At 63.8 decibels, the Roborock S5 was noticeably louder than the Shark Ion R85 (59.2). We were able to have a conversation with another individual in the room although the vacuum worked around us but raised our voices. Much like the program that communicates the Mi Home app, the Eufy Robovac 30C is designed to control multiple home devices that were smart. While the vacuum part of this program is robust, the design is not intuitive. We were impressed with how the Roborock S5 approached walls and barriers. The bumper on the Roomba 690 appeared to announce it hit something with springy clunk; the S5 was much more polite.
The robot slows its own strategy and its side brush before gingerly approaching an obstruction . The S5 pushed on chairs and puppy bowls than the Shark Ion R85 and also the Neato Botvac D7. It wasn’t harmful, but I wouldn’t leave a fragile vase onto a plant stand around during a cleanup. The Roborock S5 may also be controlled via Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Don’t expect to get any complex features the only options are On and Away, which prompts to bot to return to its foundation. Google Assistant adds”Return to Dock,” which sends the robot house, as opposed to Stop, which pauses the vacuum in its paths. All in all, the Roborock S5 gathered an average of 86.8 percent of test debris on carpet–a performance on a level 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 percent of all test debris. The Botvac D7 bested it by 12 percent. If you guessed the Go icon could initiate a basic cleaning cycle, you’d be wrong. Instead, God directs the S5 into a user-chosen stage on the cleaning map for the bot to perform a spot cleaning.
By activating the icon that is Clean, a general vacuuming cycle is initiated. Buried in the Preferences menu are five distinct Cleanup modes : Quiet, Balanced, Turbo, MAX and Mop. The program, and by extension, the vacuum, retains the mode last used. Flip the Roborock S5 above and you’re going to find two black rubber wheels on either side, a multi-directional wheel in front, and a three-spoke side brush to the left. Between the wheels is the combination rubber and bristle roller brush. Though similar to the brush on the Eufy Robovac 30c, the S5’s roller brush remained remarkably free of hair and fuzz. Setup and program The screen shows the most recent place in meters, cleaning time and our item of information. 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 in an average of 15 minutes and 22 seconds, almost a full hour quicker than the Roomba 690 and 45 minutes quickly than the Shark Ion R85. It wasn’t quite as fast as the Neato Botvac D7, which cleaned the test area at an average of 10 minutes.
The guide recommends running a normal vacuum cycle within the area at least three times. We did so, but it didn’t appear to help. The S5 left the mopped area dull and a little sticky. When it was possible to use something along with water in the tank it would have performed better. Layout 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 information is stored locally on the robot, and only enters the Cloud when a user views the map onto the smartphone app. As much as 20 maps are stored in the Cloud at any certain time, and so are automatically deleted after a year. When users delete a map from the program, it’s also eliminated in the Cloud. The security firm AV-Test recently assessed four different robot vacuums’ safety, such as the Roborock S55 and the iRobot Roomba 980. The Roborock S55 performed the worst; AV-Test explained that this was”Due partly to gross safety deficiencies in data transmission, the transport of information to third parties, the app’s unexplainable thirst for data, as well as a clear need for improvement in the statement on the handling of consumer data.” Note that Map Saving Mode is currently in beta and must be toggled on individually under Vacuum Settings from the program.
We spent a few test runs re-mapping our floor due to this map not saving mechanically. Both the expensive iRobot Roomba and the D7 are able to store floor plans. Despite its size, the Roborock S5 deftly maneuvered through tight spaces. At 3.8 inches high, the S5 sits squarely between the 3.9-inch Botvac D7 and the 3.7-inch Roomba 690. While we do not love the laser cover in the middle, the feature was significantly less obtrusive than the one about the D7, that has a large overhang and penchant for becoming stuck under living room chairs. The Roborock S5 performed well, but not outstandingly so. On hardwood and carpet, it picked up an average of 96.2% of those Cheerios strewn across the test area, which was marginally less than the iRobot Roomba 690 (99.5 percent), the Neato Botvac D7 (99.8) and the Shark Ion R85, that scooped up a perfect 100 percent on this test. In the center of this robot is a raised laser cover using a splash of underneath on the Neato Botvac D7.
Above the cover are buttons for spot cleaning, on/off and recharging. Maybe due to the colour, the wall detectors on the front and side of the S5 are more noticeable than on other versions, but they don’t detract from the bot’s understated look. The Roborock S5 is primarily controlled through the Mi Home app (Android and iOS). Linking the robot to the program and also to our home wi-fi network took two attempts , mostly because the directions for pairing the bot to the Wi-Fi network weren’t very apparent. Instructions quickly turned into a motif of this S5. “Starting the cleanup,” a cheery voice announces from deep within the Roborock S5. Instead of a series of Morse code-like beeps and chimes employed by the Neato Botvac D7, the Shark Ion R85 and many other appliances, the S5 admits what it’s going to do in easy-to-understand language prompts. Cleaning performance Security concerns You want it to look if it’s docked on your living room if you are adding a robot vacuum to your home.
The Roborock S5 eschews the black-and-gray color scheme embraced by other vacuums for white, with muted silver trim around the rim. The Roborock S5 steps 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. When the Roborock S5 get its claws, it cleaned regions in a precise, back-and-forth snake pattern. The robot vacuum immediately found its way under our dining room table, readily weaving its way to the other out of 1 side of the space. We appreciated how hewed to walls and about seat legs;it tackled walls and edges as the Neato Botvac D7. The van was also smart enough to completely avoid a thick pile rug that felled additional robot vacuums, but its taller elevation supposed it didn’t fit under our chairs or our low-clearance couch. One of our favourite design components of the Robovac S5 is its”hood” Flip the plastic piece up and you’ll find the dustbin hidden in the middle, along with a Wi-Fi indicator light and program reset button. The S5 was the real robot vacuum cleaner we reviewed that had an onboard area to hold the instrument for cleaning the brush roll, a means to keep functionality whilst improving the aesthetic. An indented section near the rear is supposed to hold the microfiber mop module. The black-and-white pier for your Roborock S5 is slightly taller than the vacuum . It’s only needed if you’re planning on utilizing the attachment, although A large, clear plastic mat attaches to the dock. Mopping performance We were reluctant to give the S5 free reign to mop in case it decided to try and clean our rug, therefore we used the spot-cleaning manner, which cleans a 1.5- meter (4.9 ft ) area around wherever the S5 is placed. Turns our hesitations were unfounded. The Roborock S5 produced about as much water as a wet Swiffer pad on the ground. If it had cleaned as well as a Swiffer does. Picking up dog hair on both hardwood and carpet stymied many of those robot vacuums we tested, such as the Roborock S5;it picked up just 79.5% of pet hair–10 percent less than the Botvac D7 and 8.5 percent less compared to Ion R85. However, the S5 did finest the Roomba 690’s 73.3 percent pet hair pickup speed. We’re enthused about zone cleaning to the Roborock S5, since it is a wonderful way to perform a cleaning of front hall or kitchen where there is more foot traffic.
You can draw boxes. Contrary to the Roomba i7+ and also the Neato Botvac D7, you can’t save or title the zones, which usually means you need to redraw the place each time that you wish to clean them. Adding to the confusion is an Edit Map button on the screen which allows you draw virtual barrier tape and no-go zones. The Roborock S5 distinguishes itself using a mapping feature that’s unique among the robot vacuums we tested, but unfortunately, its prowess is much more of a novelty than helpful. A half-inch slender disk using a microfiber pad resides under the back of the vacuum. Fill out the dish with water, click it adjust the Cleanup mode in the app and you are ready to wash.