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I have been thinking about getting my first Robo vacuum for a few months now and when I heard about this I decided to hold off from getting anything until I saw reviews like this. I'm liking what I'm hearing so it seems the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra will be my first. Thank you for a great review. I can't wait till May!
Surprisingly well. It is without question the best version of this type of mop I've tested to date. Arguably better than the Narwal T10, which is still my current favorite...though I'm only a few weeks into my long term test of the S7 MaxV Ultra. Within the next few months of testing I should have a better idea on which is #1. There is a huge amount of dirt and dust in the waste water tank after each clean.
this model is really fantanstic, as it could empty dustbin and wash mop by itself. I may consider it when my S7 retires. I hope I could afford to buy a second one this year. Thank you for your video, as it convinces me Roborock is the best one.
Thank you so much for the detailed review of the model S7 MaxV Ultra. Compared with other Roborock family robots, its price is indeed higher. Personally speaking, I think it is reasonable. For me, its features, like self-empty, wash and fill, are super convenient. Also, I don't need to worry much about its getting stuck in the middle of cleanup, with the object avoidance technology.
So I just saw the new deebot x1 omni and it is a lot similar to the new Roborock but with rotating mopping and a lot Sleeker design for the auto Cleaningdok , I would like to see a side by side Comparison of the new beebot vs the new Roborock 😘
I got the X1 Omni. Been testing for a week now. When it works it's really nice. But I have experience some issues. It's only getting wet on one mop. Hade to run quickmapping twice, because after 2 days it refused to use the first map. There are some issues merging and dividing zones. It's good at avoiding obstacles and cleaning around chairs ect. But I'm considering to return it and get a S7 MaxV
@@Sailor_Zeb Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm hoping to get the X1 Omni within the next few weeks. We'll likely do a review + comparison to the S7.
Hi, I saw in some different review that the dirty water tank and the mop cleaning area start to stink after few days and therefore the "full autonomy" is not achieved as you have to regularly clean those areas and change the water. What is your experience?
The water tank definitely stinks. I make a point to empty it every couple of days. As for the mop cleaning area, I haven't noticed any strong odors there yet, and I've been using for around a month at this point.
Wow, thank you for reviewing S7 MaxV Ultra! It seems really powerful and suitable for lazy guys like me! lol!!! It's top 1 on my wishlist! Can't wait to get one!!!
I would have said yes, as I'm nearly positive the dock won't activate without the bag (as that was my experience on the S7+). Your S7+ is emptying into a bagless dust bin area?
@@reeseyang6415 If that's the case, I'm sure it works on the new auto fill empty dock also. Functionally, it seems to be the same (at least for the dust bag)
Check to see if the on-board bin is clogged And also check to see if anywhere on the dock is clogged. Sometimes hair or other objects can get stuck in there.
@@ModernCastle no bro sadly i think i found whats the issue its the voltage electricity it supports 220v to 110 .... iam in kuwait here we use 240v... so i wonder if i can use like voltage converter that supports 220v to 110v ... thats the issue
Hi - great review! Do you have to remove the mop from the roborock at anytime or can you just have it mounted at all time (while only vacuuming) or does it always clean while attached?
Nope. It wets itself. It seems to use plenty of water. During the course of a cleaning session of my entire home it uses around 30% of the large water tank, so I know that water is getting used.
Apparently there is a proprietary solution that Roborock will be making and selling, however, we didn't have any for testing. For testing we just used water.
Do you have to have the mop pad detached for it to vacuum carpet? I just bought an Omni deebot x1 and the mop pads must be removed to vaccum the carpet.
In my view, yes. I can see visibly wet water trails where it has been mopping. I can also tell that the large base tank fully empties itself every 2-3 cleans (my house is around 2,600 square feet).
I'll see if we can get one later this year for testing. We did test the Ecovacs N8+ Pro, which is also quite high performance. You can find that test here - moderncastle.com/ecovacs-deebot-n8-plus-pro-review/
Just bought a deebot neo. Any idea how it compares to this cleaning wise? The mop feature on the neo is pretty much useless. Thinking of returning it and upgrading.
Thank you so much for the review! I’m interested to know how the auto wash function work for the mop. Are we able to set it to wash the mop after it cleans 1-2 room? I’m asking this because I’m trying to avoid having the same dirty cloth mopping the entire house in 1 setting.
I don't believe you can manually set it to do that, but it does seem to basically do it on its own. The robot goes back to the dock several times during a cleaning session to empty the bit and wash the mop.
Hope it will be released to the public soon, I want to get one after watch you video, I like the object avoidance, wash and fill feature. I bought S7 Plus, but I do not want to wash the mopping cloth, hope Roborock can do a trade in
I have a house with half standard bedroom carpet and half tile. 3 dogs... Some of the tile needs to be accessed through the carpeted bedroom. Which Robot do I want? Im on the fence. Both $1399 right now. I like the avoidance that the Roborock has where it takes photos. But, does that make it better? Please let me know what you think?
Any of the S7 MaxV series would be a good pick due to the obstacle avoidance and ability to lift / lower the mopping attachment. If you wanted to send a little less money the S7 is an option also, no object avoidance, but still has the lift / lower on the mopping attachment. See here - amzn.to/3kw6y9g The obstacle avoidance is an awesome feature to have...but if it's too expensive the S7 is still a fantastic robot in its own right.
Great review! I’m really interested in how well the self cleaning mop station works with regards to how clean the pad becomes after a rinse cycle. Any chance this can be reviewed?
Ah, good point, I should have covered that better. Overall, it does a pretty good job at cleaning the mopping pads. Not amazing, but definitely good enough. If you're mopping your floors every day then you'll still want to wash / dry the mopping pad once a week or so. But if you mop less often than they you should be able to delay that. All that said, it's at least as good as cleaning the mopping pads as the Narwal T10 is (which is another high end mop I love).
Can you define an area a few feet wide that goes through several zone?. like the area from my dog door through the laundry room nd kitchen, they always take the same path. Would be nice to be able to have it mop that at will and not the whole rooms.
I'll see if we can do that in the coming months. I can tell you now that the S7 MaxV is significantly better. Better in terms of raw cleaning performance and in terms of navigation.
MaxV Plus is fine with me. I dont need it to wipe the mop for me, I can just swap out the pad. I feel like the ultra just takes up too much room as well. Wish they were out already as I want to upgrade my 6MaxV. Shame the 7 and 7plus dont have the AI.
Thank you, very informative as I'm thinking of purchasing this product, as I want to upgrade from my current Roborock S6 MaxV setup. I have some questions, maybe you or someone else can help me out: 1. Can I schedule the robot to vacuum only the entire house at a specific time, and do let's say 2 cleaning cycles per room? I know you can increase the cleaning cycles on Zone Cleaning Mode, but was wondering if you can do the same with Scheduled Cleaning Mode. 2. If I select vacuum only, and keep the moping attachment on, will the moping attachment be raised during vacuuming? 3. I own a large breed dog, that sheds a lot, and often. I run my current robot once a day, and still I have to empty the dustbin daily, as it fills up. Sometimes the dustbin even overfills, and because of that, the extra hair coils around the brush. Sometimes the hair clumps at the entrance of the dustbin, and even though the dustbin is empty, it cannot fill up any more, because of this, the extra hair ends up getting coiled around the brush. So will this new model solve this issue? Will the suction power from the home station be powerful enough to pull these large hairs and empty the dustbin properly? 4. How often must I refill the water tank and empty the dirty water from the main station? I plan to mop daily, at high scrub intensity and highest water setting? 5. How often must I change the dust bag as I have lots of pet hair, and debris on the floor (from the dog coming inside when I walk him). Ty in advance! Hope to hear from you guys soon!
1. I believe there is a way to do that, however, you will likely run into run time issues. 2. Yes 3. Most likely yes 4. Depends on how often you clean and the amount of hard surface floors. However, if you use high scrub intensity I would guess you'll be changing it every day or every other 5. As with #4, it depends on you big your home is, how often you clean, and how dirty your home is. Generally, bags last 2-3 months.
I’m wondering how close the robot gets to walls and does it bump into them? I have an old Rumba that is effectively blind and it uses a bump sensor. The problem is over a few years it scuffed up all my trim. Second question: do the charging contacts get dirty to the point where it won’t charge, again this was a problem with my old rumba
The S7 MaxV bumps into stuff less, but it still bumps into stuff a good bit of the them. Yes, the charging contacts do get dirty and should be periodically cleaned. That's still standard among virtually all robot vacuums on the market.
If you have medium or high ply carpet these vacuums get stuck because of the rubber rotor piece. I bought the S7 max a year ago and had to return. Hopefully this one fixes that issue ....seems like it's the same rubber rotors
I don't deny your experience. But would counter with my own...I've tested almost every major robot vacuum cleaner on the market on high pile carpets and I have never seen a single one stuck due the spinning brush or brushroll.
Mine did have the same problem before. I saw someone in the forum use the 3-arm brush instead and it works great. I got 2 online and has done a better job so far. You may have a try as well.
Best choice among the S7 MaxV? In terms of cleaning performance, they are all the same. It's just a matter of usability and convinience. MaxV Ultra is the best overall version though without question.
@@ModernCastle sorry I meant which robo vac in general have you noticed has the best pet hair performance, is there any one that's better than the s7 as far as deal with tangles ect?
@@Sphm-sl6wx Ah, gotcha, Roomba is the best for pet hair due to the dual rubberized brushrolls...which must be a patent or other proprietary tech, because I never see the dual rubber brushes elsewhere. In any case, Roomba i3, i7, j7, or S9 would be my top picks.
Does the object avoidance still work if you cover the RGB camera? (Like with a sticker or something - the robot got a second object avoidance system with the angled sensors in front). Would love to buy the S7 MaxV but concerned about the privacy with a self driving camera.
@@ModernCastle Would you be able to do a quick test if you still have the robot around? Thank you so much for the great review and answering questions so fast.
@@rxappdev I'm still testing it at my home, so I'll try and remember to put a blocker over it. But I'm 95% sure it needs that camera to function. Here's what the Roborock website says: "It can’t be said enough that privacy and security are critical when you have a camera roaming your home. That is why for the purposes of obstacle avoidance, ReactiveAI 2.0 does not save a single image. No images saved means no images to lose. Not only that, S7 MaxV is certified as a safe, smart home product by TUV Rheinland and also meets ETSI EN 303 645 cyber security standards." If it's not taking, but not saving them, that means it's uses the RGB camera as part of it's obstacle detection.
@@ModernCastle Thank you! That would be great if you could test it. I'm more 50/50 if it will work or not. I suspect the camera is used more to help identify what kind of obstacle it is (and ofc snap picture of it). The side sensors should be enough to figure out that there is an obstacle in front of it. I do not really care if it manages to identify if it's a shoe, toy or a cable, as long as it avoids it. Roborock has a robot in China called T7S Plus which has same type of side sensors and no camera, yet it avoids obstacles just the same. They call it "Reactive 3D" there.
Roborock USA says it can't be because the item is not yet on the market. But you guys have it already. So could it be that AliExpress also has it and for so cheap. Thanks
This looks quite impressive actually - do you plan to review any of the Eufy line of Vacuums? It seems the Roborock products are only really available as grey market imports in UK plus a premium - the Eufy line seems quite popular and easily available in the UK. I see the shorts are back, resisting the temptation to follow the long standing tradition of users on this channel to make thirsty comments RE the shorts and socks.😂
We've already reviewed a few (no videos yet though) moderncastle.com/eufy-robovac-x8-hybrid-review/ moderncastle.com/eufy-boostiq-robovac-11s-review/ moderncastle.com/vacuum-cleaner-reviews/eufy-robovac-11-robot-vacuum-review/ In general, I've found Eufy to be fine, but also nothing that I'm all that impressed with. Is iRobot more readily available in the UK?
@@ModernCastle my bad!! I just searched the channel. I'll have a read of those, I nearly got the X8 (not-hybrid) for my partner for Christmas. The iRobot vacuums are much more available in the UK than the Xiaomi / Roborock vacuums but their pricing just seems ridiculous compared to other brands that appear to have a similar featureset? I think I'd consider one of the Dyson robots over those but I might just be biased as it's a British company.
@@MatHanley X8 is definitely the best among Eufy's we've tested (and one of their highest end in general). Does Dyson sell robot vacuums in the UK? I thought they had discontinued all robots globally.
@@ModernCastle That might explain why there had been offers on the range - it's currently on their website but out of stock there and at major retailers. They might have stopped with the robots entirely.
@@MatHanley Yeah, that's probably the case. They were fully discontinued in the US nearly 3 years ago at this point. I guess their robot vacuum didn't take off like they thought it would. The world definitely wasn't ready for a $1,000 robot in 2017, but now...maybe so. Roborock's S7 MaxV Ultra is supposed to be $1,400 at launch.
I thought I had found the right robot for me. CONS: "Struggled with long hair and pet hair". I have two cats and my daughter and I have waist-length hair. Back to the drawing board.
Does anybody know if this will be available also in white? It would be amazing. In general, most apartments/houses have white walls, so I really do not get the black vacuums, white on white is much more stylish.
I’ve been a huge fan and subscriber for a long time, but I’m unsubscribing and cancelling my premium membership because TH-cam removed the playback speed feature. Please let them know you support this feature and your subscribers who use it to watch your videos in the limited time they have.
I've got some bad news...TH-cam doesn't care what I think about TH-cam, their features, or anything else in this world. I have absolutely zero power to get TH-cam to do literally anything.
@@ModernCastle I understand. My intention isn't that you alone will change TH-cam. But as a consumer, I have only one way to voice an opinion. And that is with my time and money that TH-cam uses to create a profit. And the only way I can use that voice, is to stop using the services when I feel they are abusing their privileges. As a content creator, TH-cam relies completely on people like yourself to make money. Without you, they are nothing. You are their services. My hope would be that enough content creators would take issue with TH-cams/Google's practices that they would cease to create content unless TH-cam ceased to make poor decisions that effect their users in exchange for increased profit. Obviously, there is little chance my efforts or yours by continuation would make any actual difference, but sometimes you just have to stand up for what you believe, regardless of how useless it might seem. The only thing I would disagree with you on is that you have zero power. You may have close to zero power, but it is slightly above zero. If enough content creators forced TH-cam to make a decision, then that decision would be made. They rely on the fact that you see yourselves powerless as individuals. You may be near powerless as individuals, but as a collective, you have great power. I have sent this message to every single one of the dozens of channels I have described to, I'm not singling out you or your channel. I'm just choosing to not put money in the pockets of TH-cam/google, which unfortunately means not putting money in the hands of the content creators they use for profit. You are, however, the only one that responded to my comments so I just thought I would do you the courtesy of a reply. But again, I have no problem with you at all, I enjoy your videos, and I wish you continued success. As you know, my one subscription is not going to make a difference for you.
@@ModernCastle I will definitely resubscribe if the playback speed feature returns. Hopefully TH-cam decides to support user experience over making a little more money. I probably would have even stayed if they were transparent about the change, but they removed it without any notification or reason, and I won’t support that.
Dude! Your "Man Spread" seating arrangement is laughable. Imagine a female product reviewer sitting like that in front of the video camera! My Eyes! Bwaaah! So.. that said, back to the review....
I've seen a lot of comments that made me shake my head, but this one is the new #1. I'm 6'1" sitting on a couch that's a bit closer to the floor. That's just how my legs hang when sitting.
@@ModernCastle - Then maybe place your camera on a tripod that doesn’t aim up your shorts? Not that I really give a rip, I just thought maybe I would mention how unaware you appear during your review. I mean, you do want us to take you seriously, not? How can when I’m ROTFLMAO?
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Oh yeah, the robot may be on carpet boost mode so the results are pretty much the same.
@@MrBlueCreeper All of our cleaning tests were on max power mode.
@@ModernCastle shoot, I am talking about the noise test
@@MrBlueCreeper oh, yep, you're right
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I have been thinking about getting my first Robo vacuum for a few months now and when I heard about this I decided to hold off from getting anything until I saw reviews like this. I'm liking what I'm hearing so it seems the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra will be my first. Thank you for a great review. I can't wait till May!
You're very welcome! I'm glad to hear the video was helpful.
How well does the mop pad cleaning portion actually work?
Surprisingly well.
It is without question the best version of this type of mop I've tested to date. Arguably better than the Narwal T10, which is still my current favorite...though I'm only a few weeks into my long term test of the S7 MaxV Ultra. Within the next few months of testing I should have a better idea on which is #1.
There is a huge amount of dirt and dust in the waste water tank after each clean.
YES! I saw your web review. I’ve been waiting!
It's pretty awesome! Really impressed with the new clean base.
this model is really fantanstic, as it could empty dustbin and wash mop by itself. I may consider it when my S7 retires. I hope I could afford to buy a second one this year. Thank you for your video, as it convinces me Roborock is the best one.
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for the detailed review of the model S7 MaxV Ultra. Compared with other Roborock family robots, its price is indeed higher. Personally speaking, I think it is reasonable. For me, its features, like self-empty, wash and fill, are super convenient. Also, I don't need to worry much about its getting stuck in the middle of cleanup, with the object avoidance technology.
Glad you liked it!
Does it clean the filter or do you have to manually?
You need to clean it manually
So I just saw the new deebot x1 omni and it is a lot similar to the new Roborock but with rotating mopping and a lot Sleeker design for the auto Cleaningdok , I would like to see a side by side Comparison of the new beebot vs the new Roborock 😘
I'll see if we can get one for testing
I'd very much like to see this VS test as well :) As I am trying to decide between the two.
I got the X1 Omni. Been testing for a week now. When it works it's really nice.
But I have experience some issues. It's only getting wet on one mop. Hade to run quickmapping twice, because after 2 days it refused to use the first map.
There are some issues merging and dividing zones.
It's good at avoiding obstacles and cleaning around chairs ect.
But I'm considering to return it and get a S7 MaxV
@@Sailor_Zeb Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm hoping to get the X1 Omni within the next few weeks. We'll likely do a review + comparison to the S7.
Hi, I saw in some different review that the dirty water tank and the mop cleaning area start to stink after few days and therefore the "full autonomy" is not achieved as you have to regularly clean those areas and change the water. What is your experience?
The water tank definitely stinks. I make a point to empty it every couple of days.
As for the mop cleaning area, I haven't noticed any strong odors there yet, and I've been using for around a month at this point.
Great review 👍👍
Thanks! 👍
Wow, thank you for reviewing S7 MaxV Ultra! It seems really powerful and suitable for lazy guys like me! lol!!! It's top 1 on my wishlist! Can't wait to get one!!!
My pleasure!
Great review, thanks for sharing.
Just a little question that is that dust bag required?
I'm using S7+ without the dust bag so just wondering.
I would have said yes, as I'm nearly positive the dock won't activate without the bag (as that was my experience on the S7+).
Your S7+ is emptying into a bagless dust bin area?
@Modern Castle yes I could use it without the bag which is one of the way to use the dust bin by the official in S7+
@@reeseyang6415 If that's the case, I'm sure it works on the new auto fill empty dock also. Functionally, it seems to be the same (at least for the dust bag)
@@xeon2k8 Gotcha, makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.
Great & perfect review
I'm hesitate between Roborock S7 Maxv Ultra and Evovacs Deebot X1 Omni
Thank you
You're welcome!
You need cables in your object avoidance test, thats a very common object on the ground
Ah! Yes, you're right. I knew we were forgetting something in that section.
We'll include that from now on.
I just bought it and its amazing but one issue i have it give me notification saying cant empty the dust cast ? how can i solve this issue please
Check to see if the on-board bin is clogged
And also check to see if anywhere on the dock is clogged. Sometimes hair or other objects can get stuck in there.
@@ModernCastle no bro sadly i think i found whats the issue its the voltage electricity it supports 220v to 110 .... iam in kuwait here we use 240v... so i wonder if i can use like voltage converter that supports 220v to 110v ... thats the issue
@@fhdxeleven11 Oh...that's a bummer. Glad you figured it out though.
Your Review is so great for considered to buy this product
Glad it was helpful! And thank you!
Hi - great review! Do you have to remove the mop from the roborock at anytime or can you just have it mounted at all time (while only vacuuming) or does it always clean while attached?
You can just leave it attached. I haven't removed mine yet.
Do you need to prewet the mop ? If not, when performing a scheduled mopping does it get enough water ?
Nope. It wets itself.
It seems to use plenty of water. During the course of a cleaning session of my entire home it uses around 30% of the large water tank, so I know that water is getting used.
Hi! I've been waiting for this! I can't wait until q2! Quick question 🤔 what type of cleaning solution (if any) do you use?
Apparently there is a proprietary solution that Roborock will be making and selling, however, we didn't have any for testing. For testing we just used water.
Long term testing? How long has this been out? I've been looking for it in Europe however sadly there's no place it can be found.
It's not available yet for purchase. We have an advanced sample for testing.
We've had the unit for around a month now.
Do you have to have the mop pad detached for it to vacuum carpet? I just bought an Omni deebot x1 and the mop pads must be removed to vaccum the carpet.
No, it will vacuum carpets with or without the mopping pads attached.
Does it bump onto black furniture legs? The S7 without camera had trouble detecting these and would bump fairly hard onto them.
Seems to. I have black barstools that it will bump into. Though I wouldn't say it bumps them especially hard.
Does anyone know if there is a bag less version?
Another user mentioned you are able to use it without the bag, and just clean out the dust bin area.
I haven't tested it, but apparently it does work.
Does it deliver enough water to the mop through the robock onboard tank during mopping ?
In my view, yes. I can see visibly wet water trails where it has been mopping.
I can also tell that the large base tank fully empties itself every 2-3 cleans (my house is around 2,600 square feet).
Can you compare it with Ecovacs X1 Omni? It has very similar specs
I'll see if we can get one later this year for testing.
We did test the Ecovacs N8+ Pro, which is also quite high performance. You can find that test here - moderncastle.com/ecovacs-deebot-n8-plus-pro-review/
I have seen several release dates - any clue when I can actually buy one??
The only one I've seen from Roborock directly is Q2 2020...so sometime within the next few months
do u know when the ultra will be on amazon?
All Roborock has said is Q2 2022, I would guess late Q2...June'ish
Just bought a deebot neo. Any idea how it compares to this cleaning wise? The mop feature on the neo is pretty much useless. Thinking of returning it and upgrading.
Unfortunately, I do not. That's not a model I've tested.
@@ModernCastle I think from what I've found it's almost identical to the n8
@@me217 Oh, very interesting.
Can the s7 bags be used for the maxvultra
I'm 90% sure the answer is yes. But I don't have any S7 bags left to test to make sure.
Can we use the auto empty bin without the dustbag? Thank you
You cannot. It will not even turn on without a bag installed.
Thanks for review!!
Without the dock, which is a better mop - Roborock S7 or Roborock S7 maxV?
Thanks in advance!
Roborock S7 MaxV, no question
Thank you so much for the review! I’m interested to know how the auto wash function work for the mop. Are we able to set it to wash the mop after it cleans 1-2 room? I’m asking this because I’m trying to avoid having the same dirty cloth mopping the entire house in 1 setting.
I don't believe you can manually set it to do that, but it does seem to basically do it on its own. The robot goes back to the dock several times during a cleaning session to empty the bit and wash the mop.
How did you get yours? Roborock website says "coming soon".
We got a pre-release version for testing and review purposes from Roborock's marketing department.
can we buy the S7 MaxV by itself now and add the ultra dock later as an add-on?
Yes
Hope it will be released to the public soon, I want to get one after watch you video, I like the object avoidance, wash and fill feature. I bought S7 Plus, but I do not want to wash the mopping cloth, hope Roborock can do a trade in
Supposed to launch sometime in Q2
I have a house with half standard bedroom carpet and half tile. 3 dogs... Some of the tile needs to be accessed through the carpeted bedroom. Which Robot do I want? Im on the fence. Both $1399 right now. I like the avoidance that the Roborock has where it takes photos. But, does that make it better? Please let me know what you think?
Any of the S7 MaxV series would be a good pick due to the obstacle avoidance and ability to lift / lower the mopping attachment.
If you wanted to send a little less money the S7 is an option also, no object avoidance, but still has the lift / lower on the mopping attachment. See here - amzn.to/3kw6y9g
The obstacle avoidance is an awesome feature to have...but if it's too expensive the S7 is still a fantastic robot in its own right.
Release date? Can we pre-order it? Is it available anywhere today???
Q2 2022
No pre-orders available that I'm aware of.
How do I get the Robo Rock out of spot cleaning
You can do it via the app
Great review! I’m really interested in how well the self cleaning mop station works with regards to how clean the pad becomes after a rinse cycle. Any chance this can be reviewed?
Ah, good point, I should have covered that better.
Overall, it does a pretty good job at cleaning the mopping pads. Not amazing, but definitely good enough. If you're mopping your floors every day then you'll still want to wash / dry the mopping pad once a week or so. But if you mop less often than they you should be able to delay that.
All that said, it's at least as good as cleaning the mopping pads as the Narwal T10 is (which is another high end mop I love).
Can you define an area a few feet wide that goes through several zone?. like the area from my dog door through the laundry room nd kitchen, they always take the same path. Would be nice to be able to have it mop that at will and not the whole rooms.
Yep. You can do exactly that.
Doing great job
Thanks!
When is the release date of it guys?
According to Roborock, Q2 2022.
Can you compare with roomba m6 jet for cleaning floor?
I'll see if we can do that in the coming months.
I can tell you now that the S7 MaxV is significantly better. Better in terms of raw cleaning performance and in terms of navigation.
@@ModernCastle thank you!
@@agreatd You're welcome!
MaxV Plus is fine with me. I dont need it to wipe the mop for me, I can just swap out the pad. I feel like the ultra just takes up too much room as well. Wish they were out already as I want to upgrade my 6MaxV. Shame the 7 and 7plus dont have the AI.
Thank you, very informative as I'm thinking of purchasing this product, as I want to upgrade from my current Roborock S6 MaxV setup. I have some questions, maybe you or someone else can help me out:
1. Can I schedule the robot to vacuum only the entire house at a specific time, and do let's say 2 cleaning cycles per room? I know you can increase the cleaning cycles on Zone Cleaning Mode, but was wondering if you can do the same with Scheduled Cleaning Mode.
2. If I select vacuum only, and keep the moping attachment on, will the moping attachment be raised during vacuuming?
3. I own a large breed dog, that sheds a lot, and often. I run my current robot once a day, and still I have to empty the dustbin daily, as it fills up. Sometimes the dustbin even overfills, and because of that, the extra hair coils around the brush. Sometimes the hair clumps at the entrance of the dustbin, and even though the dustbin is empty, it cannot fill up any more, because of this, the extra hair ends up getting coiled around the brush. So will this new model solve this issue? Will the suction power from the home station be powerful enough to pull these large hairs and empty the dustbin properly?
4. How often must I refill the water tank and empty the dirty water from the main station? I plan to mop daily, at high scrub intensity and highest water setting?
5. How often must I change the dust bag as I have lots of pet hair, and debris on the floor (from the dog coming inside when I walk him).
Ty in advance! Hope to hear from you guys soon!
1. I believe there is a way to do that, however, you will likely run into run time issues.
2. Yes
3. Most likely yes
4. Depends on how often you clean and the amount of hard surface floors. However, if you use high scrub intensity I would guess you'll be changing it every day or every other
5. As with #4, it depends on you big your home is, how often you clean, and how dirty your home is. Generally, bags last 2-3 months.
@@ModernCastle Ty for your prompt response!
@@radul476 You're welcome!
If I have the Original S7, can it work with the new auto empty wash dock?
I don't believe so, though Roborock hasn't confirmed one way or another yet.
@@ModernCastle if you have any way of finding out, or better testing it for us , I would appreciate it greatly, and I am sure others will too😘
@@nissen4700 no, it can't
@@nissen4700 Sent your question off to my contact at Roborock who confirmed the Roborock S7 is not compatible with the Empty Wash Fill auto dock.
@@ModernCastle thank you , I think Roborock should have made it backwards compatible, but I Guess it was not doable. ☹️
How often should a dirty water bank be emptied? Is it smells if you don't empty it after every run?
It does smell pretty bad.
If you can, empty it right after it runs. If not, just empty it as often as you can.
I’m wondering how close the robot gets to walls and does it bump into them? I have an old Rumba that is effectively blind and it uses a bump sensor. The problem is over a few years it scuffed up all my trim. Second question: do the charging contacts get dirty to the point where it won’t charge, again this was a problem with my old rumba
The S7 MaxV bumps into stuff less, but it still bumps into stuff a good bit of the them.
Yes, the charging contacts do get dirty and should be periodically cleaned. That's still standard among virtually all robot vacuums on the market.
If you have medium or high ply carpet these vacuums get stuck because of the rubber rotor piece. I bought the S7 max a year ago and had to return. Hopefully this one fixes that issue ....seems like it's the same rubber rotors
I don't deny your experience.
But would counter with my own...I've tested almost every major robot vacuum cleaner on the market on high pile carpets and I have never seen a single one stuck due the spinning brush or brushroll.
Mine did have the same problem before. I saw someone in the forum use the 3-arm brush instead and it works great. I got 2 online and has done a better job so far. You may have a try as well.
What would be the best choice for a house with 2 long hair dogs?
Best choice among the S7 MaxV?
In terms of cleaning performance, they are all the same.
It's just a matter of usability and convinience.
MaxV Ultra is the best overall version though without question.
@@ModernCastle sorry I meant which robo vac in general have you noticed has the best pet hair performance, is there any one that's better than the s7 as far as deal with tangles ect?
@@Sphm-sl6wx Ah, gotcha, Roomba is the best for pet hair due to the dual rubberized brushrolls...which must be a patent or other proprietary tech, because I never see the dual rubber brushes elsewhere.
In any case, Roomba i3, i7, j7, or S9 would be my top picks.
Does the object avoidance still work if you cover the RGB camera? (Like with a sticker or something - the robot got a second object avoidance system with the angled sensors in front). Would love to buy the S7 MaxV but concerned about the privacy with a self driving camera.
I'm not sure. I didn't test that, but I would guess no, as it uses all of its sensors and cameras to navigate.
@@ModernCastle Would you be able to do a quick test if you still have the robot around? Thank you so much for the great review and answering questions so fast.
@@rxappdev I'm still testing it at my home, so I'll try and remember to put a blocker over it.
But I'm 95% sure it needs that camera to function.
Here's what the Roborock website says:
"It can’t be said enough that privacy and security are critical when you have a camera roaming your home. That is why for the purposes of obstacle avoidance, ReactiveAI 2.0 does not save a single image. No images saved means no images to lose. Not only that, S7 MaxV is certified as a safe, smart home product by TUV Rheinland and also meets ETSI EN 303 645 cyber security standards."
If it's not taking, but not saving them, that means it's uses the RGB camera as part of it's obstacle detection.
@@ModernCastle Thank you! That would be great if you could test it. I'm more 50/50 if it will work or not.
I suspect the camera is used more to help identify what kind of obstacle it is (and ofc snap picture of it). The side sensors should be enough to figure out that there is an obstacle in front of it. I do not really care if it manages to identify if it's a shoe, toy or a cable, as long as it avoids it.
Roborock has a robot in China called T7S Plus which has same type of side sensors and no camera, yet it avoids obstacles just the same. They call it "Reactive 3D" there.
Tell me if you know. On AliExpress they are selling the maxv ultra for $370. Is that possible.
Roborock USA says it can't be because the item is not yet on the market. But you guys have it already. So could it be that AliExpress also has it and for so cheap. Thanks
It's not possible. That's a scam.
I have an S7 MaxV because Roborock's marketing team sent us a sample for testing and review ahead of the launch.
Please do the Deebot X1 Omni next!
Putting it on the list!
This looks quite impressive actually - do you plan to review any of the Eufy line of Vacuums? It seems the Roborock products are only really available as grey market imports in UK plus a premium - the Eufy line seems quite popular and easily available in the UK.
I see the shorts are back, resisting the temptation to follow the long standing tradition of users on this channel to make thirsty comments RE the shorts and socks.😂
We've already reviewed a few (no videos yet though)
moderncastle.com/eufy-robovac-x8-hybrid-review/
moderncastle.com/eufy-boostiq-robovac-11s-review/
moderncastle.com/vacuum-cleaner-reviews/eufy-robovac-11-robot-vacuum-review/
In general, I've found Eufy to be fine, but also nothing that I'm all that impressed with.
Is iRobot more readily available in the UK?
@@ModernCastle my bad!! I just searched the channel.
I'll have a read of those, I nearly got the X8 (not-hybrid) for my partner for Christmas. The iRobot vacuums are much more available in the UK than the Xiaomi / Roborock vacuums but their pricing just seems ridiculous compared to other brands that appear to have a similar featureset? I think I'd consider one of the Dyson robots over those but I might just be biased as it's a British company.
@@MatHanley X8 is definitely the best among Eufy's we've tested (and one of their highest end in general).
Does Dyson sell robot vacuums in the UK? I thought they had discontinued all robots globally.
@@ModernCastle That might explain why there had been offers on the range - it's currently on their website but out of stock there and at major retailers. They might have stopped with the robots entirely.
@@MatHanley Yeah, that's probably the case.
They were fully discontinued in the US nearly 3 years ago at this point. I guess their robot vacuum didn't take off like they thought it would.
The world definitely wasn't ready for a $1,000 robot in 2017, but now...maybe so. Roborock's S7 MaxV Ultra is supposed to be $1,400 at launch.
I thought I had found the right robot for me. CONS: "Struggled with long hair and pet hair". I have two cats and my daughter and I have waist-length hair. Back to the drawing board.
Check out the Roomba models, the dual sized rubber brushroll handles long hair better
moderncastle.com/best-roomba-for-pet-hair/
@@ModernCastle I'll do that. Thanks for the tip!
@@doina8340 You're welcome!
Does anybody know if this will be available also in white? It would be amazing. In general, most apartments/houses have white walls, so I really do not get the black vacuums, white on white is much more stylish.
Not that Roborock has said, but it's a possibility. They have many white variations.
@@ModernCastle Thank you a lot for the video and the reply :)
@@hilindig You're very welcome!
I’ve been a huge fan and subscriber for a long time, but I’m unsubscribing and cancelling my premium membership because TH-cam removed the playback speed feature. Please let them know you support this feature and your subscribers who use it to watch your videos in the limited time they have.
I've got some bad news...TH-cam doesn't care what I think about TH-cam, their features, or anything else in this world.
I have absolutely zero power to get TH-cam to do literally anything.
@@ModernCastle I understand. My intention isn't that you alone will change TH-cam. But as a consumer, I have only one way to voice an opinion. And that is with my time and money that TH-cam uses to create a profit. And the only way I can use that voice, is to stop using the services when I feel they are abusing their privileges. As a content creator, TH-cam relies completely on people like yourself to make money. Without you, they are nothing. You are their services. My hope would be that enough content creators would take issue with TH-cams/Google's practices that they would cease to create content unless TH-cam ceased to make poor decisions that effect their users in exchange for increased profit. Obviously, there is little chance my efforts or yours by continuation would make any actual difference, but sometimes you just have to stand up for what you believe, regardless of how useless it might seem. The only thing I would disagree with you on is that you have zero power. You may have close to zero power, but it is slightly above zero. If enough content creators forced TH-cam to make a decision, then that decision would be made. They rely on the fact that you see yourselves powerless as individuals. You may be near powerless as individuals, but as a collective, you have great power. I have sent this message to every single one of the dozens of channels I have described to, I'm not singling out you or your channel. I'm just choosing to not put money in the pockets of TH-cam/google, which unfortunately means not putting money in the hands of the content creators they use for profit. You are, however, the only one that responded to my comments so I just thought I would do you the courtesy of a reply. But again, I have no problem with you at all, I enjoy your videos, and I wish you continued success. As you know, my one subscription is not going to make a difference for you.
@@atsoit314 I appreciate your opinion. Though I don't think unsubscribing from creators you like is the best way to get it done.
@@ModernCastle I will definitely resubscribe if the playback speed feature returns. Hopefully TH-cam decides to support user experience over making a little more money. I probably would have even stayed if they were transparent about the change, but they removed it without any notification or reason, and I won’t support that.
But the camera will stalk u everyday
China watching me walk around my house naked a lot these days
bro, could you have worn shorter shorts? I can't stop staring at the area, it's so distracting 🤦🏻♀️ yes, I suppose that reveals my struggles.
I told my videographer we need to film at a higher angle next time
Aaaa I’m the fourth comment !!!!
Congrats!
Man this really sucks
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Dude! Your "Man Spread" seating arrangement is laughable. Imagine a female product reviewer sitting like that in front of the video camera! My Eyes! Bwaaah! So.. that said, back to the review....
I've seen a lot of comments that made me shake my head, but this one is the new #1.
I'm 6'1" sitting on a couch that's a bit closer to the floor. That's just how my legs hang when sitting.
@@ModernCastle - Then maybe place your camera on a tripod that doesn’t aim up your shorts? Not that I really give a rip, I just thought maybe I would mention how unaware you appear during your review. I mean, you do want us to take you seriously, not? How can when I’m ROTFLMAO?
I liked it...would visit your onlyfans if you had one!
@@abrakuhocus No plans for an OnlyFans, but good to know there is interest :P
how does it do with water spills?
Not well. You don't want to run this over large liquid spills of any kind.
@@ModernCastle thanks, im glad i checked.
@@happinin You're welcome