Ever had to rescue your robot vacuum from the ledge between your kitchen and lounge? I have, and it sort of ruins the robot experience – if I can say that without sounding too spoilt. But Roborock might finally have the answer with its new Saros 20.
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Shown off at CES 2026, it packs a brand-new mobility system called AdaptiLift Chassis 3.0. This system can actually lift the robot’s body to conquer double thresholds up to 3.3-inches tall. It also raises itself intelligently when it hits carpet, keeping its suction and brushes in contact without turning your rug into a soggy mess. Or getting stuck, again.
Obstacle avoidance has been souped up as well. The Saros 20 uses Roborock’s StarSight Autonomous System 2.0, which basically means it’s got smarter peepers. It can recognise more than 200 objects now, from pet toys to charging cables, and will navigate around them with far more precision than previous models.
Unlike older vacs that headbutt furniture, this one glides along edges and avoids tangling itself up, all while mapping your home with freakishly precise sensors. There’s even a 3.14-inch low profile so it can duck under your sofa and clean the bit you always forget about where dust bunnies rule with an iron fist.
The Saros 20 has three independently lifting components: the chassis, main brush, and mops. On carpets, it lifts the mops to keep things dry and presses the brush down for deeper scrubbing. On hard floors, it lifts the brush and lowers the mops for a wet clean. And the extendable FlexiArm reaches into corners and along baseboards so it doesn’t leave crumbs around your skirting boards.
Suction sits at a frankly absurd 35000 Pa, which is more than enough to get rid of dust and grime in even the thickest of carpets. Compared to other robot vac, this number’s on the higher-end. When it comes to mopping, the spinning pads apply up to 13N of pressure when needed, such as when they detect tougher messes, like dried-on tea stains.
The new dock is equally impressive, offering 100°C hot water mop washing and 55°C warm air drying, plus up to 65 days without touching a dust bag. There’s also auto detergent dispensing, warm water refills, and a version of the dock that can hook into your plumbing for full water automation, assuming you’re brave enough to deal with the installation requirements.
The Roborock Saros 20 is due to start rolling out worldwide later this year. Pricing and availability hasn’t been announced just yet, but I’d expect it to land around the $1000/£1000 mark when it does.
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