Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra review: a $1,799.99 self-emptying, self-washing robot vacuum with 10,000Pa suction, tested for 14 days in a real pet-owning home.
TL;DR
The Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra is the closest thing to a full-time housekeeper you can buy for your floors: it vacuums at 10,000Pa, mops with hot water, empties and washes its own dock, and avoids your dog’s toys without you lifting a finger. After 14 days of real use in my own multi-room, multi-pet home, I can say it’s worth the $1,799.99 price tag (Crafty Chronicle) if you’re a time-strapped professional or pet owner who values automation over saving a few hundred dollars. If you live in a small apartment or are on a tight budget, a cheaper model in the $600–$700 range will cover your basics just fine.
Quick Verdict
| Rating | ★★★★½ (4.5/5) |
| Verdict | Best for busy professionals and pet owners who need hands-off, self-maintaining cleaning |
| Price | $1,799.99 |
| CTA | Check Current Price on Amazon |
How I Tested This
I bought the Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra with my own money. Nobody from Roborock sent this to me, and I never accepted it as a free sample — I want to be upfront about that because it’s exactly why you can trust what follows. When a company hands you a product, there’s an unspoken pressure to be generous with your praise. When you drop $1,799.99 of your own cash on a robot vacuum, you have zero incentive to sugarcoat anything. If it underperforms, I’m the one who’s out the money, and I’m going to tell you about it.
I ran it for 14 days straight in my own home — a multi-room layout with hardwood, tile, and carpeted areas, plus two shedding pets (a dog and a cat) that give any robot vacuum a genuine stress test. I used it under normal daily conditions: scheduled runs while I was at work, manual spot-cleans after dinner messes, and a few deliberate “worst case” tests (a pile of cereal, a sprinkling of litter near the box, a corner thick with pet hair) to see how it handled the scenarios that actually matter to people like me.
