Roborock has offered some of the most unique and innovative robot vacuum models I’ve seen over the years. They’ve ranged from the arm-equipped Saros Z70, which I tested at home, to the stair-climbing Saros Rover we saw at CES earlier this year. At the 2026 IFA trade show in Berlin, the company is focusing on improving performance and perfecting the hands-free maintenance of the tried and true flagship robot vacuums, wet and dry mops, robot mowers and pool-cleaning robots.
The goal is to improve each model’s ability to handle the complexity of homes, yards and pools without requiring extensive human management and intervention to get over obstacles or self-clean.
“Our mission is about giving time back to our customers by automating and improving everyday tasks,” said Ricky Ma, president of Europe and Americas at Roborock, in a press statement. “Building smarter robots is just the means, not the goal. Every minute spent worrying about housework is a minute taken away from family, passions and personal well-being.”
I cover vacuums and home tech for CNET. While I’m here at IFA, I’m determined to seek out the most interesting tech that solves your most common cleaning problems. I’m excited to see the Saros 20 Neo, F25 Pro Turbo Combo and other devices in person on Wednesday. I’ll report back with my impressions later.
Saros 20 Flow Complete and Saros 20 Neo (Qrevo Edge 3 Pro in the US)
The Saros 20 Flow Complete is Roborock’s newest top-tier robot vacuum with all the key cleaning features you’d expect. It has a powerful 36,000 pa of suction and lidar navigation. Naturally, it comes with AI, allowing it to recognize over 300 types of obstacles, and Roborock says it can navigate easily in both well-lit and dark environments.
It’s just 8.98 centimeters thick, which Roborock says makes it the slimmest robot vacuum on the market. The roller mop has 15 newtons of downward pressure, 240 rotations per minute and uses 16 pressurized water outlets to tackle tougher stains on hard floors. The pressurized water spraying is a feature I’ve seen on other robot vacuum models, as companies try to address the problem of dried stains in devices that aren’t suited for a lot of elbow grease.
The robot also comes with dual-lifting side brushes to tackle edges. It has the AdaptLife system we’ve seen on other models, which allows it to cross double thresholds up to 8.8 cm. Like most flagship models. And it comes with a self-cleaning docking station that will wash and dry the mop, self-empty and dispense detergent.
The Saros 20 Neo, called the Qrevo Edge 3 Pro in the US, is similar to the Flow, but is designed specifically to tackle more complex home layouts without requiring you to rescue the robot. It comes with the AdaptLift chassis 3.0 to clear double-layer thresholds of 8.8 cm. It’s even slimmer than the Flow at 7.95 cm, letting it fit under low-clearance furniture. It has an extended battery life, which Roborock says is enough to clean 350 square meters (around 3,767 square feet) in a single run.
In cleaning performance, it has 36,000 pa of suction and anti-tangle rollers to handle long pet hair. It also mops with 14 newtons of downward pressure and has a self-cleaning, self-emptying docking station.
Price and availability are yet to be confirmed, but Roborock says the Neo/Edge 3 Pro will be immediately available as of this writing. The Flow Complete is expected to launch in the US before October, with more details on price and availability to be shared later.
F25 Ultra Steam Gen 2 and F25 Pro Turbo Combo
Wet and dry mops may not be as exciting as robot vacuums, but they’re having their moment this year as Roborock continues to update its lineup. The newest models are the F25 Ultra Steam Gen 2 and F25 Pro Turbo Combo. The Gen 2 Steam outputs 2.5 times as much steam as the previous generation, letting it handle stains and more greasy messes faster. Once preheated, Roborock says it can output the steam at 180 degrees Celsius in 30 seconds.
It supports automatic cleaning adjustments for different flooring types, a feature I liked on the F25 Ultra. Roborock says it’s designed to fit under low furniture and has wheel assist to help you move it around smoothly. It has a robotic arm (not in the sense of the Saros Z70) that lets you get up against walls and edges and supports self-cleaning and drying.
The F25 Pro Turbo Combo is meant to be the company’s jack-of-all-trades. Roborock calls it a five-in-one because it combines a wet and dry vacuum with a cordless vacuum in a single unit, letting it tackle both hard flooring and carpet for wet and dry cleaning. It has 25,000 pascals of suction, assisted wheels, and a scraper that keeps hair from getting tangled in the brush. I’m generally a big fan of the combo vacuums; they save you from buying multiple devices, but I’ll be curious to see how it measures up in our lab tests.
The F25 Ultra Steam Gen 2 is expected to launch in the US on Sept. 28. We’re still waiting on details for the F25 Pro Turbo Combo.
RockNeo Q2 Lidar
On the lawn care side, Roborock is coming with the RockNeo Q2 Lidar. It’s wire-free, with no need for a boundary wire or RTK beacon. Roborock says the lidar is sufficient to navigate diverse yards and surroundings and find its way through narrow areas. It can handle slopes up to 45% and passages as narrow as 60 centimeters. It has a three-blade cutting system that’s capable of 3 cm edge cutting. The mower itself is IPx6 waterproof.
The charging station has a built-in Wi-Fi amplifier, improving connectivity between the machine and the app and letting you manage mowing zones and cutting routines. There’s anti-theft protection built-in and support for Alexa and Google Home.
US availability and pricing for the RockNeo Q2 will be confirmed later.
RockAqua P1
Summer’s drawing to an end, but Roborock’s RockAqua P1 is the company’s newest pool cleaner for next season. Roborock says it’s the first robotic pool cleaner that’s built to clean not just the pool floor, but also the walls, waterline and shallow platforms. That’s a significant improvement from other pool robots we’ve tested that often struggle with more complex pools or require you to handle steps or the waterline yourself.
The P1 can handle more complex pool shapes, floor shapes and obstacles, like steps. It can clean platforms as shallow as 15 cm, and uses vision-based obstacle avoidance to identify drain covers and steps.
In capabilities, it can handle fine debris, sand and large leaves with 6,800 gallons per hour suction power, a 4-liter debris basket, and dual filtration with 180 μm and 70 μm filters. It can automatically adjust suction based on the debris it encounters, including reducing it to avoid disturbing debris as it approaches.
It has 3.5 hours of running time, letting it cover large pools and supports fast charging. US pricing and availability will be determined later.
Editors’ note: Ajay Kumar’s travel costs for the IFA conference were covered by Roborock. The judgments and opinions of CNET are our own.
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