Roborock - S6 MaxV

I’ve picked one of these up to replace an s6 max and while it does a lot of things well, the AI seems like a downgrade. Gets stuck on wires and seems to have worse obstacle detection which is very disappointing. Equally Amazon messed up the delivery and I ended up with two for the price of one so I can’t grumble too badly

I have had mine for a couple of months now, and coming from a Roborock S6 MaxV I have some negative observations - I expected better obstacle avoidance. It might not be as eager to eat cables as my S6, but on the other hand my x40 drops one or both of the cleaning pads if hitting some cable on the floor, making it stop and ask for help to put them back. - The S6 seems to have true night vision, x40 has just a light that try light up in front of the robot. It might be the lack of true night vision that makes it not recognize my cables, not sure. - A couple of times the x40 just stopped in the middle of the floor for no reason at all, complaining I need to remove obstacles. There were no obstacles. - Sometimes it just skip a room or two when I ask it to do a full apartment cleaning. Or just pretend do full cleaning but I can see in the app that it did just pass the room, maybe doing some small turns for show. - It is quite narrow behind my sofa and the wall, the S6 cleaned there without problems. I have widened the gap now and the x40 sometimes go in a few inches, then skip it. Sometimes maybe a little longer in, then turn around and leave. But when it got totally lost spending quite some time trying to find the dock, it happily went all the way behind the sofa without cleaning. For no good reason as it made it just longer away from the dock. - In Sweden they only sell the white model. The ramp part of the dock quickly gets some black smudge and on the white plastic and it makes the dock look nasty. - The x40 talks a lot. When it goes back to the dock I'm never sure if it means it goes back to clean the pads, recharge, or is truly done with the cleaning. It try tell you both in the app and with voice what it is doing, but Dreame could work a bit making it more clear what it means. - When it goes back to the dock and I want to tell it to do something else or change a setting, I'm blocked from doing that as the x40 is "busy". I do understand part of my problem is that I haven't learned how all features work. As an example I get very confused why I have to disable the genius mode when I want to do spot cleaning, maybe natural for someone that has read the manual carefully. I never ever felt my S6 would not find its way home and it only stopped and cried when it got stuck for real. Very predicable. So I do regret a little I did not buy a Roborock when upgrading. Still, I do like the hardware of the x40. I like the features and both the Robot and the dock feels solid. I just hope some software update will make it feel a bit more predictable.

I use distilled water to prevent limescale, worked on my old roborock s6maxv, 4 years no issues with water tubes clogging, so im using same water on x20max.

This is why I’m excited about the Eufy S1 Pro arriving at my door today. I don’t have any carpet, so having the best mopping robot that has amazing obstacle avoidance has been excited, coming from my Roborock S6 Max-V

Anecdotal but I have 2x roborock s6 MaxV about 4 years old now. They’re absolute great, never had any issues at all. I rate them to everyone and subsequently have started a domino effect of referring robo vacs haha. My only regret was buying a tad too soon before the self emptying feature was out, but I don’t mind, will be a later in life upgrade!

The "duo divide" or something like that. Some of the 2024 models had that brush design too. Other ones that are good with hair are the narwal and the new eufys (e25/e28) have the same brush design.watch vacuum wars or the hookup they test handling of hair. That said I have an older roborock s6max and 2 golden retrievers. It picks up the hair pretty well I just have to clean hair off fairly regularly. And if it's been more than a day, I have to empty the bin multiple times per cleaning. I want to upgrade to a eufy e25 depending on the reviews.

The roller style mops are the best. No roborocks have that yet. Therefore it's mid in my opinion. I have an older s6 maxv (one of the very first with obstacle avoidance) and it typically only gets stuck on small cords. But it does pretty well with furniture and even dog toys.

Yes, S7 MaxV is another league compared to S7, Q7, S5, S6, Q5. S6 maxv was already a small step. I also have an S8 at the moment, and it's not as good as the S7 MaxV. It's is very close, though, if the price difference is high. S7maxv is the only robot that recognizes Ikea Poang as its mortal enemy and avoids it. It sometimes gets stuck on things, but I no longer clean before turning it on remotely.

We have had a Roborock S6 MaxV for 5yrs and it has been very good. Only issue is the maintenance, because if you schedule it, you easily forgot to empty it etc. That is why it would be nice to upgrade it to the latest model w/ containers and mob cleaning functionality, but the S8 MaxV is a lot of money. I'm currently working on a to-do list to dashboard that reminds different house equipment maintenances like coffee maker cleaning every 30th cup or HVAC filter change etc.

My Roborock S6 Max V doesn't really vacuum up dog hairs, it sort of just pushes the hairs around and leaves them in little bundles on the floor when it turns. Granted, I don't have a husky, but with two Nordic double-coated barking terrorists who refuse to blow coat at the same time the house looks like a dog exploded for 3-4 months of the year, and from what I've read of huskies it seems like the problems aren't entirely dissimilar. Brushing with a slicker brush and undercoat rake, bathing (had good success with a Sav-Ur-Fur nozzle), more brushing, manual vacuuming, and lint rolling for those places you cannot quite reach with a vacuum and where you have to wonder how the hair got there in the first place. The biggest step is prevention, try to leave them with a dogsitter while the shedding is most intense so it becomes someone else's problem.

> Roborock S8 MaxV I have the S6 MaxV and am desperately waiting for the S8 MaxV (without the Ultra, just the charging dock).

I was also happy with my s6 MaxV. I upgraded because of an offer. Do you want mine?

Hey there, i have been using S6 MaxV for 4 years, great robot and still running till today. It does get stuck on small toys and cloths. i have ti clear everything on my floor including my doormat. You might want to look for newer models with better AI.

After happily using a Roborock S6 for quite a few years in a 600 sqft condo with 1 dog, buying a house, adding 2 additional furry friends(one cat, one more dog), and our S6 dying out with the dreaded “filter blocked or wet” issue(despite my best attempts to rectify it, including a full dismantling), I decided to bite the bullet and upgrade for our new found levels of mess. Our main issues in our fully hard floored home are dog and cat hair, as well as some wonderfully muddy paws that even with our efforts at the threshold to prevent, are sometimes unpreventable(100lb dogs will be 100lb dogs). After lurking in this forum for quite some time, reading countless reviews across multiple platforms, and watching too many YouTube videos, I decided that the no tangle split roller of the Curv along with the reported mopping performance and Roborock navigation system was a no brainer. My floors will be clean! My white kitchen floor will no longer smattered in brown! No more hair balls rolling across the hallway! Rejoice! Woof. We have had this $1400(purchase price) robot roaming our house continuously for 2 months now, and underwhelmed doesn’t describe how I feel writing this today and watching it. My biggest qualm: the mop quality is garbage. With the “official Roborock multi surface cleaning solution” including in the appropriate amounts in the fresh water tank, and the most thorough mop settings, I’m lucky if I’m left with anything better than a very odd brown streak around the edges of my floorboards. Usually, this is also seen in the middle of the floor, but the robot does not do a decent job against edges, vacuuming or mopping. Mopping is great. Just spreading the dirt evenly around the floor….sucks. Mop Score: 0/10. The duel no tangle rollers are great, and live up to the expectations I had. As a vacuum, it is mostly great, with the exception of the nav system. For some reason, it’s allergic to getting into tighter spaces and close to edges, leaving weird spots completely missed. Vacuum Score: 8.75/10 Occasionally, it decides to mop our living room rug. That’s less than ideal. Every time, “smart plan” will mop first, vacuum second. I haven’t found a way to stop this, so I usually run a vacuum cycle and then deep mop to embrace my futility. The app is great though, so cool! Intelligence Score: 6/10 I’m getting frustrated watching it do nothing in my kitchen for the second time today, and enjoying the brown tinge on my tile. I might try to just embrace it. For an evolution in Robovacs, this doesn’t feel like much more than what should be standard in 2024/2025. I wish I had opted for one of the Dreame models at a lower price point, but hey…I’m glad I got a cool rounded dock with no controls.

I have a Roborock S6 bought in 2020 that is still working. I honestly think I prefer my old 2007 Dyson and it is superior at vacuuming but I do like the robot vacuum for regular cleaning.

So, I have always been a roborock fan. I have the S6, and this year, I upgraded to the Qrevo Master. I use the Master on hardwood floors and tile. It's great for those applications. I have it mop the hardwood on the lowest water setting, which dries almost immediately. My floors are clean and show no signs of damage. It's great at avoiding most obstacles. It's not so great with cords. I only have one on the ground for our lamp... it will identify one portion of it and then roll over the next portion of it. Granted, it only gets tangled 2x a month on average. But it's enough to be frustrating. Most other features are top of its class. Mop self-cleaning, auto empty, the mapping features, and the app overall.

I'm going to be biased since I own (and love) two Roborocks. I have an S6, which I recently moved to the second floor and upgraded to the Qrevo Master. My downstairs is all tile/hardwood, and the Master does an incredible job. The app is easy to navigate and very intuitive. The suction power is great. The robot is quiet. I do keep my floors tidy, but I have a cord that runs 10' or so to plug in one of our lamps. It's only gotten caught on it two times in the 2 months it's been running. I do hear great things about Dreame - but can't contribute anything. I would avoid shark based on most of the feedback I see in these forums. Edit to talk about hair entanglement - I have a short haired dog and a long-haired roommate, and the Master seems to handle the hair, no problem. While I perform regular maintenance, I do not have to cut (much) hair from the roller. We're talking a few strands, if any. The S6 wraps hair around its roller for fun, so improvements have definitely been made.

1 hour with the E25 and I already wish return was possible The roborock S6 is definitely being plugged back in tomorrow. Turned off Ai obstacle mode, now it smashes into everything. Like real hard this thing is probably not gonna last long, so many fragile parts. The roborock I have kicked and smashed with my foot so many times out of anger when it doesn't collaborate, and still he rocks 4-5 yrs later and no broken parts

My roborock s6 does a good job- BUT- I have hardwood floors... So, thats not saying much.

My Roborock S6 is still going strong after 5 years with one HUGE caveat. Every year I disassemble it to clean the vacuum filters and vacuum fan intake. It's a terrible design but with that maintenance and regular consumables replacement it's still doing great. I'm considering an upgrade to a true mopping robot once I'm convinced mopping is effective.

all my roborocks (5,6 and 7s) work great with HA

I have the s6 and although it doesn’t have object avoidance, it used to be really good at dodging anything laying on the ground. But now that’s it’s a few years old, I find that it grabs everything and gets stuck underneath small spaces. I cleaned the sensors thoroughly and even changed worn out parts. The cleaning is amazing though

I've used Roomba s9+, roborock s6, s7 max pro, dreame l20, and recently eufy s1 pro and can objectively say any of the lidar based bots are so much better than the roombas terrible navigation. Roombas have great carpet pick-up when they aren't roaming around aimlessly for an hour.

I have a Roborock S6 that I’ve had and used at least three times a week for around five years at this point. For me that’s about two years longer than I expected given it’s a high tech appliance.

So far I’ve only replaced parts that are meant to wear down, the brushes and the filter. The sensors need cleaning regularly but then I just wipe them down. I had one “incident” where the lidar stopped working. At that point I figured that “meh, it’s broken, might as well have a go at trying to repair and if it doesn’t work I’ll have to buy a new one.” Opened it up, detached the lidar and tried to make it spin (it was stuck), removed some dust and put everything back together.. been working like a charm ever since!

Roborock S6, 700+ hours, 5 years old, normal maintenance but no issues.

Two huskies. Bought a Roborock S6 a couple years ago and it still works great. I have to empty it every time I run it so if I ever upgrade I'll probably get a self-emptying one but it deals with the fur very well on hard surfaces (which is the whole house). Recommend the brand but probably a newer model if it's in the budget.

I've been in the robot vacuum game for awhile. Had an OG Roomba Pro back in 2003, then a Roomba 500 series in 2008, Roborock S6 in 2020, and just got a Roborock Q5 Pro a month ago. The budget models of today are SO GOOD and SO CHEAP, that it is very hard for me to justify any of the higher tier models. I got the Q5 Pro for $139. Considering it has similar features but better cleaning performance than my S6 but costs $450 less than what I paid for the S6, it is the best value option out there imo. While the techie in me enjoys all of the latest features, I think adding pumps, water, and moving base parts is an order of magnitude more complexity and increases the odds of breaking something. My Roomba 500 still runs and it just needed battery replacements and a new vac motor over its 12 years of service. Granted, I have the perspective of having a robot vac for 2 decades, so picking up things on the floor that it'll get stuck on is second nature.

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

I know there were a lot of complaints about map stability and having to remap regularly, which makes it difficult to run on a schedule. I picked up an X1 omni from marketplace 6 months ago (only because of the cost), and it's been good. No problems that couldn't be fixed by power cycling. The maps have been completely stable, while my roborock s6 frequently had corrupted maps

Wow, did you really just admit to committing tax fraud and money laundering? Just because you pay in cash doesn't mean it's tax free. Anyway, I paid $400 for my Roborock S6 brand new. That expense would have paid for just 10 hours of cleaning at your pay rate (2.5 visits). My robot vacuum has saved me many hundreds of hours over the years.

Wow, that's crazy! I came across this old thread as I'm looking for new automation ideas but just have to comment about my Roborock S6. We've neglected the hell out of it. It has 1555 hours on it with minimal maintenance. Ran it every night for 4 years or so. So I always thought these things were tanks. It still works, but it's now our upstairs vacuum and we just don't use it very often because it's on carpet now which it just doesn't do well on. I just picked up the newer S8 last year as we wanted an upgraded one with a self-emptying dock. So far we have 330 hours on it. Hoping we don't run into the issues you had - maybe we should be better at maintenance on this one. Just in case.

I've had my Roborock S6 for 3.5 years and it's been great. It runs 3 days a week over a fully carpeted apartment to help pick up the hair of our two long-hair cats. You can get replacement parts easy which is nice because the rollers and filters wear out over time. Looking online it appears that the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra or Roborock S8 Plus is the one that is generally recommended for hardwood floors. For dogs I'd probably recommend getting one with the self-emptying cannister, even though they're more expensive. As a side note, if you want to get a robot mop, don't use the combination vacuum/mop machines. Just get one that is exclusively a robot mop. Because the combo machines will never be quite as good as one that has only one dedicated function.

Check out Roborock vacuums. I love mine!

I have an older model, the S6. My son has the Q Revo, and it is great. It cleans really well. There are some newer models that have the double brush, that might be good for the long dog hair

Not a single new Roborock until they fix their new brushing system, the cleaning quality have dropped alot since S6/7. Atm dream Ultra seems to be the best choice if you got the money.

Roborock has a good implementation into HA which I've used the past year. Maybe the Q Revo will be something for you? Or a top model like the Sxx versions. I just switched to the eufy x10 pro omni and I'm bummed that there are no working solutions for HA for this model yet :(. I have to use another app like a noob.