super low maintenance, replacement brushes/filters are dirt cheap and long lasting. Their out of the box app is pretty good, everything is easy to set up, you get notifications for maintenance, when it starts/stops, or if it gets stuck. Most of their stuff integrates well with Home Assistant too, except the newer Q series stuff but they're working on that. Obviously my S4 still needs to be emptied regularly, but their new vac mops have docking stations that take care of storing all that so you don't need to do as much. I've heard nothing but good things about their newer stuff and, like I said, my S4 has thousands of hours on it with no issue. And from what I've seen a good chunk of their competition offers the same features but at a higher price. Only real downside is data privacy. It's not state owned by China directly, but Xiaomi (which is) has a and they have a controlling investment interest in the company IIRC. There are projects out there for custom firmware, but they're a little sketchy and carry the risk of bricking. Probably gonna be buying their Saros 10 with the dock in the near future.”

“Even when we had our cheap Roborock, it was a big help to have it vacuum three times a week to cut down on fur from our two cats. I would then do extra manual vacuuming when needed. I found it a big help to have something do more vacuuming each week than I have time or energy to do. (Our old Roborock was a refurbished model that we spend less than $150 on.)”

“Yes. I got a Roborock a couple years ago, just the best looking one under $300 which was the S8 max+ and even with only like 8,000 for the suction and no duo or cutting brush she had been on top of the shed from my three German shepherds, one of whom is a long hair. I just got a Cuervo as an upgrade which I haven’t had long enough to review.”

“I have 1 husky and 2 malamute, I use a Roborock s7 maxv. Works great, I just use a custom cleaning routine so the robot comes back and empty its bin after each room. Otherwise I’ll get a brick of hair.”

“I have 3 long hair cats and my Roborock Saros 10R is working flawless since 1 year. I never had to untangle the main brush, it's an amazing design!”

“Roborock s7 max ultra.”

“This question is really two main parts. You want a good vaccum. Vaccum Wars is a good starting point. Make sure to also watch some reviews on your specific model before buying. You also want something that's good with home assistant. I'd look up I can't speak for other brands, but my Roborock works great with home assistant. I wouldn't call it beginner friendly, but I have an automation for mine that when I'm away, it checks if a specific room has been cleaned. If not, it cleans that room, and increments a counter specific to that room up by one. Then it does the same for all the rooms in my house. Last peice of advice, everyone's budget is different, but I'd say having a dock and lidar have been essential upgrades for me. Dock means you don't need to empty it daily, and lidar makes it clean alot smarter.”

“I love my Roborock Q8 max. Only thing I’d trade it for would be a higher end Roborock. Compared to my old iRobot, which bumped into a lot of stuff, it’s nice watching the Roborock delicately approach a piece of furniture and stop 1/2” away.”

“I strongly recommend roborock not becouse of the robot is self, but the app is solid.. All the robots are more or less copy paste now.”

“went from roomba to roborock. couldn’t be happier.”

“The Roborock S8 Max V Ultra (the one with the dock) is truly outstanding! It pairs wonderfully with Home Assistant, making my life so much easier. I've created convenient buttons on my tablet throughout different rooms - just a quick tap and this helpful robot gets right to work! Couldn't be happier with this setup.”

“Bought the Roborock Saros 10R, it’s awesome. If you live in a single story with disposable income I’d get it.”

“Roborock q Revo has been good for me”

“Same. I wish I could do Valetudo, I would strongly prefer to keep everything local. That's a no go with three floors in the house, though. Can we get a fork that supports multiple floors? Even on its regular cloud service, it's been a massive upgrade over what I had before, and it integrates nicely with HA. My favorite automation so far: Cat uses the litter robot. After the litter robot flushes, wait a few minutes then send the Qrevo Slim out to vacuum up just the area around the litterbot to pick up any stray litter the kitties tracked out. So many cloud-attach devices seem to have connectivity problems or keep dropping off of HA, but not this Roborock. It alone seems as reliable as a local device. 9/10, would absolutely buy again.”

“I choose the qrevo slim thanks to them.”

“Ive been happy with my roborock q7max, for the price its a great value.”

“Ours (X1 Omni) is about to be passed on to the next unlucky sod who’ll have to cope with its demented behaviours that can only be solved temporarily with off-and-on-again. We’ll have a Roborock S8 Ultra instead.”

“Ecovacs is shit, you neet to attend map every few days. Go with roborock”

“Did Ecovacs figure out their map/navigation issues? I had an Ecovacs top end model 3 years ago that would clean well, but would constantly get lost going back to its base, and also constantly forget the map of the house and start a new one. The Roborock I got has been so much nicer to live with, it's hard to overstate. I see Vacuum Wars loves the new Ecovacs models for cleaning performance, but they also rated the model I got highly for cleaning. it's hard for me to trust Ecovacs again”

“Roborock dreame ecovacs I personally use Roborock saros 10R.”

“I have three Roborock, they get retired and moved to other parts of the house. Had them about 6 years. They have been great!”

“Roborock qrevo. Purchased on special from Harvey Norman, it has dual spinning mop heads (much better than a static cloth that just gets dragged behind) and it’ll lift the mop heads for carpet. It has high enough suction that it keeps the dust and the hair from two cats (one long haired) under control. I love it. It autoempties the bin and cleans its mops after every clean. I’ve never had any issues with it dropping off the network, and the app works fine.”

“Roborock S6 Pure is pretty good, both the vacuum and the app. It's probably one of their mid-range options, though is a few years old now.”

“Bought a roborock off marketplace for $100. It's an older model obv but still works and the app is fine. Would probably stick with that brand for a newer model if i can find it in NZ! Saw the new Dyson one is being advertised. Would be interesting to hear how anyone's found that.”

“We got roborock saros z70”

“We've got a Roborock Q10v plus. Deals well with 1x Choc Lab and 1x Wife that shed all year round. The mop is a bit average, but we dont have much tiled area. Auto-empty into the base station is amazing. Just wish they had reusable bags. Really good as avoiding cords and the odd stray sock. Software is pretty good. Got them from PBTech for $550 each. (I think it was a price error, because they were around $1500 everywhere else at the time) We have one upstairs and one downstairs.”

“someone here recommended teh roborock Q something. I am very happy with it”

“We have two Roborock S7 vacs. One for upstairs, one for downstairs. Have the same model makes replacement brushes, cycling filters easier etc. The app seems fine, but we have them loaded into HomeAssistant.”

“Roborock Q Revo here. We use it every weekend and it does a good job, especially as we were bad at mopping. I have to use our stick vac to catch what it’s missed but it still saves lots of time. Love how it goes under the bed where we can’t reach.”

“I had a Roborock that died and we decided to swap to Dreame since it gets good online reviews. I don’t think we should have shifted. Maybe the Dreame is better on paper but I know the roborock’s quirks.”

“I have a fairly old (5 years ish) Roborock and it’s pretty good with Labrador hair.”

“I have a corgi, so his fur gets everywhere. I decided to upgrade to the Roborock QX Revo Arc from Costco. It does a good job sucking up his fur and then mopping after it's done vacuuming. It's pricey, so if you don't mind waiting a little while for a sale, it's very good. It's currently $820, but I got it for $560 a few months ago pre-tax. It replaced my J7+ vacuum and Braava Jet M6 mop. I live in an 800 square foot 1 bedroom apartment.”

“If it helps, try and look what a Roborock QRevo Flow costs in your area. It has the anti tangle brush and, if yiu need it, the roller style mops will produce pretty great cleaning results”

“Roborock with duo divide brush is amazing with hair. Never had anything get stuck on it.”

“I'd go for roborock, they have cool options”

“Q Revo Max V and I love it so much! My dust bin gets sucked right into the dust bag. The on board camera will take a picture of any obstacle in its path and then go around it. I have 3 dogs and one cat plus 3 humans and I don’t get any tangled hair in the brush. I bought mine from Costco so I have a year to determine if I still love it.”

“I’ve been running the Roborock QRevo Curv for 3 weeks after upgrading from a Roborock S7MaxV and it has been excellent. No hair tangling with the split dual brush. The only issue I’ve had is small objects (2-5cm) getting stuck and halting the cleaning cycle. I have young kids and a wife who crafts. We have an extraordinary amount of the small toys and charms everywhere. I’m sure more than 95% of the population lol, so most should be okay.”

“Don’t cheap out, most of the cheaper unknown brands are a lot more headache than they’re worth. Also avoid anything without Lidar. Don’t waste money on low grade ones with “mopping”, they’re useless. You want to do your sister a huge favor, get her Q5 max+ . If you want to get one with good mopping, you’ll pay at least $600. If you want to get one with reliable object avoidance, you’ll pay at least $1000.”

“As someone else said the Roborock S5 Pro is a steal at $140.00”

“Roborock q5 max+ with a base, don't bother with the pro because unless you're buying the best top of the line bot the mopping feature is bogus”

“Are you in US? If so get Roborock Q5 pro - currently on sale for $140”

“Stay away from these no-name brands. Stick with Roborock, Dreame, Eufy, Irobot, and Shark. Roborock Q5 is a great deal at the moment. The no-name brands are almost always worse in functionality, much harder to get spare brushes and filters for, impossible to get other parts for etc.”

“I have two dogs and two cats. I run the Roborock daily and it’s a total game changer for me. I like the programming because I’m able to schedule it to vacuum my common areas twice with max suction.”

“It blows my mind how far Roomba has fallen. I was a die-hard fan and would have died defending them until I got my first Roborock, a QRevo Edge, and my life has been forever changed. It is beyond superior in every way to my Roomba which was demoted to basement duty. A huge plus for me was the ease of integration into Home Assistant. It plays so much nicer than iRobot.”

“Both Roomba and Shark are years behind the market leaders in almost every single aspect. Try looking at Roborock, Dreame or Eufy.”

“I love the long hair handling of the Roborock Curv. The only vacuum where I never had to manually get the dogs hair out of the brush. But it’s also mobbing, so you have to regularly change the water (about once a week) and change the dust bag (once a month… when you have a lot of hair).”

“Nice thanks. Recommendation if you want a roller mop (can clean wet spills, applies fresh water during mopping, but has more moving parts and more maintanence) Mova v60 ultra complete Narwal flow If you want a spinning mop: Dreame L50 Ultra Roborock Qrevo Curv X Mova V50 ultra complete All good options. Can’t go wrong here”

“I have 8 roborocks in my 5000sq feet home and I love it. I let them run 2-3 times a week and it gets so clean that some people slip on the floors 😂 the only down side is that it doesn’t clean around edges very well. If you lucky you can get one for 350$ on eBay.”

“We love our Roborock. It is way better than the previous Roombas we had.”

“The Roborock Saros 10r is a great pick.”

“I went with the Saros series.”

“From my personal experience it is Roborock models. I’ve had 2x Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra, 2x Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra and now Roborock Saros 10R and I couldn’t be happier. When I had first gotten the S7 MaxV Ultra’s k had questions about original accessories and I had emailed them and they replied so quickly with the Information I needed. I tried Ecovacs X9 Omni Pro and I think my robot was faulty. I tried contacting support directly when I received it, I have yet to receive an answer (Europe/Netherlands). I have returned it back to Amazon instead.”

“Everyone will say that their favourite brand is the most reliable, but different products from the same brand differ in reliability. There are some models where users have reported a long service life, like the roborock s4/s5 and roomba 900 series/600 series. I've seen a few comments of roomba 980 or 960 owners with over 3k hours. Although looking for models that are proven to reach high hours excludes newly released models”

“4K hours on my Roborock s8 maxV ultra, not one problem so far, I do biweekly maintenance. 1 golden retriever, and runs 2 a day! I love Roborock, still not impressed with the current saros lineup, if they not do a little more I will try a dreame product like the up coming aqua 10 pro”

“I’m in the same Boat! I have the s5 since it was released , which has been a work horse. I’m after something with average - good vacuuming and decent mopping now. Love that the s5 had parts on AliExpress and was easy to replace /repair”

“That’s what I’m trying to figure out. I have two robots at home, one that is working flawlessly for the past 5-6 years (Roborock s5 max) and it’s replacement that I bought after reading reviews for a week or so (ecovacs t30 pro). The ecovacs has been a horrible experience, I have it for a little over six months and I just sent it in for repair for the third time. So I’m trying to find another Roborock s5 and not another ecovacs t30”

“I will say I got a Roborock s7 MaxV and had it since April 2022 and it was rock solid. I sold it this month and it still worked just fine. I have a Dreame l40 ultra which is really good for the price but I may return and go back to Roborock.”

“Roborock is the way to go. Cant say it’s BIFL but mapping is excellent”

“Yep, maintenance matters with these robot vacuums. Gotta clean them regularly and stay current with software/hardware updates. Once I started doing that it’s been nothing but smooth sailing. Got a Roborock QRevo.”

“Roborock as many have suggested here. I had never heard of them when I bought the S3 many years ago. That’s before they even really offered OEM replacement parts. Someone suggested the YouTube channel “Vacuum Wars” which is a great start for best budget, best value, and best overall, etc. Happy shopping!”

“I love my Roborock!”

“I've had a Roborock for more than a year now and it's one of the best investments I've made.”

“We have a RoboRock S5 and S7. They're solid and that S5 just keeps on chugging along. I don't know how BIFL any software dependent electronic machine can ever be, but these are pretty close to as good as you'll get in my opinion.”

“been hearing good things about the Roborock 👌”

“This fits my impression of the brands. Roborock is pretty balanced, Ecovacs is really strong at mopping, so I don't get why Dreame is topping the list.”

“I have a Roborock QRevo Curv S5X, it does all of that. Our house is 3600 sq ft, 4 humans, one dog, and I have hand-scraped hardwoods. The floors look great every day. Vacuum daily, mop every other day…”

“I don't think there IS a best robot brand tbh. For aftersales support and availability of consumeables,its best to stick with the main brands. Even then,their aftersale support can be mediocre-at best.All the brands have issues too,mysteriously shattering front wheels,consistently leaking bases.Overly cautious o.a. which leads to poor cleaning coverage.Set your budget,look for the features you need and value in your particular environment.And really-dont spend stupid money-todays flagships are not exactly wowing many users with their reliability. I wont recommend a specific model but the roborock range has something for everyone at most budgets. Have a quick look at vacuum wars and Rtings.com to get a feel for how most of these machines perform particular tasks.”

“and to answer your question, I just bought the Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 FlowX”

“I have Roborock S7, still going strong - 5 years already”

“The thing does have some torque though. It managed to rip down a table lamp and drag it through my entire condo until it finally got the lamp cable wedged under a door. In general though, other than that incident and the occasional pushing the bathroom door closed to trap itself, very happy with my Roborock, including the Matter support and HomeKit Automations.”

“Roborock qrevo slim has been lovely for us”

“Roborock”

“Had a Roborockfor 5 years and when it bit the dust decided to try the dream ls40 or something. I hate it. Wish I would have gotten another Roborock.”

“Roborock no question.”

“I bought a Roborock vacuum/mop 5.5 years ago when I lived at my parents’ house. I bought another one when I moved into my own home 4 years ago. They’re both still going strong. Roborock now has models with docking stations that suck the dirt out of the vacuum and into a larger bin that you don’t have to empty as frequently. If the workhorses I currently have ever die, that’s what I’ll buy. ETA: It’s also great at going over the high transition I have between flooring.”

“Personally love my Roborock. Even without HomeKit integration, the Roborock app is pretty good on its own and I don’t wanna automate cleaning anyway. You can get them for good discounts on Black Fridays. I bought one last year with the simple floor wipe feature for around €200.”

“I have 2 roborock Qrevo Series one of them actually has HomeKit integration but you will likely just be using the app. I liked it enough to get a 2nd after a few years.”

“Roborock. Had mine for 8 years and it’s still going like a champ”

“We had been using a cheapo Roomba for a few years, which stunk. I recently got the Roborock QX Revo Plus at Costco for $599. This thing is badass - there are tanks for clean and dirty water, it washes the mop pad after use, it's all self-contained. I am using it on a floor with hardwood and big area rugs, and I'm really happy with it so far. It maps out the floor, you can avoid pet food areas, etc. I may put one more in my upstairs level as soon as floors are done. I mostly use the app, but "Hey Siri clean the second floor" is the shortcut that does the routine, so it's fine.”

“My main reason for not going Matic when I upgraded my vacuum was the clearance. I like knowing I don’t have dust bunnies growing under my furniture. My RoboRock can go under even my couch.”

“Roborock. Got a dog and so much hair that I decided to get a robot vacuum and got one last Xmas. It has been an absolute game changer. I got the cheap one which was the Q10 and it’s great. Even if it dies tomorrow it was worth the couple hundred bucks I paid. Would definitely buy one again.”

“Roborock qrevo plus from Costco, cause their lifetime return should it bite the dust.”

“I've had the QX Revo Plus for a couple months now and it's pretty decent for the price point. I mainly use it to vacuum carpets upstairs and haven't used the mop, but it seems as competent as my Saros 10 downstairs. It sometimes struggles to pick up certain types of materials, but it's good enough if your goal is to maintain cleanliness.”

“Maybe the roborock Qrevo Curv 2 flow? Also the Ecovacs T90 Pro Omni could be a good choice. These are all roller mops which typically do a better job at mopping. For scrubbers, mova v50 or roborock qx revo ultra”

“Roborock vac and mop, love mine. No need for the hot water option.”

“Have the Costco Roborock qrevo plus and I lover her ! She’s been great and I have mixed flooring .”

“Roborock QRevo. Good value imo!”

“Ahhh. In that case Roborock seems to have decent parts availability for the long haul. Just pick one in your price range.”

“It’s not the one I currently have but I have had the QREVO model that they sell at Costco and it performed very well. I do think the spinning mop pads are superior all around (reliability, serviceability) to the newer roller styles. Stay away from iRobot / Shark”

“Love my Q7 Max for what it’s worth.”

“Not iRobot. I had a Roborock, I thought I was getting an upgrade with the Roomba, and it's been pure trash since day one, and a definite downgrade. I just ordered the Qrevo S on refurb from Roborock, which does both vac and mop and can't wait to go back to Roborock. The year I had my old one was problem free except for one warranty issue, and it took 6 days to resolve, including shipping over a stat holiday. It cleans well and my refurb from the manufacturer cost 1/3 of list price.”

“I just got mine so grain of salt and that Bought a roborock S7 max ultra refurb on eBay for $327. The app is great, the robot works and cleans well. Bought roborock because I kept seeing the name come up for DIY repairs and parts readily available. Buying a several year old flagship beat out a newer much more expensive model with slightly improved cleaning performance but more tech that could be buggy for me. I don't need it sparkly clean, just a good helper for the regular cleaning”

“I recently bought the roborock QX Revo Ultra 2 from Costco on sale and am happy with it so far. Sale ends today, but I figure if it doesn’t keep working well, Costco has a solid return policy.”

“Have had both, L60 with SES and Q5 max+, the Q5 takes the win in terms of everything. The addition of the duo-roller to the Q5 (that used to be patented by roombas) sealed the deal. Returned the L60 today.”

“I did some research digging and found the roborock Q5 pro was best for my 3 dogs and mostly hard floors. So far it has been a dream for setup and the app is amazing too for mapping and scheduling.”

“I think you should get yourself a Roborock. Your puppy is gorgeous btw ❤”

“Don't get the roborock q7 s + I'm trying the Euphy X8 Pro. Just got it yesterday. It did a good job for the first run, but I see potential of the brush getting clogged fast. I have an Australian Shepherd and an Italian wife with BIG hair. This will be a challenge.”

“I have 2 cats and a Roborock Q8 Max+ and it has no issues getting all the hair. The hair also dont get tangled in the special rubber brushes on the bottom of it.”

“I am trying to look for one too we have a Roomba i7+ and it is not good with our 3 goldens. The only one I hear to get almost 0% tangle rate is the robrtock qrevo curv and it's 1300$ im waiting for it to go down in price”

“I have a roborock that works amazing, they have brush only all the way up to mopping and every model in between so I'm sure they'd have something you'd like”

“Roborock is best for pet hair, and the eufi S1 is best for mopping floors. Eify s1 pro is okay with pet hair, i have one, but I've seen reviews where the robo is better.”

“I second the roborock Q5 pro recommendation. I started off trying a Eufy L50 because I was able to pick it up from Walmart, it did great at everything besides getting dog hair out of my rugs. The Q5 pro does everything just a little bit better than the L50 in my opinion and I paid $50 less for it. I was somewhat shocked at how much better it was at getting hair out of my cheap door mat type rugs. I'd get the Q5 pro + (the + comes with SES) if I was you, you have over double the space as me.”

“I recently purchased the Roborock Q5 Max+, it has dual rollers (rubber), only vacuums no mop. It goes over low pile and medium pile rugs with ease and vacuums those too. My dog has a long hair double coat as a retriever, sheds almost constantly. I got it on a sale for 300$...so hopefully you find a Christmas sale soon. I vacuum daily and it picks up both my extra long hair, dog's long hair, and insane amounts of invisible dust from my carpet, tile and floors. The app is easy for me to use. Here's a link to my initial post about it Q5 Max+ I was truly skeptical about these things, but it truly picks up everything.”

“Roborock QRevo Curv for pets. The new designed brush roller is much better for dog hair. I just switched from Roomba to Roborock and it’s night and day how much iRobot is behind other companies.”

“I have a roborock qrevo something, which came out earlier this year. I had a eufy which I sent back are couple of months. The roborock does it's job well. What's been a learning curve is the maintenance of the dock itself . Like change the dock water, refill water and recently the storage of the dust collection bag. They are all still five min total compared to the one hour I'll need to clean my living room and kitchen.”

“My standard Q Revo has been fine. No outswinging brushes or mop pads, but nothing has broken on it.”

“Roborock Qrevo Pro. It’s been awesome and has cleaned 33 square kilometers over 750 hours.”

“Had my saros 20 nearly a month now. I like it. There are things i wish it did better like its edge cleaning, but i have nothing to compare against but for all the things i bought it for it does well. Haven’t pulled out the hoover once since I got it and my place is pretty clean all the time”

“Got a Roborock Qrevo Curve Flow 2 (or some similarly long, unhelpful name) a few weeks ago and have been happy with it so far. Two dogs. Floor was absolutely disgusting to start. Mostly laminate with a few area rugs. It’s not great at getting the dog hair out of the rug, and I run it at booster vacuum, high water flow and 2x cleaning all the time or I can see the roller mop streaks. That could be more of an indicator of how dirty the floor was to start, but regardless, I want it to do as much cleaning as possible when it runs. Easy to use. App is straightforward. Haven’t had it long enough to comment on durability”

“I thought this video was really helpful too. One thing that stood out to me was the point about managing expectations. A robot vacuum is great for maintenance, but it's not a complete replacement for regular cleaning. I was actually narrowing down my options using a vacuum database I found on another sub, and after comparing various robot models, I ended up going with a Roborock. The video helped reinforce my decision to skip the mopping feature and just focus on getting a solid vacuum first.”

“Technology for robovacs are early stage and none of them can consistently do what marketing and paid reviewers say they do. Paying more than USD 700 for a robot vacuum is ridiculous. Best one was Roborock Q Revo Pro, balanced between performance and budget Brands pay influencers a really high fee and it’s resulted in a massive disconnect between what paid affiliates say vs real users. Calls out vacuum wars (and other paid reviewers) for ranking ecovacs x9 pro number 1 for so long. Calls out the brand and paid affiliates as a scam like practice. Most of the tech (roller mops etc) right now are gimmicky as they cause more human intervention and needs further reiteration. And they charge above 1k for it. People’s expectations are inflated due to reviews and marketing strategies, and most of the models can’t live up to it (without them having defects in the first place) These were the ones I retained (paraphrasing some of the stuff he said, of course)”

“Yeah, the price is definitely the biggest hurdle. From what I’ve experienced, the mopping on the Saros 10R is pretty solid, the rotating pads and the extra pressure help with everyday grime, and the edge mop is nice for corners. But it still seems more like maintenance cleaning than something that replaces a real deep mop. Honestly, the Xiaomi Vacuum 5 Pro sounds like a really good value pick:))”

“I’m in the market now for a mop/vacuum robot. My last vac was the roborock s7 and it honestly was so dang helpful. We have pets and a toddler and the extra daily vac run made it feel so much more manageable keeping a 3k sqft home clean. Now in a new home and we need mop functionality too. I’m willing to drop $1k+ if it works. I’m checking out the roborock, eufy and mova…but honestly don’t know what to try. I get they aren’t perfect. Anything that actually helps is worth the money. Especially when cleaners here cost $400-$900 per cleaning.”

“I use Roborock Q Revo Pro and I love it.”

“I love my Roborock Saros 20 sonic. I liked the mop on it better. So easy to map and program. Does the job”

“Sono in Italia ho preso un Roborok Qrevo, mia figlia ne ha uno da più di un anno e va benissimo. Il mio è arrivato con un difetto di fabbrica. L'assistenza è stata tempestiva mi hanno risposto subito e proposto delle prove , fallite queste lo hanno preso indietro per mandarne un'altro, quindi non è vero che non c'è assistenza.”

“I have had the Roborock QREVO for a few months and it’s been fantastic! I have 3 cats and a toddler so I put it through its paces. The cats frequently spill water and this hasn’t been an issue yet. The Saros looks appealing but this midrange model has done everything I need it to. I haven’t touched my upright vacuum in well over a month”

“Do they make them that bad nowadays? I had S5 and S7 for 7+ years and they still work, i replaced the battery. I recently got a Mova and it failed after 6 months and they sent me a new one.. but i don't trust it anymore either, i'm trying to sell it.”

“QX Revo Plus from Costco best thing going. My 2nd on single stour house 2 dogs. 1 is a Sheppard tile flours. Vacuum nightly, mops 2 days a week. Won't live without one. If you don't like that model just stay with Roborock”

“Roborock is the best brand for me. Had an S7 since 2021 and it’s still working properly nowdays. Great value.”

“I got the MOVA Z70 after always rocking with Roborock and am very satisfied with it. It even goes flush under furniture which was a hard requirement for me. It also raises the sidebrush if it detects spills. The roller mop does a fantastic job in my apartment, floors feel noticeably clean under bare feet.”

“From what I've seen from my parents dreamme, I'll stick with my roborock.You cannot even set the name of a room to whatever you want, only choose from a predefined list.And you cannot vacuum your carpets first with dry mops before it vacuums and mops the rest.”

“I’m really liking my Roborock. They have a lot of different options. Maps out the house and everything, really cook tech.”

“Yeah, we went from a top-of-the-line-4-years-ago Roomba S9+ to a just-under-top-of-the-line Roborock 10r this winter. It is amazing how much better the 10r is! The only places the S9 did better are related to overly-broad patents iRobot still holds (being able to detect when a dust bin is full so it goes and empties it, or detecting when the vacuum bag is full) mostly due to "first mover" advantages. But then they just sort of coasted and stopped innovating, and now are going bankrupt as a result.”

“Ive had several Roombas, but i recently bought a Roborock for half the price and probably will just stick to Roborock stuff from now on. It works so much better than the Roomba.”

“You can use it Home Assistant. We used to use the Roborock app, I loved the app. I got a new phone, it wanted to connect to our wifi, even though I logged in and was on my wifi through my phone. My husband added it to our Home Assistant app. It may not have the same features their app did, but you can still use it.”

“We have a Roborock, works great for years”

“Roborock without a doubt it's the best”

“Mova? I have the P50 Pro Ultra and it does some quirky things from time to time and is slower to vacuum than my older roborock, but it does do a decent job.”

“Love our p10 pro ultra. Roborock is always reviewed well”

“This is the correct answer. They just work.”

“roborock. one for 200 dollars will totally do fine for vacuuming only. don't use any mob attachements on the cheaper ones.”

“easy peasy. its beteen the saros and dreame, the roomba is laughable, and the e28 has a lot of errors. I prefer the Saros.”

“Roomba isn't the best at combo robots compared to Roborock and Dreame which make better all-rounded combos. Roborock seems to be rather reliable. I'd also consider MOVA's V50 Ultra which is better suited for pet households since there's the ability for the robot to choose between regular cleaning solution and a pet-odor neutralization solution! I consider the V50 Ultra to be an upgrade over the X50 Ultra. Alternatively, I'd wait for Dreame's Aqua 10 Pro Track to release, as it appears to be the best overall combination robot vacuum and mop with a roller mop. :)”

“It seems like the Roborock Saros 10R has overwhelmingly positive feedback, with the only downside being its high price. If I can get it for $1,300, would it be worth it? I think in amazon prime sale i can get it for this much.”

“If having the best mopping performance is one of your main goals then e28. If you want the best balance of performance and reliability with great suction power, Saros 10r . If you’re not in a rush, wait for Roborock or Dreame to release a roller or tack mop option. I couldn’t bring myself to spend that much on a device with spin mops. Just save the money and get a Mova p50 pro ultra or Dreame l40 ultra in that case. The roomba shouldn’t even be on your list.”

“I am in the same boat. I've stood by Shark, but after three units in as many years, third strike you're out. I see the concesous here is Dreame or Roborock so I'm on day two of researching here while utilizing ChatGPT and honestly, I have no idea what I want based on so many options out there, but I don't want to break the bank on this either. I need something reliable as we live in the AZ desert with 1800 sqft of LVP/tile, four humans, two dogs (pitty and yorkiepoo with their dog door), a long haired hamster who gets bedding all over the house.”

“Works well, I have a roborock as well, sometimes a bit noisy. I have cats and dogs and I still do the manual vacuum weekly”

“I love my roborock. Im so sad I can't get one anymore without a mop attachment. I just want a vacuum!”

“Roborock 100%. There are some really good ones for $200-300. You can buy it and then basically forget about it as it cleans your house.”

“Roborock for one specific reason, you can buy so many OEM replacement filters, attachments, and internal parts for such a low price… I was shocked at it…”

“Roborock. Everything is good. Spend as much as you possibly can for even better”

“I love our Roborock. It works, the app works, their support works. Avoid the Shark models. Returned one that we never got to use because their support team had to manually push a firmware update and they were asking us to leave it on the dock for 3 days to give them time to push the firmware. 3 days later they informed me that weekends don't count and since they put in the ticket on a Friday, we'd have to wait 3 days from Monday. Their support is an absolute nightmare. At one point during the whole ordeal I was told I'd be contacted by a supervisor within four hours. Four hours later I contacted support again and argued about how time moves at the same speed even in different time zones, so it doesn't matter that they're on the east coast, I had still waited for four hours. We argued for an hour, at which point they admitted that even by their insane way of tracking time I should have been contacted. I returned the Shark and had a Roborock up and running before the Shark supervisor called.”

“This is why it’s so hard to trust any of these comments when trying to find a new vacuum. Both the CurvX and Saros 10R performed terribly on our carpets when I tried them. Even vacuum wars noted that a quarter of owner complaints were due to poor pickup performance.”

“My Roborock S70, the one with AI that detects obstructions and can separate or avoid them based on how it identifies them, finds my elderly dog's misplaced poop in the middle of the night every time there's an accident and distributes it throughout my house like it's a 2008 Roomba. This makes it completely useless until my dog finally passes away. Unfortunately, nothing dies in my house; they just haunt me until I'm gone. I contacted support about the problem, and all they wanted was pictures of the mess everywhere. As if I'm going to standby, leaving a contaminated home while waiting for Chinese tech support to get back to me.”

“I got a Roborock Q revo, one of the later and better models out there. I'm trying to sell it. It just has too much difficulty navigating my mix of rugs and hardwood to be useful. If you're in Calgary, I'm selling it for cheap and it's barely used. If this is how the top models are, I wouldn't even consider the basic models.”

“My roborock failed after 13 months with (I forgot the specific error) but it refuses to fully dock and hold a charge. Looked it up and it was very very common issue that was happening with people and Xiaomi refused to fix it since it was outside of the one year warranty”

“The narwal freo z ultra and freo x ultra both have anti tangle brushes. In my 1+ months of using both of them, no hairs has ever got stuck in the brush or the axle. My wife has super long hair which always annoys me - gets stuck on the regular vacuums brush and the roborock s7 (axles, not on the rollers). But with the narwal, I never had to clean them once. Narwal does a pretty good job of vacuuming and mopping but the app isn't mature and the same goes for the robots themselves. They have some quirks - the mapping/ map updating kinda sucks sometimes and both the robots I had to re-map the house at least 2-3 times. Also, splitting rooms or modifications to the map also has some quirks that annoy me so much. I also had some concerns on privacy so I returned the freo z, still have the freo x, will use it for a bit and decide. The only thing holding me from returning the narwals was/is the anti tangle brush.”

“The Narwal Freo x ultra has a tangle free brush. I’ve had it for a week and not a single hair left on the roller. Both of my Roborocks are constantly tangled with hair.”

“i have a roborock, bought based off reviews. It's okay - wouldn't buy again though as it's cloud only. Literally won't run unless it's connected to the internet.”

“I've been using a Eufy e25 for the last 3 weeks now. It's been running really well without any issues. It uses the dual brush anti tangle design that the Dreame use. I like that for around 500$ it has a roller mop and the anti tangle design. I inspected everything on it last night and there were no hair tangles or anything on it that would have happened quite easily on my older roborock s7 max ultra with my wifes hair. People are also recommending the Dreame x50 or x60 of which I would say to also go for.”

“Yep this is sadly true. Dreame, roborock, and Narwal don’t have good customer service compared to Eufy and Xiaomi (if this brand is available). It seems iRobot is also struggling with customer service so I’d recommend buying robots from an authorized retailer like Costco for easier customer service if you need to return it if it’s defective.”

“I’m searching because my month old Roborock keeps giving me the same internal server error after multiple resets. It worked decently other than that but it’s making me insane. I also had many days and hours where it was creating a map before it actually cleaned anything.”

“Do not buy from Roborock. Their support sucks and if you call them repeatedly to get your support case resolved. They block your number and stop responding to your email. This got to be worst company I ever have to deal with.”

“19% bad reviews (10% extremely bad) on Amazon.de - „falls from stairs“ …”

“Mova z60. Was turned off roborock as I met a lady at the post office who sent her roborock away for repair and they sent it back and told her she was on her own to repair it.”

“How is the T90 Pro as far as the availability and pricing of consumable items? I have a Roborock that has gotten harder to find genuine parts for and it’s only 4 years old.”

“I've had several Roborocks through the years, but Thor, Vacuum of Thunder (S8 MaxV Ultra) was recently renamed to Disappointment. He won't empty the mop water nor wash the mop. He pretends like he can't dock, although he can dock just fine to empty the dust bin. Now that by itself is no biggie. I get it...things break. These are the two reasons I'll never buy another Roborock: The mechanical rolling wheel broke. Roborock wouldn't just let me buy another. They wanted $150 plus shipping to mail the whole robot in. The wheel is kept in place by TWO SCREWS. I ordered the part off eBay for $15 and replaced it myself. The stupid thing broadcasts its own 2.4 gHz wifi network constantly, even though it's joined to mine. It follows the channel of my own 2.4 gHz network when I switch my channel. I think I'm going for Eufy next. But I'll buy it through Costco this time.”

“Why so many people like the Roborock? It’s got that very narrow brush that’s multiple inches from the edge like 95% of the other junk robot vacuums out there?”

“My Roborock got a LIDAR error 3 years in and doesn't work anymore. FWIW It's outside of warranty and to repair it they estimated $100-$150 plus shipping.”

“They have designed the product to be lasting, not having a new release every year. Instead they actually listen to the community and provide meaningful software updates. Also, it’s literally never gotten stuck, so it needs zero hand holding, which I can’t say the same about Roborock.”

“I had a Roborock and loved it for about a week. It’s been pure trash ever since and it completely stopped charging. Customer service is also trash. So I’m back on the hunt too. 😭”

“Whatever it is I don't recommend roborock autoempty docks. I have a s7 ultra maxv and the auto emptying dock gets clogged after just a 100sqft area with my corgi not even during shedding season. Pretty much defeats the purpose or usefulness of the autoempty dock.”

“I've been replacing my robot vacuums every month or so in the past 8 months due to all the issues it faces, trust me, dreame roborock and Eufy are by far the worse with quality control. I am pleased to say that it's been 2 months with my Ecovacs x11 omni cyclone and no major issues or fault yet! 🤞🏼 I dislike the fact that you cannot easily clean the roller mop housing and it needs weekly maintenance. The fucking side brush breaks like there's no tomorrow , thank god for AliExpress but it is definitely some form of design errors, but it's not as bad as others I've had. Otherwise everything else had been great, no more bag replacements too. 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 PS: it is much slower at cleaning than most I've owned BUT it cleans well and it has that powerboost charging. ✌🏼”

“I tried the SAROS 20 and the Matic. I kept Matic.”

“If you search around the community you’re likely to see one recurring theme: buy from Costco. These are cheaply made Chinese imports that will fail. You’ll see report after report with that exact sentiment. My experience with Roborock was exactly that. Spent a ton of money on a flagship model only to have it fail just outside warranty. Customer service was nonexistent. Not only will I never buy another Roborock product, but I’ll actively steer as many people as possible away from the brand. Your $300 robot is going to fail in the same time and same ways as your $1300 robot. Either go somewhere with an exceptional warranty (Costco) or just be prepared to replace the robot every so often. If you want to spend $300 or $1300 every time replacing it is up to you.”

“1000000000%. Had my S8 max ultra fail twice. Had to beg Roborock the first time for a replacement. It just died again 7/2/2026 heating element went out and smelled funny. Luckily I paid Amazon for the Asurion warranty and got an $1,199 gift card, but you are still out of the taxes and increased cost of a new one. If you have cats these things will fail immediately due to litter. I clean my vacuum and dock thoroughly every time and they still fail.”

“Verbatim what happened to me $2200 flagship model. By 24 months (their warranty) the unit had stopped being able to charge on the dock, the sweeper no longer worked, and the internal wifi is broken so I can't even connect to it to make it work. When I asked for a replacement, Roborock support told me bad luck it's out of warranty by 2 weeks, please spend all lithia money and we will "service" it. Roborock. NEVER AGAIN. It was never much better than my old basic one from like 6 years ago anyway.”

“Not very happy with my Roborock Qrevo MaxV. Don’t know if other Roborock do this, but its wifi connection is super unstable on my Eero mesh. I must keep a “guest” network enabled, and have it connected to that. The emptying function seems problematic - it gets full and doesn’t empty into the dock. Need to pull the rotor off and dig stuff out. All it says is “internal error” and continues vacuuming like nothing’s wrong, but suction is way down.”

“Yeah everyone here is suggesting Roborock which is closed, vendor locked and internet connected as fuck. You cannot use it with any known home automation solution without their own app”

“I have a saros 10R. I do not recommend it. It leaves so much on the floor. Leaves streaks when it mops and it is so dang loud. It scares my dogs. I have to clean after it cleans still. I regret buying it but I spent so much I am stuck with it for a while.”

“I have three robots (Ecovacs x1 omni, Roomba j5+, and a Roborock S6 Pure). When my Roborock had constant issues I looked into durability and longevity as the number 1 criteria and found that almost all comments from owners with high hours (maybe 800+) were either roborock S5s, old random pattern roombas, and i series roombas. I'd recommend an i7+ or j series Roomba (for obstacle avoidance and more reliable dock). They are well suited to hair and heavy use because of the dual rollers, bin design (reduces filter clogging/motor strain), bin sensor for auto empty and dirt detect, modular design (fast replacement parts), part availablity, and reports from owners. VacuumWars also found that cleaning performance of 2.5 inch pet sized hair on carpet was 100%, unlike many modern flagship models. My j5+ was been flawless for 270 hours so far. The only issues I have seen online relate to cleaning of bin sensors and charging contacts. Hopefully this helps”

“Idk. I only have a cheap Roomba that’s dumb. It works fine but I’ll probably upgrade it soon Eufy, Roborock, and Roomba are the big players”

“Mova P10 Pro ultra is better than the qrevo pro plus and comes with better warranty and lower price also. It's a newer company but Mova is behind Dreame which has been around”

“So I ended up getting the Roborock Qrevo Pro since it was heavily discounted. I bought it from kohls and used my kohl’s cash to get it for a similar price. But, same, would have gone with one of the other two options if it wasn’t on sale.”

“Hi! I went with the Roborock Qrevo Slim! I really like it for the most part. I fits very well under furniture, and mops well. Do I use the mopping feature as much as I should though? No. The vacuuming part works well, but my dog’s hair does clog it often. I feel like if we didn’t have so much dog hair It would be a perfect product. But truly does help tremendously with keeping the floors clean.”

“We replaced our super old Roomba earlier this year, and I was tempted to get one of the very fancy, highly recommended Roborocks, but ended up getting a Eufy on sale for $50. Zero regrets. It does great on all the fine dust and hair from our two large dogs, replacement parts are cheap and easy to find, and it’s incredibly quiet. No app or really any smart features - has a remote, but mostly just tap it on. I don’t see myself ever paying anything in the Roborock range with how well this does”

“Roborock. But be careful if the automatic mop bases. If they get clogged they can overflow. Damaged our wood floor because the leak went undetected for a while. I was following the filter maintenance but clogs happen. I don’t think it’s worth it. But the vacuums are great. Or onboard mop water. Just less convenient.”

“Have also owned roborocks since the S4. The only big downside is IF something does go wrong past their 1 year warranty you’re completely out of luck. Their in house repairs are prohibitively expensive (costs almost as much as a new vacuum). My dock broke for my S8 Pro Ultra at the 13 month mark and they advised me to buy a second hand one off eBay because they don’t repair docks or sell dock replacements. Their service in the US is absolutely terrible. I ended up getting a new dock off of eBay for way too much money and I’m hoping it lasts more than a year.”

“Second this, except I do have that periodic problem where it just bricks on my floor for a bit in a disconnected state. Buttons are unresponsive and app doesn’t connect. It eventually fixes itself, but once or twice I’ve had to re-dock it because of power when it bricked like that and didn’t come back online in time. One time I had to go through the whole reconnection process (QR code to connect direct and establish WiFi) Most research on it is pretty inconclusive, but a lot of suggestion that it is my router trying to bump it over to 5Ghz when it only supports 2.4. Unfortunately I can’t select which band by device on my router. Other than that, it performs extremely well for cleaning, object avoidance, self cleaning, etc”

“I can't get my q7 max to connect to my phone anymore. It's so frustrating. No issues with q5 pro, but not sure I'll go when roborock again.”

“Cool thanks for thanks for sharing. I might buy one to try then cause my roborock s7 is starting to feel aged with no water tank in the dock.”

“Canada here too! After some research, I decided on Roborock. From reading online these seems to be the drawbacks according to several people: non-existent customer service apparently, object avoidance -so if your sis very lazy to pickup things or got pets in the house. I was about to buy from Costco the Narwhal because of Costco return policy...but they cancelled the order so ended up getting The Roborock Qrevo Master because I wanted the mop functionality. If Vacuum only, Q5 max+ seems to be the popular choice.”

“After months of you tube videos and review websites I landed on the ecovacs deebot t30s we used to have the Roborock V7 Max but this one has more suction and the brush doesn’t get jammed with hair (there’s 3 long haired people plus 3 dogs that shed in the house) and we like that the vacuum empties itself asap when it’s full. And the mop is better than the robotic, which we sold at a great price, almost got our money back. Value on the T30s is incomparable. We were scared since some reviews said the vacuum kept breaking but thankfully ours has held strong it’s been 4 months of 4-5x a week vacuum + mop (3K sqft tile home)”

“I have a roborock which is fine but I’m seeing the narwal as a great option for hair now, prob better than mine”

“I love iRobot but it might be worth looking at the Eufy L60 or the roborock Qrevo curv”

“Fun fact, mine is a S5 max too, although I did replace one wheel motor and I suspect the lidar is on its last legs. Thing is, those robots are simple compared to modern higher end robovacs with a bazillion extra sensors, actuators, rotating or vibrating mops, self emptying and self cleaning docks. If reliability is your main concern, I would shop for something with as few of such features as possible.”

“Only have had one, Roomba S9+, and after 3.5 years it has a wheel that is loose or something, and a scratched faceplate that prevents it from docking. I find it super frustrating that I can't see where it is until it ends a job, and that I can't get it to clean a specific area without creating a permanent new zone. I also have to be careful to pick everything up or it will get stuck after destroying my kids toys. I don't recommend it. I'm in the market for a new one and Roborock comes up a lot here. Dreame is supposed to be better for object avoiding but I also need good homeassistant integration and that seems to be lagging. So I'm at an impasse.”

“We have been using a Roborock Q5 Max+ for a few months now. It could use improvement. A Big design flaw I have noticed: If the rollers sucks something up (like a sock) and stops spinning, the robot will just continue to try to clean without the rollers spinning at all. It will attempt to clean your whole house like this, and actually clean nothing. Every few weeks the robot will get lost and the map will completely reset and require a full restore. Hopefully you have a map backup or you'll be starting over on the map. -Every few months the docking station will get plugged up with something. It can be really loud going over floor transitions or sometimes take multiple attempts to make it over. OVERALL: I like it a lot, couldn't imagine not having it, but this particular unit could use improvement.”

“Thank you. I’ve been stuck between the MOVA Z60 Ultra Roller, NARWAL Flow, and the DREAME Aqua10 Ultra for the longest time and have a 900sqm home. This excel made me the realize the NARWAL Flow is the obvious choice. Although I saw the Roborock Curv 2 Flow recently launched in Singapore and I’m curious to see how that compares, tho that means I’d have to wait for God knows how long cuz idk when they’re gonna release it in the EU.”

“I wish they had a dust bin clogging metric. Between girls, long haired cats, and really fluffy shedding dogs, I've yet to see my q revo get the inevitable furball into the bag.”

“To be honest every brand seems to suck in different ways or at different times, and it's somewhat luck of the draw on getting a good unit and not having weird issues with navigating or the apps. For pet hair the roborock duodivide or Dreame/mova hyperstream brushes seem to be the best. Designed to funnel hair wraps to the ends or middle.”

“I have the S6 MaxV for 5 years and love it, but it's sadly starting to get Alzheimery. Last week it reported a cliff fall twice and I found just sitting in the middle of the room looking confused. It goes into the wrong rooms sometimes, doesn't suck things up well anymore. I've changed it's battery once, all the bits multiple times and I clean it regularly.”

“I have the Qrevo 2 Pro. I upgraded from one of the early Xiaomi models, so you can imagine the difference... The anti-tangle brush really works. As for the rotating mop, while I only use water without chemical products, it struggled with certain stains. For example, if a bit of melon juice spilled and dried on the floor, it couldn't get it out (in normal mode, without deep cleaning). I was tempted by the Qrevo Curv 2 Flow, the model with the scrubbing roller, but since I want it to last for years, I felt the roller system was more fragile than the rotating mop setup. And by the way, it doesn't handle corners very well. There’s a YouTube channel ("Dad Approval" or something like that) that did a good review of it. Eight or ten years... I wish, but I don't think so. Also, if you plan to mop once a day using the maximum water setting, deep cleaning, and two passes, you’ll have to empty the dirty water tank and refill the clean water tank daily if your home is 100 square meters.”

“I was hyped for that when I saw your comment but I noticed it doesn’t have the dual brush rolls. For pet hair or just hair in general I think I might look into one of their models that has that feature. Every week I’m cleaning hair out of my current shark vacuum brush roller. We have two dogs that shed a lot.”

“I love my roborock but I hate that they promote AI cable detection avoidance yet it still manages to tangle itself every single time.”

“Matic is amazing. The only thing different than every vacu-disk out there. (All designed and made in Silicon Valley vs knockoffs in China.) If you’re curious, check out Matic’s subreddit. Just read it, and you’ll know if that’s for you or if you want a roborock”

“Have had MOVA, Roborock, and Eufy. Love the Eufy E25 on my main floor, that’s who I’m going with whenever my Roborock dies.”

“Why? Like what’s the real world use cases why it’s better than Roborock? I have Roborocks and was eyeing up the matic. But after watching videos I’m failing to see why it’s so worth the hefty price tag”

“Matic hands down the best vacuum. Pricey, but I’m very happy with it compared to my other Roborocks.”

“So your comment sent me down a rabbit hole. As I discovered, there are 3 main roborock models carried at Costco: max, plus, and ultra 2. Max reviews are terrible so ignore that one. When comparing the $500 plus and the $900 ultra 2, I found this thread. One of the comments did explicitly mention the ultra has the split brush that’s great with pets. So hopefully that helps. Apparently the ultra occasional goes on sale for $200 less, but it’s not at this moment. I’ll be keeping my eye out.”

“My ecovac t30s works great, I have 3 dogs all shed, I upgraded from the Roborock V8max”

“Roborock S7 MaxV, they last forever without much issues and clean pretty elegantly. Super cheap used. Mova P50S was the craziest robot I had seen, but the well regarded Saros 10R isn't that hot either imo, the software has lot of friction and the tiny dustbin makes it clog often.”

“We just got the Narwal Flow 2 four days ago and have been extremely impressed. It's not perfect, but compared to our outgoing Roborock S7 it is absolutely whisper quiet and we've been blown away (ie. disgusted) by how dirty the mop water has been and how much better our floors look. We have an open floor plan, but we still can't hear it from the next room over. The app isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be, but I do admit it isn't as polished as Roborock's. Considering it was $600 less than the Saros 20 Flow, I think the value per dollar is hard to overlook.”

“Just my 2 cents for your decision making - don’t look at the stupid suction power value and go for dual rollers. As great as, for example roborock’s Duo Divide is for its long hair anti tangling, it just doesn’t pick things up as well. Can’t fault their app experience though.”

“Yes. Chinese owned as well, so take that information as you will.”

“How are there so many roborock reccs? Check out The Hook Up on yt. He does testing for all of them. Roborock is pretty ok for the price, plenty of better options. Especially now that their bankrupt, restructuring is prob only gonna be more profit oriented approach 🤦‍♂️ I was thinking of iRobot”

“Yeah, I have 2 large golden retrievers and a dog door (mud and dirt 24/7) and I have to just quickly stick-vac before running it which tbh does suck. If I run vac every day and sometimes 2x it does fine, but you miss one day because it errors out or it's a bad shedding day the bin fills quick and at that point it's clogged and done. It would be the best by far if I didn't have so much dog hair everywhere, but I haven't found one that really handles that much dust and hair. You'd need a huge bin or have it empty every few minutes with my house lol.”

“I had to take the mop attachment off mine because it would get stuck on everything. I have the s5 max. The newer ones with the self emptying containers are cool but it's not that much of a hassle to empty it out since I keep it next to my garbage can.”