At 63.8 decibels, the Roborock S5 was clearly louder than the Shark Ion R85 (59.2). We were able to have a conversation with another person in the area although the vacuum worked around us but raised our voices. Much like the app that communicates the Eufy Robovac 30C was made to control home devices. While the vacuum section of the program is strong, the layout isn’t intuitive. We were amazed with how gently the Roborock S5 approached walls and barriers. The bumper on the Roomba 690 appeared to announce it struck something with elastic clunk; the S5 was much more polite.The robot slows its own approach and its own side brush before gingerly approaching an obstacle. The S5 pushed on chairs and dog bowl around the floor over the Shark Ion R85 and also the Neato Botvac D7. It was not destructive, but I wouldn’t leave a delicate vase onto a lightweight plant stand around during a cleanup. The Roborock S5 may also be controlled via Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Don’t expect to get any advanced features using Alexa; the options are On and Off, which prompts to bot to come back to its foundation. Google Assistant adds”Return to Dock,” which sends the robot house, rather than Stop, which pauses the vacuum in its paths. All in all, the Roborock S5 accumulated an average of 86.8 percent of test debris on carpet–a performance on a par with the Neato Botvac D7, but well below the Shark Ion R85’s 97.2 percent. The S5’s hardwood performance told a similar tale, picking up an average of 83.9 percent of test debris. It was bested by the Botvac D7 by 12 percent. 
If you guessed that the Go icon would begin a cleaning cycle, you would be wrong. Rather, Go directs the S5 to a user-chosen stage on the cleansing map for the bot to perform a place cleaning. Activating the icon that is Clean starts an overall vacuuming cycle. Buried in the Preferences menu are five distinct Cleanup modes : Quiet, Balanced, Turbo, MAX and Mop. The app, and by extension, the vacuum, retain the mode last used. Flip the Roborock S5 above and you’re going to discover two rubber wheels on either side, a multi-directional wheel at front, and a three-spoke side brush to the left. Between the wheels is the mix rubber and bristle roller brush. Though similar to the brush around the Eufy Robovac 30c, the S5’s roller brush stayed free of hair and fuzz. Setup and program The screen displays the place in yards, cleaning time and our favourite item of information. Along the base are icons for Go, Dock, Clean and Zoned Cleanup. What the Roborock S5 lacked in cleaning thoroughness, it made up for with speed, cleaning our hardwood and carpeting test area at an average of 15 minutes and 22 seconds, almost a complete hour faster than the Roomba 690 and 45 minutes quickly compared to Shark Ion R85. It wasn’t quite as fast as the Neato Botvac D7, that cleaned the evaluation region at an average of 10 minutes, 22 seconds. The guide recommends running a vacuum cycle that is regular . We did this, but it did not seem to help. The S5 abandoned the mopped area dull and somewhat sticky. 
If it was possible to use something along with water in the mop tank it could have performed better. Design As per a Roborock representative, though the Roborock S5 employs exactly the same program made by Xiaomi as the S55 (Xiaomi is an investor in Roborock), map data is saved locally on the robot, and only goes into the Cloud when an individual views the map on the smartphone program. As much as 20 maps are saved in the Cloud in any time and are automatically deleted after a year. When users delete a map it’s also eliminated from the Cloud. The security company evaluated the safety of four different robot vacuums, including the Roborock S55 and the iRobot Roomba 980. The Roborock S55 performed the worst; AV-Test explained that this was”Due partially to gross security deficiencies in data transmission, the transfer of information to third parties, the app’s unexplainable thirst for data, in addition to a very clear need for progress in the statement on the handling of customer data.” Note that Map Saving Mode is currently in beta and must be toggled on separately under Vacuum Settings in the app. We spent several test runs re-mapping our first floor due to the map not saving automatically. Both the more expensive iRobot Roomba i7+ and also the D7 are able to store floor plans. Despite its size, the Roborock S5 deftly maneuvered through tight spaces. At 3.8 inches , the S5 sits straight between the 3.9-inch Botvac D7 and the 3.7-inch Roomba 690. While we don’t love the laser cover at the center, the feature was significantly less obtrusive than the one on the D7, that has a large overhang and penchant for getting stuck under living room seats. 
In our lab tests, the Roborock S5 performed well, but not outstandingly so. On hardwood and carpet, it picked up an average of 96.2% of the Cheerios strewn across the test area, which was marginally less than the iRobot Roomba 690 (99.5 percent), the Neato Botvac D7 (99.8) and the Shark Ion R85, which divides a perfect 100 percent on this evaluation. At the robot’s center is a laser cap with a splash of orange underneath on the Neato Botvac D7. Above the cover are buttons for cleaning, on/off and recharging. Maybe due to the colour, the wall sensors on front and side of the S5 are more noticeable than on other versions, but they don’t detract from the bot’s understated appearance. The Roborock S5 is mostly controlled via the Mi Home program (Android and iOS). Connecting the robot to the app and to our home wi-fi network took 2 tries, mostly because the directions for pairing the bot into the network weren’t very clear. Abstruse instructions quickly turned into a recurring theme of this S5. “Beginning the cleanup,” a cheery voice announces from deep inside the Roborock S5. Rather than a string of Morse code-like beeps and chimes employed by the Neato Botvac D7, the Shark Ion R85 and lots of other appliances, the S5 admits what it is likely to perform in easy-to-understand language prompts. Cleaning performance Security concerns If you’re adding a robot vacuum you want it to look good–particularly if it’s docked in your living space. 
The Roborock S5 eschews the black-and-gray colour scheme embraced by other vacuums for white, with muted silver trim around the rim. The Roborock S5 measures 13.8 inches in diameter, more than an inch bigger than the Shark Ion R85; it’s also bigger than the 13-inch iRobot Roomba 690 and the 13.2-inch Neato Botvac D7. When the Roborock S5 get its claws, it cleaned regions in a thorough, precise, back-and-forth snake layout. The robot vacuum found its way under our dining room table, readily weaving its way to another from 1 side of the room. We appreciated how closely the S5 hewed to walls and around chair legs;it tackled walls and edges as tightly as the Neato Botvac D7. The van was also smart enough to completely avoid a thick pile rug which felled additional robot vacuums, but its taller elevation supposed it did not fit under our seats or our low-clearance sofa. Among our favorite design elements of the Robovac S5 is its own”hood” Flip the plastic piece that is thin up and you will find the ample dustbin hidden in the center, along with a index light and system reset button. The S5 was the real robot vacuum cleaner we examined that had an onboard space to maintain the tool for cleaning the brush roll, a clever means to maintain while enhancing the aesthetic. An section near the rear is supposed to maintain the microfiber mop module. The black-and-white pier for your Roborock S5 is just slightly taller than the vacuum itself. It is only needed if you plan on using the mop attachment, although A large plastic mat attaches to the pier.
Mopping performance We were reluctant to provide the S5 free reign to mop in case it decided to test and clean our rug, so we used the spot-cleaning manner, which cleans a 1.5- meter (4.9 feet) area around where the S5 is put. Turns our hesitations were unfounded. The Roborock S5 produced about as much water as a wet Swiffer pad on the floor. If it had cleaned as well as a Swiffer does. Picking up dog hair on both the hardwood and carpeting stymied many of those robot vacuums we analyzed, such as the Roborock S5;it picked up just 79.5% of pet hair–10 percent less compared to Botvac D7 and 8.5 percent less compared to Ion R85. On the other hand, the S5 did best the Roomba 690’s 73.3 percent pet hair pickup speed. We were excited about zone cleaning as it is a great way to perform a daily cleaning of a hall or kitchen where there is more foot traffic. From the primary screen on the program, you are able to draw boxes around the map areas you want vacuumed. Unlike the iRobot Roomba i7+ and the Neato Botvac D7, you can’t save or title the zones, which usually means you need to redraw the place each time that you wish to clean them. Adding to the confusion is a Edit Map button on the screen which allows you draw virtual barrier cassette and no-go zones. The Roborock S5 distinguishes itself using a mopping feature that’s unique one of the robot vacuums we tested, but unfortunately, its art is more of a novelty than helpful. A slender, half-moon-shaped disk using a microfiber pad resides under the back of the vacuum. Fill out the disc with water, click it in, adjust the Cleanup mode in the program and you’re ready to clean.
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