Roborock S8 Pro Ultra Review - 6 Months Later

Long term review of the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra. How does it compare to last year's S7 MaxV Ultra? What are its best features? What are the downsides of going with the S8? We'll walk you through those questions and more including:

A look at the obstacle avoidance performance, the new design of the robot and the dock, the new mopping system, Roborock app including smart maps, maintance tracking, issues with obstacle avoidance and specifically cords, and our recommendation on whether or not we think this robot has been worth it.

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🕰️Timestamps:
0:00 - The new Dock
0:25 - Camera system and LiDar
1:04 - Issue with Chords and Obstacle Avoidance
1:38 - Carpet Performance
2:04 - Mopping Performance
2:45 - Battery Life
3:35 - Roborock App and Schedules
4:08 - Maintenance and Part tracking
4:32 - Smart Assistant integrations
4:47 - Smart Map
5:10 - Obstacle Avoidance issues
6:08 - This thing is expensive
6:29 - DO NOT MISTAKE the S7 Max for the S7 MaxV
7:40 - Roborock naming conventions need some work
8:00 - No trade-in program
8:16 - Recommendation

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[Pabla]

S8 Pro Ultra owner for almost a year and I love mine. I have only hard floors and it mops them well and efficiently. One note the mop is removable. It's truly an autonomous cleaning device.

[telezon]

Wow, was just looking into these. Glad this rolled out out before I dug too deep. Thanks for the great review, as always!

[adynis]

"[...] not removable, same thing with the mop" [2:41] -> What do you mean? The mop can be removed, washed, replaced ...

[xeonk]

the naming is not that much of a science, pro/max/maxv is for the robot itself and indicates different features, plus/ultra is for the dock, without or with auto-washing. That's pretty much it

[jig]

This is a great review. I love the long-term reviews because it gives you the opportunity really get to know the product. Thank you for making it. I'm a little disappointed here about the lackluster obstacle avoidance. I just assumed because this is to be a flagship device, it would do a better job avoiding on the ground. I'm curious, do you or anyone know if this unit has a mop only function?

[billiexluxury]

I’m also very confused by the max ultra names. I’ve just started looking at these and now I don’t know which one to choose

[bnycebp]

Would u say s8 pro ultra is better than s7 plus? Roborock is offering trade in $900 for my s7plus

[nolagirl]

How do you know Robo Rock is going to put out a new model in the first half of 2024? Just curious, thanks! Great review btw

[joem]

I have a roborock for a year. We quit using it for about 6 months. I started using it again every couple of days and it's aweful. It does not pick up hair and I've checked the container and made sure it's no clogged. I don't recommend this product.

[BrandonDoyleMN]

My experience was similar, I actually prefer the S7 MaxV, it’s been on sale quite a bit lately

[Yama_]

The S7 camera mode could only be unlocked by physically holding down a set of buttons on the device. I have no clue why they would remove the feature over "privacy" concerns in the follow-up model. Being able to remotely drive the robot is just very convenient.

[reefgaming]

You said it starts adding extra rooms to map question do you have to remap the whole house or does it fix it self that the one issue I have with deebot your the first reviewer who said that about roborock

[t-townfoxtrot]

How many square feet can it do in each mode? I have 2500sq feet all on 1 floor, no real obstacles besides doors and furniture.

[enoch]

Is there a point in getting the s8 pro if the s8 max is the same price?

[olasonn]

I have the S8 and easily can remove the mop and water tank.

[Golfboy-zele]

It looks like the same problem I have with S7 MaxV Ultra, is going to be on this new vacuum. I never refill the water tank on the vacuum on my own, because it auto fills it, but today, I was looking at the cashback offer, and cleaning it up for pictures, and there is brown build up or mold/mildew in the tank! So I have been cleaning my floors with dirty water! gross! I have found the same brown mildew in my clean water tank too, but Today is the first time I even looked at the vacuum's water tank. Please come out with a better solution to add to the Roborock products! It says you are only allowed to use Roborock cleaning solution, so now I don't know what to do!

[khao]

Fugging "error 13" is annoying me so much.

[fuiwfnbnufjehnfojui]

Update to this review:
Roborock does offer a trade in credit now.
The reason the link to the S7 MaxV ultra redirects to the S7 Max Ultra is because they discontinued the S7 MaxV Ultra due to RGB cam concerns

[GeorgeTsiros]

5:50 bloody hell. Rejected for that and for that _alone_ holy shit