The Dreame Z10 Pro is the third robot vacuum from the company I happened to test for the past two
years and i'm quite impressed by how fast the company is growing making high-end products
and keeping the price lower than competitors. Most of the latest tech in the robot vacuum
world I've seen is presented in this robot. it navigates by using a Lidar and 3D sensor, has
mopping, strong suction, a large long-lasting battery, and supports an auto-empty station.
I've been using it almost every day for the past three weeks and put it through a bunch of tests
so in this video, I'll show its pros as well as some issues I've had with the robot. Let's start
with quick unboxing. The package contains the user manual, mopping pad with a built-in water tank, one
spare disposable bag, power cable, side brush, the robot vacuum itself, and the auto empty base.
The appearance of the Dreame Z10 Pro didn't change much compared to the previous L10 Pro model.
It feels well built and looks really good in my opinion. Up front is the high precision 3D
sensor helps to avoid small objects. There is also a wall sensor that keeps the robot close
to walls as much as possible. Underneath is one side brush for corner and near walls cleaning,
six cliff sensors, roller brush, and self-emptying outlets. The main brush is a roller with bristles
and rubber fins and I like that it has detachable side tips which helps a lot when cleaning it
off tangled hair. Under the lid there is a cleaning tool. The 400ml dustbin is rather on
the smaller side which is not a big deal as the robot empties itself after the cleaning.
Here it has a HEPA and screen filter that helps to keep the main filter clean for longer.
I see two doors underneath the dustbin, as well as the base. The doors open up automatically when the
self-emptying process starts. The great thing of the auto-empty system is using one port to
agitate air into the dustbin while the second port is used to suck out the dirt out of the dustbin.
The self-emptying system is bagged with the largest bag I've seen that holds 4L of
dust and based on what company claims has to be enough for two months of usage but of course it
all depends on different conditions and how often you use the vac. The cord can be partially hidden
behind the base which is very handy. The Dreame Z10 Pro maps the house by using a Lidar that
scans around creating a pretty accurate map. Up front is a high precision 3D sensor that helps
to avoid small objects like socks, cables, slippers, and other small things that might lie on the floor.
I find it works impressively well in real-world usage. Slowly jumping into my favorite feature
the object avoidance. I tried to see how well the Dreame avoids cables and found that it is good
at seeing white cords but can sens the black ones. I have never tested a robot that would
be perfectly accurate at avoiding cables but the Dreame Z10 Pro was actually really good at it,
I would say the best I've seen so far. It can't sens the tiniest things most of the time, but
might catch some with the sensor. However, it did awesome awarding socks I left laying on the floor.
As you can see the object avoidance is not perfect, nothing is perfect, but compared to competitors the
Dreame Z10 Pro is definitely one of the best. I've had some issues with obstacle avoidance as
it avoided debris that i scattered on the floor when trying to test cleaning performance,
and sometimes it doesn't want to clean on the medium pile carpet thinking it is an obstacle that
should be avoided. I think it is something that can be fixed with a software update and I really
hope Dreame will fix it soon. Of course there is an option in the app to disable the 3D sensor
if it causes any issues in your case but in this scenario you will lose the advantages of
the obstacle avoidance feature. As to coverage the vac does not miss any spots and is gentle with the
object like the pots. It doesn't bump or drag them around which happens rarely than you might think.
A 5200mAh battery lasts 150 min which is a big pro if you live in a large house. It
cleans about 1sqm per 1min so it covers up to 150sqm on a single charge.
The robot has recharge and resume meaning that in big houses it returns to the dock to charge
and then resumes cleaning from the spot it left off if, it doesn't do the job on one charge.
For the cleaning test, I use 100 grams of sand and different kinds of debris and as usual weight the
dustbin before and after each test. I run the robot on low in medium pile carpet as well as hard floors.
In terms of cleaning performance the Dreame Z10 Pro is at the top list among other
best performance devices like the Roborock S7, Yeedi Vac Station, 360 S10, and Roomba i3+ I tested
recently. You will hardly find the difference in real-world usage between the robots mentioned
above in terms of vacuuming performance maybe only the flagship Roomba i7 and S9 may show better
results on carpets because of its dual roller brush system. I have to say it again most robots do the
job on hard floors and the Dreame is no exception but what it really does well is clean carpets
not many models I've seen do the job this good. My conclusion is the Dreame Z10 Pro is perfectly
fine for homes with the mostly carpeted surface. It picks up sand from the carpet, heavier debris,
cat and human hair pretty well, but do not expect too much, no robot vacuum is able to remove all
the sand and fine particles deeply embedded into shaggy and medium-pile carpets. A robot vacuum is
not a competitor to an upright vacuum as even the most powerful ones do not have as much suction.
In terms of cleaning corners, the Dreame Z10 Pro doesn't go too close to the wall leaving a
small area untouched. Not the best in this test just average among other round-shaped robots.
Let's see how well it performs in mopping mode. The water tank has an electric water pump
which means it doesn't leak when charging and the water flow is evenly controlled by electronics.
The moping seems to be doing well but the water tank is small compared to some other models I've
tested and is not enough for a big cleaning area especially on the highest water level settings. The Z10
Pro vacuums and mops at the same time. In my testing it can mop a 60 square meters area
on the high water level and 100 square meter on the lowest setting before the water tank
needs refiling. In larger homes you would need to refill the water tank every once in a while.
The robot can climb up to 2cm obstacle like door thresholds and can fit under any
furniture with a 10cm gap or higher. The app is made really well with tons of settings that
I like. When finishing cleaning the robot saves the map and divides it into sections. After that
I can set no-go or no-mop zones. As usual, I set no-go and no mop zones for a navigation test.
The two options aim to do the same thing keeping the robot off certain areas only no-mop zones are
active with mopping attachment on preventing the robot from going on carpets when it mops.
The no go zones help to keep the robot from going to certain areas in your house in both mopping and
vacuuming mode. There is also a zone cleaning to send the robot cleaning a specific spot
and scheduling. When scheduling, I can either set the robot to clean the whole house or separate
rooms time and days to clean as well as tweak suction and water level. the Dreame also saves
4 maps and can be used in a multi-level house. I find most cleaning bases I tested to be good at
sucking up the day-to-day messes the robot pick up in my apartment and the Dreame auto-empty
base is not an exception. But it's always good to know what the base can do in extreme condition.
I filled the dustbin full of cats and human hair. The base did the job extremely well. For the second run
i used lots of debris and let the base do the job. It did suck it up almost completely but left some
in the dustbin and suction inlet. I would say good job Dreame. The last and most extreme test is with a
dustbin full of hair and debris and after letting the base suck it up which it did completely fine,
it starts giving me an error notification saying the air duct is blocked. After cleaning it up the
system works just fine. Summing up the Dreame base did the job just fine maybe one of the best
taking into account other models I've tested. Long hair tends to get wrapped around the brush and for
someone like me who faces this over and over again removable side tips make a big deal. As
hair is prone to get stuck around the edges the most. Even the smallest things in design cause hair
wrapping more or less depending on the models and I don't know why but the Dreame seems to be one of
the best in this area when cleaning the brush roll I didn't notice as much hair even though it did
run around the house a few times before. Aside from that, a part of my maintenance routine is
washing the mopping cloth which I do in the washing machine. Taking into account everything I just said,
let's jump into the pros and cons of the Dreame Z10 Pro. The good things are: Great cleaning performance;
strong auto empty base; one of the best obstacle avoidance future; relatively good mopping
performance; large long-lasting battery; multiple maps support; efficient navigation; futures-rich app;
good value for the price. And there are some other things that I would like to be improved: The robot
has a small water tank, software needs improvements as it might avoid carpets in some circumstances;
doesn't avoid carpets automatically in mopping mode, no-mop zones should be set manually before.
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