Roborock at CES 2026: Stair-climbing robot vacuums, sonic mopping and a big bet on smarter homes

At CES 2026, Roborock showed off its most ambitious ideas yet. From a stair-climbing robot vacuum to refined flagships and even robotic lawnmowers.

Roborock Saros Rover – The world's first wheel-leg Robovac. Picture: Roborock.

Roborock arrived at CES this year with one of the event's showstoppers. The headline act was undoubtedly the Saros Rover, a prototype robovac that uses a wheel-leg system to climb stairs, slopes and awkward thresholds. It’s an audacious idea, and one that tackles a problem robot vacuums have ignored for years.

If Roborock can turn Saros Rover into a reliable consumer product, it could remove one of the last major limitations of robot vacuums. Multi-storey homes have always required compromises, additional devices, or manual intervention. A robot that can clean stairs as it climbs them feels disruptive, even if it’s still some way from a confirmed launch. There are still open questions. Staircases are unpredictable, cluttered spaces, and long-term reliability will matter far more than demo-friendly tricks. But as a concept, Saros Rover feels like the first rethink of robot vacuum mobility, rather than another incremental boost to suction or AI labels. Alongside the experimental hardware, Roborock also revealed more immediate updates to its core range. 

The Saros 20 and Saros 20 Sonic refine the company’s premium formula with enhanced object recognition, a higher climbing threshold, and a powerful 35,000Pa motor. The Sonic model’s ultra-slim body and upgraded vibrating mop suggest Roborock is paying closer attention to real homes, where low furniture and edge cleaning matter more than raw suction figures.

The new Qrevo Curv 2 Flow is also worth noting. Its roller-style mop and self-cleaning system signal a shift towards more hands-off maintenance, an area where robot cleaners still frustrate many users.

Roborock President, Mr Quan Gang, and Real Madrid Football Club's Director of Institutional Relations, Emilio Butragueño. Picture: Roborock.

There’s also a marketing push this year, with Roborock partnering with Real Madrid under the banner “The Greatest Meeting the Greatest”. It’s glossy, but the products themselves don’t feel like empty hype. The technology on show backs up the ambition.

Rockmow X1 LiDAR. Picture: Roborock.

Perhaps the most telling move, however, is Roborock’s expansion into robotic lawnmowers. The RockMow and RockNeo models suggest the company is positioning itself as a broader home robotics brand rather than just a vacuum specialist. Whether European consumers follow that vision remains to be seen, but the direction is clear.