The Most Futuristic Robot Vacuum Is Here. It Cleans, Hops and Climbs
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Key Points:
- The Roborock Saros Rover is a unique stair-climbing robot vacuum featuring real legs and wheels, allowing it to climb stairs and clean each step, unlike other models that use treads or shell systems but cannot clean stairs.
- At CES 2026, the Saros Rover demonstrated advanced mobility, including balancing on wheel-legs, climbing various stair types, navigating curved staircases, and performing maneuvers such as hopping, stopping mid-ramp, and dancing.
- The robot's navigation and obstacle avoidance rely on sophisticated AI algorithms combined with motion sensors and 3D spatial data, enabling it to react to dynamic obstacles like pets and children, a significant improvement over existing robot vacuums.
- While still a prototype with some minor
