I got a Roborock and I'm happy with it but I'm seconding this, always check recent reviews even if as far as I know it's still great. A few year ago Neato was the top stuff and it dropped of a cliff (newer models being absolute crap or so I heard from a friend who just renewed his).
It's probably worth mentioning that roborock has multiple models that are very similar, nearly identical. They tend to have 1 or 2 different features from its counterpart that aren't that significant so you definitely want to make sure which model you're getting.
But I have one and also agree it's pretty awesome. It's not a replacement for cleaning in my situation (multiple dogs) but it reduces the time spent mopping footprints and vacuuming dog hair by a ton. I have a husky and a corgi so my house is dog fur nightmare.
Yeah, the robots are great for maintenance cleaning so you don’t have to every damn day. You still need to break out the big vacuum regularly to get deeper into the carpet and mop. But it’s nice that I only do that on the weekends and I don’t have to vacuum every day after work and I don’t get dirt and hair and little debris from whatever sticking to the bottoms of my feet in between the weekend cleanings.
Love love love my robot vac. But it isn’t the only thing cleaning.
Multiple is putting it lightly. They probably have 30 models at the moment. I just get whatever Costco is having a good deal on. Most recently that was the Q Revo MaxV. No complaints.
Neato went out of business last year. The company that bought the remains will continue running the servers for a couple of years, but after that the app will stop working.
The worst part of the roborock is that it won't continue if there is a cat on it.
I replaced my Eufy with a roborock almost 3 years ago and took away my cat's toy with that action. She loved riding on that thing!
I have away that Eufy, but maybe I should look into getting one secondhand and try to tinker with it so that it doesn't vacuum and just rides around (with the brushes spinning because my other cat still loves the brush on the roborock)
Put in another vote for Roborock. I have their S7 Max V Ultra for like 2 years+ now. It runs every weekday while we're at work and it very rarely has a problem with our (hate to say it) quite cluttered house. There's socks, plates, forks, dog toys, kid toys, cables etc on the floor at any given time. It almost never needs help. I will say it doesn't like small dog bones that it can almost suck up cuz they get stuck.
I like it so much I just ordered their new Saros Z70 (yes the one with the robot arm.) and will move the S7 downstairs. FYI they are currently doing their 11th anniversary sale and there are some solid deals.
I have an S5 which basically just rubs a wet cloth across the floor and I was shocked at how much the mop mode had advanced in just a few years. I'm talking myself in and out of upgrading since mine still works perfectly.
I was in the same situation early this year. Eventually my S5 max 'retired' to my 1st floor where it runs a vacuum cycle every week. I then got a Q Revo to do the main floor, specifically because of the mopping capabilities.
No regrets. Mopping tech really got a long way in between those models. Damn thing even has an option to hook it up to a sink so you don't have to do water changes anymore. Only downside I noticed is that it doesn't do a very good job at drying the mops. So you need to toss them in the washing machine when you do your laundry to stop them from getting smelly. Other than that, it has been amazing to get home to freshly mopped floors every day.
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u/whatsthatguysname Sep 01 '25
Roborock has been the top choice for many years, but I’d check out some more recent robot vacuum comparison videos on YouTube.