It is my pleasure. I know you all will fix these issues and make the product better.

The current auto-emptying period of 30 minutes is too long, especially for a fully carpeted house. I propose reducing the auto-emptying period to 15 minutes to improve the overall cleaning efficiency.

Perhaps an airflow sensor could detect if the suction is below a certain threshold percentage set by the user. Thus, the machine would go empty itself automatically. Just a thought!

Hello, could you tell us about this issues ? All S8 MaxV ultra EU too ?

​​@@debrunnemartin8684watch the video, it's basically a software issue that can be fixed... From the looks of it. There's no actual mechanical problem. It still does a great job but if you have a S7 Max V Ultra let's say it wouldn't be worth the upgrade right now, in my opinion... At least until they fix the software

Thanks.

Thank you Jamie! You are the one I go to for true reviews of these robots, we trust your judgment and thank you !

Thank you Jamie... please could you suggest a robot vaccum for hard floor. Both vaccuming and mopping pleass. What you think I should spent my money on?

@@amanchahal216 I would have to know more about your needs and budget. Does it need to mop? Do you need object avoidance? Do you want a self empty dock? Etc.

@@jamie.andrews thank you for your response Jamie. yes please mop function as I got hard floor. no issues with budget as such. also I noticed you have not reviewed L10S pro ultra heat one. it would be great if you can compare L10s pro ultra heat vs L20 vs Q REVO.... NOT SURE HOW IMPORTANT IS HOT WATER MOPPING PAD SYSTEM

Agree on all points! Great take.

You are so welcome!

Coming soon!

Thanks!

Hope you enjoyed it!

Should be out next week.

@@jamie.andrews Kickstarter closes in 2 days. I'd love if you could push that review out a little earlier or at least a quick opinion thus far for us Kickstarter backers.

@@LilithTitan I hope to have it out Monday or the latest Tuesday morning. I know that is tight but it should be out before the kickstarter ends.

I certainly plan to compare the X40 to this as I think they directly compete. I will have to wait for some of these issues to get worked out or the results would be predictable. Thanks for your kind words!

@@jamie.andrews do you think they can fix the hardware issues?

@@petitbarzun depends on if they can be fixed via firmware. There is no fix for a small dustbin or the dual rollers that, have weird ends for instance.

@@jamie.andrews hey Jamie do you think the old rollers of the S8 pro fit on this one? just wondering since the cutting blades are stupidly useless then if the easier to clean roller could be fit

@@xeon2k8 I tried and no they don't. Totally different design in the roller deck.

Much appreciated!

Wow, thanks!

The S7 Max Ultra is still new enough that you could wait for the next generation or wait for the bugs to get hopefully resolved and then buy on a black Friday sale.

Thanks so much! It is my hope that some of these things can be fixed through firmware updates. The S7 MaxV is one of my favorite robots from them made to date. Next I would say their Qrevo line is also great.

It feels to me that all manufacturers are doing this now.

This is getting ridiculous. In China, the S8 MaxV price is about $700 (tax included). Here it is more than $1900 after tax.

I am trying to get the S1 review out by next week.

Let me know how you like it. I should be getting mine soon.

The X40 is an excellent robot vacuum, but it has a bit of navigation issues that need to be ironed out. Seems Dreame rushed it out on the market before fully debugging it.

@@galapiat Good to know. They has navigation issues with the X30 when it came out too but quickly fixed them.

​​@@galapiatit's good to know that roborock isn't the only ones that have some software issues to fix.. it makes my copium feel better 😂

Thank you kindly!

There is nothing wrong with that robot. It is one of my favorite machines to date.

Thanks 👍

Thanks so much. X40 is in transit to me.

​@jamie.andrews Awesome! Do you think the new S8 Max Ultra is worth it or the latest Q Revo ? I want to upgrade and am between these 8 series or the S7 Max (although I really don't want a camera) . I honestly am considering taking the plunge for either series. I have an S7 (regular dock, not S7+ ), but after getting wrapped in a chord one of wheels broke so I have been without a vacuum. I wanted to wait till black Friday sales, but really need a new vac and the 3-5 yr warranty sounded helpful.

​@@jamie.andrews Appreciate any feedback in advance.

@@Sun.n.Flowers honestly don't have any. Both the Qrevo Pro and MaxV are still in the box and the X40 is in transit.

@@Sun.n.Flowers You should wait for my review of the Qrevo Pro then. It does not have a camera.

Noted

Enjoy it. It is a good robot.

Thanks! Yes the heater needs to stay on longer or come on more frequently. Both things you spoke about can be fixed with firmware updates. QRevo reviews should be out in May.

I am waiting on it to come in. I will likely do a head to head and hopefully RR has time to fix some of these issue.

@@jamie.andrews Not sure if there is much difference compared to the X30 Ultra that you have tested.

@@petitbarzun nothing major

@@jamie.andrews they now released the X40 pro in China. It is an ultra, but it's lidar unit can sink in it's body when needed.

I'm trying to get it out before it is over. Any questions about it?

First of all, thank you for the great and honest review! I am too quite interested about the review of the eufy S1 pro. If I may ask the to check how good the mopping feature is. Especially how really clean the floor afterwards is. Like "the hook up" guys checked the floor after mopping with a tissue. The "smarthomeassistent" sadly doesn't check the floor afterwards with a clean tissue and I am afraid the roborock just spread the dirt till you simply can't see it anymore... But it's still there. So I want to know if the eufy is really mopping the floor. Thank you for help!

Oh, and I am quite curious if the mop drying in the station is loud? Because I want to put the vacuum robot beside my couch and I am afraid it's annoyingly loud (4,5h). Thank you!

@@jamie.andrews amazing: 1. S1 mopping vs flagship competitors. 2. Ifs the 2 side brush reach to corner 3. Side brush on wet dirt - is it a problem? Like milk on the floor. 4. The water on the docking really eco clean ozone?(kill the germs). 5. How it handle cleaning the area between carpet and floor . 6. Is the Vacuum strong? I saw honest review that give it not good grade. 7. Most important - moping close to corners!

@@Kvothe-ew4rn A roller like on the S1 is for sure going to mop better than any robot dragging a cloth. Sadly it is not that simple as the tradeoff is no edge mopping and a good bit more maintenance with the S1. Keep an eye out for my video.

Should have it out early next week.

I'd love to see this go head to head with the Migo Ascender too

@waqasahmed939 Same, it's pretty innovative tech! They still have their kickstarter going.. it is a new company, though, so not a lot of info out there or reviews to see real performance! More cost effective than some RR models.

​@@Sun.n.Flowersthanks for talking about this I had no idea and now I really want to support it!

It needs to be used more. I don't know about your house but most of my corners have something in them so a robot can get in them at all.

Yes we have a more modern design on our froorboards so it may be able to work im our house

Maybe wait for the Qrevo MaxV review or the Dreame X40. Have you seen my review of the X30?

Thanks Jamie for responding so quickly. I did see the x30 review which looks like the best out there right now. I suppose I should wait to see a review from you of the x40 and qrevo maxv. Any idea when you are likely to receive units for review? I should note, btw, I’ll be donating to your channel as a thanks for the excellent work you do - please keep it up!

@@davidandvickie First off thanks for the support! I have the Qrevo MaxV now, but it will be a bit before the review comes out. Should be in May. The X40 is in transit from far away.

Absolutely in fact I just got the first one today. Now I am frantically retesting to see if it fixed anything. So far no on the side brush as far as coming out under cabinets on a room cleaning it still does not and it is still delayed coming out on some corners. Hot water is stl non existent.

@@jamie.andrews yeah, especially with the price it charges $1.8k, people expect the best. If this thing is around $1.2k, is much more reasonable with current state

Working on it!

That is my expectation based on my previous expieranced with Roborock. They really care about these things. I got a new firmware just today and now I am going back and testing.

@@jamie.andrews phenomenal. Really appreciate you.

I think so yes.

I was a bit shocked by this as well, however I feel they will optimize it through firmware since I am sure I won't be the only one to give them this feedback.

The bag is unchanged in size from the previous models at 2.5 litter and how fast it will fill will vary house to house. Roborock say 6 to 7 weeks, but again that depends on the total square footage of the home, how many carpets vs hard floors and how many pets. Pets have a huge impact on the especially long hair pets. I honestly never fill one because I have moved on to the next robot to test right after this one.

Hey bud! This one was a good bit of work for sure!

Once the Dreame X40 comes out we will have to see. The closest robot I have reviewed that comes close to this is the Dreame X30. I have a review for that on my channel. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jrJ8nLKi2Z2dgZc.html

@@jamie.andrews Personal preference? Or toss up?

@@nicolaskeith8945 what do you mean?

Not at this moment. It will only empty after 30 minutes and only in vacuum and mop mode. I am still waiting on the X40 so no unfortunately I won't have a video out by then.

Still in the box atm. I have 2 reviews ahead of it so my best guess is late May.

@@jamie.andrews Cool, I just ordered the Q REVO PRO, which is available in Europe right now..

Still waiting on it to arrive so it will be a bit. No hot water is still not hot.

It is on the way!

All deep carpet cleaning does is over over them again. If you feel you need your carpets vacuumed twice then enable this setting.

Yea I did see that and will be sure to check it out!

I hope to have it out in the next week.

Thanks. I suspect they will fix the software issues. The hair on the roller though there is no software to fix that.

Thanks for sharing. Roborock is actually better than this. Your S7 Max robot and your prior expierance stands to prove that fact.

I have not tested the Q Revo Maxv just yet, but you may want to watch some of my reviews on the Dreame X30 and L20 Ultra. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNiUf8WCqbfbc6M.htmlsi=QkwsvBzUvHDZ-ZfR

@jamie.andrews just watched that review, no surprise another great one sir. It feels like the dreame is superior, which I would then go x40 but from what I see online the dreame support is nit great. Curious of your take on that as roborock may not be flawless right now but from what you said they have great support and a 5 year warranty, it's quite the dilemma lol..thank you for the great videos, you've made me really have to think here

@@tommyboy3121 I hear that often about Dreame and honestly I hear it too about Roborock, just not as much. I have all the Dreame products and have not had any issues with them. I think it has a lot to do with the duty cycles and how well people take care of them. I don't use one long enough to really be a good judge though.

It is my expierance that they will improve based on my findings. That does take time though. I have a general app overview video I did a few years ago. It is fairly outdated now, but may still help some. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jatigchzr9nJn5c.htmlsi=D7PNXUx146DZ8u6T

@@jamie.andrews Sounds good, thanks for the link

No it does not. So far for me only in corners.

Should be the exact same except instead of water tanks there is a cold water line and a sewer line out the back. Otherwise the will function the same.

Only work around to that problem is setup custom settings per room and set the rooms to vacuum only.

Thanks. Hopefully Roborock is reading this and taking suggestions. I sent requests to them but I have little influence versus your input.

Sadly we don't get many of the same models here in the US. I have reviews the L10s Ultra and also have a comparison video with it and the Qrevo. I will soon have a video out on the Qrevo MaxV along with the Eufy S1 Pro.

@@jamie.andrews Thank you Jamie. I wait for QREVO MAX VIDEO. :) .. any suggestion what can i buy (as per USA availaibilty) ? also how important is hot water pad cleaning? L20 does not have hot water function but its suction power and battery is better than l10s heat one

@@amanchahal216 I addressed this topic in my last 2 videos including this one. Personally I think hot water mop washing is not that effective unless you are dealing with grease on the floors. amzn.to/3w7Daj1

rotating pads have been proved to be only marginally better in speciifc cases only than vibrating plates. You can compare this video with the Q revo maxv.

The L20 is a great unit. Have you seen my review on it?

@@jamie.andrews yes, it won your robot vacuum of the year award I recall. If you could only have one would you have the L20 or the S8 MaxV?

@@thomasp5779 It did indeed. I think now that the X30 is out it more closely competes and once the X40 comes along it will even more directly compete. The L20 will be so cheap by then that budget conscious people will jump on the L20.

That is a huge price difference.

Yea that is a poor design.

Dude. I know. This was one of the hardest video reviews to make. I hate saying bad things about any company and their products, but I have faith that Roborock will fix these and hopefully very soon.

@@jamie.andrews yeah. I feel Roborock is overengineering in a way and forgetting about the basics. Hopefully the Q Revo MaxV will be okay.

@@MrBlueCreeper Yea. QRevo is the cash cow. Has to be.

@@jamie.andrews yeah. I was surprised to see the Dual Rollers doing well on hard floors! If only they increased the bin size... I feel the Q Revo MaxV will be a better robot overall, regardless of price! Hopefully Roborock will switch from pads to mop rollers like the Eufy S1!

@@MrBlueCreeper The bin size would be OK for most if it could just return to the dock to empty. I guess they are scared of Amazon and iRobot? Everyone is talking about the S1 Pro non stop. It is an impressive mop, but there are tradeoffs like most things. You know I will highlight the good and bad.

Easier on the Qrevo due to a removable dock tray and nothing to clean in the base.

It is on my list.

I just put out a short video on some features. I hope to have the full review out by Tuesday. kzfaq.info67mBU1YSQ1o?feature=share

Will do soon

Can't say I disagree.

That is my plan. I hope to have it out by the 29th. I know that is close, but I can only make 1 video at a time ☺.

@@jamie.andrews Great news and totally understandable! Without spoiling the future video too much have you found any glaring issues with the Eufy S1 pro? I'm on the fence with backing the Kickstarter and am wondering if it is worth the $999 over similarly priced robo vacs. Thanks!

@@ROC1337 Yea like every robot I am going to find issues, however I am also working with them to get them fixed. I will have my video out before the end of the kickstarter.

It has not expired yet. I think 2026 @xeon2k8 do you know?

Lidar hitting the cabinet is not the problem here or the robot would be able to get under the cabinet and thus not have the need for a swing out side brush. It would be like riding beside any wall. The robot has a side sensor on it to tell it how far the wall is away from the robot. It uses this along with the lidar to tell the robot that there is a cabinet base there. If you look at my Dreame X30 video you can see when it gets to the same cabinets it can tell there is a cabinet and it will start a wiggle motion to get the pad all the way under the cabinet. This is how the S8 MaxV should work as well just with the side brush.

Thanks! That means a lot to me. I was just watching iJustine's review which is paid and it was horrible. Those paid fake reviews cost the consumer.

@@jamie.andrews well it's very simple, consumers buy and then they will just return it. I did that when I paid 1400$ for the s7 and realized the drying mop feature is a big issue. Now I'm back at finding the best flagship and I thought the s8 was it but apparently I need to give the dreame x40 a better look when it's out bec that may be the one.

S8 MaxV better. S8 worse.

Not sure what you mean with Matter support. Can you explain?

​​@@jamie.andrewsmatter is the new coding language that all smart home companies have decided to join.. apparently. The S8 maxv Ultra is one of the first to have full matter capability

@@jamie.andrews kzfaq.infobOl8CQL7oK0?si=qnxoplccK7J8S7tV

Yep. I just got it in a few days ago so it will be a bit.

@@jamie.andrews Thank you!

The review for the S1 Pro should be out next week. What comparisons are you wanting?

@@jamie.andrews Thanks. between s1 pro and roborock s8 maxV ultra

@@caameronclark They don't really directly compete. I will consider it, but right now I plan on doing the X40 with the S8 MaxV once they have time to fix these things.

@@caameronclark You will have to wait for my S1 review!

It just needs to slow down before getting into the corner. Sometimes it does, but most times it does not.

Not until they fix the issues with it.

I expect most things to get resolved with firmware updates. I wish they fixed them before they started on sale which is why I went ahead and released this video.

I don't recommend robots. I can help you if you let me know your needs and wants. Happy to answer questions you may have.

@@jamie.andrews x40 or s8 maxv or j9+?

I'm not real certain. Sorry.

It is a great robot.

The X40 arrives soon and I should have a review out in late May early June.

Review was just too long and not everything makes it on it. Turning that feature on does impact my normal tests in a negative way so I only turn it on when using it outside of testing.

It will come out in corners, but as far as under cabinets it has to be a whole hose cleaning.

Roborock stared the would work to fix the issues. Most could be fixed via firmware update. This has a much larger vacuum motor so it has been pretty good compared to the S8 Pro.

What a guy

Thanks so much for the support!

Yes, but if you don't mop you may want to look at a less expensive model like the Q5 Pro.

I have not yet tested the X40. I just got it 2 days ago. Review should be out in late June.

@@jamie.andrews Thanks ! ♥

You may have the option on that says clean carpets first under carpet settings. I agree it should only do this on a mopping mode and not vacuum only mode, but I forgot to report that bug. I noticed sometimes it would appear to clean the edges of my rugs and other times not. I wish you could turn that feature off as it turns up the edges of my runner. Too many issues with the robot right now.

Thanks Jamie. I don’t have any of the other options enabled. The vacuum only mode simply is broken. In vacuum only mode, it should treat all surfaces (tile/wood/rugs/carpet) as one surface and just vacuum assuming you don’t have any options set (vacuum carpets first or after). The entire carpet menu is at this point is tied directly to mopping. In fact, at the very bottom of the the apps Carpet page in light font, it says “when the mop bracket is installed” which is always since it’s not removable. Bewildering how the basic vacuum functionality is broken.

@@Firebat- Yea I just noticed that about the mop pad attachment. That was a problem on the S8 Pro Ultra too and they fixed the working about the attached mop bracket. I'll report that and test to see if mine is doing the same as yours with carpet. I have direct channels to report these issue.

@@Firebat- Make sure you are on the latest firmware. I tested and mine does not vaccum carpets first in vaccum only mode with the setting turned off. If I turn on the vaccum carpets first it will vacuum the carpet first. I agree it should only obey this setting when in vacuum and mop mode and not vacuum only mode.

Thanks Jamie. It’s running the latest firmware. It actually doesn’t vacuum the carpet first. It does a perimeter room run (including crossing carpet/rug) and all is fine. It isn’t until during the room cleaning that it encounters the carpet again that it’stops and vacuums the rug completely including the aggressive rug edge cleaning. Then it resume cleaning the rest of the hard surface once the rug cleaning is completed(and that is what RISE says it does with the mopping bracket is attached). This is repeatable and the Q Revo MaxV behaves exactly the same. So it’s something with the firmware in the new models and Roborock not accounting for vacuum only mode. I believe Roborock thinks everyone use mop and vac at the same time and isn’t focusing on vacuum only. That would be the correct behavior if mopping at the same time. I typically use vacuum only most of the time and leads to another annoyance of the app always ending up back in mop and vac..thus requiring routines to be created to simplify things. But as of now, I find the robot not usable until they fix the rug issues in vacuum only mode (and make the aggressive edge cleaning and option as you mentioned). Otherwise the robot will damage some expensive rugs.

Yes they are. I remember some issues with the S7 Maxv when it first came out. I just wish they were fixed by now.

How long have you had both or your vacs for? * If you had to do it all over again, which model would you choose over the other?

@@Sun.n.Flowers I got the S7 Maxv at release so it has been around for 2 years now. One of my favorite robots ever made. I doubt it will ever leave my home, but then again not many robots do. I keep them for comparisons.

@@Sun.n.Flowers For me, I got the S7 MaxV Ultra in November of 22'. Best money I've ever spent cause it paid for itself within several months, compared to the cleaning maid service. When the S8 Pro Ultra came out I waited about a week to check some reviews of it, one of which was from Jamie's channel, then ended up getting it. Since the S7MVU was better at cleaning hard surfaces and the S8PU was better for carpet cleaning, according to multiple reviews. I put R2 (the S7MVU) downstairs since it had less carpet/rug coverage and R5 (S8PU) upstairs. Once I got the map/rooms set up with all of the no-go zones, I only have to deal with either of them once a week, a maximum of two times if I need to clean them up. Overall, I am very happy with both. If I had the money and know what I do now, I would have bought two S7MVUs at the same time. I do miss being able to check around the house with the remote viewing with the S8PU and being able to view what was avoided in an actual picture instead of an icon on the map of what the software thinks it is avoiding. Hopefully, soonish, I'll be remodeling a bathroom upstairs (I forgot to mention this was the main floor), and I might consider getting the version of the S8 MaxV Ultra so I can connect it to a water line and drainage. I might utilize the trade-in for the S8PU for the newer one with the drainage/water hookup unless they require sending it back in the original box cause I don't have it anymore. One thing I will admit, though, is that any of them will make you more aware of what you leave on the floor. I've had both get too close to shoes and get tangled with the shoe laces. Then, the robot spins around in circles for a few minutes, trying to get untangled. But then it stops and throws out an error out of frustration. xD

I would say the Dreame X40 which I will review soon.

@@jamie.andrewsThanks

I expect them to fix these problems.