At the recently held CES 2025 exhibition, Roborock has introduced a new robotic vacuum cleaner called Saros Z70. For many, this is the next step in the development of robotic vacuum cleaners mainly because it comes with a robotic arm.
Arming a robotic vacuum is not something new, but due to many technical and cost issues, the industry wasn't able to develop an advanced consumer-friendly and mass-producible version. Production costs have gone down significantly, sensor prices have decreased, and this makes such innovation much more feasible today.
integrates a five-axis robotic arm made to extend upwards from the vacuum cleaner. Multi-axes rotation, lifting up to 300-gram items-such as light clothing-the robotic feature is extended into the unit's design.
The Saros Z70 works on two tiers: First cycle, it does a normal cleaning; second cycle, it tries to overcome obstacles. A robotic arm is mounted with a camera and sensors, which makes it perceive the objects and location.
It vacuums and mops the floors. It will return to its dock on its own after a cleaning cycle and is capable of self-cleaning to an extent. Users can also control the vacuum via the Roborock app, where access to the robotic arm-what Roborock calls OmniGrip-is given.
By default, OmniGrip control is off, and must be toggled on through the app. It lets users indicate which objects the robotic arm should pick up and where it should place them.
The Saros Z70 also includes child-lock and an emergency safety stop button. It's scheduled to go live on February 10 for $1,600 USD.
While all of that is advanced and stuff, this very fact begs a question on its adoption due to such high prices. Meanwhile, at the same time, iRobot faced financial constraints in recent months; hence, the Saros Z70 will indeed determine the future course for robot vacuums.
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