Roborock’s Saros Z70 can fold out a five-axis arm, pick up a sock and drop it in a basket. In Vacuum Wars’ testing, the arm worked about half the time.
Each one links to its full review further down.
The robot with an arm
A five-axis arm that worked about half the time in Vacuum Wars’ testing.
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Camera avoidance that steers around clutter instead of moving it.
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Only things it recognizes: socks, sandals, small towels and crumpled tissues under 10.58 ounces. Anything it doesn’t recognize, like toys or cords, stays put, and in Vacuum Wars’ testing the arm worked about half the time.
It launched at $2,599, according to TechRadar, and BGR concluded it isn’t worth it yet. For that money, a robot that simply avoids clutter well cleans more floor.
Our pick for this: Dreame X60 Max
Usually, yes. The Gadgeteer reported a review unit replaced after base station malfunctions; that was the dock, not the arm, but it’s a reminder that support matters at this price.
The Saros Z70 is the first mass-produced robot vacuum with a five-axis folding arm. When its camera spots a recognized object, the arm extends, grips it and drops it in a storage box you’ve placed, then the robot carries on cleaning. It currently recognizes socks, sandals, small towels and crumpled tissues, and it only lifts objects under 10.58 ounces; socks and paper work best balled up.
Sources: BGR Saros Z70 review, The Gadgeteer on the Saros Z70
In Vacuum Wars’ testing the arm worked about half the time. The channel still named the Z70 its most innovative robot of mid-2025, and its combined mopping score beat the Saros 10R’s. TechRadar found the arm easy to control remotely through the app but called the Z70 hard to recommend on that basis, and BGR concluded it isn’t worth it.
Sources: Vacuum Wars Saros Z70 review, TechRadar Saros Z70 review, BGR Saros Z70 review
It launched at $2,599, according to TechRadar. The Gadgeteer reported that one review unit had to be replaced after base station malfunctions, which is worth knowing at this price.
Sources: TechRadar Saros Z70 review, The Gadgeteer on the Saros Z70
Early adopters who enjoy new tech and have the kind of clutter the arm recognizes: socks, slippers and tissues. Everyone else gets more cleaning per dollar from a robot that simply avoids clutter well.
Best overall
The most complete robot here: slim enough for low sofas, careful around clutter and excellent with pet hair.
Why it’s on this list: For cluttered floors, the X60 Max avoided 22 of 24 objects in Vacuum Wars’ course and costs far less than the Z70 did at launch.
Vacuum Wars ranked the X60 Max Ultra Complete as its best overall robot vacuum from June through August, and it still sits near the top of the channel’s October list. The numbers explain why: a rare 100% on flattened pet hair, an 89% carpet deep-clean score, and 22 of 24 obstacles avoided with its binocular cameras.
Its real trick is height. At 3.13 inches with a retractable LiDAR, it reaches under sofas and beds that stop most robots, and it still climbed a 51 mm threshold in testing. The compromises are modest: about 950 square feet of coverage per charge and a small 235 ml onboard bin, so a large single-story home will see it pause to recharge.
Dreame’s listing fills in the daily details. The mop pads press down with 15 N at 230 RPM using 104°F water, the 10-in-1 dock washes and dries them and holds roughly 100 days of dust, and a dual-solution system doses detergent for you. It sets up on 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi only, so check that your router still broadcasts that band.
You have shedding pets, low furniture and a floor that’s rarely free of socks and cords.
The price stings. The Ecovacs T90 Pro Omni matched its 100% pet-hair score in testing, and Dreame’s X60 Ultra lists the same 3.13-inch robot with a simpler single-solution dock.
Sources: Vacuum Wars Top 20, Vacuum Wars X60 review, RTINGS X60 review, CNN Underscored
We may earn a commission if you buy. Product details checked October 24, 2026.
Best robot vacuum and mop combo
The best mopping we’ve seen measured, from a robot that also aces pet hair.
Why it’s on this list: It avoided 23 of 24 objects and mops far better than most robots, which matters more day to day than an arm.
Vacuum Wars scored the T90 Pro Omni’s roller mop at 157 points in its dried-stain test, nearly 50% above average and the second-highest combined mopping score the channel has recorded. On the vacuum side it picked up 100% of flattened pet hair against an 82% average, wrapped nothing in the 7-inch hair test and dodged 23 of 24 obstacles.
Two limits showed up in testing: a very small 250 ml onboard bin, which means frequent trips to the dock, and threshold climbing that topped out at 32 mm. Vacuum Wars currently names it the best value robot vacuum on its list.
Per Ecovacs, the 10.6-inch OZMO Roller 3.0 rinses itself with fresh water as it scrubs and reaches 0.6 inches past the body along baseboards. It lifts 0.6 inches on carpet, and a Carpets First mode vacuums rugs with a dry roller before it mops. The OMNI station washes the roller at up to 167°F, dries it with 145°F air and flushes its own dirty-water system to keep odors down.
Most of your floors are hard, spills are a daily thing, and you still want strong pet-hair pickup.
You have tall saddles between rooms. The Dreame L60 Pro Ultra cleared 51 mm in the same tests.
Sources: Vacuum Wars T90 Pro Omni review, Vacuum Wars Top 20
We may earn a commission if you buy. Product details checked October 24, 2026.
Short answers to what people ask most.
Yes: the Roborock Saros Z70, the first mass-produced robot vacuum with a folding five-axis arm.
Recognized items such as socks, sandals, small towels and crumpled tissues, under 10.58 ounces. Socks and paper work best balled up.
About half the time in Vacuum Wars’ testing. It works more reliably when you steer it remotely, according to TechRadar.
It launched at $2,599. Check today’s price before buying.
For most homes, not yet. As a vacuum and mop it’s excellent, but the arm is still a work in progress.
One with strong camera avoidance, like the Dreame X60 Max, which avoided 22 of 24 objects in Vacuum Wars’ testing.
The Saros Z70 is a fascinating first try, not a recommendation. For a cluttered home, buy the Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete and keep a basket by the door for the socks.