roborock S7 MaxV Plus Robot Vacuum and Sonic Mop with Auto-Empty Dock, ReactiveAI 2.0 Obstacle Avoidance, Real-Time Video Call, 5100Pa Suction, Perfect for Pet Hair

I owned a Roborock S5. I liked how it helped keep the hardwood, linoleum, and carpeted sections of my 1,500 sq. ft. home clean. After much research, some very informative YouTube videos, and my experience with the S5, I took the plunge and purchased the Roborock S7 MaxV Plus.This is a very long, but I hope, comprehensive review of my experiences with the Roborock S7 MaxV Plus with plenty of comparisons to the Roborock S5.PREPARATIONSReplacement Parts. The unit came with a replacement dust bag for the docking station, a nice touch, but I also purchased a Roborock 11-piece cleaning and parts replacement kit along with the vacuum from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09M7BLPN8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. I'm completely ready to replace any of the cleaning parts as they wear out and as the app indicates during periodic maintenance reminders.Mopping Solution. With the S5's mopping attachment, the instructions were very clear that I could _not_ use any cleaning solutions because it could block the water outlets for the mopping pad. That did happen to me, and I ended up replacing the mop attachment. With the S7, we _can_ add a cleaning solution to the water, so I purchased the Roborock cleaning solution, too: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09DK9FWB1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1.SETUPUnboxing and assembling the Roborock S7 MaxV and its docking station was very easy and took about ten minutes.CONNECTING MY S7 THROUGH THE APPWhen I tried to add the S7 to the Android App, it didn't find the S7. I tried resetting the wireless settings on the S7, restarting my phone, and some other steps, all to no avail. Finally, I uninstalled the Roborock app, installed it again, logged in, and the App found the S7 and connected to it immediately. Twenty minutes passed from the time I unboxed the S7, assembled it, and connected it to the App (even with the difficulties above), and began my first run.MY FIRST RUN(S)I didn't wait for the S7 to fully charge before I started its first cleaning cycle and creating a brand new map of my home. Unfortunately, the S7 ran out of battery about 1/2 way through cleaning my home. Because of how it maps the house while creating its first map, I ended up making a total of three runs: 1/2 the house, most of the rest of the house, then the two bathrooms. The unit takes longer to charge than the S5, but that's understandable given that the suction on its highest setting is 2-1/2 times stronger than my S5, but I was impatient to see it run. When I purchase another unit for the finished basement, I'll wait for a 100% charge before the first run.APP CONTROLSManual Buttons. For the S7, the manual controls to Clean and Dock seem to me to be reversed in the app. Since I don't have the S5 on my app anymore, I believe the controls were "Dock" on the left and "Clean" on the right. On the S7, the controls are "Clean" on the left and "Empty" on the right. Imagine my surprise when I thought I started a manual cleaning, but the vacuum never entered the room. What I had actually done was clean the dust bin(!), and I did that twice!Maps. The S7 offers a 2D and 3D view. The 3D view is really impressive, being able to turn the map, zoom in and out, and more. For me, 2D is plenty. After my first three runs when the entire house had been mapped, I entered the map editing mode, divided rooms, named the rooms, set the type of floor (wood, carpet, or default) in each room, placed carpets in the bathrooms, then added furniture, which is a very limited set of images for TV stand, shoe rack, couch, love seat, single seat, dining room set, round table, bed (size adjustable), and tables of various sizes and shapes. The most challenging part of the furniture setup was saving it with that minuscule "check mark" in the top right corner, because immediately below it is the "reset" button. I can't remember how many times I accidentally hit that stupid "reset" button before I figured out how to physically maneuver my phone so I was only pressing the check mark. All that said, the map editing feature is very impressive. It adds to the realism of the house in the 2D and 3D maps.Camera. I enabled the camera view and through the App, watched the S7's camera view of the house and floors as it cleaned. Cool, but I don't really need it.Room and Zone Cleaning. I didn't discover any difference in defining Room or Zone cleaning between the S5 and the S7. But there is a difference in the map setup: the S5 provided the ability to define a "room order" for cleaning, and I didn't see that in the S7's map. The room order allowed me to designate the rooms I wanted cleaned 1st, 2nd, etc, and even if I split the house for scheduled runs: the kitchen, at room order 1, was always cleaned first in the 3 AM scheduled run; my office, at room order 5, was always cleaned first in the 8 AM schedule. By setting an overall room order, I forced the most efficient room cleaning order to minimize S5 travel between rooms, which resulted in the least travel and the fastest cleaning. The S7 seems to clean the rooms closest to the docking station first. I'm not too bummed about losing the Room Order feature, but I'm a geek, and I miss it. There are some who used room order to group their carpeted areas from their non-carpeted areas. In the S7, that's not needed as the S7 "Autolifts" the mop on carpeted surfaces.ROUTINES FOR CLEANINGFor the S7, the App now offers routines to clean, for example, After Meals, which I assume means to clean the dining room and perhaps the kitchen. I haven't tried it, yet, because being alone, I don't usually eat in the dining room. The other option is Full Clean, which I haven't tried, either. I would only use this option if I was out and about and not present at home, so cleaning would be free of my presence and the mop would not be attached because the water tank would most certainly run dry long before finishing the house.SCHEDULED CLEANINGI run the S7 twice daily: once in the living areas while I'm asleep - I schedule a 3 AM run of the breakfast room, the kitchen, the dining room, the living room, and the entry; the second run occurs while I'm awake and in the kitchen making coffee and breakfast - I schedule an 8 AM to clean the hallway, master bathroom, the master bedroom, the 1/2 bath, and two other bedrooms. The Roborock app works the same for the S7 as it does for the S5 in scheduling cleaning, so this was very easy to set up.VACUUMINGThe S7 has picked up more dust around the house than the S5. I can't tell that from the S7's dust bin, but I can tell by my feet because they don't have a slight grey film on them after walking barefoot all day. I also noticed that areas close to walls and other furniture have less dust under them and I attribute that to the S7's more powerful suction. I really like that when the S7 docks, the docking station automatically cleans out the dust bin. With the S5, because my house has such fine dust, I had habituated myself to cleaning the dust bin every other day, even though it wasn't that much dust, but it was very fine and could clog the filter in 3-4 days. When emptying the S5's dust bin, I also blew the dust out of the filter, emptied the dust bin, rinsed them both in water, waited for them to air dry, and then reinserted them into the S5 for another two-day's run. With the S7, the docking station does much of that for me: it empties the bin so I don't have to. Spot checks of the dust bin have revealed no left over dust, and after four days running without cleaning the bin, it appears like-new. I look forward to seeing how long it will take before the docking station bag fills and I must replace it.MOPPINGThe Water Tank. One of the primary reasons I wanted the S5, aside from vacuuming, was to mop the hard floors daily. In the S5, the mop and the water tank are in the same snap-on unit. It was easy to use, but not being able to use any cleaning solution meant using plain water to "mop" the floors. While the mop itself appeared dirty, the floors never felt very clean. In fact, they felt cleaner without the mop. Eventually, I stopped using the S5's mop feature. In the S7, the water tank is separate from the mop attachment, both are easy to remove and insert, and the tank is very easy to fill. I use the Roborock cleaning solution. Trust the instructions when it says, "1/3 cap" of solution to the tank. In my first run, I accidentally used 1/2 cap, and the floors felt sticky. On subsequent runs, I stuck to 1/3 cap, and the floors felt just fine. I've also noticed that the water tank is only good for about 1/2 of my my house: another reason for two scheduled cleanings. The first thing I do each morning is refill the water tank before its 8 AM run, and before I go to bed, I refill it for its 3 AM run. Since the tank is usually almost empty, I add about 1/4 cap of cleaning solution and then top off the tank with water. One last niggle. Instead of referring to 1/3 cap of solution, they should give the solution as US measurements, teaspoons, or metric, cubic centimeters (CCs). That would take the guess work out of the measurement and prevent adding too much cleaner.One feature I discovered almost by accident is that the S7 Autolifts the mop until it gets to its destined room for cleaning as well as its return to the docking station. Contrast this with the S5, which mopped the floor going to its destination, in its destination, and returning to the docking station.The Mop Attachment. In the S5, the mop attachment was part of the mop head and attached to the water tank. After each run, the mop appeared dirty, but the floor never really felt clean. In the S7, the mop attachment is similar to the S5, but there is a part of the mop that literally moves sideways and scrubs the floor. As a test of its cleaning ability, I had dirt stains on the floor that the S5 never completely removed. Not only did the S7 remove the dirt stains, I couldn't find where they were when it was done cleaning! Another thing about the S5's mop is that you can't have it attached when cleaning carpeting. When I ran the S5 for the bathrooms with their throw rugs, I ran them manually and removed the mop attachment to clean the bathrooms. The S7, with its Autolift feature, automatically raises the mop attachment when it detects rugs or carpeting. Finally, cleaning the mop attachment on the S5 required me to remove it from its base, wash it in soap and water, then replace it: I used it until it got dirty enough to throw into the washing machine. On the S7, I clean the mop while it's attached to its base. I use the "scrubbing" side of a 2-sided sponge with a tiny amount of soap to clean it. For the first few runs of my house, I cleaned the mop each time the tank required more water/solution, and the mop was filthy! It's now my fourth day and the mop is slightly discolored, but not dark grey/black like was during its initial runs.Mop Route. In the Mop "quick settings", there are two Mop Route options: Standard and Deep. The difference is that with the Deep option, the App states that the cleaning will perform a tighter "Z" shape when cleaning, and the suction power will be reduced one level So even though I want Max Suction Power, with the Deep Mop Route option, I only get "Turbo" suction power. I can attest to the tighter "Z" pattern because the trail lines in the map are much closer together than with Standard Mop route.PERFORMANCENoise. The S7, on its maximum suction power, is louder than the S5, but in two short days, I've already gotten used to it. My wood floors, plastered walls and ceiling, and the room furniture do little to muffle the noise, but now that I'm accustomed to it, well, a vacuum makes noise, and the S7 is no exception. Another reason that I don't notice the noise as much is that I run the vacuum in rooms and times when I'm typically not there. Yesterday, I ran the S7 on the default settings of "Balanced" suction power and "Mild" scrubbing for the mop. I was amazed at how quiet the S7 ran! I didn't even have to adjust the volume of the TV while it ran in the living room!Objects Avoidance (Hitting stuff!). While I was impressed with the S5's ability to avoid most objects, its scanner failed to detect the legs of my office desk, some higher-standing tables' legs, dining room chair legs, and the like. Many times the S5 would strike a leg chair, hit it again, then again, and finally work its way around. One of the most impressive features of the S7 is that it hasn't struck anything! It correctly identified these during its its first pass and marked them on the map as obstacles.Speed. Since the S7 doesn't spend as much time avoiding obstacles like the S5, the vacuuming runs are actually faster: my unit finishes about 10 minutes faster on the 3 AM scheduled run and about 15 minutes faster on the 8 AM scheduled run.Wood Cleaning. I'm still shocked at how much dirt the wood floors accumulate each day based on how much dirt was in the S5's dust bin. With the S7, I cannot check the dust bin after docking because the docking station automatically empties the bin, but I assume that it cleans as well, and better, than the S5. I believe the wood floors are cleaner because my bare feet have next to no detectable dust on them after walking on the floors all day.Linoleum. The primary reason I wanted the mop attachment was for the kitchen and the breakfast room's linoleum floors. The S5 never really got them clean and the linoleum floors never felt as clean as the wood floors. I had hoped that the mop attachment would help, but lacking any cleaning solution, the S5 couldn't break down or clean up any fine airborne grease that would eventually fall to the floor. The S7, with the mopping attachment and the cleaning solution, have resolved that.Carpet. I so appreciate the thoughtfulness of the S7 in how it automatically recognizes carpets and floor rugs and Autolifts the mop. My biggest complaint with the S5 is that it had difficulty getting on top of my bathroom throw rugs. To be sure, the throw rugs in the bathrooms are large-fiber shag carpets, but the S5 routinely snagged on the edge of the carpet, bunching it up, and making it impossible to finish cleaning the carpet, much less the room. And when it cleaned the carpets, it left behind small amounts of lint, fiber, or other noticeable dirt, and the shag was never fully clean. I am so impressed with the S7. All the problems with the S5 are gone! My carpets are deep cleaned and spotless - I can't find any small particles in the carpeting anymore.WATCHING THE CLEANING IN THE APP. While in the Android App, I would watch how the S5 cleaned rooms, and I was sometimes quite surprised at the patterns the S5 would take to clean a room. Notably, on two of the rooms in my house, the logical cleaning pattern would have been to clean length-wise in three or four passes, but the S5 chose to clean it width-wise, taking 10-12 passes for the same area. Also, the S5 would sometimes divide a room in two, clean one half, then backtrack on itself, and clean the other half. Weird stuff, but the effect was that it took longer to clean. As I mentioned before, the S5 had trouble with object avoidance; for some reason, it never seemed to remember them as something to avoid the next time around. None of those problems carried to the S7 - none. It picks the logical (shortest) path to clean a room, remembers obstacles (and marks them on the map!), and avoids them in the future if it sees them. Also, the S7 cleans my house faster than the S5. Great job!COMPLAINTSThe S7 has corrected the complaints I had about the S5 as I've noted above. In the YT videos I saw, the S7 had trouble picking up fine powders and sugar in the grouting of tiled floors. I don't have that flooring, so I can't speak to that.RECOMMENDATIONS1. Charge the battery to 100% before first use so the S7 will correctly map the entire house in its first pass.2. Consider using the MAX+ suction setting on the first run - the instructions within the app indicate that this was a prime reason to use it.3. Don't use the mop for the first run.4. When you get around to using the mop, use the Scrub Intensity of Intense and the Mop Route of Deep to get the best cleaning for the first few times going around the house. After that, you can dial back the Mop Route to Standard.5. Create cleaning schedules to divide the house into areas so that it preserves the battery, minimizes refilling the water tank for mopping, and makes it easier for the S7 to clean.6. Be sure the S7 runs enough times to create a complete map of the entire house before attempting to edit the map.7. Edit the map, define the rooms, set the type of floor, and optionally, place furniture.8. Enjoy the superb cleaning from the S7!SUMMARYThe S7 MaxV Plus is a great tool to have in any house or apartment. I like it a lot more than the S5, that's for sure! But after I purchased the S7 MaxV Plus, Roborock announced the S7 MaxV Ultra, which adds one more fantastic feature to its new, updated docking station: it will also refill the water tank and clean the mop head(!). I couldn't find this on Amazon, but the App indicates it will be available in June or July. When it comes out, I will purchase it for the upstairs and move the Plus docking station to the finished basement. The only difference between the S7 MaxV Ultra and the Plus is the docking station - the vacuum is the same, so all the comments I've made above I believe would equally apply to the new docking station.In short, if you don't have the Roborock S7 MaxV, buy it! If auto-cleaning the dust bin appeals to you, then purchase the Roborock S7 MaxV Plus. If you want the fully automated dust bin cleaning, water tank refill, and mop head cleaning, get the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra.

We are still intrigued by this little worker after 10,000 sf and 22 hours of cleaning in almost 1 month. It is still fun to watch and is contending well with all kinds of floor coverings including: hardwood, tile, oriental rugs with fringe, bamboo mats, marble, anti-fatigue mats, litter mats, and plush and berber wall-to-wall carpets. It cannot handle our bathroom mats but not a big deal. I just put the damp mopping attachment on and fill the water tank for every cleaning. It handles everything from cat hair and litter to sticky food spills very well.It really works to find a path under and around furniture and keeps adjusting it’s cleaning path as obstacles present. It is fun to watch it’s path on my iphone and the app is very user friendly. It is a great feeling to be getting something else done while it is working! Vacuuming up just the cat litter by selecting the zones around the cat boxes is one of my favorite options!It cannot quite complete a full clean with mopping/vacuuming of one floor (2.5K+ sf) on a full charge. I prefer to choose 1-2 rooms at a time so I can move small pieces of furniture between rooms and rinse the mopping pad. It does a beautiful job of mopping the hardwood floors (using the Omo Roborock floor cleaner). It is fairly quiet for a vacuum. The auto-empty bin is still on it’s first bag, and the sensors and filter have not required cleaning. Other than rinsing the mopping pad and refilling the water tank, it requires very little attention.It has difficulty with the longer fringe on oriental rugs and thinks they are an obstacle the next pass after it ruffles the fringe up. It has difficulty backing up from hardwood on to a thick oriental rug with the mopping attachment as the wheels get suspended a bit and it gets stuck on occasion. But, it calls for help when it needs it.Overall, we are happy with all of the extra cleaning this little worker has provided every few days and are having fun with it too! It has become a new member of the family.

I used to own a J7+ that I really liked but I decided to give the S7 maxV a try... My J7+ is now going to be a gift for someone else.(in comparison to the J7+):Pros:- The suction is noticeably better. Things get picked up from tile/hardwood much better (gets the stuff in the cracks, too)- It has a mop that works very well.- The mapping is phenomenal because of lidar- The app has more features like the ability to have the bot wait to charge until the evening (great for electric bills and energy use optimization)- It kind of doubles as a security sentry if you activate 2-way video- It's gets the job done faster because it's better at navigating- You can enable an option so the robot tries to avoid coming into contact with walls. I absolutely love this because I don't need to worry about the robot damaging things.Cons:- Carpet performance is subpar due to the silicon roller. (Note: this has a workaround! you can buy the brush roller for the Q5 and that fits in this unit and works much better on carpet.)- The bags are poorly designed and not my favorite. (I suggest getting the bagless canister upgrade. Gives the whole unit a more premium feel and no bags!- Lidar has issues with mirrors. You can use virtual walls but it still looks ugly on the map if you have any mirrors that reach the floor.- It's louder than it's predecessorSummary: Overall, I'm really happy that I got this robot. I don't need all the complexity of the MaxV Ultra since I won't use mopping as often. This bot feels like it has much more polish than the one it's replacing and I'm sad to say that I'm not looking back.

Limpia muy bien, nos sorprendio su capacidad de navegacion y mapeo, no te vas a olvidar de limpiar para siempre pero si ayuda a mantener la casa limpia mucho mas tiempo.