Roborock Saros 10R: Slim body, 20,000 Pa, updated navigation and station

The Roborock Saros 10R robot vacuum cleaner is a new product for 2025, now available in Russia. The starting price is $1,400. For this price, you get a truly automated cleaning machine boasting 20,000 Pa of suction power, a body just 8 cm tall, a retractable side brush, a retractable cleaning cloth, a turbo brush that doesn't tangle hair, a new navigation system, and an updated docking station. In short, the engineers have updated a lot, and accordingly, everything needs to be tested to determine whether this is yet another breakthrough in the robot vacuum market. So, below, I'll thoroughly test the Roborock Saros 10R, highlight its pros and cons based on the test results, and then share my personal opinion. Let's get started!

Equipment

The new product comes standard with the robot vacuum cleaner itself, a station, a power adapter, two holders with cleaning cloths, a spare bag for the station, and an operating manual.

Appearance

It's much more interesting to see how the Roborock Saros 10R works. It's round. It comes in black, which reflects the meaning of the new line's name: Saros is an astronomical term denoting the cycle of solar and lunar eclipses. The company's idea is that, just as eclipses are reliable and cyclical in their predictions, the company is constantly striving for innovation.

The robot vacuum cleaner is only 7.98 cm tall. This was achieved by completely redesigning the navigation system.

Instead of the usual lidar, the Roborock Saros 10R is equipped with a sensor and camera system called StarSight Autonomous System 2.0. This system combines an object recognition system with a front-facing light on the bumper with sensors and cameras on the side near the self-cleaning dust collector curtain. In addition to the object recognition system, the device also boasts an active camera for remote home monitoring.

Continuing with the sensors, the robot is equipped with a wall sensor, 5 fall protection sensors, a carpet sensor, and a new optical sensor, which is used to more accurately avoid wires on the floor.

On the top of the body there are two mechanical control buttons and three speakers for the built-in “Hello, Rocky” assistant.

The dust collector is located under the top cover, which is held in place by magnets.

It, like the filter, can be washed with water. The filtration system is based on a HEPA filter.

The robot also has a hidden water tank built in. Water is automatically pumped in at the station through a nozzle between the charging terminals.

There's a single side brush: a three-pronged unit secured with a screw. It extends into corners to sweep up debris, and automatically raises when entering carpets, during floor cleaning mode, and when the robot returns to its home station.

The central brush, like the previously released Roborock Qrevo Curv, consists of two bristle-petal half-brushes with a gap in the center.

The brush unit is floating. Each section disassembles. Hair and fur are collected through the gap. The turbo brush rises during floor cleaning, when driving over obstacles, and when the robot vacuum returns to its station.

Behind the central brush there are two rotating round cloths, one of which moves towards the baseboard during wet cleaning.

The robot also features an automatic wipe lift and, a first for Roborok, automatic removal of wipe holders at the station. The robot can release the holders for a full dry cleaning and carpet cleaning, after which it automatically reattaches them.

The robot's body lift also deserves special attention. The entire body automatically rises when the robot detects tall obstacles or medium-pile carpets. This allows the robot vacuum to clear thresholds up to 4 cm high. This technology is called AdaptLift.

As for the station, work has been done on it as well. We can see that the station's design has been completely redesigned. It's glossy, which I don't think is practical, but it looks great.

At this station, the Roborock Saros 10R self-empties its dust bin, washes its cleaning cloths with hot water, dries them with warm air, self-cleans the bottom of the station with its scrapers, automatically mixes detergent, and pumps water into the robot's tank. It also features a quick charge of just 2.5 hours and automatic soiling detection for cleaning cloths, allowing for re-washing when needed.

As is now tradition, Roborock offers a separate low-profile station for connecting to sewer and water lines. However, this robot vacuum cleaner will not be sold in the domestic market, at least for now, so Russian consumers are unfortunately still deprived of this luxurious option.

Let's look at each station component separately. The robot's access ramp is removable. The wipes' washing tray is also removable. It consists of a removable module with combs for cleaning the wipes, a tray with scrapers, and a coarse filter for dirty water. It traps large debris. Interestingly, the station self-cleans the tray with hot water, reaching a record-breaking 80 degrees Celsius. The wipes themselves are washed at the same temperature. After washing, when the cleaning process is complete, the wipes are dried with air heated to 55 degrees Celsius.

A waste bag is located under the lid at the front. It's a standard design. Next to it is a reservoir for automatically mixing detergent with clean water. How the Curv version missed this! This reservoir holds 590 ml.

The water tanks are located on top. They are quite capacious, holding approximately 4 liters each. The clean water tank contains a cartridge for water disinfection.

As a result, we see that the new model has some upgrades compared to its predecessors. All the pros and cons of the design will be discussed in the final review. Let's move on!

Technical specifications

The main characteristics of the Roborock Saros 10R, as stated by the manufacturer:

Robot vacuum cleaner:

• Battery 6400 mAh.
• Suction power up to 20,000 Pa.
• Dust collector capacity ≈350 ml.
• Water tank capacity is ≈80 ml.
• Obstacle clearance up to 40 mm.
• Robot dimensions: 353*80 mm.

Station:

• Clean water tank: 4 l.
• Dirty water tank: 3 l.
• Bag in the station: 2.5 l.
• Station dimensions: 381*475*488 mm.

The suction power and body height have changed. The other parameters remain unchanged.

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 global version doesn't have a Russian voice package, which is important to keep in mind.

The main features of the Roborock Saros 10R are displayed on the screen, with the additions highlighted in bold:

• Self-cleaning of the dust collector at the station.
• Washing napkins at the station with hot water.
• Drying napkins with warm air.
• Side brush extension in corners.
• Moving the holder with a napkin to the baseboard.
• Refilling the robot's water tank via the station.
• Automatic mixing of detergent.
• Removing napkin holders at the station.
• Recognizing objects on the floor.
• Remote home monitoring via camera.
• 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.
• User mode.
• 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.
• Raising the turbo brushes in wet cleaning mode.
• Raising the body when overcoming obstacles.
• Hello Rocky support.
• Voice notifications in Russian.
• Yandex.Alice support.

The robot's control via the proprietary "Hello Rocky" voice assistant deserves special attention. You simply give the robot a command by voice, and it carries it out. No third-party devices are required. Very cool! However, in the global version, phrases are perceived in English, which is not very convenient.

Here's how you can remotely monitor your home from your smartphone using a robot camera:

I'd also like to point out that the lab functions include a side brush extension for more thorough sweeping in gaps, but at the time of writing, it wasn't working. At least in my case, the robot behaved normally.

And overall, we've implemented a wide range of features to allow you to flexibly customize cleaning parameters to your specific needs. That's a plus!

Testing

A detailed video review of the Roborock Saros 10R, including 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 Saros 10R's navigation in a room with obstacles. The robot vacuum first navigates around a box, then along the perimeter of the room, and then cleans the entire available area in a serpentine pattern. Because of the mirror, the navigation system created a non-existent room, which is a problem with all lidar robots, even with the updated system without traditional lidar. The dryer's legs presented no problems. It also swept around the table's legs, barely touching them, before returning to the station. The test was successful.

Speaking of navigating around the home, the Roborock Saros 10R cleans room by room, first along the perimeter, then in a serpentine pattern. After a selected time interval or after each room, the robot vacuum returns to the station and rinses its cleaning pads, then returns to clean where it left off. There are no uncleaned areas, the cleaning speed is high, and this model has excellent navigation!

Passing under low furniture

I also tested the minimum clearance height of the Roborock Saros 10R. I was able to create a clearance of 83 mm, and the robot navigated it without any problems. So, I actually believe it can pass under furniture up to 8 cm thick, as stated in the promotional materials.

Autonomy

I also tested the battery life when running the robot at maximum power with wet cleaning enabled. It lasted 122 minutes, cleaning 88 square meters of usable space. In reality, that's more than enough for two full cleanings of a 70-square-meter two-bedroom apartment. It also features a resume cleaning mode after recharging at the base, so this model is capable of cleaning larger areas.

Recognizing objects on the floor

Regarding the object avoidance system, in good lighting, the robot was able to correctly recognize and accurately avoid 6 out of 6 objects on the floor. It also accurately avoided 3 out of 3 socks, all 4 wires, and 6 out of 6 simulated pet surprises. In the final test, it slightly touched one of the traps, but not critically.

In complete darkness, the detection system is blinded, but not significantly. The robot was able to avoid 5 of 6 standard objects, correctly recognizing 3 of them. It avoided a toy but didn't recognize it, recognized a shoe, didn't immediately recognize a bathroom scale and emptied it, chewed a imitation pet surprise, and recognized a sock as a wire but didn't avoid it. It correctly recognized the wire and avoided it. It also recognized and avoided 3 of 4 wires on the floor, chewing only the black one. It avoided 3 of 3 socks, and, most challenging of all, avoided 3 of 6 imitation feces traps in the dark, recognizing one as a ball of paper. However, comparing the placement of the traps before and after the tests shows that it slightly moved all 6.

Overall, from experience, I can say that the object recognition system is very accurate, comparable to similar systems, but it still requires some improvement. The brand's engineers still have room for improvement. Compared to the Roborock Qrevo Curv, I believe its object recognition has improved.

Cleaning behind the curtains

I also checked whether the new navigation system can clean behind curtains and drapes, something most lidar robots can't do. No, this robot, like its siblings in the line, doesn't clean behind curtains.

Suction power

The power test that interested me most was the power test. In Silent mode, the Roborock Saros 10R was only able to clean debris from a 2 mm gap. In Balance mode, it partially cleaned a 4 mm gap. In Turbo mode, it did slightly better at the 4 mm mark. In Maximum mode, the result remained unchanged. And in Max+ mode, the robot was able to partially clean crevices 6 and even 8 mm deep.

So the suction power is actually exactly the same as the Curv version: increased and higher than the S8 series, but still 20,000 Pascal is debatable. For example, the previously reviewed junior Roborock Qrevo S was able to clean a 10mm gap at 7000 Pa.

This means that aerodynamic losses remain an unsolved problem for Roborock engineers.

Dry cleaning

The robot's collection of various types of debris on laminate floors is good, but there's a caveat. You can see that the robot missed one corner on the first pass. On the second pass, it cleaned the area better. On the third pass, it completely cleaned the entire floor, achieving perfect dry cleaning performance. I observed and noticed that the retractable side brush doesn't always work properly. Sometimes, it doesn't completely sweep up the debris and disappears into the housing. I tried it both with and without the detection system enabled, and even adjusted the sensitivity of the touchscreen. But when the algorithm works correctly, the side brush does an excellent job of sweeping the corners. I believe this issue will be fixed in future firmware updates.

I also tested the robot vacuum's performance in outer corners. After three passes, I found it to be doing a good job. I left a minimal amount of dust near the outer corner. We'll see how similar products perform in future reviews.

I'd like to point out that the center and side brushes are clean. Bravo, Roborock engineers! The test was a success!

Carpet cleaning

Carpet cleaning also has its challenges. The Roborock Saros 10R cleans low-pile carpets well, and the side brush rotates. It also cleans medium-pile carpets well in just a few passes. However, the downside is that on medium-pile carpets, the side brush automatically lifts, and this feature cannot be turned off. As a result, carpets are still less clean without the side brush, but what's even more annoying is that if the carpet is placed close to baseboards and furniture, a narrow area will not be cleaned. This is because the side brush doesn't work in this situation, and the center brush isn't extended to the edge of the unit. This issue definitely needs to be addressed by adding a manual switch to turn off the side brush lift function!

Self-cleaning

Immediately after the "dirty tests," I'll check how well the robot vacuum cleaner self-cleans. 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 carefully navigate around the carpet in wet cleaning mode, or it can enter and touch the carpet with the cleaning pad if you want to clean it with the robot. It can also clean carpets during wet cleaning, automatically lifting the cleaning pads and even the robot body when entering the carpet. It can also automatically remove the cleaning pads at the cleaning station and clean the carpets without them, completely eliminating any contact between the wet cleaning pads and the carpet pile. The last two options are the most efficient.

Wiping off dirt

The cleaning performance is excellent. The wipes press firmly against the floor and absorb dirt. There's no narrow area along the baseboard, thanks to the wipes extending up to the baseboard. That's a plus!

I also checked the blind spots along the outer and inner corners separately. Here, too, we see that the outer corner isn't being cleaned completely, leaving a small blind spot less than 1 cm wide. In the inner corners, the blind spot is about 3 cm wide, as the round cloth physically can't fit tightly into the corner.

Removing difficult stains

When it came to scrubbing tough stains, the robot even managed to remove dried-on coffee and sauce stains. And not on the first try. On the sixth try, to be precise. And this is the best result I can remember in the Roborock line, and the best overall, compared to other similar products reviewed. And I didn't even use any detergent, as none was included. The test was a success!

Washing quality 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. The water heating feature certainly improves the cleaning efficiency. The wipes are indeed very hot after leaving the station. In everyday use, after washing the floor, the wipes are washed well at the station. Dirt isn't washed away by the pressure of warm water. That's a plus.

I'd also like to point out that the wipes are also dried effectively. They dry completely on the station, thanks to the warm air drying!

Station maintenance

As for maintenance, the tray actually requires virtually no intervention. The bottom itself stays clean thanks to the self-cleaning function, which uses scrapers and hot water rinses. In my case, after a week of use, only a small amount of hair remained, trapped in the filter. But everything is easily removed, rinsed, and returned.

Obstacle clearance

An interesting point is crossing thresholds. The Roborock Saros 10R can easily cross a 2 cm threshold, which seems obvious. However, the robot vacuum has difficulty crossing a 3 cm threshold.

The robot vacuum cleaner failed to cross the 4 cm threshold, or more accurately, the 38 mm threshold, no matter how hard it lifted its body or at what angles it tried to enter. In fact, a similar issue was observed with the Curv version. So, while the new model certainly has excellent maneuverability, and is currently the best robot vacuum cleaner on the market, I still can't confirm its 4 cm maneuverability.

Driving on black surfaces

Driving over black carpets is no problem. The robot glides over the black carpet as if nothing had happened.

Noise level

As for noise levels, they range from 58 to 66.8 dB, depending on the selected operating mode. The robot's noise level is actually very low, especially considering its increased suction power. The station's noise level during self-cleaning is around 72 dB. This is also a good result.

Personal opinion

The Roborock Saros 10R robot vacuum cleaner has been thoroughly reviewed and tested. our evaluation system he managed to gain 239 points, getting very close to the leader of the rating DreameBot X40 Ultra Complete. Moreover, I didn't deduct points for some of the shortcomings that will be mentioned below, hoping that they will be fixed with a firmware update. The robot fell just short of taking the lead. overall rating And all because of a few minor comments. In the video description, I posted links to the evaluation algorithm and the overall rating of the tested robots. First, the pros. I liked the following:

1. The robot is lower than lidar models, without compromising navigation. It can enter areas that robots with a lidar tower mounted on the body cannot.
2. A backlit object recognition system that works effectively in good lighting conditions.
3. The presence of an all-in-one station for self-cleaning the dust collector, washing and drying wipes.
4. The updated station is highly efficient. It features high-quality self-cleaning, super-hot washing of cloths, full-fledged drying of cloths with warm air, scrapers in the tray for easy maintenance, spacious tanks, and finally, an automatic detergent dispenser. In short, it's a complete system, and it does its job perfectly.
5. The side and central brushes do not tangle hair and fur thanks to their updated design.
6. Improved maneuverability thanks to the raised body. The robot vacuum cleaner can overcome thresholds over 3 cm high, a feat not possible with similar products currently available on the global market.
7. The retractable side brush completely sweeps away debris from corners.
8. The napkin is pulled out close to the baseboard.
9. Lifting napkins when driving onto carpets.
10. Automatic napkin removal at the station.
11. Raising the turbo brush in wet cleaning mode.
12. Increased suction power.
13. High-quality dry and wet cleaning on various surfaces.
14. Capable of removing even stubborn stains faster than its analogues.
15. A large number of functions in the application.
16. Full Russification in the version for the Russian market.
17. Remote home monitoring by connecting to the robot's camera via a smartphone.
18. Control via the proprietary voice assistant Hello Rocky.
19. The robot vacuum cleaner is not afraid of black surfaces.
20. Low noise level of both the robot and the station.
21. High-quality assembly and high brand authority.
22. Availability of warranty and service.

As for the shortcomings, here are the ones that were identified:

1. The version of the station I received for review cannot be connected to the sewer or water supply. It also comes with a different station designed for connection to utility lines—this model is not available on the market. Overall, I personally don't find the solution with multiple station types logical. A single station with the option to purchase an additional module for connection to utility lines, as is the case with competitors, would have been better.
2. The robot vacuum cleaner does not clean behind curtains and drapes.
3. Power losses are still observed, but they are now smaller.
4. The side brush lifts up on carpets, and this feature can't be turned off. As a result, if the carpet is close to a wall, the area along the wall won't be swept by the side brush.
5. Another issue with the side wiper is that its corner deployment algorithm requires some improvement, as it doesn't always deploy correctly. Sometimes, for some reason, it immediately retracts.
6. The object recognition system is a little blind in the dark and therefore requires some improvement.
7. The robot vacuum cleaner couldn't overcome a 4 cm threshold, despite its stated clearance. Even a 3 cm threshold can be a challenge.

As a result, even the sewer connection module would have made this robot vacuum the best in early 2025, according to the project. Adding the ability to clean behind curtains and improving its power would have significantly increased the gap compared to its main competitor.

Nevertheless, the Roborock Saros 10R is truly autonomous, efficient, easy to use, and most importantly, reliable, thanks to its reputation as a well-known brand and truly excellent build quality. It's also a lowered SUV on the robot vacuum market, making it far superior to its competitors if that's important to you. Therefore, it's definitely recommended and definitely worth considering!

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