Roborock S6 Pure, the swinging vacuum robot

Roborock unveils its new intelligent robot vacuum cleaner, with the Roborock S6 Pure. Packed with sensors, the device swallows the dust and passes the mop independently.

At the  Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, High-tech also invites itself into home appliances. Among the new features, intelligent robot vacuum cleaners are in the game. Roborock, an offshoot of Chinese Xiaomi, took the opportunity to present its new model, the Roborock S6 Pure. It incorporates the same laser navigation and advanced home mapping devices as its parent, the S6, or the S5 Max, which Futura already mentioned a few weeks ago.

Its 13 types of sensors (a compass, an infrared sensor, a laser rangefinder, an accelerometer, an odometer) allowing it to avoid obstacles, falls and recognize the carpets to automatically switch to a suction mode more powerful. He also knows how to overcome obstacles two centimeters high.

The vacuum cleaner knows how to avoid virtual walls and prohibited areas.  © Roborock

He also passes the mop

Like other models and most robot vacuum cleaners, the device is flat and round, measuring 35 cm in width and almost 10 cm in height. Hybrid, it also knows how to mop. For this, the capacity of its water tank for washing is 180 ml. The device can clean up to 250 m2.

The S6 Roborock Pure essentially driver via the home WiFi and Application for smartphones ( iOS and Android ). The big advantage of this model will be its price when it is marketed during the second quarter of 2020. The manufacturer has announced that it will be sold for 499 euros. In addition to this new model, the brand also unveiled the Roborock H6, a powerful cordless hand vacuum cleaner.