Q7 M5+

What is your budget? The Q7 m5+ I'm using right now is super cost-effective, has suction power 10000 Pa, might solve your problem

Check out the Q7 M5+ on Amazon for $279. This one has an attachable mop that it drags around. We never use the mop portion just the vacuum for our basement. It works really well for vacuum only.

After some research on **this sub*edited to correct, research on the robot vacuum sub.** r/robotvacuums I got the Roborok Q7 M5+ a few months ago to help tackle an unbelievable amount of German shepherd hair. I also got a levioit 300p air purifier. and it's been helping pretty good. I am not using the mop feature at all so I can't help for that part. I paid about $280 but it looks like it's on sale for about $250 right now. Looks like they have a few more deluxe models available $$ The Roborok has been pretty good. I've had to do the recommended maintenance on it 2x, and it's filled up several of the bags with dog hair (very satisfying to throw those out!) I got off brand replacement bags for something like less than $1/ea on Amazon.

I vote for the Q7 M5+. Big brands like Roborock usually offer more reliable after-sales support. Also, big brands have been tested and approved by more people. Our family is currently using this model, and I think it offers great value for money, as it has strong suction and excellent battery life..

I just got the Q7 M5+ and I really like it! I got it for $219

I have a Roborock vacuum+mop and I am very happy with the vacuum capabilities, but the mopping function is useless. Granted, I only bought the $500 model and I have read the ones that are $1000+ do a much better mop job. The vacuum aspect is worth the cost for me though, as it picks up everyday dust, fur, crumbs etc and so far in the last 6 months hasn't ever gotten stuck anywhere. I have it mapped out to run on different areas of my downstairs each day and it empties itself at the end of each cycle.

The mopping function on the model I have is basically just like taking a damp paper towel and rubbing it around on a large surface repeatedly as it continues to get dirty during the cycle. You have to empty the bin, fill it with water, reattach the bin, apply a pad, and send it off. Then when it's done you have to empty the bin and remove the pad which is now dirty. It's a manual process so as far as I can tell you can't schedule a vacuum and mop in one cycle because of the bin emptying that has to happen in between. Mine is the Q7 m5+ model. I don't feel heartbroken about it and in hindsight it makes sense that it wouldn't be more automated for the price I paid.

I guess even a Q7 M5+ should do without mopping in mind. The battery is smaller, but it should have the same vacuuming performance.

Roborock S5 was such a low complexity model, going strong for many years. Now with more recent models, vacuum-only limits the search to Q5, Q7, Q8. Most of these claim to be "vac + mop combo" but that's just a passive cloth dragged behind. Not really worth discussing. They all have very good mapping and navigation in common. Roborock is famous for that and even the cheapest model does the job well. So depending on what you want, what you actually need, you might be perfectly satisfied with a Q7 M5+ or Q8 Pro+. One thing to note, Spending more money on a Roborock doesn't automatically mean the robot would be built with higher quality and last longer. It has just more features then. More motors, more moving parts, more wear and tear. Second note, Prices do not necessarily reflect the value. Roborock has some strange pricing strategy that no-one understands. For example, Q5 Pro+ is currently at $600 which is insanely expensive and cannot be recommended right now. I guess there's some tariff glitch included whatever.

Q8 Pro would be a suitable replacement, comes with DuoRoller brushes and optical obstacle avoidance. It bumps much less on furniture and obstacles. US price $200. Great vacuum. If you would like to upgrade towards a "+" model with auto empty dock (I recommend it), consider Q7 M5+ for US $250. Q8 Max was a little older and the + variant is already discontinued. What a bummer. All Q7 models are however single rollers without the obstacle avoidance. Much more like the legendary S4.

Best one to fit your needs was Q8 Max+. DualRoller, obstacle avoidance (although not the best one), decent dustbin size. Sadly Roborock ditched the Q5 and Q8 for no better replacements. Q7 M5+ is a downgrade in every aspect. Brush roller, battery size, dustbin size...

Then also consider Q8 Max. This is mechanically almost the same as Q5 Pro/Max, but has additional obstacle avoidance sensor. There's also a very new model "Q7 M5", which has the strongest suction of all baseline vacuum-only robots.

Q5 / Q7 / Q8 aren't real combos. They have a mop add-on for occasional use. That's cheap, has no motors and consists of a plastic plate with a cloth. Worth $20 maybe, added manufacturing cost somewhat <$5. So almost all models have these add-ons so they can be sold as "combo". Real mopping starts with scrubbing robots like S8, Q10 S5 or Qrevo.

That's not the point. Roborock has been supported well for ages, although somewhat inofficially. People are buying Roborock vacuums because you could trust them in being supported. Now there's two new models where they messed with the API for no good reason.

Your Edge C doesn't have the API issue. Affected models are Q7 L5/M5 and Q10.