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Roborock S5 Robot Vacuum Review: Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of None

In 63.8 decibels, the Roborock S5 was clearly louder than the Shark Ion R85 (59.2). We were able to have a conversation with another individual in the room as the vacuum worked around us, but raised our voices. Much like the app that accompanies the Eufy Robovac 30C is designed to control multiple home devices that were smart. While the app’s vacuum section is strong, the design is not instinctive. We were amazed with how lightly the Roborock S5 approached walls and obstacles. The bumper on the Roomba 690 seemed to announce that it struck something with clunk; the S5 was much more considerate.

The robot slows its approach and its side brush before gingerly approaching an obstruction . The S5 pushed seats and puppy bowls around the floor over the Shark Ion R85 and the Neato Botvac D7. It wasn’t harmful, but I wouldn’t leave a vase onto a plant stand around during a cleaning. The Roborock S5 may also be controlled via Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Don’t expect to get any features using Alexa; the options are On and Off, which prompts to bot to return to its foundation. Google Assistant adds”Return to Dock,” which sends the robot home, rather than Cease, which divides the vacuum in its tracks. Overall, the Roborock S5 accumulated an average of 86.8% of all test debris on carpet–a performance on a par with the Neato Botvac D7, but well below the Shark Ion R85’s 97.2 percent. The S5’s hardwood performance told a similar story, picking up an average of 83.9% of all test debris. It was bested by the Botvac D7 by 12 percent. If you guessed the Go icon would initiate a basic cleaning cycle, then you would be wrong. Instead, Go directs the S5 to a point on the cleansing map for the bot to perform a spot cleaning. By activating the icon that is Clean, an overall vacuuming cycle is initiated. Buried in the Settings menu are five different Cleanup modes : Quiet, Balanced, Turbo, MAX and Mop. The program, and by extension, the vacuum, retains the mode last used. Flip the Roborock S5 over and you’re going to find two black rubber wheels on both sides, a wheel at front, and a side brush to the left. Between the black wheels are the combination rubber and bristle roller brush. Though like the brush around the Eufy Robovac 30c, the S5’s roller brush remained free of hair and fuzz. Setup and app The screen shows the most recent place in yards, cleaning time and our piece of information–remaining battery lifetime. Along the bottom are icons for Go, Dock, Clean and Zoned Cleanup. Exactly what the Roborock S5 lacked in cleaning thoroughness, it made up for with speed, cleaning our hardwood and carpeting test region at an average of 15 minutes and 22 seconds, nearly a complete hour quicker than the Roomba 690 and 45 minutes quickly compared to Shark Ion R85. It wasn’t quite as fast as the Neato Botvac D7, that cleaned the evaluation region in an average of 10 minutes, 22 seconds. The manual recommends running a vacuum cycle . We did this, but it did not appear to help. The S5 left the mopped area dull and a little sticky. If it was possible to use something in addition to water from the mop tank, then perhaps it could have performed better. Design As per a Roborock agent, though the Roborock S5 uses the exact same app produced by Xiaomi as the S55 (Xiaomi is an investor in Roborock), map data is saved locally on the robot and only goes into the Cloud when a user views the map on the smartphone program. As much as 20 maps are stored in the Cloud in any certain time and so are automatically deleted after a year. When users delete a map it’s also removed from the Cloud. The security firm AV-Test recently evaluated the security of four different app-connected robot vacuums, such as the Roborock S55 and the iRobot Roomba 980. The Roborock S55 performed the worst; AV-Test explained this was”Due partly to gross safety deficiencies in data transmission, the transport of data to third parties, the program’s unexplainable thirst for data, as well as a clear need for improvement in the statement on the handling of customer data.” Notice that tabbed Saving Mode is currently in beta and must be toggled on separately under Vacuum Settings in the app. We spent several test runs re-mapping our first floor due to this map not saving automatically. Both the iRobot Roomba i7+ and the Botvac D7 can store floor plans. Despite its size, the Roborock S5 deftly maneuvered through tight spaces. At 3.8 inches , the S5 sits squarely between the 3.9-inch Botvac D7 and the 3.7-inch Roomba 690. While we do not love the elevated laser cover at the middle, the characteristic was less obtrusive than the one about the D7, that has a large overhang and penchant for getting stuck beneath living room seats. The Roborock S5 performed well, but not outstandingly so. On hardwood and carpeting, it picked up an average of 96.2 percent of those Cheerios strewn across the test region, which was slightly less than the iRobot Roomba 690 (99.5 percent), the Neato Botvac D7 (99.8) and the Shark Ion R85, which divides a perfect 100 percent on this evaluation. In the center of this robot is a laser cap using a dab of orange underneath, similar to this one on the Neato Botvac D7. Above the cover are bodily buttons for cleaning, on/off and recharging. Perhaps due to its white color, the wall detectors on front and side of the S5 are more noticeable than on other versions, but they do not detract from the bot’s understated look.

The Roborock S5 is primarily controlled via the Mi Home program (Android and iOS). Connecting the robot to the app and also to our home wi-fi network took two attempts because the directions for pairing the bot to the network weren’t too clear. Instructions quickly turned into a recurring theme of the S5. “Starting the cleanup,” a cheery voice announces from deep inside the Roborock S5. Rather than a series of Morse code-like beeps and chimes employed by the Neato Botvac D7, the Shark Ion R85 and many other modern appliances, the S5 admits what it’s going to do in easy-to-understand terminology prompts. Cleaning performance Security concerns If you are adding your house and a robot vacuum cleaner, you want it to look if it’s docked on your living space. The Roborock S5 eschews the black-and-grey color scheme adopted by other vacuums for white, with silver trim around the rim. The Roborock S5 measures 13.8 inches in diameter, more than an inch bigger than the Shark Ion R85; it is also larger than the 13-inch iRobot Roomba 690 and the 13.2-inch Neato Botvac D7. Once the Roborock S5 gets its claws, it cleaned regions in a detailed back-and-forth snake pattern. The robot vacuum immediately found its way under our dining room table through the maze weaving its way to another. We appreciated how hewed to walls and about seat legs;it tackled walls and borders as the Neato Botvac D7. The vac was also smart enough to fully avert a thick pile rug that felled additional robot vacuums, but its taller height meant it didn’t fit under one of our chairs or our low-clearance sofa. One of our favorite design elements of the Robovac S5 is its own”hood.” Flip up the piece and you’ll come across the ample dustbin hidden in the center, along with a indicator light and system reset button. The S5 was the real robot vacuum we reviewed that had an onboard space to maintain the otherwise easy-to-lose instrument for cleaning the brush roll, a clever means to maintain whilst improving the aesthetic. An indented section near the back is meant to hold the microfiber mop module. The black-and-white dock for your Roborock S5 is just marginally taller than the vacuum . It’s only needed if you plan on using the mop attachment, although A clear plastic mat attaches to the dock. Mopping performance We were hesitant to provide the S5 free reign to mop in case it decided to test and wash our rug, therefore we used the spot-cleaning mode, which sheds a 1.5- meter (4.9 ft ) area around wherever the S5 is placed. Turns our hesitations were unfounded. The Roborock S5 made about as much water as a wet Swiffer pad on the ground. If it had cleaned as well as a Swiffer does. Picking pet hair on both the hardwood and carpet stymied many of those robot vacuums we analyzed, including the Roborock S5;it picked up only 79.5% of pet hair–10 percent less than the Botvac D7 and 8.5 percent less than the Ion R85. However, the S5 did best the Roomba 690’s 73.3 percent pet hair pickup rate. We were enthused about zone cleaning to the Roborock S5, since it’s a great way to perform a cleaning of hall or kitchen where there’s more foot traffic. From the main screen on the app, you are able to draw boxes. Unlike the Roomba i7+ and also the Neato Botvac D7, you cannot save or name the zones, which means you have to redraw the area each time that you wish to wash them. Adding to the confusion is an Edit Map button on the primary screen which allows you draw on barrier tape and no-go zones. The Roborock S5 distinguishes itself using a mopping feature that’s unique among the robot vacuums we analyzed, but unfortunately, its mopping art is useful. A half-inch slender, half-moon-shaped disc using a microfiber pad attached with velcro clicks resides beneath the back of the vacuum. Fill out the disc with water, click it adjust the Cleanup manner in the app and you are ready to wash.