CES is known for splashy TV and laptop launches, but in 2025, there were 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 peak of a robot vacuum’s abilities,

Roborock 's new robot vacuum-mop hybrid will grab your attention — and your stray socks.

Robot vacuums are getting some outstanding upgrades this year, and ZDNET has picked the best ones of them all.

SwitchBot is showing off robot vacuums that can zoom around with air purifiers, tablet stands, security cameras, tabletops and other objects on top.

Roborock unveiled a feature that it hopes could help its vacuums dethrone the Roomba: an arm. This is Saros Z70, the autonomous vacuum that comes equipped with a five-axis arm that unfolds from the top of the vacuum to pick up obstacles using onboard cameras and sensors.

Alyek is on the show floor at CES 2025, the ultimate hub for innovation in tech and robotics, and she's on a mission to find and meet all the coolest robots at the event. From pet robots like Loona Petbot and Tombot's Jennie,

There have been a few trends this week at CES, from integrated AI to electric toothbrushes and robot vacuum mops. We checked out many of the latter between the LVCC and the Venetian show floors and here are the five models that stand out the most to us.