Roborock Saros Z70: the robot vacuum cleaner with articulated arm that comes from the future

You might think that the Saros Z70 is taken from the latest Spider-Man. Indeed, for its new robot vacuum cleaner, Roborock is innovating: the Chinese manufacturer is equipping its device with an articulated arm intended to remove small obstacles.

An articulated arm to hunt small obstacles

To clean all areas of the house, the robot would then be able to remove objects weighing up to 300 g, such as socks, small towels, paper tissues and sandals.

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Concretely, the robot cleans the home for the first time, before returning to the obstacles identified as being able to be moved. In front of them, the articulated arm unfolds to catch the object. It would be able to expand horizontally and vertically in five axes. Once the cleaning is finished, the OmniGrip – as Roborock has named it – is stored in the robot’s belly; which allows the device to measure only 7.98 cm in height, just like the Saros 10 and Saros 10R. The Roborock app offers the option to enable or disable this feature.

A camera, precision sensors and an LED light equip the articulated arm and allow it to determine its position. Obviously, a good dose of artificial intelligence is also necessary for the Saros Z70.

A navigation system powered by artificial intelligence

More generally, to find its way in its environment, the Roborock relies on StarSight 2.0 technology from the manufacturer. Already present on the QRevo Slim, this complete navigation system should allow the robot to clean with precision even around furniture with thin legs, for example.

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If it does not rely on a classic laser rangefinder, it includes an RGB camera with AI and 3D sensors. This equipment allows you to recognize 108 different obstacles. It would even be able to detect small cables, often the black spot of robot vacuum cleaners.

Many high-end assets

For the rest, the Saros Z70 has assets worthy of the best devices on the market. The robot has 22,000 Pa of suction. In addition to the main brush, the side brush also extends to reach remote corners this time. Two rotating mops take place at the back of the Roborock and are capable of raising 2.2 cm when approaching carpets for example.

Finally, the docking station takes care of maintaining the washing and vacuuming function thanks to a dust bag and two water trays. After cleaning, the base cleans the mops with hot water (80°C).

The articulated arm of the Saros Z70 is a real innovation on the robot vacuum cleaner market, we hope that its price is not prohibitive. We don’t know it yet, but the secret should soon be revealed since the robot vacuum cleaner will be available this year.

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