Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We had a Roomba 675 which is admittedly a pretty old robot even though it's still for sale. It navigates the house randomly using its bump sensor and is supposed to be able to return to its docking station after its finished cleaning. The problem is, it would almost always get stuck under a chair or couch, tangled on a dog toy, or its battery would run out before it found its way back to the charging station. It was also really noisy on our hard floors which made using it at night fairly annoying since it would wake everyone up. This made it more of a hassle than it was worth to use since it really wasn't autonomous--it needs to be babysat. The Roborock S6 MaxV is completely different. After setting it up, we left all the interior doors in the house open while we were out for about an hour and it created a very accurate map of the house. Using the Roborock app, I separated all the rooms so I could tell it later to clean only specific rooms, or to schedule certain rooms to be cleaned at certain times. Most of this was actually automatic, I just adjusted the rooms to something that was more convenient than what it automatically generated when building the map. Now I can tell it to go clean the kids room on demand, or schedule it to clean the kitchen and dining room every night after dinner. It cleans each room very thoroughly and using the app I can tell it what power setting to use for each room. This is especially useful for scheduled cleanings at night where I can set it to use the quietest setting to avoid waking people up. The best part about this robot is that it doesn't get stuck or lost. Using "no-go" zones with the app, I can tell it to avoid going under the couch or recliners which is where the Roomba would always get stuck. When it's done cleaning or its battery is low, it goes directly back to the charger; no wandering around until it finds it like the Roomba 675. If it was in the middle of a cleaning, it will go back to where it left off when its battery is full enough to complete the job. It also does a good job avoiding obstacles with its built-in cameras as long as it approaches them head-on. If it approaches from an angle, it may not see it with the cameras. We have luckily not had to test the dreaded dog poop scenario yet (one reason we replaced the Roomba 675...not fun). The mop feature is also great and works surprisingly well considering it's only dragging a damp cloth around the floor. I only wish it came with more than one reusable cleaning cloth in the box so you didn't need to wash it each time between mop jobs. Lastly, the Roborock app works really well for scheduling, editing the map, and personalizing cleaning settings for each room. It also integrates with Google Home, although I wish it would allow you to name each room so you could just use Google to "tell Roborock to clean the kitchen," for example. This could easily be done in a software update so hopefully that's coming. We could not be happier with this robot, it is a total game-changer. Pros: -Doesn't get stuck or lost under furniture -Very accurate map divides house into rooms to clean together or individually -Cleans very efficiently, no wandering around -Adjustable power settings for each room or area, or on a schedule -Mop function works really well -Avoids most obstacles with its cameras -Long-lasting battery is automatically recharged after or during a cleaning job Cons: -Only comes with one reusable mop cloth so you need to wash it before you can mop again -App doesn't let you name rooms (as of this review) -Often mis-identifies obstacles (but still avoids them). This is supposed to get better as it learns what's in your house.