Roborock S5 Max vs Ecovacs Deebot T9 AIVI

The older mops were basically small capacity tanks with a pad that just attached to the bottom of the robot. They functioned essentially using gravity...

I can't seem to find one that checks my boxes. The one I see recommended the most on here is the Ecovacs deebot, but I tried that and it sucked.

The short version; This is a terrific vacuum. My floors have never been cleaner. I am very satisfied with my purchase and could confidently recommend it. I really feel bad for giving it only 3 stars, however, a few minor issues detract from making it the perfect product

- mopping (although I have seen the d9 I think it's called which looks to be the ecovacs competitor to the narwhal)

A week or so ago it received another firmware update. Great value for the price paid.

**Roomba S9+:** More powerful but didn’t feel worth it for the price. Didn’t have a lidar. 1099$.

I would give it 5 stars if there were a better solution for the sensors, like designing the sensor area to accept a clip on block that does what the tape does but is more permanent. The tape works well but is still wonky.

Unfortunately there is a design hinderance with it, at least with our specific dog hair situation. Basically, in the robovac (and the regular Lupe), dog hair tends to ball up - becoming a tumbleweed mass. The dust bins are fairly small - look closely at video reviews. The auto-empty stations tend to have smaller openings even yet - ours is on the bottom - two little vents in the dock that go to the bottom of the robot

The filter is washable, but we found with the e4 it takes forever to dry. The solution to this is just buying a second filter and swapping them when one needs to be cleaned. Easy peasy. The map function works great, dividing/separating rooms is easy

Once I filtered with these criteria(Auto empty base, LiDAR, Camera AI, Mop) in vacuum wars, it was clear this is what I needed(no results but T9+ AIVI fits the bill)