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Appliances · Roborock · 2024

Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra

The dock that takes the most work off your hands. It is also the biggest and the most expensive.

Robot vacuums, scored on five axes#2

Overall

7.9

out of 10

Axis scores

Appliances is scored on these 5 axes. The total is their plain average — nothing is weighted.

Average of 5 axes

7.9/10

Performance
9.2
Value
6.5
Durability
8.0
Ease of use
9.0
Quietness
6.8
  • Performance — How well it does the core job
  • Value — What the same money buys elsewhere
  • Durability — Failure and fade reports past the one-year mark
  • Ease of use — Setup, daily operation, cleaning, maintenance
  • Quietness — Operating noise — a higher score means quieter

Specs

Suction
10,000Pa
Mopping
Dual spinning pads, auto-lift
Dock
Empties, hot-water washes, hot-air dries
Obstacle avoidance
Camera plus structured light

As published by the manufacturer. We didn't measure these ourselves.

Is it for you

Buy it if

  • You want the mop handled end to end, not just the vacuuming
  • Pet hair and floor smudges that need dealing with daily
  • A multi-room floor plan where mapping accuracy matters

Skip it if

  • You cannot give up an 18-inch-wide spot for the dock
  • A napping child means it has to run during quiet hours
  • The budget stops well short of flagship pricing

This is the model where the dock does the most. Emptying, hot-water mop washing, and hot-air drying are all automatic, so the interval between times you touch the machine stretches out to filling and dumping the dock’s water tanks.

The trade is footprint. The dock does not slide into a narrow gap beside a doorway or between laundry machines. Measure the spot before ordering rather than after.

Noise is unmistakable on max suction. Dropping to the quiet setting takes most of that away and takes carpet performance with it. If silence is the top requirement, this is the wrong machine.

Last updated . The scoring method is on how we rank.