Roborock’s Saros Line features a helpful AI and a robotic arm

At CES this year, Roborock The big bet on artificial intelligence. Their vacuum cleaners are for those who are tired of rolling the dice on robots that can’t get out from under the couch, as well as for those who are tired of supposed AI features in products that are already full of hot air. Roborock’s new robotic vacuums aren’t just cleaning tools, they’re smart home assistants.

Roborock’s offering at this year’s CES is the Saros Series, which features the market’s first robot vacuum with a robotic arm. Saros is an astronomical term for a cycle of 18 years and 11 days used to predict solar and lunar eclipses. Saros vacuums use data to create complex 3D models of your space, efficiently respond to challenges in real time (useful when you’re not home) and adjust suction power for quiet hours (useful when you’re home). The cleaner these self-learning machines get, the smarter they become.

Saros Z70: A vacuum cleaner that can give you a hand or an arm

the Saros Z70 It is an ultra-thin 8cm, allowing it to roll under furniture. Much like its cousin Roborock, Grifo curvethe Z70 uses AdaptiLift chassis to raise its wheels and raise its frame by 10mm to get through doorways and high-pile carpets. It also features 22,000Pa of suction, a dual anti-tangle system that prevents clumps of hair from interrupting your routine, and a StarSight navigation system.

But these aren’t the features that got everyone talking at CES. What really sets the Z70 apart is its robotic arm, the first of its kind in a mass-produced robot vacuum. This arm, known as the OmniGrip, can grab obstructions such as socks, small towels, tissues and sandals that weigh less than 300 grams. You can use the app’s obstacle identification feature to note 50 different objects, and customize the vacuum’s recognition capabilities to suit your unique home. Safety, of course, comes first: the arm isn’t strong enough to hold your pet, and the vacuum comes with a child lock and a safety stop button.

Here’s how it works: The Z70 runs across the room cleaning and identifying stray objects, then returns to move obstacles and clean the previously obscured spot. He can make a third turn across the room to move something to another location, such as a dirty laundry basket or a toy box.

CNET Spent hours watching the Z70 Doing her things and It was unanimously voted the best of CES For smart home or home technology product. The arm rising from the top of the void reminded us of scenes from science fiction films. The CNET team voted unanimously for the Saros Z70 but this isn’t a fantasy future: the Z70 is expected to launch in the first half of 2025.

Saros 10R: More data points for a deeper clean

the Saros 10 Rs It has many of the same features as the Z70, aside from the cool robotic arm. Both vacuums feature StarSight Autonomous System 2.0 navigation and obstacle recognition technology. StarSight utilizes a traditional Laser Distance Sensor (LDS) system for dual-light 3D time-of-flight technology and an AI-powered RGB camera.

This means that the vacuum collects more data as it works. A continuous stream of data points at a high sampling rate – 21 times more than LDS systems – enables accurate and rich 3D room mapping and real-time implementation capability See Obstructions during cleaning. Through machine learning, the vacuum is now able to detect 108 specific obstacles.

The VertiBeam Lateral Obstacle Prevention system measures the height and distance between the vacuum and objects on its side so you don’t bump into walls or get caught in dangling cables. It does this by including a wide vertical laser on top of the forward-facing laser. Both the Z70 and 10R use the Multifunctional Dock 4.0 which gets the vacuum up and running in just 2.5 hours. The company expects the model to be available early this year.

Saros 10: Goes low without sacrificing performance

the Saros 10 It upgrades the popular S8 MaxV Ultra experience by introducing RetractSense navigation. The LDS unit, which looks like the handle on the top of a vacuum cleaner, retracts so you can slide it under low-clearance areas. The vacuum shrinks to a height of eight centimetres, just like the Z70 and 10R. While the unit is retracted, the wide-angle viewing unit still ensures that the sensor maintains a 100-degree view, and then rises when exiting the bottom space so there is no mapping delay. The Saros 10 also uses lasers to navigate slanted surfaces and avoid scratches.

Saros’ Reactive AI 3.0 uses 10 triple-structure lights up front, along with an RGB camera and Vertibeam light, to reduce blind spots and improve response time. The VibraRise 4.0 mopping system vibrates to effectively spot clean—4,000 strokes per minute—and is smart enough to detach the mop when it’s not needed so your carpets are clean but not wet. This vacuum uses the RockDock Ultra 2.0, which can also fully charge the vacuum in just 2.5 hours. 10 will be launched in January 2025.

Learn more about the Saros series and shop other models now at Roborock.