Roborock launches Saros Z70, the robot vacuum cleaner that can pick-up socks

One of the true innovators in the robot vacuum cleaner space, Roborock remains committed to doing things differently, as can be seen with its new flagship Saros line of vacuum cleaners, which includes the Z70, Z10R and Z10.

Armed and (not) dangerous

This Saros Z70 it will make headlines as it is the first robot vacuum cleaner to have a robotic arm that rises from a compartment at the front. According to Roborock, this arm is strong enough to lift a pair of shoes, and this arm can lift obstacles it finds, so the Z70 can clean places that other robots would simply have to avoid.

An AI camera, which is also used for obstacle avoidance, is used to detect objects that the Z70 can pick up. There is a choice of what to do depending on what is detected: some items can simply be picked up so the robot can clean them; Roborock says you can tell the Z70 where to put any random shoes you find.

In addition, with the help of artificial intelligence, the robot will learn about new objects, and users will be able to identify up to 50 new objects that the robot can process.

For those with a little clutter at home, the Z70 promises to give you a more thorough cleaning experience and help you get organized.

Trusted Reviews was invited to an exclusive preview of the Z70 in action. The model we saw was a very early prototype, with the robot undergoing further AI model training in the lab. The final model will not go on sale until March 2025.

During the demo, we saw a robot with a pile of socks in front of it, and you could see it spin around to determine what it could pick up. Once secured to a pair of socks, the arm rises and extends, picking up the bundle and holding it in the air, allowing the socks to be cleaned and moved to another location.

The earliest model we saw had a few problems: the socks were missing or had to be picked up and dropped, kind of like arcade machines with claws. But it’s important to reiterate that this is a pre-production sample, with a few months left before its release; a newer version is being shown at CES 2025, with the final version arriving in March 2025.

It’s fair to say that Roborock has a good track record of delivering competent and reliable products, and it’s reasonable to assume that the Saros Z70 will only be released when it meets the required standards.

Besides the robot arm, Saros Z70 is a full-fledged flagship robot vacuum cleaner with a rated suction power of 22,000 Pa.

This robot ditches LiDAR in favor of StarSight Autonomous System 2.0, an updated navigation system appeared first on Roborok Krevo Slim. Without a dome, the LiDAR Z70 can fit under more furniture, cleaning more than many other robots.

The AdaptiLift chassis allows the Z70 to lift, allowing it to climb over thresholds and clean deep-pile carpets, in addition to the 22mm lift of the mop pads.

There are dual rotating heated microfiber mop pads that can automatically release in vacuum-only mode, a new anti-tangle brush, and a side brush and FlexiArm mop for enhanced edge and corner cleaning.

Of course, there is a self-emptying and self-cleaning docking station. Pricing has not been announced, but we will update you with details when we have them.

Mostly armless: Saros Z10R and Z10.

The Z70 is joined by the Z10R, a very similar robot; it has 19,000 Pa suction power and no robotic arm. Otherwise, the specs are nearly identical, so you’ll get the same basic cleaning and mopping experience, just with AI obstacle avoidance rather than the robot’s ability to pick up items and move them around.

Roborock said it is moving to the Saros naming convention to simplify its product line, which has become extremely confusing. Then it seems a little strange that there is also a Saros Z10 robot.

It’s very similar to the Z10R, only it has 22,000Pa of suction power and uses LiDAR rather than StarSight for navigation. In this model, the LiDAR dome can be retracted to allow the Z10 to fit under low furniture.

Both the Z10R and Z10 will go on sale in January 2025, with pricing to be announced later.