We’re on the ground at CES in Las Vegas all week to sift through the hype and find the products that should actually be worth your money this year. Check out our guide to CES 2026 for our latest hands-on impressions right from the show floor.
Last year at CES, among a slew of the latest tech products, Roborock turned heads with a robot vacuum complete with a retractable arm that picks up small items in its path. This year, the brand’s newest innovation to debut at the conference has sprouted a new pair of appendages. The Roborock Saros Rover features two wheel legs that allow the device to climb up and down your home’s stairs and over uneven thresholds.
To execute these advanced (for a vacuum) movements, the Saros Rover uses a combination of AI technology, motion sensors and 3D spatial information. Each leg can raise and lower independently to keep the body of the machine level, and it’s adept at precise movements, including sudden stops, turns and directional changes.
At a pre-CES demo, I watched the Saros Rover climb a set of stairs, cleaning each step as it went. According to the brand, the vacuum can operate on all types of stairs, including curved and carpeted cases.
In addition to stair-climbing, I saw the Saros Rover roll up and down a slope while managing to control the speed of its ascent and descent and even spin around mid-slope, remaining level all the while by bending and straightening its legs accordingly. While this aspect of the demo was certainly impressive, I’m a bit unclear on the real-world application of this ability — while not all homes have perfectly flat floors, I can’t imagine that too many possess steep inclines (outside of a driveway) that would need cleaning.
Finally — and perhaps most shockingly — the Saros Rover can execute small jumps. A rep for Roborock explained that this jumping ability comes in handy when the vacuum descends steps and that it could be useful for navigating uneven thresholds, as well as improving general stability. Again, not necessarily a must-have feature for a home appliance that cleans floors, but an airborne robo vac is certainly a sight to behold.
More from Roborock at CES 2026
In addition to a two-legged robot vacuum, Roborock also announced a few other, though less flashy, additions to its product lineup, which are set to launch later this year. Firstly, there are updates to its Saros 10 machines in the Saros 20, which includes a spinning mop, and Saros 20 Sonic, whose mop uses sonic vibrations for an even deeper clean. Both feature improvements to navigation, power and their respective docks as well.
Another noteworthy release, the Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Flow is an upgrade to our current pick for best robot mop that uses a rather chic curved dock that would look right at home alongside your space’s modern decor. It also features better suction and improvements to its AI intelligence.
However, I’m personally most excited about Roborock’s foray into lawn care. The brand announced the impending release of three robotic lawn mowers: the flagship RockMow X1 LiDAR and RockMow X1, along with the entry-level RockNeo Q1. The two more advanced models come with four-wheel drive traction and a dynamic suspension system built in, and all have AI intelligence and safety features to avoid obstacles like gardening tools and animals that might be paying a visit to your yard.
Roborock products you can buy now
There’s no release date for the Saros Rover just yet, and Roborock’s other products are expected to be available for purchase later this year. But you don’t have to wait to experience the brand’s innovations in real life; plenty of Roborock products (including several of our best-tested robot mop and vacuum models) are for sale now.
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