Roborock S7 MaxV ULTRA - Review & testing

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The one you've all been waiting for... we have been testing the new Roborock S7 MaxV with the Ultra base for a couple months. I think it's safe to call it the first fully-automatic floor cleaning robot. It empties itself, washes its own mop and refills the water tank. There are other options that do all this too, but because the S7 range is still the only one to raise its mop on carpet, it can actually do it without your help.
Where to buy:
Amazon: geni.us/s7-maxv-ultra
New Zealand: robomate.co.nz/product/roboro...
Australia: robomate.com.au/product/robor...
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00:00 Overview
00:20 Ultra vs Plus vs Standard
00:54 New Features
02:26 Ultra base - what it means
03:22 Mop-lifting feature
04:34 Navigation
05:10 Quick-mapping / smart-mapping
07:01 How it vacuums/mops
07:45 Object avoidance
08:42 Cons - minor, but good to know
10:00 Cleaning tests
12:15 App walk-through
17:15 Recommendations
17:35 S7 MaxV vs S7 - worth the $?

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@RobomateTV 11 ай бұрын

Where to buy: Amazon: geni.us/s7-maxv-ultra New Zealand: robomate.co.nz/product/roborock-s7-maxv-ultra/ Australia: robomate.com.au/product/roborock-s7-maxv-ultra/

@jaredadam1691 Жыл бұрын

Great review and a good start to your channel! Cant wait for the X1 Omni vs S7 MaxV Ultra comparison!

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jared! I have some cool tests in mind for it… hoping to get the video finished soon 🤞

@cshotla1 Жыл бұрын

Really good video mate, nice one

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate! Appreciate the comment

@DeAtHvAnGeL Жыл бұрын

What would be your recommendation for mostly carpet? I have two cats with long hair and only my Sun room and kitchen are tile. Thanks!

@SH-rz1yb 29 күн бұрын

Great video. I have one question for anyone to respond to. I have all Harwood floors and a dog that sheds all year round. I thought the Bristol roller would be worse for pet hair because it gets caught in the Bristols. I thought the rubber roller would be much better. Let me know if I'm wrong and what you recommend.

@andde1 Жыл бұрын

Looks like this is made for me 😂 - I was specifically looking for a review for ragdoll cat hair on carpets.

@inframatic 4 ай бұрын

As a human with 37 dog rag dolls (rag dogs), I feel like my niche was ignored

@DipperDK Жыл бұрын

Liked, Subbed, all notifications! Great review! It was almost a like a "interview" especially under the sound metering test "I'VE had ENOUGH. NO MORE of this removing hair and avoiding poop, I just want a simple small 1 floor apartment with hard wood floors, no door bumps or carpet" 😅 BTW. Can you please test it on tiled floor? Didn't remember that from the video, I might need to watch your video again, my young brain can't handle not sleeping very well 😂

@DipperDK Жыл бұрын

BTW #2 Why no Twitter in your description? To much drama and bots and not enough people? I get it if it's that 🙏🧡

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man! I appreciate it, really! I really need to find somewhere to test them on tiles. Between family houses, my own and my partners… they’re all wooden floors. I guess tiles aren’t that common here in newer homes. The grout lines would make for a more interesting test though so I’ll have to think of somewhere. Haha and no twitter because I’d rather give people proper replies on the platforms we do use than try to be everywhere :)

@markc3666 Жыл бұрын

How good is it with cat hair. Thank you.

@karlj8482 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the in depth review! I am really looking forward to snatching one up for myself but am a little bit concerned with the water tanks. You said they're large enough to not have to worry about them for a month or two. Is that true for the dirty water tank too? How long have you used the mopping feature for and if it's been more than a few weeks, are you noticing any bad smells coming from the water tank?

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

During testing I actually used it at 4-5 different houses so it didn't stay long enough in one location to start to smell. Guides on timeframes always depend a lot on your house and how you use it - you can adjust how thorough it is on mop washing, how frequently it washes whilst cleaning, and then it really depends on how much hard-floor area your house has. If you have 300m² of hard-floor, expect it to need refilling/emptying pretty regularly, but if you didn't have it at all, you would need multiple robots to clean that area. On this I just used the numbers that Roborock mention and deliberately kept the range broad.

@PeterKnagge Жыл бұрын

Still waiting for the Dreametech L10S Ultra to be launched in Australia However so far both Dreametech Australia and Dreametech International have been unclear or unresponsive about its release 😴

@marct5211 Жыл бұрын

Purchased the MaxV and it's terrible at long human hair on carpet due to all rubber brush, going to try the Q5 bristle brush as that's meant to work better for hair with the S7

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

I've purchased a bristled brush to test but taking ages to arrive in New Zealand!

@nitinkadam6774 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for detailed reviews, but sometimes more the details, more the confusion :) Which one will you recommend iRoomba S9 or Roborock S7 MaxV ULTRA? I know Robotock is hybrid, but just based on vacuum functionality?

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Hi Nitin, at a really high level... the navigation is more advanced on the S7 MaxV and it has the mop and all the functionality. The vacuuming performance on the S9 is still better, particularly if you have pet hair on deep pile carpet. However, if you don't have pet hair or any particular requirements, the S7 MaxV will be more than sufficient. On hard-floors, the vacuuming performance is identical and the mop definitely gives the S7 MaxV the edge. Like all things, it's somewhat subjective but I hope this helps :)

@M_E_T_R_O__9 Жыл бұрын

nobody seems to have showed how the dust is collected on the dock, is it a bag or can you upgrade to bagless dock like on the PLUS?

@Eagle-Striker Жыл бұрын

No the MaxV Ultra version has no bagless option. This is why I ordered the MaxV Plus version since it has a bagless dock (also 700 dollars cheaper).

@fotografdj Жыл бұрын

Ich habe das Gerät seit einem Jahr und bin sehr zufrieden...

@clintsecombe4641 Жыл бұрын

What I really wanna know is will it work on dark/black rugs. As I have two rugs that have a black border. With my currant robot I had to cover the cliff sensors so it would go on the rugs.

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

I'm going to test this for you today

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

No issues! What is your current robot?

@clintsecombe4641 Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV oh that’s so good!!! Currently have a deebot t8 osmo +

@ThomasEdwardsYo Жыл бұрын

I went went with the S7 MaxV Plus, not a bad price and cleaning/replacing the mop myself (doesn't justify the extra £600 at this time to have it auto cleaned etc)

@DrDoinks Жыл бұрын

I think I’m going to do the same thing, it does feel hard to justify $600 to empty tanks, refill water and clean pads. It’s so cool though, it almost seems worth it to go weeks barely touching the robot

@Joanacptavares Жыл бұрын

About houses with 2 floors, how does that work? You keep the base on 1 floor and when you want to do the other floor you pick the vacuum and put it on the upper floor? At the end he finishes the job and stops so estou can pick him or he will stay trying to go to base… what is the drill?

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

You’re right, you pick him up and carry him up the stairs. If he doesn’t start from the base, he won’t try to find it - it will just stop where it starts

@patricknelson Жыл бұрын

Good question and good advice. With my robot (Ecovacs T8 AIVI+) the poor thing _must_ have a base station on every floor that it vacuums. Otherwise, it’ll start a new map, lose the old one (and your “no go” zones) and you’re at risk of losing your map entirely if you’re not carful (their software is buggy and unintuitive). Learned that the hard way. Had it only 1yr and already searching for alternatives.

@Joanacptavares Жыл бұрын

For the mopping, do you only use water? Any comments on those “robot detergents”? As mopping just with water with dogs it just don’t seems enough and sometimes it smells…

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

There is a solution from Roborock, however we haven't been able to get any yet to test it... we're trying. I have heard good things from people that have used it though - definitely worth buying some at least to try.

@redchilli450 Жыл бұрын

it would be great to see how high the vibra rise actually rises... i cant tell if my carpet is medium or low pile and my entire unit is carpet except the kitchen. Can this at least be run without the mop pad, and would it scratch the carpet if it was run without the pad? Thanks!

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Unless your carpet is noticeably thick it is likely fine. It's a tough thing to test without having a carpet store as none of my carpets are thick enough. If it is an issue, you can remove the mop as you suggested without damaging anything (it's designed for this too), and there are settings in the app for this.

@redchilli450 Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV Thank you very much for replying.

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

@@redchilli450 no problem!

@paulburcusel7759 Жыл бұрын

@@redchilli450

@robertwahlstrom Жыл бұрын

I happily adjust my carpet to fit this vacuum. :)

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Hopefully you don't have to... it copes with most! :)

@robertwahlstrom Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV Well it needs to be replaced anyway so can as well get something that is not to fluffy.

@SAJMusicWorks Жыл бұрын

Could you potentially mix soap into the water container?

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

They always say not to, but I have heard of people doing it. There’s a Roborock solution out there though which will be safer :)

@DS-xw3qp Жыл бұрын

You posted this 4 months ago. Are you still using this roborock and would you still recommend it. I will mainly be using on tiles

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

I think if you have a mixture of carpet and tiles this is still my choice in my home (it's not the best on long pet hair though - I just don't have any at the moment).

@AlbaderBohamad Жыл бұрын

6:20 Dude just stick some opaque strip of vinel wrap of some sort at the bottom of your window. 2-3 inches of covered up glass at toe height won't cover up any significant view for you

@investwise1096 Жыл бұрын

I have a T10, S7+ and S7 MaxV Ultra and kept: The best result is using the Ultra for vaccum & pre-mob, then using the T10 for main mob. The Ultra alone could not do the mobbing job by itself.

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Narwhal T10 or Ecovacs?

@G-flo Жыл бұрын

Will making no mop zones make the robot avoid vacuuming the carpet as well?

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

No, but it doesn't really need no mop zones because of the mop lifting function anyway :)

@doomoday1 Жыл бұрын

2 questions. My wife has the thickest hair ever and it cuts through my Roomba s9 brushes in less than a week. Do you believe this will hold up better? And are they any aftermarket brissle brushes

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Wow, she must have incredible hair! I haven't seen this before, but unfortunately I have no reason to believe the Roborock brush will be any better in this regard. I'll go and check whether a bristled S6 brush will fit for you...

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

The S6 brush fits in the robot but it is too tight - you'd have to trim it down with scissors to use it.

@doomoday1 Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV thank you for that. Yeah idk what the deal is her hair just slices right through it

@marct5211 Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV The Q5 bristle brush fits

@brandy012173 Жыл бұрын

What if there is a spill and it vacuums up liquids?

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

It can cope with a little bit of liquid, but not big puddles of water!

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Do you think the extra money is worth it over the base S7? Curious to hear your opinion

@shanew7361 Жыл бұрын

F#*k no

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

@@shanew7361 is it just the price?

@shanew7361 Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV The base itself is way to bulky and an eyesore not to mention water and moving parts will fail at some point. Way to expensive for what you get.

@Alex-lp6bg Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV Ive heard that the base can smell after a while because of the dirty water. Any experience with that?

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

@@Alex-lp6bg We definitely recommend changing the dirty water tank frequently... if that's what you mean...

@tyridge7714 Жыл бұрын

How would you compare this to the X1 Omni?

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

I think the mop raise feature is pretty key, and even more so when you have a self-wash station. If you have fully hard-floors and that isn't a factor then there isn't much to choose between them.

@victoriaregevkaziner4948 Жыл бұрын

Is it possible to change the cleaning direction? The robot always cleans in the same direction and sometimes it leaves streaks.....

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Try to do a double pass of the room. I can’t recall if it does it the opposite direction as I haven’t had issues. You could also try sending it back to clean more frequently or adjusting the water flow rate

@victoriaregevkaziner4948 Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV How to do a double pass of the room, I don't see it in the cleaning settings? I just want to point out that once, right when I started using the robot, it suddenly changed direction, but it only happened once and I couldn't understand how it happened.....

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

@@victoriaregevkaziner4948 you can’t change the direction of the lines as far as I know… but if you clean by rooms instead of a full clean you’ll see x2 or x3 etc. You can also use the deep mopping mode which may help in mopping only mode

@victoriaregevkaziner4948 Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV It works! You can also clean an area, as soon as you mark x2 it cleans in both directions

@casuallysebastian Жыл бұрын

Will this badboy fall down the stairs/longgoing «cliffs»? I have a stair going downstairs with a handrail that doesnt go all the way to the floor.

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

No problem 99.999% of the time (I may have made that number up but you get the idea - you could get ridiculously unlucky but it should be fine).

@casuallysebastian Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV thanks for the answer and answering so quickly. Earned a sub!

@casuallysebastian Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV Im struggling to decide for the plus model or the Ultra. We have mostly hard floors and a few carpets. Our hallway is tiles. We mop the floors ~once a week and vaccuum every day (we have a parrot). I think the ultra seems nice, but i dont really know if its worth the extra money compared to the plus. In addition, the ultra is enormous and doesnt really «fit in». What would you recommend?

@nicolaslocke1433 Жыл бұрын

How high of a threshold can it go over?

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

I haven't tested this specifically, but the manual says 20mm. My kitchen has a gap of 20mm with no issues so it'll likely go a little higher. I see you asked the same question on the X1 - the MaxV will likely go a bit higher than that due to the different mop set-up.

@nicolaslocke1433 Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV Thanks, I'm gearing more toward the X1 as I feel the spinning brush should mop better? I don't have any carpet, so the auto lifting doesn't apply to me.

@NadeemAhmed-nv2br Жыл бұрын

@@nicolaslocke1433 I mean they should do the same. One is scrubbing side to side while one is scrubbing in circles

@Eagle-Striker Жыл бұрын

@@nicolaslocke1433 According to a test done by a german KZfaqr (Testsieger TV) the S7 MaxV outperformed the X1 in mopping. It seems that Spinning brushes are not always necessarily better.

@Boodieman72 Жыл бұрын

The new Roomba Combo J7+ can also can raise its mop.

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Yes! Another robot to be able to do that now! We're excited to test it and see how it compares to this robot

@Boodieman72 Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV I have an older Braava Jet 240 that I just run manually for mopping.

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

@@Boodieman72 How do you like that one?

@Boodieman72 Жыл бұрын

@@RobomateTV Works like the bigger unit, just has a smaller tank and no smart navigation. Its small size helps it get into tighter spaces. It does have a built in virtual wall that can help section off areas.

@africanhistory Жыл бұрын

I find with my 360 touching the app is hit and miss. They need to work on that. maybe you need to use a pen

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Do you have a 360 robot? Which model? Do you like it?

@Aussiedave54 Жыл бұрын

Give me a Dyson anytime 🤣 these robots remind me of the box broom my Granny had back in the 19 50s🤣

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Ah well, one day you’ll understand 😉

@tpfrk8977 Жыл бұрын

The s7 maxv absolutely sucks at avoiding cords. The roomba j7 is much better in this area

@victorsvensson7914 Жыл бұрын

This is a sponsored video for sure because you are always putting stuff far away from the walls. Why? Is it not able to clean close to the walls?

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

We’re testing the suction performance, not the edge cleaning. That’s a different test. If Roborock want to pay me for this video then they know where to find me 😂

@marieclinton4117 Жыл бұрын

Between your review Sir and Modern Castle👉🏽👉🏽 yours encouraged me to take the ‘dive’. His wasn’t bad but I wasn’t settled for some reason. I was stressed and terrified to splurge on a Robo Vac w/Mop. I was leaning towards a Shark model. However-the reviews were just nerve racking let alone those that are laden with ‘promotion jargon’ which Walmart was full of. I truly appreciate you Sir for what I believe to be an honest review. I would imagine your reviews help a lot of skiddish spending consumers While I was trying to stay under $600-I just feel very confident with this purchase due to your thorough review on both ends of the spectrum. 💁🏽‍♀️Can I afford it? Eh…I just rather spend on the BEST in these areas of big purchases…if I’m going to sacrifice any of my hard-earned coins.🤷🏽‍♀️. I only want one shot at this here. I have been truly lacking in my housekeeping due to being a home baker, working, church work and I’m 57 with bad knees in the colder months. Soooo…..can I tell you… I am SOOOOOO EXCITED to receive this Leviathan of an appliance and it’ll be here Sunday. And praise the Most High GOD for Amazon Counter + Lockers that hold large packages because I would die a QUICK death IF👉🏽this was stolen off my porch! Thank you once again Sir. Merry Christmas.🎄 (ahem…to me that is) 🤭 Just kidding…you too!😉 Just a side note (if they read your reviews) for the price or an add-on cost, they should include or offer a bristle/pet hair roller. Seems like it would be easy to exchange out. Thankfully, I don’t have any pets.

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! I'm so glad you found our review helpful and that we helped remove some of the jargon Sorry I didn't see the comment until now. How has the robot been going for you?! :)

@victorsvensson7914 Жыл бұрын

Why do you have a phone on the wall 😂

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

It's a lobby phone

@coredadventure1 Жыл бұрын

I swear the more I watch the more confused I am on what to get 😐

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

You're not the only one!! There's so much info to take in! I think break it down to your priorities e.g. do you have a lot of pet fur? do you have a lot of hard floor and want a mop? or do have mostly carpet and just want one with really good pickup... It's definitely easier to work back from there :) :)

@Sky1 Жыл бұрын

It is NOT really good on carpet, it is pathetic on carpet. I have Berber and it will NOT pick up cat fur at all

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

What sort of cat do you have? As I said above, it may be faulty or something else is at play. The S7 range aren't the best at pet hair on carpet as I've said a few times, but they do well at most other things. The carpet type does affect things too. Thanks for sharing your feedback anyway and very interested to learn what type of cat fur for my own future knowledge. :)

@dr_flunks 3 ай бұрын

arrived with broken wifi. beware the chinese wang corp who sells these

@shanew7361 Жыл бұрын

Way overpriced

@cshotla1 Жыл бұрын

Don’t agree, bots with half the features are overpriced

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

@@cshotla1 Yeah we're with you on this one...

@Sky1 Жыл бұрын

This unit is a broom, it does not vacuum. I tested it on my Berber carpet, did NOT pick up cat fur and only half of small pieces of light paper from a shredder. If it cant pick up light pieces like this it will never pick up sand or dirt which is much heavier and smaller. Unit is an Ultra Fail. Mine is going back

@RobomateTV Жыл бұрын

@@Sky1 It sounds like you've got a faulty unit. Check out the video on Vacuum Wars with his pressure tests - definitely not a broom. :) Anyway, sounds like you can send it back so no foul.

@JonathanRootD Жыл бұрын

On sale for $340 off.