Roborock Review 2026: Which Roborock Should You Buy?

• Saros is the premium family. Models add features such as retracting sensors, legs that lift the robot over thresholds and, on the Saros Z70, a folding robotic arm that picks up socks. Vacuum Wars found the Z70's arm worked only about half the time.
• Qrevo is the mid-range to upper-mid family with full self-emptying, mop-washing docks. It has many near-identical variants (S, S5V, Curv, Edge, Slim) that differ mainly by retailer.
• Q is the budget family: Q5, Q7, Q8 and Q10. Most self-empty but do not wash mops.

Vacuum Wars notes that most older S series models (such as the S8) appear to be retired. They still show up at discount, but newer Qrevo models usually beat them.

Roborock suits almost anyone who wants strong all-round cleaning and an app with fine control over rooms, suction and mop settings. It is a particularly good fit for smart home users: owners on the Home Assistant forum consistently rate Roborock as easier to automate than Roomba, and the Saros 20 supports Matter.

It suits you less if you want simplicity. With around 30 current models listed by Vacuum Wars, many sold only through one retailer, it is easy to pay more for a near-identical robot. Our advice is to pick the family first, then compare the two or three models in it at today's prices.

Not any more in practice. Roborock's early robots were sold under Xiaomi's Mi brand, and Xiaomi was an early backer. Roborock now designs, markets and supports robots under its own name, with separate regional stores in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. If you see a cheap Xiaomi-branded robot, it is not the same as a current Roborock.

The Roborock app is one of the strongest in the category, with multi-floor maps, no-go zones, room-specific settings and camera-based obstacle photos on supported models.

On privacy, Roborock's Trust Center says:

• It holds TUV certification against EN 303 645, the European consumer IoT security standard, and a UL IoT security rating (certifications vary by model).
• It runs separate data centres in Asia, Europe and North America, and stores your data in the region where you registered.
• Obstacle and pet photos are stored encrypted on the robot rather than in the cloud.

These are Roborock's own statements. Sensible steps still apply: use a strong Wi-Fi password, keep firmware updated and turn off camera features you do not use.

Roborock's US product pages list a 1-year limited warranty with an optional extended plan, plus 30-day returns. Customer service gets mixed reviews on the Roborock subreddit, with recurring complaints about repair times after the warranty ends, so an extended warranty is worth considering on flagship models.

In the US, the FCC added foreign-produced advanced robots to its Covered List on 28 July 2026. Roborock models already authorised, including those on this page, can still be sold, and software updates are allowed until at least 1 January 2029. Future Roborock models need an FCC Conditional Approval to launch in the US. As of mid-October 2026, Vacuum Wars reported that no robot vacuum brand had received one. UK and European buyers are not affected.

We did not test these robots. We started from Roborock's full 2026 line-up, then weighed independent review results (Vacuum Wars ratings and awards, Expert Reviews, Tom's Guide), recurring themes in owner reviews, and current US and UK prices. We picked one model per real-world need and skipped near-duplicate retailer variants.

Roborock remains the brand to beat. It leads on suction, navigation and dock features at nearly every price point, and its app is excellent. The catch is a confusing range and an average warranty. For most people, the Qrevo 2 Pro is the one to buy. Step up to the Saros 10R on sale for better obstacle avoidance, or the Saros 20 if you want the best regardless of cost.