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The Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra has arrived in our lab. This hybrid robot is intended to be the most autonomous: it vacuums, washes and manages its maintenance. If he is supposed to wash his mop alone, we still have doubts about the effectiveness of this feature… What is it really?
“Wash more. Mop less and do less overall“. Such is the promise of Roborock regarding its latest product, the S7 MaxV Ultra. It must be said that this floor cleaning robot is a small (but imposing) condensed version of technology. It comes with a charging station capable of vacuuming waste, but also to fill the robot’s on-board water tank and, a bit of an originality, to clean its mop.
The charging base of the S7 MaxV Ultra has three bins!
On paper, the S7 MaxV Ultra is a 100% autonomous robot, which manages the cleaning sessions and the maintenance of its base without outside intervention (or almost). In any case, it prevents the user from getting their hands dirty after washing sessions; which remains an exception for devices of this kind. Only Yeedi Mop Station and Dreame Bot W10 also have this feature.
We therefore took advantage of our washing efficiency tests to evaluate the self-cleaning of the mop. As a reminder, we spread lipstick, oil, a mixture of water and carbon black and a sugary drink. These stains dry on our lab floor overnight. The next day, we run a wash cycle and see what remains of the residue.
But for the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra, the testing doesn’t stop there. Once returned to its station, the robot undertakes a mop cleaning. A small brush, located on the platform of the station, then goes back and forth by injecting clean water on the pad. This operation also allows him to extract the soiled water retained by the mop and keep it in one of the two containers placed in the base. The procedure is relatively quiet and quick.
On the left, the dirty mop; on the right the mop after self-cleaning.
As can be seen in the photo below, the mop came out slightly cleaner after self-cleaning. Without being immaculate, we notice that she is relieved of certain tasks. The results are therefore mixed, even if we tend to forgive the few traces of carbon black remaining; it is a particularly difficult product to detach. Fortunately, the mop goes in the washing machine to finish the job.
However, the owner of the robot will have to clean the station regularly: the vacuumed waste and the recovery water inevitably tend to soil his tray…
It will be necessary to remember to clean the tray of the charging base.
The S7 MaxV Ultra remains within the walls of our laboratory for the time being. The entire test should see the light of day next week in the columns of the Home section.