Roborock F25 Ultra Wet and Dry Vacuum with Steam ZDNET's key takeaways The Roborock F25 Ultra possesses a steam function and offers four flexible cleaning modes, complemented by a competitive battery life
It's equipped with top features like lay-flat technology, self-cleaning capabilities, and voice-prompted instructions
It's heavy in price and size, and struggles to offer seamless edge control and detail cleaning for grout. View now at Amazon View now at Roborock more buying choices
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It seems like everyone's got a vacuum mop. They've inundated our social media feeds, spliced videos showing splashy success -- sucking up cereal and milk, ketchup and other condiments, coffee spills, and even the worst mess of them all -- glitter.
It's hard to miss the magic these smart vac mops appear to offer. Plenty of my friends and family have already jumped on the bandwagon, raving about how nice it is to clean without breaking a sweat. I was a disbeliever for a while. The technology seemed too good to be true, and there wasn't anything that could beat the classic clean of a bucket and mop -- right? But I was wrong. And the Roborock F25 Ultra vacuum and steam mop made me eat my words.
The F25 Ultra is one of the first wet-dry vacuums with a steam cleaning option, a particularly great feature for routine maintenance and stubborn stains and debris. As a longtime fan of an early 2000s Shark steam mop that had reached the end of its life, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to use one in my own home.
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Right out of the box, the F25 Ultra, which retails for a whopping $800, felt like something out of the Jetsons. It's fairly heavy, weighing about 12 pounds, which is more than my Shark stick vacuum, but it's not too cumbersome to handle. It's cordless and comes with a standing base that serves as both a charger and a cleaning station when the mop isn't in use. The F25 Ultra features steady, motorized wheels to help with navigation.
The bottom half of the mop machine. Kayla Solino/ZDNET
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