Roborock - S5 Max
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Last updated: Jul 19, 2025 Scoring
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"S5 going strong ... never replaced anything ... it even fell from the balcony once"
"Used it daily for 1.5 years. ... Moved and kept it in storage for 3 years. ... Took it out a year ago to use at another place and still going strong daily. ... Leaning towards Roborock simply for reliability."
"My older roborock (5 years old) still works great"
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"my 2,000 Pa S5 outcleans my 22,000 Pa Z70 ... But when I put my hand on the exhaust, way more air flows out of the S5. ... According to Vacuum Wars testing, the Z70 only moves 16 CFM while my S5 moves around 17-18 CFM - so my older vacuum actually has better airflow despite the lower Pa rating. ... For actually picking up dog hair and debris, you need **air volume** (CFM) to lift and transport stuff into the vacuum. ... My 7-year-old vacuum has better real-world design than the newer model. ... I chose it because it seemed similar to my old S5 which worked well for me."
"They absolutely work. ... They're fantastic. ... I have 3 cats and walk around barefoot inside. There's basically only cat hair and crap (not literally) under the furniture where the robot can't reach."
"The roborock is much better at picking up little bits on the ground and all the pet hair."
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"My old Roborocks S5 would run rings around both for mapping and navigation. ... My old Roborock vacuumed the carpet just as well as my Dreame L20, but it has better mapping and navigation"
"the no go virtual lines is a must. ... You can define certain spots for it to avoid in the app. ... Great if say you have a couch that the robot can fit into but gets stuck. You can just tell it to ignore that."
"No camera, and it uses IR for mapping."
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"I got more than my money’s worth out of the old Roborock S5’s. ... Spare parts were readily available, a big community, YouTube videos showing how to fix things…"
"The S5 can be held alive forever with cheap original parts from AliExpress."
"No significant issues with any of these. Have not had to repair or replace any parts except brushes and mop pads"
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"The S5 can be held alive forever with cheap original parts from AliExpress."
"My roborock S5 max is now getting 6 years old. ... Surprisingly, still on the original battery ( a new one is cheap when I need it). ... I did have to replace one wheel motor recently, that cost me 25 euro. ... 2 of my family members have the same robot and are about as old, and both still going strong. ... honestly I never expected it to outlive much more than its 2 year warranty period."
"I got more than my money’s worth out of the old Roborock S5’s. ... Spare parts were readily available, a big community, YouTube videos showing how to fix things…"
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"Feel like I actually have a robot vaccum now that I have the Omni station and an actual usable mop. ... The mop roller on the yeedi was a big factor. I have not been impressed or interested in the spinning mop disc pads on most other options though I was hoping for Roborock to make the switch."
"the mop only wet the floor. ... compared to the 1 for the s5max."
"setting up and cleaning up the “mop” pad"
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"It has a mop but you have to manually change out (no fancy dock that auto empties). ... Personally if I did it over again I would save and get the self emptying ones since I know I would run it way more if I didnt have to remove to clean the hair and stuff out after each run."
"I was constantly emptying the dust bin manually"
"That + the smaller bin would constantly need to be cleaned out. ... I don't have clean the bin everyday of dog hair, it gets sucked out into a bag automatically."
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"cleaning the brush roller often for the wife and dogs long hairs is very annoying and a bit gross"
"my hair always got trapped in the brush roll."
"Make sure to disassemble the lidar and check the motor shaft, it attracts hair and slows it down, it also causes the rubber band to slip."
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"It has a mop but you have to manually change out (no fancy dock that auto empties). ... Personally if I did it over again I would save and get the self emptying ones since I know I would run it way more if I didnt have to remove to clean the hair and stuff out after each run."
"setting up and cleaning up the “mop” pad"
"the Roborock didnt have a Mop"
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"My only issue with my S5 max is it sucks (well, the opposite), going round corners. It consistently completely misses areas after a turn on certain corners."
"replaced it after the LDS stopped being reliable."
"The [LDS has failed] in the last 2 weeks, and didn't seem repairable"
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