A hands-on look at everything announced by Roborock at CES

Roborock Saros Z70 CES 2025 Demo
Pictured: Roborock Saros Z70 at CES 2025
// We took the Saros range, and the F25 series for a test drive.
Hannah Geremia
Jan 10, 2025
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We were lucky enough to attend Roborock’s booth at CES 2025, and take a peek at all of its newly announced goodies.

Saros Z70

Roborock Saros Z70 CES 2025 Demo

First up is the Saros Z70. This robovac is my (and no doubt Roborock’s) pick of the litter. It roamed around the show floor, demonstrating its ability to easily dispose of small objects. When I arrived at the booth, a crowd was marvelling at it like a spectacle.

After spending some time with the Saros Z70, I can understand why. Aside from being an adorable companion, this guy is smooth as honey. The Z70 excelled at its given task the majority of the time, though several times it wouldn’t notice the sock and moved right past it despite being less than a metre away. Other times, it approached the sock, deployed the arm, and rode away without reaching down to pick it up. It was during these moments staff interfered and directed it back to its home base.

The Z70's inbuilt precision sensors and AI RGB light allow it to create a 3D map of its surroundings, and survey the weight of an object before picking it up. It won’t try to pick up a lined fleece coat, or a laptop, for example.I was curious to see how it would respond to an object that was beyond its weight limit. I was told by a Roborock spokesperson that it would clock the object, and still deploy the arm to attempt to pick it up. Once it grips the object and realises it’s too heavy, it drops it and avoids it until it’s been put away.

A robotic arm emerging out of the top of a Robovac is an epic design, I won’t deny it. I hope you’re not in a rush though, because this guy takes his sweet time. All in all, it takes about 18 seconds for the Z70 to stop, deploy the arm, and pick up the object.

That’s not accounting for travel to the location where you want it to drop your object, either. Fortunately, if you’re using this guy to clean up your home, I doubt you’re worried about the time it takes to do so.

The Saros Z70 uses time-of-flight sensors to detect obstacles, figuring out if what it’s just bumped into is a table leg, a dog, or a toy, and how to work around it. Then, with the help of an AI camera, the robovac creates a 3D map of the surroundings. It’s clued in on over 100 types of obstacles, so instead of running into a toy and thinking ‘That’s an obstacle, I’ll go around it’, it’ll pick it up and put it in the basket.

Last but not least, the Adaptalift chassis also allows it to traverse barriers like cords or skirting boards, to get to where it needs to be.

Saros 10R and Saros 10

Roborock Saros 10R at CES 2025

It might not be as exciting as the Saros Z70 but don't count the Saros 10R out just yet. This machine is a powerhouse that excels at its job. I didn’t get to watch the extra skinny 7.8cm robovac shimmy under a comically low sofa, but I did get to watch it clean a rug and move around surrounding obstacles with ease.

I watched as the Saros 10R deployed the FlexiArm side brush to get into tight corners and vacuumed as close to the set obstacles as possible. The 10R uses a vibrating mop pad, or the VibraRise mopping system to clean your surface using sonic vibration technology.

The Saros 10 and 10R are cut from the same cloth. Aside from both using VibraRise technology, they’re both Roborock’s skinniest models.

The Saros 10 is among Roborock’s more powerful robovacs, with 22,000 PA suction power and the VibraRise mopping system. It uses the RetractSense Navigation System and the LiDAR module to retract when it approaches low-clearance furniture. When it emerges out the opposite side, it pops back up and resumes full-range mapping.

The F25 wet-dry vacuum series

Roborock F25 series at CES 2025

There are four models to choose from in the new F25 range. The F25, Ace, Ult, and Alti. At this stage, only the F25 and the Ace are set to release in Australia.

There was only one F25 model, the Ult, available for me to test-drive at Roborock’s CES booth.  That being said, the features don’t vary too drastically between models.

All models have 180-degree FlatReach Deep Cleaning and lie flat on the floor so you can clean underneath your low-clearance furniture. The 20,000 PA suction power makes cleaning an easy feat, no matter the surface. The transition between vacuuming on hardwood to tile was seamless, and the 70-degree swivel design made it easy to maneuver.

The F25 Ace, which is the top-of-the-line, is our personal favourite. Even though it doesn't have power steering like the Ult and Alti, it’s the only model in the range that supports voice control and app integration. This way you can understand your cleaning habits, like how often you clean your lounge (good day fellow pet owners).

The official release date for the Saros range is still TBD, but we can expect the date to be announced sometime this year. You can expect to see the F25 series hit Aussie shores in the first six months of this year.

Disclosure: Reviews.org Australia and Safewise Australia's coverage of CES 2025 is supported by MSI, Belkin, Ecovacs, Roborock and Reolink.

Hannah Geremia
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Hannah has over six years of experience researching, writing, and editing quality content. She’s passionate about all things tabletop and video games and can typically be found under a blanket with a cup of coffee.

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