It vacuums.
It mops.
It self cleans.
It auto empties its dust and dirty water.
It even refills itself with clean water.
I’m willing to bet this is the smartest smart vacuum your family has ever seen.
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Today we’re diving into the Roborock S7
MaxV Ultra.
It is unlike any robot vacuum cleaner I’ve ever seen.
Right, robot vacuum cleaners are nothing new at this point.
I got my first one back in 2016 when I got married.
It was on our registry, we still have it.
But man.
Let me tell you – robot vacuums have come a LONNNNG way since then.
Okay.
My lil old school robot vacuum cleaner is lightyears behind the Roborock S7 MaxUltra,
and before we go over it, just to let you know the links to this thing are down below
in the description.
So first things first – let me explain why
I use a robot vacuum cleaner in one word.
HUSKY.
If you know anything about huskies, then you already know I don’t need to say another
word.
I have a husband who likes to snack and drop crumbs on the floor.
I even have an adorable 1-year-old who you would think is super messy.
But nope.
Neither of these individuals are why I got a robot vacuum and mop.
It was just because husky.
Ok so let’s break down what makes this robot
vacuum the ultimate cleaning machine.
Here are your options for the S7 MaxV series.
So you can get this vacuum by itself if you want which just comes with the standard charging
station.
This’ll run you about $860.
Or for $300 more you can step it up and get the S7 MaxV Plus, which comes with an auto
emptying dust bin, which is cool and all, but it’s not as impressive as the S7 MaxV
Ultra – which also comes with mop washing and tank refilling features for an additional
$240.
The Roborock team sent this version to me – and trust, the automatic self cleaning,
tank refilling, and mop washing dock works hard for the extra coins you pay for it.
The vacuum itself is the same across all of these options.
The only thing that changes is the dock and that price tag.
Alright, now let’s talk about installation.
It is truly straightforward.
It comes with a quick start guide to literally help you set this up quickly.
I picked the spot where I wanted to put the dock and I laid it down flat.
Then I attached the base and connected the power cable to the back of the door.
It even has a storage slot to keep excess cable inside of it, which makes it more tidy.
Next I pressed the power button to power on the robot vacuum and then placed it on the
dock to charge.
Easy peasy.
While that was charging, I downloaded the app, and when I was ready I followed the instructions
in the app to connect it to my wifi and get it setup.
The last step was to let it map my home.
It did its thing and went from room to room getting familiar with the layout of the level
it was on.
The robot vacuum is bomb and all, but really
the magic is in the dock.
With the dock, you basically get 2 robots instead of 1.
The dock is the robot that manages your other robot.
It’s called the Rock Dock and it is next level.
Not only does it automatically empty the dust that was collected by the vacuum, it also
self cleans the mop, empties the dirty water, and refills it with clean water.
And look how big the 3 bins are.
Because of its size it can collect a ton of dust so you can go several weeks if you want
without changing the bag.
My only gripe with this, is that for sustainability purposes I wish the bag was reusable instead
of disposable.
But despite that, I can really appreciate the self seal design of the dust bag.
Unlike other vacuums where when you empty the bag, dust just kinda flies everywhere,
you don’t have to deal with all that with this one.
Now let’s take a look at the other 2 bins.
We have the dirty water tank and the clean water tank.
This is so dope.
It utilizes a self-washing system, which means after docking and emptying the dustbin, the
S7 MaxV Ultra will wash its mopping cloth, empty the water into the dirty water tank,
and then refill itself from the clean water tank.
It’s kinda loud, but it is what it is.
The design of this system is a time saver, because most other robot mops require you
to manually fill the water tank, but this one automatically fills the internal water
tank from this larger water tank in the docking station.
It can hold 3 liters of fresh water, so depending on how often you run this and how big your
floor plan is, those factors are all going to determine how long you can go before needing
to refill the tank with clean water.
The last thing I want to touch on with the docking station is the charge time, which
is pretty efficient.
The dock is a fast charger, meaning it charges 30% faster than previous models.
They also released an off peak charging feature, which if you enable it, it will only charge
during off peak hours, which is determined by your particular energy provider.
Our home is solar powered, but I still find this useful and I think it’s especially
great for any family who doesn’t have solar panels if you want to reduce the carbon footprint
of the vacuum.
Ok so now let’s see this baby in action.
The vacuum itself is powerful.
They cranked up the suction power to 5100 Pascals, which is more than double the power
of their Roborock S7+.
It doesn’t take much to suck up husky hair, but it is powerful enough to pick up other
hard-to-clean messes.
The mopping is equally as efficient.
It has a unique VibraRaise intelligent mopping system.
Unlike other robot vacuums that avoid carpets when they’re in the middle of mopping, this
one is intelligent enough to switch from mopping to vacuum mode when it detects carpet by raising
the mopping plate, allowing it to mop your hard floors and vacuum your low- to medium-pile
carpets in a single pass.
When just vacuuming, the robot automatically increases its suction power over carpeting.
It uses advanced technology to efficiently navigate your home.
Powered by machine learning and a dedicated neural processing unit in combination with
an RGB camera and structured-light 3D scanner, this system allows the robot to recognize
and bypass even small objects, including loose cables, shoes, socks, and our kids’ toys
which are definitely always on the floor.
It even has a light that is activated in darker spaces so it can see in the dark.
With its mapping feature, you can see the map in your app with the rooms labeled and
you have the option to manually edit individual rooms, add furniture, and even create no go
zones to prevent the robot from entering into certain areas.
You can use the map to select a specific area that you want the vacuum to go spot clean.
It will go to that location and clean up the mess in that particular area.
Last but not least, the particularly random feature it has that never crossed my mind
when dealing with other robot vacuums is a video camera and a microphone to make video
calls.
I haven’t been in a scenario really where I needed this feature.
It could come in handy to spy on my fur baby when we’re not at home, but I probably won’t,
because he doesn’t like robot vaccum cleaners.
And it would probably just disturb him if I randomly turned it on and commanded it to
sneak up on him.
But the feature is there and if you ever need it to see inside your home or shout at someone
when you’re not there.
You know, It’s a thing.
That exists.
So use it.
That’s all I got for today – links are below if you want to buy this for your home.
Honestly this is truly the dopest smart vacuum I’ve ever used.
I moved my old one to the basement and now I use this one on the main level where most
of the traffic happens in my home.
There are so so many features that I could have gone over, but I’d be here all day.
So I focused on the ones I loved the most.
And yeah – I just adore this little device.
It’s so cool.
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