roborock Q7 M5+ Robot Vacuum and Mop, Upgraded from Q5 Max+, Up to 7-9 Weeks Self-Empty, 10000Pa Suction, Dual Anti-Tangle System for Pet Hair & Carpet, PreciSense LiDAR Navigation, App Control, Black

Doesn’t set off nutty dog; no human interaction needed for clean floors
[Only 11 days in, so I’ll update this as we approach the warranty limit. 2022.02.27]LOVE this machine! Praying it’s well-built and lasts, because it is wonderful. Why? Lemme tell ya.First, the miracle: our motor-phobic, prey-obsessed herding dog CAN STAND THIS VACUUM! When I ordered it, family members expressed loving concern that perhaps I’d lost my beans. I had the great hope that maybe, just maybe, I could run the thing inside a closed room while I entertained Mr. Dog far, far away and outdoors. Living the dream, eh? I rather assumed I’d be sending this vacuum back. I visualized the moral struggle of wanting to buff out bite marks while knowing that would be wrong, very wrong indeed.Instead, I’m floored (hahahahah) to report that I can actually run the Roborock S4 Max (“Max”) with my dog INSIDE the same room. For real. Nobody who knows Mr. Dog would have have taken that bet.Our long-haired, 68-pound purebred herder hates with a passion lawnmowers, motorcycles, and my screaming-loud upright vacuum cleaner. He can’t stand the whines of a hand mixer, electric juice reamer, coffee bean grinder, drill, or manual crank-powered radio. Thankfully, the electric shaver and toothbrushes pass muster; and after much work, over months, I got him able to cope with a popcorn popper.As for things that move, he is an arch-enemy of squirrels, crows, hawks, bees, spiders, ants, slowly twirling ceiling fan blades . . . you name it. He growls at and chases brooms, mops, and long-handled shovels. He has even sometimes attacked the damp paper towel with which I’m attempting to wipe up his hair while crouched on the floor, a wheeze-inducing, poor substitute for the vacuuming I’ve neglected since his adoption. Until we got Max the Bot, it had been getting really gross around here.Anyway, something about the sound of the Roborock S4 Max motor may be key. It’s just not very shrill at all. A quite quiet little whir. Another unexpected blessing is the motion of the machine. For reasons I’ll never know, it doesn’t set off Mr. Dog. Even the little rubbery, spidery finger things are not triggering. I had to do some desensitization training, sure, but no biggie. Day 1 looked good. By Day 3, we were off to the races! Metaphorically speaking. Mr. Dog does NOT chase Max. Nor bark at it. As I said, a miracle.I’ve been using this thing nearly every day. It needs two attempts on most rooms, but what do I care? I’m SO fricking happy not to be lugging my mighty, insanely loud vacuum around in a sweaty rush while stowing my dog at someone else’s house, or negotiating with another human family member to do it for me. Our household dirt includes a lotta long dog hair plus splotches of potting soil from an enthusiastic houseplant lover who’s recently moved back in with her parents. But two passes does the job.You can read the specs and comparisons and pros and cons, but here’s the deal for me:(1) Works with nutty dog! That’s enough right there.(2) I don’t have to interact with any other humans to make vacuuming happen. I just press a button and walk away.As for all the fancy features, yes, they work, but I don’t care much. Most important, the thing vacuums well and can usually find its charging station without help. If not, no big deal to pick it up. So far, I haven’t even bothered to program the invisible walls and such. I just put the bot where I want it to clean, press the button, and walk away. Easy to block an area with shoes or other objects if desired (e.g. laundry basket at top of stairs allows humans and dogs to pass, but not Max the Bot to tumble). Getting texts from the vacuum when it’s done is hilarious.As for human factors, I’ve asked non-asthmatic family members to empty the wee bin, which fills up quite quickly with dog hair and dust. It’s such an easy task, though, they don’t mind. We DO have to pull out long hair from the twirling brush and front wheel most days, but no worries. There’s no way around that, even with a mighty vacuum.As for models, I picked the cheaper S4 because I wasn’t ready to pony up for a unit that can also do wet-mopping. Various reviews made me think S4 would be as good as S5.Can’t think of any cons except the cost and wishing I’d got this thing earlier. It’s heads and shoulders above the automatic floor dusters we tried 20 years ago.Crossing my finger it lasts! So far, absolutely thrilled.PS: I have a friend with one of these. Same model. She’s worked it hard for months with no issues. She reports with delight that her adolescent and adult children now routinely PICK UP their charging cords and hair elastics and earrings and sewing doodads and other goodies from their shared living space every day. Hmm, who know when Mom programmed that thing to go off? Such a bad memory, tch-tch-tch. Yeah, it’ll eat a cord. Ya don’t want THAT.

I did lots of research before purchasing Roborock S4, there are lots of robot vacuum on the market. We think Roborock is by far the best robot vacuum.

The floor is really clean after the mopping.

Great vacuum cleaner – does the job quite well. I’ve been using it for the past 4 weeks and have not encountered any issues. Powerful enough to jump over the 3cm door ledge for the Kitchen and bathrooms. Strong suction power on the carpets. Have been able to find the home position 9/10 times.