In today’s fast-paced world, keeping our homes clean can feel like a never-ending chore. Thankfully, technology has come to the rescue with the Roborock S4 Max Robot Vacuum Cleaner. But is this high-tech cleaning device worth the investment? In this review and opinion piece, we’ll take a closer look at the features and performance of the Roborock S4 Max to help you decide if it’s the right choice for your home.
Roborock S4 Max Robot Vacuum Cleaner – Is it worth it?
Are you tired of spending your precious time vacuuming your floors? Do you want a smarter and more efficient way to keep your home clean? If so, the Roborock S4 Max Robot Vacuum Cleaner is the solution you’ve been looking for. With its advanced features and cutting-edge technology, this robot vacuum is designed to make your life easier and your floors cleaner. But is it worth the investment? Let’s dive into the details and find out.
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Hands-Free Cleaning
The Roborock S4 Max comes with an Auto-Empty Dock Pure that automatically empties the robot after each cleanup, eliminating the need for frequent manual emptying. With a 2.5L dust bag that holds up to 7 weeks of debris, you can enjoy hands-free cleaning for weeks on end. This feature alone makes it an ideal gift for families and friends who value convenience and efficiency.
Powerful Suction
One of the standout features of the Roborock S4 Max is its powerful **4,200 Pa suction**. This impressive suction power allows the robot vacuum to easily lift debris and pet hair from floors, extract dirt from cracks, and deep-clean carpets. It even automatically boosts suction to the maximum when it detects carpets, ensuring a thorough cleaning every time.
Twin Cleaning Power
Not only does the Roborock S4 Max vacuum, but it also mops at the same time to remove fine dust that vacuuming alone may miss. With **30 water flow levels** and an electronic pump, you can fine-tune the cleaning based on your floor types and preferences. This dual cleaning capability ensures a more thorough and comprehensive cleaning experience.
Thanks to **PreciSense LiDAR Navigation**, the Roborock S4 Max creates precise maps of your home, tracks cleaning routes effectively, and unlocks a range of smart cleaning functions. You can view these maps in 3D and even add furniture and floor materials to virtually recreate your space. This level of precision and accuracy ensures that no corner of your home is left untouched.
Long-Lasting Battery
Equipped with a super-sized battery, the Roborock S4 Max can run for up to **180 minutes on a single charge**, covering a maximum area of 3,229 sqft. This long-lasting battery ensures that the robot vacuum can clean your entire home in one go, without the need for frequent recharging.
The Roborock S4 Max Robot Vacuum Cleaner is definitely worth the investment. With its hands-free cleaning, powerful suction, twin cleaning power, precise navigation, and long-lasting battery, this robot vacuum offers a superior cleaning experience that is unmatched by traditional vacuums. Say goodbye to manual vacuuming and hello to a cleaner, smarter home with the Roborock S4 Max. Make the smart choice and invest in this innovative robot vacuum today!
Advantages and Disadvantages
PROS
– The Auto-Empty Dock Pure feature eliminates the need for frequent manual emptying, making it convenient for users.
– The powerful 4,200 Pa suction allows for deep cleaning, lifting debris and pet hair from floors and carpets.
– The ability to vacuum and mop simultaneously ensures a thorough cleaning experience.
– PreciSense LiDAR Navigation technology creates precise maps of the home for efficient cleaning.
– The combined dustbin and water tank support longer cleaning sessions without frequent emptying or refilling.
– The upgraded brush system effectively tackles hair tangles and ensures efficient cleaning on uneven surfaces.
– The long-lasting battery allows for up to 180 minutes of cleaning on a single charge, covering a large area.
CONS
– The robot vacuum only supports 2.4G Wi-Fi, limiting connectivity options for some users.
Users’ Opinions on the Roborock S4 Max Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Reviewer: ETW2
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Rocky has set me free!
Review: First, let me say that I am an old woman and I am not tech savvy. This is my first robot vacuum. Where have you been all my life? I can clean my house in half a day thoroughly now. While little Rocky is doing its thing, I clean bathrooms, clean the kitchen, dust, polish furniture, the whole shebang. And my back is not killing me when I get done. It’s the best thing ever. There was definitely a learning curve. My 40-year-old friend had to help me. The quick startup guide is a great help, but it is not enough. But if you find the three little dots that take you to settings, there is a tutorial, FAQs, and pretty much everything you need. It took me several weeks to find it. The mapping process was fascinating. It took two tries to get the rooms right by merging and dividing. sometimes the dividing line doesn’t work on the first try. Keep trying. It will. Once you get the map set up, all you have to do is click on the room or zone you want to clean and off it goes. It took me three weeks to figure that out. As I said, I’m not tech savvy. But I mentioned this because I’m not the only one. It is easier for me to clean by zones. That way I can move dining room chairs, scatter rugs, and other small things out of its way and back while Rocky cleans other zones. It is still housework for sure, but I do far more in half the time and feel far less exhausted than I ever have. Just like Rocky, I am learning as I go. I have floor vents. Rocky gets stuck on them. But after I found the tutorial, I was able to set up the no-go zones and now Rocky stays away from them. Amazing technology. Once I realized I could set up an invisible wall, Rocky works less like a drunken sailor. I am still struggling to figure out how to set up a way for it to not mop my carpets and rugs. I am less than 100% thrilled with the mopping function. It is OK for quick once-overs. But I still tend to pull out my mop and bucket when the floor is really dirty. For instance, in the kitchen. Still, it is much better than nothing, which is what a good bit at the house was getting before. If I have a complaint, it is that it cannot do my whole house in one morning. It inevitably runs out of charge and takes hours to recharge. I have 3000 ft.². I am going to try doing half the house one day, and half the house the next day. Perhaps this is because I am now approaching the time that it will need to have bags and parts replaced. I have had it about a month now. Be sure you order extra parts and pieces. Also, do know that the Roborock floor cleaner is very concentrated. Less than a quarter of a cap to the mopping receptacle or your floor will be hazy. I learned this by experience! lol. Overall, I am thrilled with this purchase. It just might be the best thing I have ever done for myself.
Reviewer: YourNeighbor
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent robot vacuum
Review: This is my third robot vacuum. Had Neato brand previously and was very happy with them until they died. However I tried this Roborock and it blows them away. Mapping is excellent, the side brush hits corners and baseboards very well which surprises me. We have three long hair cats and four very long hair adults that are in and out constantly and my hickory floors and tile looks like I mop everyday. I might add these floors are 18 yrs old and been abused. Hair doesn’t get tangled in the rubber roller but it does get wound around the ends of the roller. The mopping feature works ok but if you have a big house with solid surface floors, buy extra mopping pads. I got the recommended mopping solution and it’s worked well. If there are rugs it will mop over them so set your no-go lines. The sensors work well and keep it from running off the edge of stairs. I highly recommend this Roborock if you want clean floors. Seems like parts are readily available also. The phone app works great! It’s also very quiet. You can still hear the tv and people talking.
Reviewer: Jeff
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: **Updated: Now a pretty great vacuum after new firmware
Review: UPDATE: I bought this vacuum almost a year ago and initially it was a little problematic, as you’ll see in my initial review below. Over that time, though, the company has released several firmware updates that really do seem to have fixed most of its issues. Its pathfinding without a saved map is much improved, for example – I did have to delete my saved map at one point (it was my fault) and when I set it loose to create a new map, it only took marginally more time to clean my whole house and create a new map than when it had a saved map to go on. Its work on rugs is also improved; it’s still not the greatest in that area, but it’s much better at immediately recognizing that a certain angle it’s taking isn’t working and trying something else. It can get through all of my rugs now… not quickly, but without getting stuck or taking a totally random route through them. In fact, it generally almost never gets stuck anymore unless I mistakenly leave a cord lying on the floor and it gets twisted up in it. (This is a problem all robot vacs seem to have; I feel like there should be some way to avoid this, because how can you ever have no cords on the floor? We all have lamps, air purifiers, TV’s, stereos, etc.) It’s become smart enough through its newer firmwares to recognize furniture it’s not going to fit under or areas it’s too small to get into or out of. It’s also better at getting out of areas it might have previously gotten stuck in, if it does happen into a place it probably shouldn’t go. And it’s a lot better at figuring out when a tapered or contoured object’s actually an obstacle that it can’t get around (it no longer tries to climb my speaker stands or bar stools for 15 minutes each, which each have tapered bases). So at this point I’m pretty happy as long as it keeps working. The current version of this vacuum on this page looks different than the one I bought, so I can’t say if it works the same. And I still can’t give it 5 stars because it’s still not perfect and will probably just never be great on rugs. But it’s better than it used to be. If my previous review score was really like a 3.6, the new one would be more like a 4.4. Both rounded to 4, but it’s definitely improved. Original review is below. I have an 1800 square foot ranch style (single level) house. The floors in common areas are stone, which if you’re not familiar is really just like tile. It’s totally flat and hard. For comfort and acoustics we have a couple of rugs in these areas. These aren’t shag rugs or anything, just regular rugs, albeit with an uneven texture (ie. the design has no pile at all in some parts). Our bedrooms are fully carpeted. I bought this model because it was the cheapest I could find with laser navigation and real AI pathfinding, and the reviews I’d seen had said it works on carpet, rugs and flat tile floors. Some reviews said rugs had been a problem but that it was fixed in a firmware update. So I took a chance on a brand I didn’t have any previous experience with. (I now know it’s really Xiaomi, same folks who make cell phones under that brand.) When I got it, I followed all the instructions and first installed the Roborock app on my phone (which it tells you to do) and then later the MiHome app (which it doesn’t explicitly say to do, but only the MiHome app has some of the features referenced in the manual). I immediately updated the firmware. Then I let it loose. The first run through the house was kind of a disaster! I had expected it to have to figure out where everything was and consequently take a little extra time, but it only made it through about 1/3 of my house because it kept getting stuck on my area rugs and trying to figure out ways up onto them (which it never did). It also kept trying to climb up my bar stools and speaker stands like a dog humping someone’s leg. This would have been comical if it wasn’t so annoying. It just never figured out that there was an obstacle there. In the end it died before it even made it back to the dock and it didn’t come close to fully vacuuming my house. Since it never made it through the house, that also meant the map wasn’t saved and I couldn’t even mark off no-go areas. So I had to just let it try again. The second and third times, I tried as hard as I could do make things easy for it, by removing any obstacles (including my stools and speaker stands) and by making my house “smaller” by closing lots of doors and blocking off any under-furniture areas (it also has a tendency to get stuck under my TV stand). That at least allowed it to finish mapping and save it, and then I could mark off no-go zones in the app. It’s taken me about 3 weeks of trial and error, but I’ve now finally gotten it to the point that it’s avoiding stuff it should be avoiding and cleaning the rest of my house properly. And generally, it’s doing that pretty well now that it’s set up. The laser mapping is quite accurate and the AI is such that it’ll go around the edges first, then go back and do an efficient grid-based pattern over the inner sections of each room. Now that I have everything running reasonably well, it usually finishes my 1800 square foot house in about 90 minutes with about 50% of battery remaining. And I mean, in the areas it cleans, that’s really finished – it’s not just doing a random pattern and missing a bunch of stuff. BUT. And this is a big “but”. Among the no-go zones I’ve had to mark are my area rugs. It just can’t deal with them. Actually, one it sort of can and I’ve had to allow it a small path through on it to get to an area of hard floor that needs to be done. But it takes like 20 minutes just to get through that. The other rug it can’t handle at all. And again, these are not high-pile rugs; they’re just a little irregular, but I’m 100% confident that there are other robot vacuums out there that would tackle them with no problem. This is a big disappointment, and I almost returned the vacuum over it – I still need to manually vacuum these rugs. Even low-pile wall to wall carpet it’s not all that happy with. The vacuum motor noticeably slows down, as does the wheel motor. It sounds like it’s straining. I actually emailed Roborock support over this, and they flat out told me this vacuum is only intended for hard floors. And that’s not what it says right here on Amazon; it says low pile carpets are among its “optimal” uses. I’m giving it four stars because I still don’t think you can find a cheaper option with laser mapping and app-based control. And that’s really cool, and not something I would want to be without. As long as it takes this thing to finish with its efficient patterns, I can’t even imagine trying to get the house properly clean with a random pattern vacuum. But I’m definitely taking off a star because it really requires a lot of babying to get set up right – it’s like trying to housebreak a pet – and because it just does not work on area rugs, and it works only somewhat well on carpet.
Reviewer: ALI EL-KHATIB
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Efficient and Reliable Cleaning Solution
Review: The robot vacuum cleaner has significantly improved my cleaning routine with its hands-free operation and impressive suction power. It navigates my home effectively, effortlessly picking up dirt and debris from various surfaces. I appreciate the long battery life, allowing it to clean for up to 7 weeks between emptying. Additionally, the exemplary customer service provided by the company has been a standout experience; they were responsive and helpful when I had questions about setup and usage. This vacuum cleaner offers convenience and reliability, making it an excellent choice for maintaining a clean home.
Reviewer: Tyrus
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Works better than expected and it maps multiple floors with ease.
Reviewer: Raphael B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Apesar da base carregadora ser 220v, o vendedor enviou sem custo um transformador para podermos adaptar aqui. Produto é muito bom para quem tem bichos. Aspira muito bem. Única questão é que ele é um pouco alto, então considere isso na hora de fazer a compra.
Reviewer: Selene Rodríguez
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Es el segundo robot de limpieza que compro y me llevé muchas gratas sorpresas. Comencemos por el principio: Configurarlo es muy sencillo, aunque debo decir que quizá adultos mayores con poco contacto con la tecnología necesitarán algo de ayuda. Compré una para mí y una para mis padres ya grandes y tuve que configurar ambas. Los sensores anticaída y antigolpes son maravillosos. Tengo otro robot que a veces se queda atascado en los desniveles porque se precipita, pero éste va suficientemente lento como para percibir con tiempo que hay un desnivel o un objeto. La función de mapeo es verdaderamente útil. Vi al robot mapear y atorarse en algunos lugares difíciles, pero en la segunda o tercera pasada ya había aprendido dónde están los obstáculos y los recovecos y había determinado la mejor manera de limpiar sin arrastrar la mugre de un lado a otro. La función de fregado fue satisfactoria para mí. Ningún nivel de agua quita manchas pegadas, pero creo que es genial usarlo para mantener limpio fregando seguido. Yo tengo perros, lo hago cada tercer día, es muy fácil y se mantiene limpio. Solamente cuando hay manchas las quito con una servitoalla antes de pasar al robot. Me encantó sobremanera que con el depósito de 300 ml de agua y media cucharada cafetera de limpiador especial para robot, puede fregar toda mi casa, evitando el desperdicio de agua. El vaciador automático de polvo no me gustó del todo. Funciona solamente cuando es polvo fino, pero si lleva pelo de perro denso no siempre lo vacía. Debido a que mi casa se llena de pelo de perro, siempre debo vaciar el depósito manualmente, así que el extra que se gasta por el vaciador automático no valió la pena para mí. El equipo viene con un mop original de la marca, pero honestamente es muy delgado. Prefiero los mops genéricos que venden también aquí en Amazon, son más gruesos y absorbentes. Con este robot puedes limpiar la casa completa, (un mapa), una sola habitación o un área delimitada. Recomiendo ampliamente a las personas que les gusta mantener su casa limpia con el mínimo esfuerzo, pero también para los obsesivos compulsivos de la limpieza (yo estoy en el segundo grupo). Realmente creí que ningún robot podría satisfacer mis expectativas, pero éste lo hizo.
Reviewer: Mathieu
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: You’re paying a premium for two features here: vacuum intelligence and in-app mapping. Those two features were important to me so I didn’t mind. If you don’t care about those things, go for a cheaper model like Eufy. If you mind, the S4 is a damn good choice. The mapping is outstanding, controlling this vacuum from my smartphone is surprisingly convenient, you can also point it to a place so it only goes there, was useful to me as i cook a lot with flour. The S4’s map makes it smart and efficient, it will do the contour of the room, then zigzag in straight lines as much as it can. It also doesn’t care about most carpet, only struggling with the highest ones we use as a welcome mat. It had issues with bar stools, as it tried non-stop to climb the rounded sides, but I was able to setup a no-go zone in the app so it ignores the bar stools. Great mid-range vacuum. If you wanna spend the money to get past entry-level products, this is a great choice.
Reviewer: Tammy Bilodeau
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I’ve owned a Roomba and a Shark and a Eufy to it vacuum. This is by far the best one! Picks up all the dust, dirt and dog hair, cleans the floor. I wish the washing function worked a little better, the model below this one washes the floor better in my opinion. I do like the LG water tanks, they only need refilling every 2-3 days. Overall though I’m very happy with this item.
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The Roborock S4 Max Robot Vacuum Cleaner offers a comprehensive cleaning solution with its powerful suction, dual cleaning capabilities, precise LiDAR navigation, and long-lasting battery life. With features like the Auto-Empty Dock Pure and upgraded brush system, this robot vacuum ensures efficient and hands-free cleaning for up to 7 weeks. From the brand’s reputation for quality and innovation in the smart cleaning industry, the Roborock S4 Max is a top pick for Black Friday deals and a worthwhile investment for keeping your home clean and tidy.