Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra

What testers say about the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra

For anyone with glossy hardwood and rugs in the same room, the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra suits the mix.

Three testers sent the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra through clutter and came back with three verdicts. Just A Dad Approved, after more than 90 days, marked obstacles at 8, half a point over that tester's middle score of 7.5, because it kept away from cables, shoes and pet bowls. Vacuum Wars put the same skill at 2.91 on its five-point scale, clear of the 2.375 that splits its field in half, yet judged it only average beside the strongest rivals. TechRadar watched it go for a sock and snag on cables.

Just A Dad Approved saw the flat vibrating pad leave none of the rings spinning pads draw on shiny boards, and at carpet the pad rises 20 millimetres, nearly double the 10.5 millimetres usual among robots whose station also washes the mop. Suction is modest, 10,000 Pa when most of those rivals manage 20,000 Pa.

Hair is what catches it out. The twin rubber rollers lack the anti-tangle design most of its peers have, and in the Vacuum Wars tangle test of the plumbed version, 59 per cent of the strands stayed caught on them, against 26 per cent on the single roller of the Dreame X40 Master. Just A Dad Approved marked it down to 6 for hair, half a point short of its usual 6.5. With a long-haired dog, the rollers will need cutting free by hand.

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