Roborock robot vacuum

Long-term owners

I have used Roborock for ~7 years and now own 3 of them (different floors/areas). Absolutely no issues.

Dec 2025 · comment

it's fantastic technology. iRobot had a 10 year lead and did nothing with it

Jul 2026 · comment

What hackers pick instead

• iRobot RoombaPeople recommend it for easy repairs, cheap widely available parts and long lifespans, and it works without an app. Critics say it struggles with obstacles, navigation and keeping up with competitors.68recommend
• Eufy robot vacuumPeople recommend it for cleaning floors automatically and consistently every night, with good value for the price. Common caveat: the roller brush needs frequent hair clearing and obstacle avoidance is weak.10recommend
• Dreame robot vacuumPeople recommend Dreame robot vacuums for good obstacle avoidance and as a top brand alongside Roborock. Critics mention getting stuck and concerns about data sent to China.9recommend
• Matic robot vacuumRecommended for making vacuuming unnecessary; people call it awesome. Caveat: too tall for under some beds, and some think Dreame and Roborock are better.8recommend
• Neato robot vacuumPeople recommend Neato robot vacuums for lidar mapping and remote use, often over Roomba. The main caveat: functions stop when the company's cloud service goes down.7recommend

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The 40 most detailed of 71 comments. Each links to the original.

1. 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.

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

2. You can typically select certain rooms to clean rather than “clean all” on decent brands like roborock or Dreame.

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

3. pretty much every moving part is replaceable and unofficial parts are available on aliexpress for dirt cheap

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

4. I have used Roborock for ~7 years and now own 3 of them (different floors/areas). Absolutely no issues.

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

5. It never loses map and almost never gets stuck, washes itself with water and drain connection.

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “What tech purchase did you regret even though reviews were great?”

6. Robots from Roborock and friends know their position with cm-accuracy at all times

   Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Revisiting the original Roomba and its simple architecture”

7. I picked up my Roborock for $200 and it has LiDAR. Works really well.

   Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Show HN: We built a camera only robot vacuum for less than 300$ (Well almost)”

8. I can count on one hand the number of times that it's gotten stuck.

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

9. I remember it mapping the floor and was amazed how well it worked.

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

10. My Roborock uses lidar and rarely if ever bumps into things.

    Recommends · Apr 2026 · in “Show HN: We built a camera only robot vacuum for less than 300$ (Well almost)”

11. A roomba was twice as much as a roborock that was better.

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

12. Biggest brands have deepest aftermarket, cheapest parts.

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “Building an Open-Source Robot Vacuum – Meet Oomwoo”

13. keeps the whole flat spotless at the press of a button

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Ask HN: What are your best purchases under $100?”

14. It does a great job of generally keeping things clean.

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Curl removes bug bounties because of AI slop”

15. it just gets stuck so easily

    Mixed · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

16. the battery gave out and it's somehow DRMed, so even though everything else works fine, the vacuum refuses to work

    Criticizes · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

17. Roborock is also a Chinese company who appears to have been under investigation in Korea for data leaks

    Criticizes · Mar 2026 · in “Workers report watching Ray-Ban Meta-shot footage of people using the bathroom”

18. They are both useless because you spend so much time troubleshooting it dealing with stuck issues

    Criticizes · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

19. I avoid uploading data to China by never setting my Dreames and Roborocks up.

    Criticizes · Nov 2025 · in “iRobot Is in Trouble, but Roomba Is Already Dead”

20. it sending my house data without my consent to the manufacturers

    Criticizes · Sep 2026 · in “Show HN: I emulated Roborock's cloud so my vacuum works without internet”

21. I've had two S5s die on me recently.

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “Building an Open-Source Robot Vacuum – Meet Oomwoo”

22. when I don't use the mop, I just remove the mop AND the water tank. And without the water tank it never gets stuck in doors.

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

23. we bought a Roborock (Chinese brand with close links to Xiaomi) and didn't connect it to the internet

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

24. It doesn't do as much as they want, but it can pick up things and put them into designated locations

    Mixed · Apr 2026 · in “We've raised $17M to build what comes after Git”

25. I've been happy with the Roborock but I did not expect it to match the cleaning levels of a human.

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

26. Works great, there are plenty of ways to modify roborock vacuums and load up other software even.

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

27. I have a pretty old Roborock, and I can just not attach the mop and have it in vacuum only mode.

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

28. we have a mid range one and it's effective and a huge step up in smartness from my old Samsung

    Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “Revisiting the original Roomba and its simple architecture”

29. it does vaccum better than I would (and can do it more often). Had no problems with it so far.

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “iRobot Is in Trouble, but Roomba Is Already Dead”

30. The old S5 ones are very easy - factory reset, connect to wireless AP, run utility, done.

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “Building an Open-Source Robot Vacuum – Meet Oomwoo”

31. they won by being technically superior and word of mouth, in spite of lack of marketing

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

32. From what I've seen it's limited, but it seems to work for the things it can pick up.

    Mixed · May 2026 · in “Uber president says AI spending is getting 'harder to justify'”

33. it was the best choice I ever made. It works amazing, even in a house full of pets.

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

34. Meanwhile cheap roborocks had no arbitrary limitations and more honest marketing.

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

35. hands-down the best unboxing and setup experience I've had of any tech product

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “iRobot Is in Trouble, but Roomba Is Already Dead”

36. I bought it from a stranger, put it on the floor and pressed the power button.

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Neato vacuum robots to stop working”

37. it's fantastic technology. iRobot had a 10 year lead and did nothing with it

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “Xiaomi-Robotics-1”

38. My Roborock can't connect to my Wi-Fi anymore for some unfathomable reason.

    Mixed · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

39. am quite happy that the bump and go ones keep down dust and fur overall

    Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Roomba maker goes bankrupt, Chinese owner emerges”

40. Roborock started releasing products far better than anything Roomba had

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “OpenAI and Anthropic unite against open-weight AI risks to their bottom line”