Only robot vacuums without a laser navigation tower have a flatter design. However, these models have many other disadvantages, which is why they are relatively rare. Moreover, its mop-lifting feature worked perfectly on both low- and medium-pile carpets. As soon as the S7 sensed carpet while mopping, it lifted the cloth mount and kept vacuuming. When this happened, I walked behind the robot to verify that it wasn't wetting the carpet. The auto-empty base successfully transfers debris out of the dustbin so you don't need to touch it The mop is reusable. You should wash it in the washing machine at 40 degrees after each mopping trip. On the bottom, it has a main brushroll, one side brush for edge sweeping, six cliff sensors that prevent it from falling down the stairs, and the aforementioned carpet sensor. When the robot detects carpet, it automatically increases its vacuum suction power, a useful feature not available on the Shark IQ Robot Self-Empty XL R101AE. The bottom has the main brushroll and a side brush for edge sweeping The robot's differentiating feature is its ability to vacuum and mop simultaneously, without wetting carpet. While other hybrid models, such as the Ecovacs Deebot Ozmo T8 AIVI, can detect and automatically avoid carpet when mopping, the S7 goes a step further. When the robot senses carpet, it lifts its mopping plate by 0.2 inch and keeps on vacuuming. That way, it can mop your hard floors and vacuum your low- to medium-pile carpets in a single pass. It's the only robot vacuum we've tested with this feature. The S7 features a raised mapping sensor on top

When the robot vacuum finished cleaning the second floor, it’ll return to where you dropped it off and wait for you to carry it down. You can choose how the vacuum-mop robot should handle the carpets in the mobile app. The following options are available: While we’re discussing the S7’s generally excellent vacuuming ability, let’s take a closer look at the bin. At 470ml, it’s pretty small and unfortunately not terribly well designed. There are two access doors to the bin – the one you use for emptying it and the one that provides access to the filter. The main door simply pulls outwards but it’s a right mess to empty, especially if you have pets and it’s full of clumpy hair. Note, too, that while the majority of robot vacuums that can claim to ‘mop’ hard floors simply slosh water around, the S7 MaxV is capable of scrubbing as well. As such, we found it easily coped with removing tough dried-in stains such as Coca-Cola on our hard floor, as well as fresh dirt. Even better, when set to vacuuming and mopping, the robot vacuum will automatically lift the mop on detecting carpet, to avoid it becoming soggy. We tried the Light setting at first, which was quite loud — just a bit louder than you would expect from an upright vacuum. It took less than a minute to finish running. However, we were disappointed to see that the dust and debris was mostly caught under the robot vacuum the first time we ran it. We tried it again in Max mode, which lasted just under 30 seconds and didn’t sound much louder than the Light mode. It worked this time — no dust to be found under the robot vacuum.

Roborock S7 Pricing and Configurations

As the S7 MaxV cleans your floors it also stores a map of your home, which you can then split into different rooms and zones, allowing you to focus on specific areas rather than your whole home. It also organizes the rooms into a cleaning schedule based on the size and the type of floor, saving the dirtiest areas until last – for example, a hard floor in the kitchen that needs sweeping and mopping. With the ability to store three different maps, this robovac is ideal for multi-level homes.

Then the robot vacuum slightly nudges the object, recognises that there is an obstacle and looks for a way around it. Once it creates a map of your floor plan, you can merge, divide, and name the various spaces for area and customized cleaning. You can also create virtual walls and no-go zones to cordon off certain areas, as well as no-mop zones. After the robot maps your floor plan, you can merge, divide, and name the various spaces for area and customized cleaningThe S7 is simple to set up, but if you use the auto-empty base, it requires additional assembly. Unboxing the S7 and auto-empty base The S7 is also equipped with four cliff sensors so when it approaches a flight of stairs it will literally avoid tumbling down them. Cliff sensors are fitted to practically every robovac on the market – even the cheapest – so this technology isn’t especially groundbreaking.