![]() The Roborock Q5 supports multi-storey mapping. I suppose it might help you orient yourself better when you are looking for targeted areas to be cleaned, but apart from that it feels a bit gimiciky. Now while this looks pretty cool and I do definitely feel like I’m wearing a trenchcoat and sunglasses and talking to Keanu Reeves while using the app… I’m not clear that it actually does anything more than the two dimensional map does. You can even identify the different types of flooring for your robot. From there you can use what’s called the Matrix to scan the rest of your home and the furniture, to create an even more detailed map. While the bot will draw a 2-D floorplan that’s quite accurate, if you want to fool around with the 3D maps, you do need to go in yourself after that 2-D version is created. Roborock uses what it calls PreciSense LIDAR mapping that enables it to produce a 3-D map of your home so both you and the robot can have a clearer understanding of your homes layout and interpret it accordingly. I was also able to schedule vacuuming of different rooms on different days. ![]() The next time I wanted to do a targeted clean of my hallway, I was able to choose that area on my map, and send out the bot. Dividing, merging and labelling my rooms was a breeze. The app is easy to understand and to find the controls and settings for things, so I was able to get my home labeled quickly. The app lets you create dividers between rooms, merge spaces and label them for more specific cleaning. Not surprisingly you can start, stop and direct your robot home using the buttons on the top of the vacuum, but the real power comes in the Roborock app: You can start and stop cleanups, set multiple schedules, create virtual barriers or no-go areas, choose your cleaning power and adjust your home maps or re-label rooms. Also, unlike a lot of other bots, the Roborock Q5 is ready for you to label and customize your home map right from the get-go (other bots need days of repeated passes to create the map). That laser mapping also means the vacuum doesn’t accelerate into table legs and walls, so it cleans a bit more gently.Īfter just one outing, my vacuum had created a usable map, and that’s significantly faster than some other pricier bots. With the map drawn, you can name specific rooms for room by room cleaning. The Roborock Q5+ has the ability to ‘see’ around obstacles in your home thanks to its navigation technology which it also uses this to draw a really detailed map of your home. Next up you’ll want to send it out to create a map of your home so you can really take advantage of the robot’s smarts. Then use the Roborock app to connect it to your home’s Wi-Fi. You plug-in the base station and let the vac get a full charge. Getting this vacuum robot set up is fairly straightforward, as has been my experience with pretty much every Roborock but I have tried. The dust bag also helps to filter the air and remove 99.7% of pollen to keep the air clean. ![]() The dock is where your robot will go to automatically empty its onboard dustbin into a 2.5 L dust bag which Roborock says should be good for up to seven weeks of cleaning, depending mostly on your frequency of use. The dock comes in two parts that you will simply screw together. Inside the box you’re getting the Self-Empty Dock, with an extra vacuum bag, plus the Q5 bot. You’d probably put this one in the same category with something like the iRobot J7+. This one to me kind of just seems like a basic vacuum robot with an automatic disposal base. With others they add a scrubbing mop, or even a car wash style self cleaning base. ![]() With some bots they are ultra low priced. With this one I’m kind of struggling to figure out what that is. This robot vacuum is a bit of a puzzle for me… I’ve reviewed quite literally dozens of robot vacuums, and for the most part they all have one or two key features that make them stand out. ![]()
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