Roborock Qrevo C: A New Top-of-the-Line Device for $500?!

Hello to all readers of the project! The latest new product to review is the Roborock Qrevo C robot vacuum cleaner. Priced between $470 and $550, this device boasts a claimed suction power of 12,000 Pa, a baseboard wiper, a tandem side and center brush with hair tangle protection, an object detection system, and an all-in-one cleaning station. At first glance, this seems like an interesting combination of features for the price. So, below, I'll test the Roborock Qrevo C in detail, highlight its pros and cons based on my test results, and then express my personal opinion. So, let's get started!

Equipment

The robot vacuum cleaner arrived in a branded box like this:

The package includes the robot itself with a station, two holders with wipes, a power adapter, and an instruction manual translated into Russian.

Appearance

Now let's take a look at the Roborock Qrevo C's design. Let's start with the robot vacuum itself. It's round and comes in two colors: black and white.

On the right is a wall sensor, and in the center is a sensor system, already familiar to this price segment in the Roborock line, for detecting and carefully avoiding objects on the floor.

The technology is called Reactive Tech, like its predecessors, the Roborock Qrevo L, S, and Pro. The robot does not have an active camera. Consequently, remote monitoring via smartphone is not supported.

Navigation is based on lidar, which is equipped with a spring-loaded cover to prevent the robot from getting stuck under furniture. The control panel has two mechanical buttons.

The dust container is located under the top cover. Next to it, you'll find a QR code for connecting the robot to a Wi-Fi network. The container holds up to 325 ml of dry waste. The manufacturer allows you to wash the dust container and filter with water. The filtration system uses a HEPA filter only.

This model has a water tank, but it's hidden within the body. It holds approximately 80 ml. Water is pumped in automatically at the station.

The robot's underside is equipped with four anti-fall sensors and a carpet detection sensor. It has a single, dual-beam side brush secured with a screw. Its updated design prevents hair and fur from becoming entangled, a feature that has been repeatedly tested.

The central brush unit is floating. It features the DuoDivide turbo brush, like the older Roborock models. It features the proven two bristled half brushes with a central gap between them. Each half brush can be disassembled, allowing hair and fur to escape through the gap.

And the napkins are the usual design, attached to holders with Velcro. Behind the left napkin, we see a retractable mechanism for washing the floor flush against walls and furniture.

I'd like to point out that the wiper holders can automatically lift 10 mm when the robot enters carpets and returns to the station, or when moving to the cleaning area. This is a plus.

As for the station, the Roborock Qrevo S self-cleans from debris, washes the wipes with water at room temperature and dries with warm air.

The robot's ramp and the tray where the wipes are washed are removable. This makes the station very convenient for maintenance.

The waste bag is located at the front, behind the lid. The water tanks are mounted on top and are quite spacious. The clean water tank holds 4 liters, while the dirty water tank holds 3.5 liters.

It is still not possible to connect the station to the sewer and water supply.

Technical specifications

The main characteristics of Roborock Qrevo C, as stated by the manufacturer:

Robot vacuum cleaner:

• Li-Ion battery 5200 mAh.
• Suction power up to 12,000 Pa.
• Operating time up to 180 min.
• Cleaning area up to 300 sq.m.
• Dust collector capacity is 325 ml.
• The water tank capacity is 80 ml.
• Obstacle clearance up to 20 mm.
• Robot dimensions: 353*97 mm.

Station:

• Clean water tank: 4 l.
• Dirty water tank: 3.5 l.
• Bag in the station: 2.7 l.
• Station dimensions: 519*340*487 mm.

Only the suction power has been increased, which will be verified in tests. The other characteristics are identical. Qrevo L, S and Pro.

Functional capabilities

Speaking of features, the robot vacuum cleaner is controlled via the proprietary Roborock app. Connection is simple and convenient, the interface is in Russian, and the Russian version of the robot itself even has voice notifications in Russian.

The main functions are displayed on the screen:

• Self-cleaning of the dust collector at the station.
• Washing napkins with water (without heating).
• Drying napkins with warm air (45 °C).
• Refilling the robot's water tank via the station.
• Moving the napkin to the baseboard.
• Identifying objects on the floor.
• Saving multiple cleaning maps in memory.
• Automatic zoning of premises into rooms.
• Selecting areas and rooms for cleaning.
• Virtual walls and no-go zones (and for wet cleaning mode).
• Suction power adjustment.
• Adjusting the degree of wetting of the napkin.
• Intensive wet cleaning mode.
• User mode.
• SmartPlan smart cleaning planning.
• Cleaning log.
• Setting up cleaning according to a schedule.
• Automatic power increase on carpet.
• Carpet cleaning in wet cleaning mode.
• Lifting napkins when driving onto carpets.
• Yandex.Alice support.

Here, as with the new Qrevo L, there is nothing new, but at the same time, there are all the important settings for flexible adjustment of cleaning parameters to suit your own conditions.

Testing

A detailed video review with all tests has already been prepared and published on the channel:

Navigation

And finally, let's move on to the tests! First, we'll test the Roborock Qrevo C's navigation in a room with obstacles. When entering the room, the robot vacuum cleaner initially navigated around the table legs for some reason, then proceeded to navigate the perimeter. The mirror introduced an error in the map, which is common for lidar robots. The dryer's legs presented a challenge when navigating; it struggled for several minutes before finally succeeding. Afterwards, it cleaned the entire accessible area in a zigzag pattern. It also swept around the box, then returned to its base. Test successful!

Speaking of navigating around the home, the Roborock Qrevo C cleans room by room, first along the perimeter, then in a serpentine pattern. After a set time interval, as specified in the settings, the robot vacuum returns to the station and washes the cleaning pads, then returns to clean from where it left off. There are no uncleaned areas, the cleaning speed is high, and this model has excellent navigation!

Passing under low furniture

The minimum height the robot can pass was also tested. Considering the robot itself is 9.7 cm tall, I created a 10 cm clearance under the furniture, and it fits through it without a problem. That's good!

Autonomy

I also tested the battery life when running the robot at maximum power with wet cleaning enabled. It lasted 103 minutes, cleaning 90 square meters of usable space. In reality, that's a little more than twice the cleaning time of a two-bedroom apartment. However, I should note that there's a resume cleaning mode after charging at the base, so this model is capable of cleaning even more space. In my experience, the robot's battery life is standard.

Identifying and avoiding obstacles

We'll also test the floor object detection system. For this, we placed various household items on the floor that could interfere with the cleaning process and even block the robot's brushes, causing it to malfunction.

So, the situation here is practically no different from the results of testing the Qrevo L-version. In good lighting, the Roborock Qrevo C was able to avoid only two of the six objects, namely shoes and a stuffed animal, and even then it only touched them. It moved or even chewed the other four objects. Of the four wires, the robot moved all of them, sometimes chewing and spitting them out, but did not make a mistake. Of the three socks, it moved one, and chewed the other two and made a mistake. And of the six simulated pet surprises, it moved or ran over all six.

Overall, the object detection system is weak and requires serious improvement. I didn't even bother testing it in the dark, given the results in good lighting.

Suction power

Regarding suction power, there's an interesting point. In Silent mode, the Roborock Qrevo C was able to clean debris well from a 2 mm gap. In Balance mode, it completely cleaned a 2 mm gap. In Turbo mode, the robot managed to partially reach the 4 mm mark. In Maximum mode, the 4 mm gap was cleaned better, and in Max+ mode, it completely cleaned a 4 mm gap and even partially reached 6 and 10 mm deep gaps.

So, this is truly a powerful robot vacuum, and this is a surprisingly good result for the DuoDivide brush. Older models with the same cleaning module and higher claimed suction power in Pascals performed worse in crevice cleaning.

Dry cleaning of laminate flooring

Speaking of the quality of picking up debris of various textures on laminate flooring, it's good. Moreover, unlike the Qrevo L, this unit can easily pick up even large debris from the floor. It does retain some debris in corners, which round robot vacuums can't reach. Incidentally, sweeping outer corners also leaves a small blind spot, which would be good to eliminate.

Regarding the condition of the cleaning module, we see that the turbo brush is completely clean and hasn't tangled up any hair or fur, which is a key advantage of this brush design. The side brush is also clean, which is precisely the advantage of the dual-beam design.

Anti-tangle Hair Protection

I also tested how the proprietary turbo brush handles self-cleaning hair and pet hair thanks to its special design. I laid hair of varying lengths on the floor. The robot collected them, and both the turbo brush and the side brush were clean. Some hair remained in the spaces between the brushes, but all of it eventually ended up in the dust bin. Bravo, Roborock engineers!

Carpet cleaning

Additionally, debris was scattered on the low-pile carpet. I can say that the robot thoroughly cleaned the carpet, visually much better than the Qrevo L. It also cleaned medium-pile carpet well, with minimal debris remaining in the pile.

Self-cleaning

Immediately after the "dirty tests," I checked the robot vacuum's self-cleaning performance. We see that the dust bin is completely full. We return the robot to the station and start self-cleaning. The result is good. The dust bin is completely empty. The test was successful!

Wet cleaning and carpets

When it comes to wet cleaning on carpeted floors, the robot offers several different modes of interaction. It can either carefully navigate around the carpet during wet cleaning, or it can enter and touch the carpet with its pads if you want to clean it with the robot. It can also clean the carpets during wet cleaning, automatically lifting the pads when entering the carpet. The latter option is the most efficient.

Wiping off dirt

The cleaning performance is excellent. The wipes press firmly against the floor and absorb dirt. There's no unwashed area along the baseboards, thanks to the wiper's extension. That's a plus!

Moreover, the robot was able to remove even dried-on coffee and sauce stains. Granted, not on the first try. To be precise, it took the sixth try, just like the Qrevo L-version. Nevertheless, it was up to the task. Many similar and predecessors in the line failed to achieve even this result.

Quality of washing and drying of napkins

I'd like to immediately talk about the effectiveness of the station itself. Let's start with the cleaning quality of the wipes. Even after extensive testing, the wipes look significantly better after washing at the station. Moreover, there's no need to heat the water during washing or add detergent. In a domestic setting, after washing the floor, the wipes rinse well at the station. A minimal amount of dirt is removed under the pressure of warm water. That's a plus.

I decided to test the wash temperature myself—in my case, the peak temperature in the drain area was 27.5 degrees. The water really wasn't getting hot.

But the drying temperature is high – the sensor showed over 51 degrees and this is a good result!

As for maintaining the station, it's convenient! We remove the drain and tray, rinse them in the sink, and put them back. As mentioned, the station is practical!

Obstacle clearance

The Roborock Qrevo C has excellent maneuverability. It can navigate even 2 cm thresholds while still picking up napkins. That's a plus!

Driving on black surfaces

And the robot navigates black carpets without a problem, just like its latest predecessors. That's a plus!

Noise level

I measured the noise level myself. It ranges from 58.5 to 66.5 dB, depending on the selected operating mode. This is a standard result. I also checked the station's noise level separately, and it's around 72 dB, which is also a standard value.

Personal opinion

The Roborock Qrevo C robot vacuum cleaner has been thoroughly reviewed and tested. According to our rating system, it achieved a score of 188 points, which is 1 point more than Roborock Qrevo Pro V overall ranking of robotic vacuum cleaners when recalculating test results.

I'll highlight the pros and cons of the robot vacuum cleaner I reviewed, and then share my opinion. I liked the following:

1. In reality, high suction power.
2. Availability of a station for self-cleaning the dust collector, washing and drying napkins.
3. Spacious tanks at the station.
4. The station design is easy to maintain.
5. Good navigation.
6. The side and central brushes do not tangle hair and fur thanks to their updated design.
7. Improved lifting of wipers when driving onto carpets.
8. Move the cloth to the baseboard to thoroughly wash the floor along the walls and furniture.
9. High-quality dry and wet cleaning.
10. A large number of functions in the application.
11. The robot vacuum cleaner is not afraid of black surfaces.
12. Good cross-country ability.
13. High-quality assembly and high brand authority.
14. Availability of a full warranty and service support.

As for the shortcomings, I would like to highlight the following comments:

1. The item identification system requires serious revision.
2. There is no heating of water when washing napkins.
3. Doesn't sweep out debris in the corners.
4. There is no active camera for remote home monitoring.
5. The station cannot be connected to the sewerage and water supply.
6. There is no automatic addition of detergent to the stations.

Overall, most of the comments are typical for this price segment. For me, the first two are the most important. In any case, based on both my testing and ratings, this model, in my opinion, is now the new top-of-the-line Roborock model for the $500 budget. The Qrevo C has replaced its predecessor, the Qrevo Pro, which I considered the best option in this price segment from the Roborock line since its release. The new Roborock Qrevo C has better brushes, but it lacks the ability to heat the water when washing the cloths. It's up to you to decide which model best suits your needs.

In any case, it definitely makes sense to buy, given its high power output, flexible cleaning settings, competitive price for a robot with an all-in-one station, and the fact that it's the brainchild of the reputable Roborock brand. Furthermore, its cleaning performance will definitely satisfy those who particularly value brush protection against hair and pet hair tangling.

On that note, I'd like to end this review. If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments. Happy shopping, everyone. Bye!