Keeping floors when you’ve got work, family, and pet hair tumbleweeds to deal with is a task. Roborock has made a name as the Dyson of robot vacuums, an upscale brand that generally charges four-figure prices for its premium models.
But this is the best part: the company’s Q series brings that same level of engineering at a fraction of the cost. Now, Amazon is cutting the price of the Roborock Q10 S5+ to only $299 for Prime Day from $549 (45% off) which is an all-time low that makes this smart vacuum-mop hybrid more accessible than ever.
Self-Emptying Convenience That Actually Lasts
The Q10 S5+ fixes one of the biggest nuisances with robot vacs: constantly emptying out the dustbin. Its self-empty station boasts a massive 2.7-liter dust bag that holds dirt for an astonishing 70 days before you need to lay hands on it. To give you some context, most standard robot vacs must be emptied after every cleaning cycle or two. This increased capability enables you to literally set it and forget it for months, and that is an enormous benefit for pet owners going through constant shedding or busy families where the cleaning chores pile up.
Under the hood, this model has 10,000Pa of HyperForce suction which means serious cleaning capability on any type of floor. To put that number in context, most affordable robot vacuums top out at 2,000-3,000Pa so this is over three times as much pulling power. That extra muscle lets it yank out embedded pet hair from carpet strands, remove embedded crumbs from tile grout lines, and remove dust from hardwood crevices that other vacuums simply roll over.
Hair wrapping around brush rollers is another annual headache that Roborock eliminates with its dual anti-tangle system: The main brush uses a JawScrapers Comb which actively cuts and pushes hair off of the roller and the side brush uses tangling-resistant specialized bristles. If you’ve ever spent 20 minutes of your life cutting hair off of a vacuum brush with scissors, this engineering is going to be love. Owners of long-haired animals will alone appreciate this feature as a reason for upgrade.
The VibraRise 2.0 mopping system brings actual scrubbing action rather than just dragging a damp cloth across your floors. Its sonic vibration technology vibrates the mop pad 3,000 times per minute and creates the kind of agitation to loosen dried spills and sticky spots. The system can lift the mop pad up to 8mm when detecting carpet to prevent wet mops from soaking your rugs. You control mopping intensity via the app depending on your floor type, with gentle passes for sealed hardwood or rough scrubbing for tile.
Navigation is managed by PreciSense LiDAR technology which rotates 360 degrees to create detailed maps of your entire house with millimeter-level precision. It generates rich floor plans that the vacuum uses to map out efficient cleaning paths instead of going around seemingly at random. Multi-floor mapping keeps different floors stored if you have a multi-story residence, so you won’t need to re-map every time you move it upstairs.
At $299, this represents a rare opportunity to grab premium cleaning technology at mid-range pricing, especially given that comparable models from other brands typically hover around $500-600 even on sale.