Roborock - S8 Series
Models:
S8+
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Last updated: Dec 5, 2025 Scoring
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"Roborock gave me hours of my life back and that's not an exaggeration."
"it’s been incredible for saving time on day to day vacuuming and mopping"
"I would say the vacuum paid itself back within 1-2 months of using it, in time saved."
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"The roborock cleans the carpet so well I haven't seen or felt any litter anymore."
"We have people with long hair, cats, a litter box and a lot of heavy, dirty foot traffic. There two S8s get a workout every week and just keep performing very, very well."
"a roborock s8 (best purchase of my life) that runs 2ice per day minimum and gets everything."
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"On top of that, you get a great app, excellent navigation and good obstacle avoidance. ... It also has a really fantastic navigation and obstacle avoidance system that is far superior to any vacuum only robovac that I have experience with."
"App set up was very easy and you can mark areas on the map with "no go" zones to keep it out of areas. ... For example my wife does not want it in her art room so I put a virtual wall at the door to keep it out. ... I also added zones behind the couches to keep it away from cords back there."
"Camera mapping is fantastic. It's so much easier to set up no-go zones than the earlier tech of beacon invisible walls."
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"The roborock cleans the carpet so well I haven't seen or felt any litter anymore."
"Coming from an S7, which vacuums very well, you will be disappointed with the vacuuming performance of any newer robovac from any manufacturer with auto detangling rollers. This includes that Saros 10R. ... I was so unimpressed with the Saros 10R's vacuuming ability after our S8 that I bought a second $350 S8."
"Compared to our $350 S8s, our 10R sucks at vacuuming. It is so bad that I do all of our vacuuming with the S8s and only use the 10R as a mop. ... When the S8 goes through right afterwards, it's dustbin is completely full. The S8 that recleaned an already cleaned (by the 10R) room picks up five times as much stuff. I have tried this over and over again with the same results. ... For excellent vacuuming on rugs and carpets, any model of S8 will do great. ... I absolutely love my two S8s! They are cleaning monsters!"
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"An S8 would be great for vacuuming your rugs and carpets ... For $350, my two S8s are very hard to beat! ... Almost all of the ones I thought vacuumed, very, very well have been discontinued except for the S8. ... If a Mova V50 can do 80% as well as our cheap S8s I would be pleased!"
"for $350, they vacuum like beasts. One cannot currently find a model that vacuums better."
"considering buying another $350 S8 as a spare for when I can no longer repair the ones I have. ... It currently seems pointless to me to replace our two aging, high milage S8s with anything"
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"The biggest downside to an S8 with an automated dock is the mechanism the dock uses to clean the mops. It is complicated and requires enough maintenance to keep it from filling up with gunk and debris until it clogs. Cleaning this mechanism is more difficult and time consuming than with models that use spinning mops."
"I will not recommend a fancier S8 because of the mechanism required by the docks to clean the mop. It is too complicated and requires too much maintenance. ... If good vacuuming ability sold robovacs, we would all be buying S7s and S8s. But their mop cleaning system is terrible and requires too much maintenance."
"But I dislike the mopping system. It does a great job mopping, but the mechanism in the dock used to clean the mops it too complicated and needs far too much maintenance."
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"Carpet not so much."
"the vacuum itself isnt enough to really suck stuff out of the carpet, more just pick up things on top. I treat it more like a broom than anything else"
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"obstacle avoidance also seems to be lacking, which is another issue. ... I frequently find it running on cables and socks."
"things like cords might be a bit too small for it to see."
"It's not great for obstacle avoidance, but it does have some sensors to detect a few obstacles"
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"karvat takertuivat pääharjakseen ... laite meinaan sorvaa pääharjasta ajavan "square driven" "circle driveksi" jos karvaa on liikaa ja harjas ei pääse pyörimään"
"All of the newer models with auto detangling rollers perform much, much worse on carpets. ... Part of it is the auto detangling rollers. They do auto detangle hair really well. But they do not kick up debris nearly as well as the older style solid rubber single and double rollers, especially on rugs and carpets."
"hair tangles ... I had to touch the S8 way too often to remove tangles which meant I ran it less and less."
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"always leave some traces behind and don’t vacuum thoroughly as I expected. ... The S8+ have the same duoroller as the S8 MaxV Ultra but do lowsy job ... The reality is that my S8+ won’t pick up pieces like popcorn kernels to the full extent and will leave some behind."
"the little spinning duster that tends to launch big crumbs out of the path all the way back to the last area it just vacuumed."
"the vacuum itself isnt enough to really suck stuff out of the carpet, more just pick up things on top. I treat it more like a broom than anything else"
I have a roborock S8 - it does an ok job - valetudo is not supported yet as roborock have gone to lengths to prevent it using different encryption keys on the bootloader, I guess they want your data and need it connected to their cloud. Maybe this is because it has two cameras on it. The dust bin is small so if you have carpets it fills up quickly with fibres. The option for auto emptying dock is very expensive The solution is to vacuum more often than you would normally then it doesn't fill up so fast. If you are privacy focussed and want valetudo look at what is supported and recommended by those folks
r/homeassistant • What's your TOP PICK for the best Robot Vacuum Mop today? ->Thirding roborock. Love mine. I splurged on the self emptying model….totally worth it.
r/CleaningTips • Which robot vacuum is really GOOD at handling PET HAIR? ->I've had my S8+ (basestation with just dustbin, no water tank) for almost 2 years. And I'm very happy. It cleans twice a week and still going strong. I paid about €1000. I bet the MaxV is even better! Only thing I can complain about is the battery have deteriorated a bit tho, so it struggles with 2h cleaning sessions at max power. Edit: I do regular maintenance and exchange parts as needed. And I regularly clean the robo and filter as well.
r/Roborock • I’ve found the S8 MaxV Ultra for 700 EUR - Good Deal? ->Can anyone share their experience with the obstacle avoidance of the Q10 S5+? How does it handle cables and small items like socks? I previously had the S8 and it did a pretty good job with avoiding obstacles and generally was a great robot, I decided to upgrade to a model with an empty station and wondering if I should I go with the Q10 S5+ which is more budget friendly (and has the smallest station I saw) or maybe invest in the pricier s8+
r/Roborock • My first robot: the elusive Q10 S5 ->Lmao these numbers i bought an s8 refurbished with 20 hrs usage for 200 and it changed my life
r/Roborock • Should I drop $1800 on a robot vacuum or go cheaper? ->Thats awesome news for me owning a S8+ haha. Another question I have is how the edge kicked down the Curv to 5th spot in rankings, isn't it identical robot and spec wise just different design of the dock? Btw I love your videos!
r/RobotVacuums • I Was Wrong About Robot Vacuum Mops and What I'm Doing About It ->I have Roborock S8 and I love it
r/RobotVacuums • Vacuum wars and how fast you can lose money ->It's definitely an upgrade to the standard dragging a wet cloth. Flagship Saros 10 is using vibrarise too but its a bit more updated and has more vibration and downward pressure. Not sure how big of a difference in terms of performance it is compared to the S8. If you can find S8 for a good price then I think you wont be disappointed I also think when choosing between rotating and Vibration mops its about preference and what type of floor you have. The rotating mops are using more water I believe and could have a tendency to leave wet streaks on floors
r/Roborock • Is the VibraRise System of the S8 worth it? ->ThW s8 line from roborock is great.
r/RobotVacuums • Every Prime Day Robovac and Recommendations ->Get a Roborock, I recommended mine (S7 or S8) to my friend with 3 dogs and 1 cat and it keeps their floors so nice. It (no exaggeration) saved her sanity. It’s pricey, but it actually works and works well. You have to keep the base station maintained but it’s so simple to clean.
r/CleaningTips • Robot vacuum VS dog hair… battle to the death 💀 ->Unfortunately what you want is a niche product… vacuum/mop combos are what is in right now and beyond that, Roborock isn’t the best at that level obstacle avoidance either. With all that said, take the time to research the type of OA you’re looking for. Like full camera (best - but comes with privacy concerns if you care), there are other types too but they typically are worst. With all that said, I own an s8+ (not max v) and have found it to be pretty solid and reasonable priced. It has a mop feature but it’s not a “dual spinning”, etc… but still does an okay job and I’m okay with that.
r/Roborock • All I want is a kick ass VACUUM ONLY robot with the best object detection, why can't you make this? ->Also have an s8 with vibrarise. I’ve read that the super “in” dual rotating mops aren’t proven to be better than vibrarise. What I will say is that I think mops on robot vacuums are still a “maintainer/extender” feature than a true mop up stains type of feature. If you manually mop, the s8 will make it so you have to do it less often. It’s not a replacement for that first initial manual mop. Besides that, I’ve enjoyed the s8 as it was an upgrade from my original s4. Obstacle avoidance is pretty good, although, I’m just used to tidying up before running it now a days.
r/Roborock • Is the VibraRise System of the S8 worth it? ->I have a 9 month old so everything you said applies to me… I will say I haven’t checked on the ramp thing but the s8+ I bought last year works very well. It goes over the mats. The reason I bought it was because I wanted better than obstacle avoidance. I was coming from an S4 (not max) which had none. This does a good job, is self empty and does mop too. The mop is a vibrating mop bit the spin type of a revo. This doesn’t bother me as robot mopping still isn’t great no matter what you get, until you’re shelling out $1500+. Even then, I don’t think mopping tech has “matured yet”. I ultimately would just recommend a robot vacuum that has good obstacle avoidance as you just don’t want it to get stuck places since you’re spending time with your kiddo and not worrying about cleaning/picking up as much
r/Roborock • Baby gates and play mats ->I have the Roborock 8 and it's vacuuming since two years two times a day and it still works like a charm
r/BuyItForLife • Best Robot Vacuum Cleaner for Home in 2025 ->I replace regularly the filter and once the brush, but these are maintenance parts
r/BuyItForLife • Best Robot Vacuum Cleaner for Home in 2025 ->I changed it two times right now
r/BuyItForLife • Best Robot Vacuum Cleaner for Home in 2025 ->I just replaced them, because I got them for free buying the vacuum ^^ Now I just wash it with water. I don't notice any performance loss. I just do it to take care of it.
r/BuyItForLife • Best Robot Vacuum Cleaner for Home in 2025 ->About once a month
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