Roborock Saros Z70 Review: This Robovac’s Robotic Arm Is a Swing and a Miss

Coming out of CES 2025, there wasn’t a single product that generated more buzz than Roborock’s Saros Z70 robot vacuum and mop, aka the one with the robotic arm. Anybody who’s used a modern robovac knows you need to tidy up before the robot can go in and take care of the little bits. The Saros Z70 promised to change that. With a robotic arm that emerges from the top of the vacuum, it’s supposed to move pieces of garbage into a box and sort your loose slippers over into a dedicated zone. Unfortunately, not only does it fail to do that nearly every time, but it takes a step backward in its cleaning abilities, too. Not great, especially when we’re talking about the most expensive robovac on the market ($2,600), by a lot. At its core, the Saros Z70 is very similar to the Saros 10 and Saros 10R, the latter of which is currently our highest-rated robot vacuum. It boasts a whopping 22,000 Pa of suction power, which puts it at the top of robovacs. It has dual spinning mop pads (one of which c ... Read full article.