# Roborock robot vacuum

48 Hacker News commenters recommended Roborock robot vacuum and 12 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 6.5 years (5 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Strong cleaning, mapping and long life for the money, with replaceable parts and easy setup. Caveats: data privacy concerns with a Chinese maker and getting stuck.

## Why people recommend it

- Works well, rarely gets stuck (4 comments): "It never loses map and almost never gets stuck, washes itself with water and drain connection." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46392228)) "I can count on one hand the number of times that it's gotten stuck." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46279793)) "My Roborock uses lidar and rarely if ever bumps into things." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47689801))
- Long life, replaceable parts (4 comments): "I've owned a couple and I haven't had any main board die. But you can buy anything from the wheels, to main board, to lidar online." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46270254)) "pretty much every moving part is replaceable and unofficial parts are available on aliexpress for dirt cheap" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46272269)) "I have used Roborock for ~7 years and now own 3 of them (different floors/areas). Absolutely no issues." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46274304))
- Cleans well for the price (4 comments): "I picked up my Roborock for $200 and it has LiDAR. Works really well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47689812)) "A roomba was twice as much as a roborock that was better." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46272409)) "keeps the whole flat spotless at the press of a button" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46644642))
- Accurate mapping and room selection (3 comments): "You can typically select certain rooms to clean rather than “clean all” on decent brands like roborock or Dreame." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46271904)) "Robots from Roborock and friends know their position with cm-accuracy at all times" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46496966)) "I remember it mapping the floor and was amazed how well it worked." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46275510))

## What people warn about

- Gets stuck and needs troubleshooting (2 comments): "They are both useless because you spend so much time troubleshooting it dealing with stuck issues" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46273708)) "it just gets stuck so easily" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46279696))
- Chinese maker data privacy concerns (3 comments): "Roborock is also a Chinese company who appears to have been under investigation in Korea for data leaks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47316069)) "I avoid uploading data to China by never setting my Dreames and Roborocks up." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45824034)) "it sending my house data without my consent to the manufacturers" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49877786))
- Battery and parts failures (2 comments): "the battery gave out and it's somehow DRMed, so even though everything else works fine, the vacuum refuses to work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46272544)) "I've had two S5s die on me recently." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48756913))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [iRobot Roomba](https://hackerapproved.com/p/roomba.md): 68 recommend
- [Eufy robot vacuum](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eufy-robot-vacuum.md): 10 recommend
- [Dreame robot vacuum](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dreame-robot-vacuum.md): 9 recommend
- [Matic robot vacuum](https://hackerapproved.com/p/matic-robot-vacuum.md): 8 recommend
- [Neato robot vacuum](https://hackerapproved.com/p/neato-vacuum-robots.md): 7 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Roborock+robot+vacuum&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://us.roborock.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Roborock robot vacuum", https://hackerapproved.com/p/roborock-robot-vacuum/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).