roborock S8 MaxV Ultra with Refill & Drainage System Robot Vacuum and Mop, FlexiArm Design, Auto Mop Washing&Drying, 10000Pa Suction, Obstacle Avoidance, 20mm Auto Mop Lifting, Smart Dirt Detection

This robot with autofill and empty is outstanding and saves a lot of time. However, it is important to realize that in order for this unit to work well you must do the following 1. Make sure your floors have no clutter as the robot will get stuck 2. Make sure your floor is dry and no wet dirt or food is anywhere. If you vacuum up wet dirt or food you will clog up the dust bin in the robot and will need to clean the whole dust bin. 3. If your unit gets stuck .. do not free the vacuum and send it on its way as this will cause the map to drift and become useless shortly thereafter. Cancel the job first, fix the vacuum so whatever the issue is that caused the stall is removed, RETURN THE VACUUM TO THE DOCK ** EXTREMELY IMPORTANT *** and then start the cleaning cycle again. The biggest issue I have with this vacuum is the map. The map will drift periodically and there is no way, despite numerous users asking Roborock, to disable or save a map that is not updated automatically every time the vacuum runs. This is the biggest problem and new users please realize that this issue in of itself ruins a very powerful user experience with this vacuum.

2/9/26 edit: Roborock did contact me within 24 hours with some steps to test, which I doubt is going to help but it seems they are genuine in trying to resolve the issue and the steps they provided are very straight forward. I just haven't had time to do it and get back to them. Hopefully they make the process of getting a working robot to me quick and easy. Will update this with what happens. Boosted a star for now for the quick and genuine support from Roborock. 2/6/26 Edit: I've had this thing less than 2 months and the thing cannot dock itself. I think it's a sensor internally in the robot that isn't recognizing it being docked. I can dock it by hand for charging however, but it will not clean. I think it's a sensor inside the robot itself that I've read of Roborock in other issues. This thing was really expensive and already totally unusable, very unhappy. If Roborocks response to my help inquiry is sufficient I will update this. Now that I've had some time with it I am really loving it. It does a wonderful job on all of our floors, tile, vinyl and a few carpets, 2 kids, 5 furry pets. I've had very few problems since the initial run and I think it does a considerably better job than the Dreame L20 I had before this. I upgraded from the Dreame specifically for the refill and drain system, but the Dreame was having some longevity issues of its own, though it had been quite the workhorse for us for a year and did a great job. I was a little worried after the first run, the floor was clear of obstacles but I let it get a little dirty than normal to test the robot when it came. First run over the full house the floors still looked like crap, the internal dry bin filled up and clogged. The drain also clogged during the first run, and second run, first time it blew out fine from the inside but the second clog I had to remove the little panel on the bottom where the drain goes to the waste hose and use pressure to blow towards the unit. Cleared right out. I think the clogging of the dust bin caused the mop to get really dirty which in turn clogged the drain when it was cleaned. Also, I think the 3rd most powerful setting for vacuum and 3rd for mopping gets much better results than the standard and/or "smart". I didn't use the "smart" setting long enough to really get a feel for its worth in the long run but turbo and intense seem much better. Overall I'm very happy, it's got great form factor. Some of the parts have a cheap feel but I have yet to have any functional or aesthetic problems and floors have never been cleaner.

I love this Brand but this specific one does not seem much better than the 4. It does not clean as stated and it gets confused and insists on climbing on things it should not...

I absolutely love the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra. With a busy life, this has made such a difference for me. It’s incredibly easy to use and just works without me having to think about it. Even my husband can operate it with Alexa! The cleaning performance is excellent, and the automation saves me so much time and effort. It’s one of those products you don’t realize how much you’ll appreciate until you have it. Truly an amazing machine and worth every bit.

We purchased this during the black friday (2024) season and started using it around Christmas. We're still on our first vaccuum bag (no pet household but we do occasionally have 4-legged shedding friends over) so I'm very impressed that after 8 months we're still on bag one. The object avoidance is about 90% there, sometimes it gets stuck or into something that it shouldn't and we laugh and yell "Rocky, how did you get over there!" but it's never caused any damage or any problems. I would absolutely re-buy this again. It saves us so much time and it does a great job on our polished concrete and tile flooring. Suction is great. It's sturdy, everything is functioning as it should after 8 months. The charge allows it to finish its job in our home (approx 1600 square feet).