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Roborock’s robotic arm vacuum is impressive, but is it useful in real life?

Robot vacuums have come a long way over the years, but I don’t think anyone expected we’d have these machines running around our homes with a robotic arm any time soon. Yet, here we are. The Roborock Saros Z70 has a built-in robotic arm that extends to pick up objects it finds, but after living with it for a couple of weeks, here’s why I think this idea needs a bit more time in the oven.

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Google Home Essentials: Roborock S7 is a near-perfect floor cleaner w/ a pricey auto-empty option

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Robot vacuums are still very much a luxury, but they’ve come down in price considerably over the past several years to the point where, now, you can get something halfway decent for around $150. What’s more interesting to me, however, are the vacuums that are still a bit more expensive but are also much better at the job in question. Roborock has become a big name in that market, and the brand’s Google Assistant-connected Roborock S7 might be a perfect robot vacuum and mop. Here’s why.

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