The Roborock Saros 10R is a flagship robot vacuum from Roborock. It features a new approach to LIDAR sensors that Roborock calls StarSight. Roborock has eliminated the tall mechanical LIDAR sensor from the top of the robot vacuum and replaced it with three solid-state, body-mounted LIDAR sensors for mapping, navigation, and obstacle avoidance. This arrangement gives it a very low profile. The front sensor also has a visual spectrum camera for obstacle recognition.
The AdaptiLift system found on other premium Roborock robot vacuums is also featured here, allowing the front and main drive wheels to raise independently. It uses a split brushroll to eliminate hair tangles, and its FlexiArm-mounted side brush extends out into edges and corners. It has a twin rotating pad mopping system, with one of the pads on an extending FlexiArm. The multifunction docking station empties the dustbin, refills the mop water tank, and washes and dries the mop pads.
Our Verdict
The Roborock Saros 10R is a very good choice for a household with multiple floor surfaces. Its hard floor pickup performance is outstanding, although it has problems with fine material along edges and in corners on carpet and even more trouble with pet hair, where multiple passes are needed. But it's very good at handling furniture and obstacles, with an impressive obstacle avoidance system. Its low profile means it can travel under very low furniture. It has a full-featured multifunction docking station that does most of the cleaning work for you, and a great mopping system as well.
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Outstanding hard floor pickup.
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Impressive obstacle avoidance system.
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Great mopping performance.
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Can fit under very low furniture.
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Inadequate pet hair pickup.
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Poor fine debris pickup on edges and in corners on carpet.
The Roborock Saros 10R is a reasonable choice for pet owners. Although its pet hair pickup performance is disappointing, requiring multiple passes, you won't have to worry about it spreading any pet waste it encounters. Its object avoidance system does a great job of identifying and avoiding pet waste. It also works great on stains your pets may leave behind. User maintenance is reasonable, with the multifunction docking station doing most of the work. This robot vacuum is also very quiet and shouldn't disturb your pet.
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Great mopping performance.
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Obstacle avoidance system is great at avoiding pet waste.
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Inadequate pet hair pickup.
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Multiple passes required for pet hair cleanup.
The Roborock Saros 10R does a fantastic job cleaning hard floors. It picks up fine, medium, and large debris, leaving almost nothing behind. It does a remarkable job along wall edges and in corners, removing nearly all material.
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Outstanding hard floor pickup.
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Superb pickup on hard floors along edges and in corners.
The Roborock Saros 10R delivers adequate performance on carpet, though it struggles with fine material on both high-pile and low-pile carpets, particularly along edges and corners. It misses a little more medium and large debris in its cleaning path on low-pile carpet.
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Removes medium and coarse material from high-pile carpet.
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Poor fine debris pickup on edges and in corners on carpet.
The Roborock Saros 10R offers disappointing performance picking up pet hair. The split brushroll design doesn't provide enough agitation to lift pet hair out of carpets, leaving a lot of embedded hair behind. You will need multiple passes to clean pet hair out of carpet.
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Inadequate pet hair pickup.
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Multiple passes required for pet hair cleanup.
The Roborock Saros 10R is very good at handling household obstacles. It cleans almost every area of a typical room, keeping its distance around furniture and mirrors, fitting under low furniture without getting stuck. Its obstacle avoidance system is great, and you should really only concern yourself with USB cords and rug tassels because it can handle everything else.
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Impressive obstacle avoidance system.
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Can fit under very low furniture.
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Doesn't hit obstacles or mirrors.
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Can't detect USB cords or rug tassels.
- 7.9 Multi-Surface Household
- 6.8 Pets
Performance Usages
- 9.5 Debris Pickup: Hard Floor
- 6.7 Debris Pickup: Carpet
- 5.0 Debris Pickup: Pet Hair
- 7.9 Obstacle Handling
Changelog
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Updated Jun 06, 2025:
Mentioned the similar Roborock Saros Z70, which uses a different brushroll design that's better at pet hair pickup but worse at resisting hair tangles.
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Updated May 30, 2025:
We added a link to Roborock's website for a pack of four replacement mop pads and an accessory pack.
- Updated May 15, 2025: Review published.
- Updated May 09, 2025: Early access published.
- Updated Apr 29, 2025: Our testers have started testing this product.
Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Roborock Saros 10R is only available in one variant. We tested it in Black; no other colors have been released. You can see its label here.
If you find another variant, please let us know in the comments.
Compared To Other Robot Vacuums
The Roborock Saros 10R is a high-end robot vacuum that improves on previous flagship robot vacuums. A standout feature is the new Starsight approach to LIDAR navigation. While high-end robot vacuums have been experimenting with different designs to improve height clearance, like the Dreame X50 Ultra's retractable top-mounted LIDAR sensor, the Saros 10R instead uses solid-state vertically-scanning LIDAR sensors mounted on the Saros 10R's body. This improves its performance under low furniture.
Roborock reuses the impressive mopping hardware and the superb AdaptiLift threshold climbing system from the Roborock Qrevo Curv on the Saros 10R. They also carry over the DuoDivide split brushroll, which is great at resisting hair tangles but does poorly picking up pet hair from carpet. The twin brushrolls used on the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra and Roborock Q5 Max+ do a much better job of picking up pet hair. The Saros 10R is an improvement over the earlier flagship S8, the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra, because it has a better obstacle avoidance system, can go under lower furniture and climb higher thresholds, and provides better mopping performance. It also performs better in nearly every respect than the Dreame X50 Ultra. But if pet hair pickup is your priority, consider the Roborock Q5 Max+ if you don't need mopping or the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra if you want great pet hair pickup and can settle for reasonably good mopping.
To find other alternatives, look at our recommendations for the best robot vacuums, the best robot vacuums for carpet, and the best robot vacuums for pet hair.
The Roborock Saros 10R is a better robot vacuum than the older Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra. It can travel under lower furniture due to its lack of a top-mounted LIDAR sensor and climb taller thresholds with its AdaptiLift system. It has better obstacle avoidance, a better mopping system, and recharges faster. However, its split brushroll isn't nearly as effective at cleaning pet hair as the S8 MaxV Ultra's twin brushrolls.
The Roborock Saros 10R is a better robot vacuum than the Dreame X50 Ultra. It matches the Dreame's best feature, its tall threshold climbing ability, using the well-established AdaptiLift system. It can go under even lower furniture than the Dreame since Roborock eliminated the top-mounted LIDAR sensor on the Saros 10R. The Roborock also has much better hard floor pickup than the Dreame, comparable obstacle avoidance, and a better mopping system.
The Roborock Saros 10R is a slightly better robot vacuum than its predecessor, the Roborock Qrevo Curv. It shares much of its design but adds or improves features. The Saros 10R removes the Curv's top-mounted LIDAR sensor to travel under lower furniture and has a much better obstacle avoidance system. It reuses the Curv's excellent mopping and AdaptiLift threshold climbing systems. Unfortunately, the Saros 10R also uses the Curv's split brushroll, which reduces hair tangling but still performs poorly picking up pet hair.
The Roborock Saros 10R is a better robot vacuum than the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra. The Saros 10R doesn't have a top-mounted LIDAR sensor, so it can get under lower furniture. It can climb over much taller thresholds than the S8 Pro Ultra. The Saros 10R also has a much better obstacle avoidance system, a better mopping system, and offers better hard floor pickup. However, the split brushroll design on the Saros 10R delivers much worse pet hair cleaning performance than the twin brushrolls used on the S8 Pro Ultra.
The Roborock Saros 10R is a better robot vacuum than the Roborock Saros Z70. The Saros Z70 is really a Saros 10R modified to accept a robotic arm. The arm bay takes up space and forced Roborock to use a much smaller dustbin and brushroll on the Z70. The Z70's smaller dustbin means it will have to return to the dock much more frequently. The Z70's brushroll gathers hair tangles much more easily. And the robotic arm consumes battery power, leading to lower battery life from the same battery. The Z70 also retracts its side brush on carpet, delivering worse performance here. On the positive side, the Z70's brushroll provides more agitation and is better at picking up pet hair.
Test Results
The Roborock Saros 10R has impressive build quality. The body comprises high-grade, premium plastic in matte and gloss finishes, with the sensors covered in very high-quality, fully transparent material. The top lid is attached using magnets and is easily removable to access the dustbin.
Everything feels sturdy and well constructed, but the glossy surfaces, especially the dustbin slot, quickly show scratches. The top-mounted buttons also feel soft and mushy, detracting from the robot vacuum's otherwise premium feel.
This robot vacuum has many parts that require maintenance, but the design makes them easy to access. The split main brushroll is so good at resisting hair tangles that you shouldn't need to remove it, but if you do, you'll find it very easy to remove. It's very simple to wipe away the few hairs you may occasionally find wrapped around the brushroll. The side brush is easy to remove with a screwdriver and doesn't get hair tangled in it very often. If any hair is ever caught in the side brush, it's extremely simple to remove with a quick wipe of the hand.
You can remove the front omnidirectional wheel with a pry tool and wash it with water, reinstalling it once dry. Clean the main wheels, charging contacts, and sensors with a dry cloth. Pull off the magnetically attached top lid and release a latch to remove the dustbin. Then, pull the filter out of the dustbin and tap it against a garbage bin to dislodge dust. You can clean the filter and dustbin with water but only reinstall it once it's dry.
The multifunction docking station handles many of the daily maintenance tasks. It refills the vacuum's mopping water tank, adds detergent, washes the mop pads with hot water, and dries them. It cleans its mop tray, which is removable if you need to clean it manually. It also empties the robot vacuum's dustbin. You'll need to change the dirtbag, empty the dirty water tank, and clean the clean and dirty water tanks. You can only clean these tanks with cold water, and you should dry off the exterior before reinstallation to prevent water from getting into the docking station's internals. You should also wipe the charging contacts with a cloth.
See the User Manual on Roborock's website for more details.
The Roborock Saros 10R has many replaceable parts and a high operating cost. Most parts are available through Roborock's website.
- Brushroll: This should be replaced every six to 12 months. Roborock calls it the DuoDivide brush, and it's available on their website.
- Side brush: The side brush must be replaced more frequently than the brushroll, with a three to six-month replacement interval. It's available in a two-pack.
- Filter: This should be replaced every six to 12 months.
- Mop pads: These should be replaced every one to three months and are available in a pack of four.
- Multifunction docking station dust bag: This should be replaced when the dust bag is full or every seven weeks. It's available in a pack of six.
You can also buy an accessories pack, which includes:
- Brushroll
- Brushroll guard
- 2x side brushes
- 2x filters
- 3x dust bags
- 4x mop pads
This is an extremely low-profile robot vacuum. It's 7.98 cm tall, giving it 2 mm to fit under furniture with 8 cm (3.1 inches) of clearance.
The Roborock Saros 10R has a small dustbin. You'll need to rely heavily on the docking station's self-empty function for daily operation. The companion app will remind you to empty the dustbin manually if you've turned off auto-empty, but there's no sensor to inform you when the dustbin is full. Roborock indicates that the dustbin has a capacity of 270 ml, but when it contains 250 ml of debris, it overflows, and the material jams the brushroll. The companion app will then warn you about the jammed brushroll.
The Roborock Saros 10R's multifunction docking station should store 2.7 L of debris in its dirtbag, but it plugs up and stops emptying debris well before this, while there's still space at the top of the dirtbag. The clean and dirty water tanks can both store 3.7 L, which is much closer to their rated capacity of 4 L.
This docking station washes the mop pads with 176°F (80°C) water and dries them with 131°F (55°C) air. It also washes its mop cleaning tray and traps solids that were washed off the mops using a filter.
For the Roborock Saros 10R:
- Robot vacuum body
- Robot vacuum access panel
- 2x mop pad holders
- 2x mop pads
- Dust bin
- Dust bin filter
- Brushroll guard
- Split brushroll left half (black)
- Split brushroll right half (red)
For the Docking Station:
- Docking station base
- Docking station ramp
- Mop cleaning tray
- Mop cleaning tray module
- Mop cleaning tray filter
- Cleaning solution cartridge
- Clean water tank
- Dirty water tank
- 2x dirtbags
- Dirt compartment front cover
Printed Documentation:
- User Manual
- Quick Start Guide
- Safety Pamphlet
- Voice Assistant Quick Start Guide
The recharge time is impressive, especially for a flagship model; it's an hour shorter than the similar Roborock Qrevo Curv. There's also an Off-Peak Charging function, which restricts recharging to off-peak hours to minimize electricity costs. The built-in LEDs indicate the robot's current charge status.
The robot vacuum returns to the docking station when it reaches 14% of remaining battery charge.
The Roborock Saros 10R is a flagship robot vacuum with many features. There are so many that you can let the robot vacuum decide the appropriate cleaning settings for your home using AI SmartPlan. You can also choose settings manually. As is common on most robot vacuums, you can customize the suction power and water flow settings for vacuuming and mopping, and select the order in which you wish the robot vacuum to clean. You can set the number of cleaning passes from 1x to 2x in any cleaning mode other than Vac followed by Mop. There are also a variety of route settings, including Fast and Standard for vacuuming, as well as Deep and Deep+ in Mop mode.
For carpet cleaning, you can set the vacuum to Auto-detach Mop Cloth Mounts to Vacuum Carpet First or enable Side Brush Lowering, which lowers the side brush into low—or medium-pile carpet for better cleaning. When the robot vacuum encounters carpets, it can Lift Mop Cloth Mounts to Vacuum Carpets to avoid getting carpets wet or Avoid, Cross, or Ignore carpets.
For floor cleaning, you can set the cleaning pattern to Smart, which cleans along the longest wall and reduces the robot vacuum's U-turns, Cleaning Along Floor Direction, which reduces wear along floor seams by cleaning along the direction of flooring seams, or Mixed Pattern Cleaning, which alternates the cleaning direction each time the robot vacuum cleans. This robot vacuum shares the same FlexiArm system and settings as its premium predecessors, the Roborock Qrevo Curv and the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra, with options for crevices and mopping.
There's also the Hello Rocky voice assistant, which lets you control the robot vacuum using your voice. You can use the camera and microphone for Remote Viewing as a security camera or to make video calls with your pet. With the companion app, you can manage maps, remotely control the robot vacuum, or start a Pin N Go spot cleaning by placing a pin on the map.
The Roborock Saros 10R delivers remarkable hard floor pickup performance. It picks up nearly all fine, medium, and large debris and does a fantastic job along wall edges and corners, even when it doesn't extend its side brush. Only a tiny amount of material is left.
It automatically recognizes that an area needs a Deep Clean and will conduct extra passes. If this feature is deactivated, the performance is much worse, with a lot of fine material left behind. It also performs an additional pass in small spaces that take less than 10 minutes to clean, running down the battery you may need for larger tasks later.
The Roborock Saros 10R offers decent performance picking up debris from high-pile carpet. It easily cleans most medium and large debris from its path. However, it leaves a lot of material along edges and corners, where it relies on its side brush. The side brush is mostly effective on medium and large debris, but can't move fine material that's settled into the carpet fibers.
This vacuum didn't identify the area requiring a deep clean, but it conducted two passes, as it does with all small areas that take less than 10 minutes to clean. This improves pickup but will discharge the battery, which will only be recharged later if you've activated Off-Peak Charging. It spends much of its time spinning in place to establish its position with its suction motor and brushroll deactivated, moving debris around but not picking it up.
The Roborock Saros 10R delivers adequate performance in picking up debris from low-pile carpet. It vacuums up medium and large material but struggles with fine debris, especially along wall edges and corners. Its brushroll has a harder time bending over the stiffer fibers present in low-pile carpet, so it's largely unable to dislodge fine material. The side brush is completely ineffective at moving fine debris.
The Roborock Saros 10R's pet hair pickup performance is disappointing. The split brushroll doesn't provide enough agitation to lift pet hair out of carpet fibers, pressing the hair in and leaving much of it behind.
Though this split brushroll design is great at resisting hair tangles, the twin brushrolls used in the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra do a much better job of picking up pet hair.
The Roborock Saros Z70 can't use this split brushroll design due to space limitations caused by the inclusion of a robotic arm bay. It uses a smaller diameter solid brushroll, which proves more effective on pet hair but gathers hair tangles more easily.
The Roborock Saros 10R's airflow is decent. However, it's notably lower than its predecessor, the Roborock Qrevo Curv.
The Roborock Saros 10R is a very quiet robot vacuum on both hard floors and carpet. It's quieter than most of Roborock's earlier models and shouldn't cause a disturbance as it cleans. You can easily hear a TV or conduct a conversation as it operates.
The Roborock Saros 10R does a good job navigating around a room, avoiding furniture and large obstacles. It has no trouble getting under low furniture and completely avoids large obstacles, yet cleans closely around them. It avoids mirrors and coat racks but tends to get stuck on only rug tassels. Its cautious approach to obstacles means it might not clean under chairs and coat racks, though.
Obstacle avoidance is impressive with the Saros 10R's StarSight navigation and obstacle avoidance system set to Balanced. This system consists of three solid-state, vertically-scanning LIDAR sensors mounted on the robot vacuum's front, rear left, and right, and a visual spectrum camera for obstacle recognition. If you set the obstacle avoidance to Balanced, the robot vacuum cleans bare floors and carpet, identifying and avoiding almost every obstacle. It's especially impressive around pet waste, keeping its distance as it cleans around it. However, the vacuum often has trouble identifying USB cords, causing it to get tangled up.
If you set the obstacle avoidance system to Sensitive, it will move extremely cautiously around obstacles and may miss cleaning large areas. It also might not climb transitions between bare floor and carpet.
This robot vacuum's ability to travel under low furniture is outstanding. It has a very slim design without a protruding conventional LIDAR sensor on top. It can travel under very low furniture without getting stuck or snagging on the underside.
The Roborock Saros 10R delivers incredible performance climbing tall thresholds. Its AdaptiLift system can lift the front or main drive wheels independently, allowing it to climb even very tall, complex thresholds.
The robot vacuum can usually find thresholds automatically, but you may have to mark them on its map manually. If it encounters an unmarked threshold, it won't raise its front wheel when it approaches the threshold, and its collision bumper will contact the threshold. It'll stop and won't climb the threshold.
The vacuum's filter seals away all fine particles, making it a good choice for people with allergies or who are sensitive to dust.
Robot vacuums usually don't clean dust and debris out of cracks very well, and the Roborock Saros 10R is no exception. Its suction inlet is mounted too high to form a tight seal with the floor, and its brushroll and side brush dig a little of the fine material out and scatter it. Max+ suction mode makes little difference, though it doesn't leave scattered material.
This robot vacuum is impressive on stains with the water flow set to Extreme, using the Deep+ pathing setting and activating the mop extension arm. Its twin rotating mop pads prove highly effective on messes, and it extends one pad out to cover edges and corners. The vacuum detects the stained area and automatically performs extra passes. A second test resulted in similar performance.
The docking station washes and dries the mop pads, using 176°F (80°C) water and drying them with 131°F (55°C) air.
This robot vacuum is not designed to clean liquid spills, and the manual indicates that it will be damaged if it sucks water into its internal components.
There are only two buttons, but they perform many functions. Pressing and holding the Power/Clean button toggles the robot vacuum's power state. A short press of this button starts a cleaning task.
Pressing and holding the Home button starts a spot cleaning task, where the robot vacuum cleans a small area around itself. If you press this button while the robot vacuum is docked, the vacuum self-empties into the dock. If you press this button while the robot vacuum is paused, the robot vacuum heads back to the docking station to charge.
This robot vacuum pairs with the incredibly full-featured Roborock companion app. It has a very easy-to-use interface. AI SmartPlan can determine all the robot vacuums' settings for you, although you can also alter every setting manually.
As is common with most robot vacuum companion apps, you can edit maps and create cleaning schedules, adjusting various vacuuming and mopping settings for each scheduled task or room.
Roborock has revamped the Reactive Obstacle Avoidance menu for the Saros 10R. More than just toggling it on or off, you can set it to take Obstacle Photos. It will clean very close to objects and might contact them if you set Less Collisions Mode to None. If you set this mode to Sensitive, the robot vacuum will clean far away from objects it encounters, potentially missing large areas. Balanced should be much better; the robot vacuum will still avoid most obstacles but clean tightly around them, though it may occasionally contact them. The robot vacuum can automatically detect furniture and floor types with AI Environment Recognition.
You can alter every setting of the multifunction docking station, including the timing and intensity of the self-empty function and mop washing and drying. The app also saves cleaning history and tracks the maintenance status of various components of the robot vacuum and the docking station. You can also control Off-Peak Charging to save money by charging the robot vacuum when utility rates are low.