tldr; Budget Roborock with auto-empty. No mopping but vacuuming solid. Best entry point to Roborock ecosystem.
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Best praise vs top criticism for Roborock Q5+
“We have a golden retriever that sheds hair like crazy. For a few months now, we’ve used a [Roborock Q5+](https://firstclassbuys.com/best-robot-vacuums/). It picks up all of the dog hair and cleans the whole house (1650 sq ft) on one charge. It even shows the cleaning pathway on your phone, which is quite cool. Of course, you still have the typical downsides of a robot vacuum, like having to remove hair from the brush every so often or cleaning tight corners yourself. But in the end, it’s still a huge time-saver!"”
“I have the q5+. I suspect that it is house geometry, obstacle, and rug specific, but I find mine gets lost and stuck a lot, and has trouble picking those pesky little black sock bits out of my white carpets. It requires a lot of babysitting for me. I would be surprised if it is really the best, though I still find it useful and am glad that I have it.”
122 Reddit opinions analyzed • Last updated 4/4/2026