Similar to the brushes used on the iRobot j7+, these brushes are designed to pick up dirt, while avoiding getting hair tangled in them. Rather than a single brush, there are now two rubber ones that spin in alternate directions. Image Credit (Trusted Reviews)įlip the robot over, and the changes are more obvious. On the S8 Ultra, they’re a little hard to reach while the robot is charging, although I still appreciate the ability to quickly start cleaning without having to reach for my phone and the Roborock app. This robot has three buttons on top: power / start a clean mop only and return to dock. Image Credit (Trusted Reviews)įrom the top, the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra robot vacuum cleaner looks very similar to previous models that I’ve reviewed, with a LiDAR bump on top, which is used for fast and accurate mopping. You probably won’t need to do that, but the bin is worth taking out monthly, so that the filter inside can be cleaned. The S8 can be emptied manually, if required. This dock takes disposable bags, which hold 1.8-litres of dirt, which should work out to around six weeks’ worth of dust. As with the previous model, the S7 must do a bit of manoeuvring to use the dock: it goes in one way for emptying and water refilling, but has to come out and turn around to charge. This dock is more like the one on the Ecovacs Deebot X1 Omni.Īs well as emptying the robot, the dock cleans the mopping pad, with the motorised stiff brush, and then uses warm air to dry it, preventing smells and odour build up. With the previous model, the two water tanks (one for used water, one for clean) and the bin were more on display with this model, the tanks drop out of sight, giving a cleaner finish. Here, Roborock has improved the overall design and has made the new dock a little neater to look at. Similar to the S7 MaxV Ultra, the S8 Pro Ultra ships with an all-in-one charging, self-emptying and cleaning dock. The S8 Pro Ultra, which I have here, is the top of the range model. The S8+ ships with an auto emptying dock. The regular S8 is a mopping robot that ships with a standard charging dock. There are three versions of the Roborock S8, all of which have the same physical robot. Powerful mapping and obstacle avoidance. Yet, with the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra, the company has managed it with a new brush design, smarter and more powerful mopping, and a new cleaning dock.Ĭombined with Roborock’s excellent app, this is a super powerful robot vacuum cleaner, although it’s best for people with hard floors and short pile carpet. It was hard to imagine quite how Roborock could improve on last year’s S7 MaxV Ultra mopping robot vacuum cleaner.
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