Xiaomi - Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop 1C

Experience with 2 vacuums: I was using Mi robot (forgot model name; bought for 20k in 2020). It was a basic model with vacuum and mop functions. Worked okay, mopping was pretty ineffective if there are any hard stains. After a few years, battery life went down and mapping function also got impaired after we changed houses. Overall, 6/10. Recently bought Dreame L10s ultra. They needed some form filling to be done to get a demo person, which my mom couldn’t do, so by the time I did and by the time the service person came (1 week after filling form), return/exchange window was closed. The person discovered that the machine had faulty power button, and since I cannot return via Amazon, he asked us to send to service centre. They took a good 10-11 days to return the machine. Then the service person came, did demo, and we finally started using it 1 month after purchase. Although the initial service made us question the ROI, the machine itself is a dream indeed. My mom remarked that her slippers are squeaking on the floor because the machine did an excellent job at mopping. She manually swept the rooms today and said there was no dust and did the sweeping only for namesake. We also marked my grandfather’s room as a no-go zone and the machine does not go there. Overall, I am happy with this investment.

This is why I am hesitating on the roborock q10 pf in my country. It is the q10 x5 in US. Will the spare parts be found in 3 years? Only if sales are good enough. The spare parts if too different may not be found so easily. Like the Dreame D20 (only with charging dock) in my country that is not the Dreame D20 Ultra in any way. And so far I have been unable to find the spare parts or know its equivalent elsewhere. For my Xiaomi 1C, I have managed to find parts to it. I have sent it in to get the wheels switched out under warranty, I have changed the filters and brushes at economical prices and I have switched out the batteries twice so far. The new ones are larger capacity but cause the robot vac to be a bit haywire. Perhaps I need to service the front wheel and clean the sensors? Either way, I am undecided between the roborock q10 PF and Xiaomi S20 or S20+. The S20 seems to fit my needs as a basic vacuum and is more compact allowing it to get into slightly tight areas but feels like just a little upgrade over my 1C that still works albeit haywire sometimes. It gets fixated on areas some times. I have put furniture risers ro accommodate the LiDar puck as that was the only hindrance on the new vacuums.

Absolutely yes. I got xiaomi one, with mop function. It has no self cleaning, but I'm completely happy, it doesn't bother me to empty container and wash the mop once a day. I run it 1-2 times a day. I still mop once 2 months, but overall my floor upkeep is completely automated. I hate mopping and vacuuming, I need my floor cozy to walk barefoot at all times.

I have the Mi one (not sure if the model) and it’s quite impressive, has been running for 2+ years with no issues at all!

Yup, that's the answer, Valetudo the only truly local robot vaccum intégration in home assistant, and the l10s works wonders (from what i heard, I'm running a cheap Xiaomi mija robot vaccum on Valetudo) Roborock do have a "local polling" intégration, but you still need to have your robot be able to talk to roborock servers.

Mine (a Xiaomi Mii from about 8 years ago, though it wasn't the newest and most advanced model even back then) has a voice that will complain when it gets stuck and it sends a notification to my phone as well, so you wouldn't need to keep checking it.

I've had the same Xiaomi Mii for the last 8 years or something. I'm extremely satisfied with it. But it really depends on things like clutter, obstacles like cords, and even how particular you're about spotless floor (imo, it's spotless, but I've seen posts by people who just like to vacuum themselves for a more perfect cleaning). I'm kinda of a slob and also get very stressed with the noise from the vacuum in the same room as me, so a robot I can schedule to run when I'm not at home is very convenient. And now it's just 2nd nature to remove things from the floor (even if that means flinging it onto the closest high ground) so we rarely have problems with the robo half-choking on a sock. Cleaning the rollers off long hair is annoying, though.

I ran my old combo Xiaomi on the vacuum + mop mode as it couldn’t just mop by itself and with regular use, the motor became much louder.