78
RTINGS.com
RTINGS
“It's better for households with more hard floors since its performance on hard floors is far better than on carpet, where it retracts its side brush, missing material from edges and corners.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Powerful 22,000 Pa suction
- Reliable autonomous navigation system
- Auto-detaching mopping pads
- Slim profile design
- Excellent floor cleaning performance
- Intuitive app setup
Points of Contention
- Unreliable robotic arm functionality
- Exorbitant $2,600 price tag
- Poor value compared to cheaper models
- Arm fails to sort items reliably
- Limited object recognition
Professional Reviews
7 reviews from 7 critics70
Ruth Hamilton
TechRadar
“But if you're going to invest in this robovac – and it is a big investment – it'll be for the arm tech, and that's not quite there yet.”
60
Andrew Gebhart
PCMag
“Its robotic appendage has the potential to truly advance the category, but in its first iteration, it's more of a party trick than a useful tool.”
50
Jon Bitner
Digital Trends
The Roborock Saros Z70 excels at vacuuming and mopping but its innovative robotic arm struggles with reliability and fails to justify the high price. While the concept is promising and works occasionally, the technology remains too rough for general household use.
50
Brent Rose
Gizmodo
“as it is right now, I can only say that the Saros Z70 massively underdelivers on its promises.”
50
Adrienne So
Wired
“My job is one in which companies make big promises and rarely follow through.”
50
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
The Verge
“For now, the Z70 is an impressive, if flawed, glimpse of what’s to come.”
