CES is well known fancy TV and laptop launchbut in 2025, there are more than a few companies trying to make waves with robot vacuums, too. After years where it seemed like vacuuming, mopping, and self-emptying might be the ultimate capabilities of a robot vacuum, this year's show introduced home robots with entirely new functionality — and appendages.
Here are the robot vacuums that caught our attention CES 2025many of which you can invite to clean your living room later this year.
Roborock Saros Z70
Roborock's flagship vacuum for 2025 is the Roborock Saros Z70a circular robot vacuum on the outside, which hides a retractable “OmniGrip” arm that can pick up and move objects inside. The arm is capable of five-axis movement and is only capable of carrying around 300 grams, making it better at moving clothes and cables than anything really heavy. Roborock claims that the Saros Z70's precision sensors, LEDs, and camera can recognize 108 objects that it can move or avoid, with the ability to learn up to 50 custom objects, too.
The only missing pieces are a price and a launch date. Roborock plans to start selling the Roborock Saros Z70 later this year, but did not share what the price of the new robot will be. It may turn out that robot arms don't come cheap.
Dreame X50 Ultra
Dreame is one of Roborock's rivals, and it has its own new flagship robot vacuum at CES. Instead of an arm, the Dreame X50 Ultra with small wheeled legs for climbing (shallow) stairs. Dreame calls the feature “ProLeap System” and it currently claims that the X50 Ultra can handle stairs up to 6cm (about 2.4 inches) high. That's shorter than the average home ladder, but it still means Dreame's robot vacuum can reach places competitors can't.
The Dreame X50 Ultra is available to reserve now for $39, which locks you in at a lower $1310 price and ensures a longer warranty and free accessories. The robot vacuum will officially go on sale on February 4 for $1700.
Eufy E20
Robot vacuums are convenient, but they're still not great at reaching every corner of your home, which usually means you'll need to have some kind of handheld vacuum as well. The Eufy E20 that two-vacuum conundrum can be eliminated. It's a 3-in-1 robot vacuum that you can program to clean your house on its own, or pop out its vacuum component and use as a stick or handheld vacuum for hard-to-reach areas .
The goal is to own a vacuum that can adapt to all your needs, while still offering the benefits of a robot vacuum, such as a base station for automatic disposal of debris. Looks like Eufy might have got it, and at a pretty affordable price, too. The Eufy 3-in-1 E20 Vacuum will be available on February 10 and will start at $550, including all its accessories.
Switchbot K20+ Pro
Swithcbot is known for smart home accessories like robotic curtain movers and button pushers, but the company has also been offering its own affordable robot vacuum for the past few years. The Switchbot K20+ Pro is its latest model, but also a new way to combine Switchbot products you may already own.
The K20+ Pro looks a bit like a normal robot vacuum, with a rolling platform mounted on top. It can hold up to 18 lbs and you can connect an air purifier, security camera, or Switchbot fan to the top and get a vacuum that doubles as a general home robot. Switchbot says it's also designed to be easy to mod if you want to create your own unique attachment to go over the top. The K20+ Pro is definitely equal parts goofy and smart, but it's still a lot of unknowns. No price or launch date beyond later this year. Switchbot plans to sell the K20+ Pro solo, and with some of the compatible accessories.
Dreame Retractable Arm Prototype
Roborock isn't alone in showing off a robot vacuum with one arm. Dreame's unnamed prototype The robot vacuum isn't ready for sale yet, but it includes its own claw-shaped arm for grabbing objects, and wheeled “legs” for going over ledges like the Dreame X50 Ultra.
It's unclear when this prototype will become a real product or how much it will cost when it does, but it serves as a good example that if Roborock can pull off the Saros Z70, others will surely follow.
