Roborock - Q8 Max

I’d argue there’s no such thing as buy it for life vacuum robot because it’s tech. However, we did recently get a Roborock Q8 Max to replace our Neato Botvac D3 and have been very happy so far. It’s well within your budget and has been great for our 1 dog 1 cat household.

Roborok Q8Max. In my budget this was perfect - same criteria as you.

Thanks everyone, I went ahead and got a Roborock Q8 Max brand new from FB marketplace for $220.

I was in the same position as you: I wanted a robot that just vacuums. In the end I bought a Roborock Q8 Max and just use it for vacuuming. It works great and the Roborock app is really easy to use. FYI my house is mostly oiled hardwood floors with 10% being some sort of hard carpet (sorry don’t know the English word for it).

I just purchased a Roborock vacuum a cpl months ago, and it is an amazing piece of equipment. Not only does it vacuum, but it also has a water tank attachment and mop pad to mop floors. Haven't used the mop yet though, but the vacuum works very very well.

Q8 MAX

I picked up a Roborock Q8 Max for under $300 on sale, and I’ve been impressed with it as an upgrade from my Roomba 980. As others have mentioned, they have their place in the right circumstances

Definitely the roborock Q8 Max+ for mainly carpets. I found that bristle brushes tend to bald my carpet TvT.

For just vacuuming, the Q8 Max will be better. For a combo robot, I’d choose the Xiaomi x20+. Please run your x20+ on the vacuuming first before mopping mode to protect the vacuum fan motor~

A lot of robots have really good anti-tangle solutions now. If you want a vacuum only robot, the Dyson VisNav will be the best vacuum but a bad robot. The Roborock Q5 Max+ or the Q8 Max+ is recommended as it strikes a good spot between fur pickup and good navigation. For combo robots, the cheapest one that deals with fur, pet poop, rugs, and mops well is the dreame L40 Ultra at 399 USD.

Maybe a refurbished roomba for carpets but navigation is an option. A roborock would be better at navigation. The Q5 Pro with no autoempty station would be better at not disturbing people if it will autoempty during working hours but the Q8 Max+ or the Q5 Max+ can be considered if you’d like one with an autoempty station.

If you want a vacuum only model: RoborockQ5 Max+ If you want live obstacle avoidance so it won’t bump into your pet roaming around (no camera): Roborock Q8 Max+

The roborock q8 will be a better choice for hair and navigation.

You don’t need a hair cutter to remove hair from the roller brush. The roborock q5 max+ or the Q8 max+ are popular vacuum only options. All rubber dual brushes help with fur pickup and are okay at resisting tangles but will have tangled fur and hair on the sides which are easily removable. For combo robots: It seems like you’re in the US so I’d recommend the Dreame L40 Ultra at 399 with the antitangle TriCut brush if purchased from Dreame’s physical store which ships for free nationwide https://www.reddit.com/r/RobotVacuums/s/AgXP4k48pP

Q8 Max+ is the same but with obstacle avoidance.

Q8 Max wasn't really made for mopping. Since it cannot lift the passive mop, you have to detach the mop everytime you want vacuuming. Make the no mop zones a little wider, even when risking a small strip remaining not mopped. Serious multi-mode cleaning with active mop and lift for combined hard floor / carpet rooms starts with S8 or Q10 S5.

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.

And the Q8 models have obstacle avoidance which the Q5's don't.

I have the Roborock Q8 max and it does an excellent job getting up the dust and hair that my three dogs (one long haired German shepherd) bring it. It maps very well BUT it does get stuck on phone cords. It doesn’t eat the cords for my air purifier or lamps though. It has a mop attachment but it’s not a roller or spin and I feel like it’s just wiping dirt all over the floor after the first room. The software is top tier though, it maps and doesn’t fall down stairs and didn’t need help finding all of the rooms. It auto empties at the tower and the only time I had to fuss with it was when I left a sock under the bed. She ate the sock and kept trucking but it got clogged trying to empty into the bag in the tower. I was able to just pull the sock out and wash it though. I know that dreame has one that cuts the long hair as it goes and has a really good mop as well.

We‘ve bought a Roborock Q8 max without the expensive station for 220€. We dont need the mopping so i just never mounted it. Navigation and vacuuming is great, would i take a little more Pascal suction powe, sure. But for the price we paid its so great. We empty the dust container abput all 2 weeks which is more than enough at our house. Also we run it everyday and coming home to a clean flat is sooo satisfying 🥳 highly recommend roborock q8 if you can get a good deal or maybe wait for q9 series i think it cant be that far away. This may have better suction and a brush that has less struggles with long hair.

So you know it does? Suction power may be irrelevant to decide between 5000 and 7000 but id the new ones have 20k or 22k compared to the 5k its just a huge difference one wil notice. also the test results show a clear difference espesially on carpet

We were asking ourself the same 2 months ago and decided for a budget one but from (in my oppinion) the best brand, roborock. We‘be bought the Roborock Q8 max without the station since its no issue for us to self empty the dustbin every 2 weeks. We are more than happy with it, the OA works fine except with very small items like below 1-2cm then it doesnt work. But i would go for an established Manufacturer with a nice app since its so addictive watching it changing settings etc. I fully recommend this robot!

I think they have a Roborock. My picture isn't clear enough to try and read brand name but it looks just like mine. The higher end models of virtually every robot vacuum brand can handle GSD shedding. You should take the leap, it will either free up hours of your time, transform your house, or both depending on how hard you personally wage the war on fluff in your house atm. I personally use the Roborock Q8 Max and it's just stellar. No notes, wouldn't change a thing about it. I used iRobot for years and it did an excellent job cleaning but it's navigation and mapping left a lot to be desired.

For crevices, you need a robot with a bristle main brush. Dreame L series and Mova usually use rubber brushes, which, according to reviewers on YT, don't pick up dust in crevices well unlike bristle ones. Some Roborock model like Q5 Pro, Q8 Max, Qrevo S, and QV35A/S also uses a similar brush. I think if you don't mind with prices, E28 or E25 is a good candidate because its roller mop is superior. Roborock also has a new lineup called S5A which is the cheaper version of Qrevo Edge. Now it's $899 on Amazon. S5A uses a similar Duo Divide split brush as in Qrevo Edge and Eufy E28, a self-empty station, and obstacle avoidance but only using structured light without a live camera.

I have no pets, so i dont mind emptying myself. Just ordered roborock Q8 max without docking station, after an intensive search. I'm not gonna use the mop. It it said to have good obstacle avoidance, I will have to find out. But for me it was Important that I can put the vac somewhere under. And that I can empty the dustbin without having to turn vac while it is not in use. I paid 300 euro's at amazon.de

Roborock q8, and dont use the mop. I had the same requirements, but almost every good robovac has some kind of mop. I surrendered and bought the q8. The Q8 has great vac specs and mediocre mop specs. Just don't install the removable mop.

I've had the Q5 and Q8 maxand I will say the Q8 is markedly better. The "mop" on it is not really mopping, it's more like a light wipe-down with a damp rag, which is good enough for me. I don't want to deal with the added complexity and potential leakage with a true mopping setup. The app is the best I've seen so far. The Roborocks in my experience don't get stuck as much either. The navigation is more intelligent.

I have a Q8 Max+ (newer model) but do not rate is mopping capabilities at all

Dreame L10s ultra certified refurb on eBay w/ 2 year warranty is the best value at $400 USD. Higher end features like hot water mop and dry, auto empty, dual spin mop and a camera for obstacle navigation. Dreame app is not as good as Roborock but it’s not bad either. Roborock Q8+ for around $400 is not bad either with some obstacle avoidance and electric fed mopping versus gravity fed (Q7). It’s just an older model at this point

I find my roborock is pretty good with hair tangles, they work their way to the ends of the rollers and are easy to remove. I have a q8max+.

My Q8+ is pretty good (fully carpeted apartment with tiled bathroom/kitchen). Mind you, and it's probably for all robot vacuums, it likes to eat cables and frilly rug-edges. I've found after a few weeks that the wheels leave a pattern around the room perimeter as they're always the same distance from the wall. Probably just needs a real vacuum to fluff the carpet up to fix it. I leave the mop part off unless mopping. It becomes velcro on carpet when the robot tries to back out of an obstruction.

My Q8+ is pretty good (fully carpeted apartment with tiled bathroom/kitchen). Mind you, and it's probably for all robot vacuums, it likes to eat cables and frilly rug-edges. I've found after a few weeks that the wheels leave a pattern around the room perimeter as they're always the same distance from the wall. Probably just needs a real vacuum to fluff the carpet up to fix it. I leave the mop part off unless mopping. It becomes velcro on carpet when the robot tries to back out of an obstruction.

My Q8+ is pretty good (fully carpeted apartment with tiled bathroom/kitchen). Mind you, and it's probably for all robot vacuums, it likes to eat cables and frilly rug-edges. I've found after a few weeks that the wheels leave a pattern around the room perimeter as they're always the same distance from the wall. Probably just needs a real vacuum to fluff the carpet up to fix it. I leave the mop part off unless mopping. It becomes velcro on carpet when the robot tries to back out of an obstruction.

My new Q8 max is good for my mostly carpet apartment. The mop attachment stays off though because it stops being able to reverse on carpet.

I just got it a few days ago and am running it head to head with a RoboRock Q8 Max+. See my comparison here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Roborock/comments/1h2ip9d/switched\_from\_22\_roomba\_j7\_to\_roborock\_q8\_max/?sort=new](https://www.reddit.com/r/Roborock/comments/1h2ip9d/switched_from_22_roomba_j7_to_roborock_q8_max/?sort=new) So far, the C10 is leading over the Q8 for me. I have 2 dogs and hard floors with some low pile area rugs. Still running more tests with both, but I plan on returning one of them in another week during the 30 day trial period.

I have a Roborock q8max, maybe it’s got a plus in there. It does pretty well. I only have one wool rug, and I will say I have to vacuum the rug once or twice a week or the vacuum fills with rug tufts and dog hair.

I have 3 dogs, Roborock Q8 plus works well. The only issue is that even though it has no issue getting stuck on rollers, it quickly clogs the vaccum.

Good to know! I had the Q8 Max+ which has the basic pull style, but can’t compare to the vibrating style.

It’s the only Qrevo with an RGB camera so I think it has to be related to that. Perhaps the camera detecting objects helps boost its avoidance in addition to the structured light sensor? I’ve noticed my Qrevo Master detects better than my previous Q8 Max+ or Qrevo Pro, but it still hardly detects cables at all. I have a corner with a pile of cables (just moved and still need to hide them) prime for the detecting that it has never noticed, but there’s a single power cable under a piece of furniture that it detects almost 100% of the time, which is so odd to me. I’ve forgotten my phone charger cords on a rug next to my couch a couple times and it’s never detected those either. But most dog toys, my floor fan pedestal, and a few other objects it very reliably detects.

I had originally bought the Q8 Max+ for $399, but a day later they released the Q10 S5+ for $379 and The Roborock website offered an additional 6% discount ($356 total), so it seemed like a no-brainer to return the Q8. I think maybe that low price was just for a few days initially, it’s now around $419. The Q10 has more suction power and the vibrating mop pad were a nice upgrade. The only thing I don’t love is how difficult it is to get into the tank and to swap out the mop pad. The Q8 with the docking station had the mop pad and the water tank facing the user and it was easy to access both without having to remove the robot from the docking station. With the Q10 and the dock, you have to pull the robot out of the docking station to access the mop pad because it is on the dock side, and to remove the water tank, it doesn’t easily pop out of the robot from the user side. You need to left up the top lid, and then lift out the water tank.

Very good choice, one of the best amongst the "not crazy expensive" options

I'm on my 4th Roborock The S4 Max. Q5 Pro, Q8 Max and Qrevo Pro which all have lidar navigation and none has ever failed. I watch these forums closely and have notg seen anybody complaining about lidar failure. The top cover of the lidar navigation is actually a button that gets pressed down if a vacuum tries going under someplace where it won't fit such as a couch. Narwal is fairly new to the scene and I have not used their vacuums. I know one thing that I don't like about them is the vacuums don't have on board water tank so if you want to take it to a different floor to mop all you have is the moisture that is on the mop, no tank to replenish the water.

I had the Eufy L60 and the battery life was terrible, it has a 2600 mah battery compared to the Q7 Max's 5200 mah battery. The battery life for me was just not long enough, it does have recharge and resume but when it has to recharge for hours that really isn't something that is useful to me. The other problem I had with the Eufy L60 was it seemed to hop up and down going over carpets and it seems it would not clean well doing that. I ended up with the roborock Q8 Max+ and am real happy with it. If you want to vacuum and mop at the same time with rugs on the floor you will need to put no mop zones on your map or get a vacuum that will raise when going over rugs or carpet. I have a small dining and kitchen area that is hard floors with no rugs and I can mop over those areas, no problem Without lifting the mop, The rest of the apartment is carpet. Good Luck.

For just vacuuming you should look at the Q5 Max+, Q5 Pro+ or the Q8 Max+. For the Q8 Max Plus you are paying extra for the electronic water pump for mopping that the Q5 products don't. You can compare up to three Roborock products at the following link Good Luck [https://us.roborock.com/pages/robot-vacuum-cleaner-compare](https://us.roborock.com/pages/robot-vacuum-cleaner-compare)

It is not true obstical avoidance on the Q8 Max, at best it may help with getting around table and chair legs but is not even close to a true obstacle avoidance.

The Q7 only has 4200 pascals of suction and I believe is on close out. The Q5 and Q8 both have 5500 pascals of suction.

I've got a Roborock Q8, my mum has a Eufy L60, both are great but the Q8 is considerably better on carpet. Can definitely recommend both. The Q8 comes with a mop pad but I don't have it attached because my flat is primarily carpet anyway

I've got a Roborock Q8MAX and it's been pretty great in my carpet. Only exception I'd say is fluff, loose fluffy bits from socks/ugg boots seen to stay on the carpet but things like dust and crumbs are easily done

I've just bought a Roborock Q8 and it does a great job, I'm mostly carpet so I've not used the mop but it's the simple style that just pulls the mop pad behind it and would be okay for daily maintenance, especially if you've got your main mop for bigger messes My mum has a Eufy L60, which is quite a bit cheaper. No mop but does a great job with the vacuum

The price is really nice, but its also a very basic robot, basically a 2019 S5 Max with a few tweaks. I wouldnt bother with a autoempty station for it as my experience with S5/S6/S7/Q7 is that these are pretty dumb robots and very often get stuck somewhere or devour something and not make it back. From cheaper Roborocks the Q8 is pretty nice, it has obstacle avoidance and I was susprised how good it is even compared to much more expensive S8. It just does what it should and its pretty smart. They are 275USD here dont know how it is where you live.

From my experience. Roborock Q8 very good for the price, S7 Maxv little better than S8, both great, Dreame L10S Pro as great. The newer more expensive stuff is even little better like X40 Ultra, but it has the docks.. Electrolux i9.2 had suprisingly good obstacle avoidance, could even avoid small cables, but god did that robot suck in anything else.

I've been a long time adopter of robot vacuums and have had my fair share of furry dogs, including a woolly malamute + shiba pair. Currently I only have a single dog (shiba). Right now, I use dual Roborock (Q8 Max+ and S7 MaxV Ultra - upstairs/downstairs) - they are outside of your price window, but there are similar models out there for cheaper. The thing you have to understand about robot vacs is that they are light duty usage. You will still need to maintain a regular deep cleaning routine - whatever you deem necessary to keep your house in a state which you think is acceptable. The robot basically allows you to extend that maintenance window a little bit. Instead of a deep vacuum every week, maybe it's every week and a half. Something like that. They help keep the furballs down, but they won't knock them out. Also, they are much better on hard flooring versus carpet - although if you deep clean carpets, they pick up surface fur/hair well enough. Also keep in mind that you will have to do regular maintenance and replace parts on all of these. They are not zero maintenance machines. The regularity with which you do your maintenance will have a pretty big impact on the overall life of the vacuum. These are also not BIFL. Honestly, these will probably run at their peak performance for around 2-3yrs (depending on how often you schedule their jobs) before they start degrading. Batteries will probably the be the first thing that goes, but these are generally replaceable. I have Roombas that are limping along that are seven+ years old, but you can tell there's just something wrong with them (I swear they're depressed). If I had to slap a lifespan on them, I'd guess five good years. If you're ok with that, Roborock, Dreame, and Ecovacs are the brands that consistently pop up as having decent all around ratings. Roborock is by far the best all-around and most consistent. HOWEVER, this is a very rapidly changing market and what's top dog one year can be completely ousted the next thanks to shitty app updates or... well... tariffs. iRobot and their Roomba still... exists... and I guess they'd be ok as a potential "I just need a robot and this was the only one I could find in the store" option. But everything about them is pretty subpar now - the robots are inconsistent and considered pretty stupid, their app is mediocre, and their pricing is just non-competitive compared to the other brands. At minimum, I would suggest a robot which includes a self-emptying dock. It does drive up the price a bit, and the docks often aren't compatible with other models, even from the same brand - but it's almost a requirement if you have pets, unless you want to empty the robot out halfway though a job. Vacuum Wars has a website with a top 20 list as well as a YouTube channel - very worth checking out. Go through his list, find a robot that has all the functions you're looking for at the price point that's acceptable.

I recently picked up a Roborock Q8 Max+ and I love it so far. Just me, my partner, and a Corgi who sheds like crazy. Multi-level mapping is great, it has the main floor, upstairs, and the basement mapped so I can just plop the vacuum on any level and it'll vacuum and the return to the starting position if the dock isn't on that floor. Takes care of all the fur laying around and cooking debris and stuff like that no problem. No tangles in the rollers so far even with toy stuffing and string the dog destroys and long pet fur and my fiancee's long hair. The mopping isn't fantastic but it's decent for maintenance mopping - and you can specify carpets in the app and it won't go there with the mop attachment connected. Overall I've been really happy with it and I have it scheduled to run overnight every night on the main floor (where the dock is) and it's nice not having fur everywhere. It also auto-empties which is really nice.

I have a Qrevo (not the master, just one of the OGs I think) and I haven’t really had a problem. I’ve had it a year, I run it daily, and I can count on one hand the number of times it’s eaten cat toys. The only consistent issue I have with it is that I have a blanket with fringe and if the fringe hangs too far off the couch onto the floor the Qrevo will get tangled in that. But that’s genuinely the only issue I’ve had with obstacles.  I also have a Q8 Max upstairs on carpet and that sumbitch craves toy mice. Nothing can sate its bottomless appetite for cat toys. Idk if it’s the carpet or the model but it’s a consistent issue. (Still better the roomba I had up there before tho.) The path finding on the Q8 is great, but it refuses to avoid the cat toys. 

My house is 50 years old and has lots of levels as was the custom when it was built. I use a Roborock Q8 and it works ok for me. I tidy up one of the levels and then move the robot there to clean. I empty the dust compartment and carry it back to the charger (or next level) when it finishes. The Q8 has LiDAR scanning which is nice in theory. It gets stuck in some places such as carpeted stairs down or rugs with fringe. I like that I can create a no-go zone for these areas. Unfortunately, it only supports four different levels and even then sometimes it doesn’t recognize where it is.

The Roborock Q8 Max+ is great and not expensive. I have a dog that sheds. Mostly hardwood floors/area rugs and love it. I live in a 100 year old house with original wood floors and don't trust the mop feature.

I have 2 cats and a Roborock Q8 Max+ and it has no issues getting all the hair. The hair also dont get tangled in the special rubber brushes on the bottom of it.

My Roborock has zero issues getting all the pet hair and they don't get tangled up in it either? I have two cats that shed a LOT.

The Q8 already has a bit more "mop" stuff, as the water tank is internal and with the dust bin. And you can control the amount of water dispensed. The Q5 is the least "moppy" one, as the water tank gets attached to the bottom, along with the mop and there's no active water strength control.

I have a Q8 max plus and it avoid socks and small objects. Quite impressive actually. But can't avoid the bottom of my coffee table (similar to the pic).... Also câble it can't avoid them https://preview.redd.it/kws21zn2o6id1.jpeg?width=531&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=512317495af53d44bd7ee896f7aa186a1ae547da

q8 Max +! Great for vacuum only

So if the S5V is the Curv/Edge, but without warm mop washing, camera, lifting roller brush, lifting chassis and 2/3 max suction, it's probably a great deal at that price! (Currently using a Q8 Max+ and Qrevo Edge)

It's funny as my Q8 Max+ does more than enough to avoid problems and I just received an Edge that I'll setup tomorrow, but got it for the extra stuff while I'm away and local voice + Matter, but I'll be surprised if it operates any differently. More news in 48h 😅

I feel like this is too much of a dichotomy, I run a Q8 Max+ and Edge white I'm away, in 2 different places with a toddler, and though I tiddy the toys a bit, I'm not touching anything else and any LiDAR Roborock these days will do an amazing job navigating a normal house. Just watch him run the first time or two and adjust the one thing that may be problematic, but don't go spending hundreds more for basically no gain for most people. Yes for the sofa if you can afford it... I didn't feel it was worth it in my case.

The mops lift but chassis doesn't İ have a max (no adaptive lifting) and it does fine with high pile carpets

Yes! Don’t get the Curv plus it’s cheaply built and ugly. The S8 MaxV has premium materials. They are all plastic but the Curv and Q series feel flimsy.

You might not be happy with the build quality of the lower end series like the Q. Stick with Premium. I would get the S series or Saros. The Q series feels very cheap compared to the S plus it can handle the hair NP. It’s a more attractive unit too unless you like a shiny egg that looks like it came out of an 80s movie. lol

The comment about robot vacuums only being for small places is probably based on the old random pattern robots. Most robots now map and do well in large houses. It sounds like most mapping robots would work for you, since you don't want mopping, have hardfloors, and no pets. So anything with lidar (prefered) or vslam navigation. Obstacle avoidance might be a useful feature for cords, shoes, toys etc. left on the ground. It might be worth looking into a Eufy L60, iRobot Roomba j series, Roborock Q series, or shark. I'm biased because I have three robot vacs (Roborock S6, Ecovacs x1 omni, and iRobot Roomba j5+ combo) and my roomba j5+ is the only one that is reliable and working at the moment