Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra Robot Review. The Good & Bad.

The original Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra was a great success for Roborock. Many people were upset when they stopped selling them so it is no wonder that people are excited about the new S8 MaxV Ultra. It has grown up quite a bit with many changes, but as you will see in this video some of those changes have created a few issues and some are less than perfect.

➡Products tested in this video:

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Robot Features
02:57 Dock Features
04:32 Carpet Vacuum Test
04:55 Tile Vacuum Test
05:15 Vacuum Sound Test
05:26 Mopping Test
05:52 Mop Washing Test
06:10 Side Mop Test
06:36 FlexiArm Test
07:24 Obstacle Avoidance Test
08:23 Hot Water Test
09:27 Mop Drying Test
09:52 Auto Empty Test
10:18 Water Consumption
10:42 Hello Rocky Voice Assistant
11:22 Cons
15:20 Pros
17:44 Conclusion

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[roborockglobal]

Thank you for your honest review! We appreciate your feedback and we are committed to addressing the issues raised in the video in our future system upgrades.❤

[JOlsson]

The best and unbiased reviews on YouTube.

[T.O.P.S]

Nothing like a Honest opinion, thank you

[MajorTomMusic]

This is the most informative review for S8 MaxV Ultra I've found on YT so far. Thank you!

[starrisk]

oh man... your first line really sets the tone for the video... i guess it mostly works

can't wait for the Revo MaxV review

[Jewelworld]

The channel I been waiting for to review the new roborock! 🙌🏾

[petitbarzun]

Wow, thank you Jamie, this is why you are my favorite reviewer. I am most worried about the hair tangling as I have two dogs with long hair. I am seriously considering the X40 now. So it would be great to have a short video about comparing the X30 and the S8 MaxV Ultra.
The added features of the X40 over the X30 that I found are:
- Extendable and liftable Side Brush
- 1200 Pa suction power
- Lifts brushes when detecting a wet stain

[seancadet]

I was honestly really excited to get the S8 MaxV Ultra, seeing all the cool features it has. I was always a huge fan of Roborock, and really want to support them. But I also feel like they were getting much too expensive, with their top end robots reaching nearly $2K and mid-ends now over $1K. Sure, you need to pay for all the features they've added, but I honestly feel that most of the features aren't necessary, such as the voice control etc. That might be a huge think in China, but here, we have Alexa and Google, and if they just integrate it properly with those platforms, they don't need to work on a dedicated voice control feature. As such, the users end up paying for unnecessary or potentially useless features. I also feel like the numbers all these robot vacuum companies provide are just arbritary numbers, something they all pull out of thin air, just to one-up the competition, and they will charge you more for those higher numbers, while in reality, they probably aren't as high as they claim to be. I've never seen a single robot vacuum company show how they get those Pascal numbers, and we went from around 2000 Pa to over 10K Pa in about two years? What magical motor are these companies developing that produces these kinds of power without an increase in noise level or the physical size of the motors? It's almost nonsense. This is not a hit on Roborock, all robot vacuum companies boast this without giving substantial proof, and honestly we all fall for it.

[DreStyle]

downsides are better than channels that dont really review and keep companies from improving !! you are awesome !!

[aeris]

I've had my S8 maxv for a week and can tell you it is much improved over my s7 maxv it seems quieter more responsive and does a better job of obstacle avoidance. My old s7 had a few scratchs from hitting things from what I've observed the S8 seemed more careful and I like the redesigned dock it definitely seems like a nice upgrade and yes its more attractive. Thanks for your review.

[abadaba]

EXCELLENT review! Good thing is most of these are software updates and HOPEFULLY Robo is listening! This was 2k for a 2n1 and I agree with ALL you’ve expressed in concerns or CONS

[kronos]

Finally the honest review I was expecting. Everyone too much excited for this product, but my impressions is RR is going to add new features without fixing the little downsides of the past models. What a pity!
The last concrete robot from them was the S7 MaxV ultra, then they were lost… :(

Thank you for the detailed and hard work, please continue to be this impartial as always.

[mikeyfl]

Great video, covering in detail all the important factors good and bad! Happily keeping S7 MaxV with water refill system for the time being.

[julianfp]

Thanks Jamie for another great review. I also have a lot of respect for RoboRock. Knowing that its navigation is rock solid (no pun intended!) is very reassuring and my respect for RoboRock put the s8 MaxV Ultra at the top of my shortlist to replace my ageing Ecovacs T8 AIVI but having seen this review, although as you say it’s by no means a bad robot, I’m now thinking that I’m very definitely going to wait until the Dreame X40 has been out long enough to have a few thorough reviews published (including yours) but right now my hunch is that it will be the X40 that I end up buying, specifically the X40 Master if I can get it in the UK because that plumbed-in docking station that integrates flush with kitchen cabinets is the neatest implementation of a dock that I’ve seen and the kitchen is where my robot’s docking station lives so it would be perfect for me.

[batuhankobaner]

The best video of an robot vacuum ever seen. I think you are an engineer. Bravo mate.

[alexleon]

I love the little details that you point out when using the robot. Awesome review.

[LokiDaFerret]

IDK man at this price point I wouldn't expect gimmicks. Seems RoboRock thinks their fans will buy whatever they push out. I'm not convinced and it might be time to look elsewhere

But your review was excellent! 👏👍 Thanx for putting in the effort to inform us!

[amanchahal]

Thank you for your response, Jamie. I would like to have a mop function for my hard floors, and my budget is not an issue. Object avoidance is a must-have feature, and I also need a self-empty dock. While checking the available models, I saw that you haven't reviewed the L10S Pro Ultra Heat yet. Can you please compare it with the L20 and Q REVO models, and also with the S8 Pro Ultra? I'm not sure how important the hot water mopping pad system is. For your information, I'm from Australia, so the Dreame X30 model is not available here.

I'm feeling confused about which robot vacuum model to purchase. Initially, I was interested in the Roborock S8 Pro Ultra, but I found out that it doesn't come with rotating pads. I'm not sure if it can mop well without them. Therefore, I am also considering the L10s Pro Ultra Heat, which has rotating pads and an extendable mopping edge. However, since there aren't many reviews available for this model, I am concerned about its navigation system and detection capabilities. It would be really helpful if you could review the L10s Pro Ultra Heat for me.

[Anytechgoes]

Of all the reviews on here i always prefer yours. The realistic day to day, like the flexi arm....needing to be a full house clean. No wonder it would have a longer life when its barely used ha.

I have the S7 Max V and i csn sell and get one of these for about 200 extra on top of what i can sell it for. Its an upgrade in the right direction, just not a massive massive leap.

[RockinReviews]

Hey, Jamie! I know im late to the video and comments! Sorry in advance! Does the sidebrush still not extend under cabinets as of now/today? And does it still swing it out too late when approaching corners?