Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra Vacuum & Mopping Robot with Automatic self-Cleaning Emptying & Refilling Station (5100Pa, 3D AI Obstacle Avoidance, Sound Vibration Mopping System, App/Voice Control)

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We ran the vacuum on max setting over the floor and measured the amount of debris removed in relation to the weight of the initial debris placed. For instance, whenever the vacuum goes under my bed or dresser the light helps the camera detect things on my floors.

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It utilizes LiDAR, an RGB camera, and structured light sensor to expertly navigate obstacle ridden floors. It is possible to use the standard vacuum and mopping functions of the S7 MaxV without ever connecting the robot to Wi-Fi, keeping everything local. To compare their mopping performance, I filled a glass with water from both models, and the glass with the Roborock water was noticeably dirtier. If you're primarily concerned with mopping performance, however, the S7 MaxV Ultra is a bit more powerful and has a unique mop-lifting feature, making it a compelling alternative. However, without the app, you lose advanced features such as room-specific cleaning, scheduled cleaning, and suction power strength selection.Both offer top-notch vacuuming and mopping performance, solid battery life, excellent obstacle avoidance, ample cleaning customization options, automatic dustbin emptying, and the ability to wash their own mop pads.

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So, it can just vacuum in one room, vacuum and mop in another, and change the intensity of each action on a room-by-room basis. It also helped to keep the vacuum conscious of furniture and obstacles, so it didn’t bump into anything –unlike robot vacuums that only employ gyroscopes, such as the Eufy G20 for example. This vacuum-and-mop combo empties its dustbin, cleans its mopping cloth, and refills its onboard water tank, leaving little for users to do but enjoy the floor-gleaming fruits of its labor. Let the robot vacuum clean the floor along its direction so the floor seams can be cleaned along the route and minimize scraping against them.It can even empty the dust canister into a container that will hold up to seven weeks worth of dirt and debris. One feature I love about Roborocks over other high-end robots such as Roombas is that you can customize cleaning in each room. I did have one instance where the brush got tangled — the AI had failed to spot a disposable mask, which the brush sucked up.

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You eventually need to wash the pads by hand or in the washing machine, but far less frequently than you would with a traditional robot mop. I was able to mop daily for a week before I had to refill the dock with clean water, but your experience will vary depending on the size of the space being cleaned. The other frequent maintenance you’ll need to do is cleaning out the mop rinsing area in the base of the dock — it got nasty in there quickly. The S7 Max Ultra offers a complete hands-free cleaning experience without compromising any features, such as the RockDock Ultra all-in-one docking system, 5500 Pa HyperForce suction, VibraRise mopping system, and Reactive Tech obstacle avoidance. The S7 MaxV Ultra also includes an on-board camera, through which you can keep an eye on your home and converse with pets.Roborock recommends that you replace the dust bag every one to two months, depending on the cleanliness of your home and how often you run the robot. When pouring water into the water tank it sounds a lot like the groaning of a Keurig coffee maker when you first start it up.

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Using the Empty Wash Fill Dock, you get automatic dust emptying, mop washing, and robot water tank refilling. According to Roborock, the battery will last for up to 180 minutes between charges, although this is in Quiet mode. But this is a big, hulking hunk of black plastic that you are going to have a hard time finding a spot for where it doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb.

The robot reacts differently depending on what it sees, "getting up close to dropped shoes but staying far away from pet waste," Roborock says. This single brushroll design doesn’t work as well at preventing hair tangles, which is the primary reason why I think we’re seeing worse tangling here.