At Roborock, the “Q” stands for the middle class, the “Revo” for revolution. This test clarifies what the vacuum and mopping robot does well and differently.
Absolute premium cleaners come from Roborock. The manufacturer’s top models are not exactly cheap, with prices well beyond 1000 dollars. That’s why the affordable middle class is now taking off with the Roborock Q Revo, and at first glance it leaves nothing to be desired: for under 800 dollars, the robot vacuum cleaner with laser navigation and wiping function also comes with a multifunctional docking station. The full cleaning package is convincing, as the test shows.
Rags away! The mopping is now small and round
Brand new at Roborock, and almost a small “revolution” solution: for wet cleaning, the manufacturer uses two round rotating mops at the rear of the robot. Suppliers such as Dreame and Ecovacs have been incorporating this cleaning technology into their devices for some time; Roborock has always used a wipe. Disadvantage: After the cleaning tour, for example with the flagship model S8 Pro UltraA motorized brush is used to carefully scrub the cloth clean. This self-cleaning in the dock is easier with the Q Revo – and more cost-effective for the manufacturer: In the park position, the wipers circle over a grooved surface in order to free themselves from dirt – washed around with lots of water. The simple plastic bowl can be easily removed and rinsed under the tap.
Cleaning talents: slimmed down here, increased there
Roborock has also made savings where it is not immediately obvious: on the underside of the Q Revo, only a roller and no liftable dual roller shovels the dirt into the robot’s interior. The built-in water tank is just 80 millimeters. This means that the device has to return home more often to refuel when wiping, and the cleaning cycle takes longer overall. The water containers in the dock are huge: one holds a whopping 5 liters of fresh water, the other collects up to 4.2 liters of dirty water.
The station also has a lot to offer: it regularly vacuums the dirt it brings with it into a large dust bag. The flushed wipers are dried in air at 45 degrees during work breaks. This prevents mold and odor. Roborock does not have a tank for cleaning agents that ensures more shine and a pleasant scent. Overall, the Q Revo and its dock seem well made, but the design is a bit bland and the equipment is not quite as high-quality as the premium models of the S-Class.
The Roborock Q Revo vacuums so thoroughly
The Q Revo performs bravely when it comes to vacuuming. This is also due to the reliable navigation: always keeping an eye on the room using a laser, the robot chooses its route very carefully and hardly leaves anything out. It just wasn’t quite as smooth when it came to edges. Despite distance sensors, it kept getting stuck. Then a little maneuvering is required to get the device back on track.
Confronted with 100 grams of cat chaff, oat flakes and wood chips in the test, the Q Revo proved to be quite hungry: on average it collected just under 94 grams. Only the top vacuum cleaners from our own stable as well as from Ecovacs and Dreame swallow a few more crumbs. The Roborock app on the cell phone offers all the settings that cleaning devils could want. The cleaning journey can be planned and adjusted down to the smallest detail. If you just want to keep it clean, choose Smart mode. The Q Revo uses software and sensors to decide which floor to clean and how.
That’s how well the middle class scrubs through
In this price range, the wiping function has to be capable of something. The simple wiping cloth that is dragged across the floor has long since become obsolete, as it creates a bit of a shine but does not remove stubborn dirt. The Q Revo has two round, rotating mopping pads that scrub magnetically at the rear of the robot. This is not new – Ecovacs and Dreame also work on tiles and laminate with short and circular shags. The result: powerful but often uneven wiping that tends to leave streaks. Although the mopping pads automatically pull up a little on carpeted floors (7 millimeters on the Q Revo), they often get stuck on the edge of the carpet.
This works better with Roborock: The wiping result is correct because the shaggy hair moves across the floor with a lot of pressure and up to 200 revolutions per minute. The Q Revo removes dirt from the floor well, like no other robot with this wiping technology. Only on the wall there are a few centimeters missing from the edge, which the scrubbers leave untouched, and they also can’t get into corners. To do this, the vacuum cleaner would have to briefly switch into reverse gear or even swing out its wipers.
The top models from Dreame can do tricks like this, but not the Q Revo. Nevertheless: Roborock is and remains the reference for wet cleaning – on the Q Revo with its round wipers, on the S models with a wiper including “VibraRise”. The S8 Pro Ultra, for example, scrubs the floor with up to 3,000 shaking movements per minute. This really gets the mopping plate going and in the test on laminate and parquet it even removed nasty stains that had already been drying for a while. The Q Revo can’t quite keep up.
Object Detection: Doesn’t look too closely
Anyone who doesn’t want to clean up before every cleaning gate will be happy about reliable obstacle detection. The Q Revo has “structured light” and “reactive tech” on board – and it’s weak: he left the shoes and the dummy dog poop aside, but he saved himself the evasive maneuver when it came to socks and the cell phone strap and rolled over them unabashedly. Roborock has eliminated the need for a camera or cross laser, which makes it easier to notice objects lying around. It is reserved for the S models – or the competition from Dreame and Co.
Roborock Q Revo: test conclusion and price
If you choose the middle class at Roborock, you get a good cleaner with a dock in your house who vacuums thoroughly and mops properly. With the Q Revo, round mops celebrate their in-house premiere and scrub better right from the start than with Ecovacs and Co. Roborock is primarily competing with itself – with the S8 Pro Ultra, which also costs almost twice as much. The Q Revo including dock is a good choice for price-conscious cleaning fans who can live with a few compromises in terms of object recognition, for example.
The Roborock Q Revo is available in white and black and costs 780 dollars. For comparison: the manufacturer charges 1,350 dollars for its top model, the S8 Pro Ultra. The corresponding list of the best offers an overview of current vacuum and mopping robots.
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