Two millimetre figures decide a robot mop: how high the mop lifts over carpet (10.5–22 mm here) and how tall a threshold it climbs (21–88 mm).
Three kinds of home, one pick each
Roborock Saros Z7022 mm mop lift, the highest of the eight compared, and an arm that moves socks off the floor.
The catch: Lowest published suction figure in this comparison, and it is rarely sold near its $2,599 list price.
Dreame Aqua10 Ultra RollerA self-rinsing roller at 11 N, with a cover that closes on carpet.
The catch: 14 mm lift alone will not clear plush pile — the cover does the work.
Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete89% carpet deep-clean and an 88 mm threshold climb, both measured by Vacuum Wars.
The catch: Below-average navigation efficiency in Vacuum Wars’ testing.
Prices and ratings: Amazon, checked 2026-09-06.
Every robot vacuum-mop, side by side
Only the columns that decide it. Grouped by the kind of home each robot suits; the first column stays put when you scroll sideways on a phone.
| Robot | Mop lift mm | Threshold mm | Mop | Suction Pa | Amazon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpet in most rooms | ||||||
| 22 | 40 | Dual spinning pads | 22,000 | $1,700 ★4.0 · 1,090 | Amazon → | |
| 21.5 | — / 88 | Dual spinning pads | 35,000 | $1,700 ★4.2 · 387 | Amazon → | |
| Mostly hard floors | ||||||
| Robot | Mop lift mm | Threshold mm | Mop | Suction Pa | Amazon | |
| 14 +cover | 42 / 60 | Full-width roller, 11 N, self-rinsing | 30,000 | $900 ★4.0 · 754 | Amazon → | |
| 12 | 40 | FlowWash track mop, 7–12 N, heated water | 31,000 | $1,100 ★3.9 · 185 | Amazon → | |
| — | 24 / 40 | Self-washing roller (TrueEdge) | 19,500 | $699 ★4.0 · 1,400 | Amazon → | |
| — +cover | — | PowerSpin roller with retractable cover | — | — | Amazon → | |
| Thresholds and rugs | ||||||
| Robot | Mop lift mm | Threshold mm | Mop | Suction Pa | Amazon | |
| — | 45 / 43 | Dual spinning pads, 212°F wash | 36,000 | $1,600 ★4.2 · 4,434 | Amazon → | |
| 10.5 | 21 | Rolling mop, 1.5 kg, 180 rpm | 20,000 | $680 ★4.4 · 53,864 | Amazon → | |
Bold = highest mop lift; red = under 12 mm. Threshold is single / double-layer. “+cover” = a physical shield closes over the mop on carpet. Dashes = the maker does not publish it.
All specifications: dock, height, battery, Vacuum Wars measurements, MSRP, sources
| Robot | Dock | Height cm | Battery min | Carpet deep-clean (VW) | Obstacles (VW) | MSRP | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpet in most rooms | |||||||
| wash · dry · bag | 7.98 | 180 | — | — | $2,599 | us.roborock.com; Best Buy listing; Amazon listing title | |
| 212°F wash · dry · bag 3.2 L · detergent | 7.95 | — | 89% | 22 of 24 | $1,700 | dreametech.com; Amazon listing title; VacuumWars review 2026-09 (lift, carpet %, obstacles, threshold) | |
| Mostly hard floors | |||||||
| Robot | Dock | Height cm | Battery min | Carpet deep-clean (VW) | Obstacles (VW) | MSRP | Source |
| 212°F wash · dry · bag · detergent | — | — | — | — | $1,600 | dreametech.com product page | |
| wash · dry · reusable bin (120 days) · detergent | — | — | — | — | $1,500 | us.narwal.com product page | |
| 167°F wash · dry · bagless 60-day cyclone | — | — | — | — | $1,099 | ecovacs.com; Best Buy and Amazon listing titles | |
| wash · dry · bag (75 days) · detergent | — | — | — | — | — | irobot.com product page; Amazon listing title | |
| Thresholds and rugs | |||||||
| Robot | Dock | Height cm | Battery min | Carpet deep-clean (VW) | Obstacles (VW) | MSRP | Source |
| 212°F wash · dry · bag | 7.95 | — | — | — | — | us.roborock.com; Amazon listing title (1.77 in + 1.69 in double-layer threshold) | |
| wash · dry · bin 3 L | — | — | — | — | $999 | eufy listings (Home Depot, Dell); VacuumWars review; Amazon listing (E28 Matic) | |
Mop lift against carpet pile
The shaded bands are typical pile heights. A bar that ends inside a band means the mop is level with those fibres — it will touch them. Hatched bars have a cover as well as a lift; grey text means the maker gives no figure.
Pile bands are a scale, not a claim about any carpet: measure yours with a ruler pushed to the backing. Lift figures are maker specifications except the Dreame X60, which is Vacuum Wars’ measurement.
TakeawayMedium-pile carpet needs 20 mm of lift or a physical cover: that is the Z70, the X60, and the covered rollers (Aqua10, Roomba). The Narwal and the eufy are hard-floor machines whatever the box says. → Roborock Saros Z70 · check price
Threshold climb against real doorways
Same idea. Light bar is the single-step rating, dark bar the double-layer rating (a rug lying over a saddle). Bands are typical heights in US homes; measure your tallest one.
A robot that cannot climb a threshold does not fail loudly — it maps the room on the far side as unreachable and you stop noticing it is never cleaned. Ratings are maker figures; the X60 figure is also the one Vacuum Wars measured.
TakeawayA standard door saddle (12–20 mm) is fine for all but the eufy. A rug lying over a saddle (25–40 mm) needs the Roborocks, the Dreames or the Narwal; only the X60 (88 mm) treats a patio sill as a non-event. → Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete · check price
Will it clear your house?
Uses the published figures in the table. “Clears by 3 mm or more” is our margin; makers do not state one. Nothing is pre-filled — the numbers have to be yours.
Choose in about a minute
Measure the carpet first
Push a ruler through the pile to the backing. Under 10 mm, everything here clears it. 10–13 mm, you want 20 mm of lift or a cover. Plush pile: only the Z70 and X60 clear it on lift alone.
Then the tallest threshold
Standard door saddles are 12–20 mm — fine for all but the eufy. A rug over a saddle, or a patio sill, is 25–45 mm: that rules out half the page and leaves the Roborocks, the Dreames, the Narwal and (single-layer) the ECOVACS.
Roller or pads?
Hard floors with real messes: roller (Aqua10, Flow 2, X11, Roomba, eufy). Mostly carpet with light mopping: pads are fine and lift higher (Z70, X60, Saros 20).
Dock consumables
Bags are a running cost and a thing to remember. The ECOVACS cyclone and Narwal’s reusable bin avoid them; everything else takes bags.
Ignore the pascals
19,500 to 36,000 Pa across these eight. Neither extreme is one of our picks — and the robot with the highest figure is one whose maker will not print its mop-lift height, which is the number that decides carpet.
Short version: carpet → Roborock Saros Z70 · hard floors → Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller · thresholds → Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete
Carpet in most rooms
Lift height beats suction. Look for ≥20 mm, or a physical mop cover.
Roborock Saros Z70
22 mm mop lift, the highest of the eight compared, and an arm that moves socks off the floor.
Buy this if: Carpet everywhere, some clutter, and you want the mop to stay dry on the rugs.
The catchLowest published suction figure in this comparison, and it is rarely sold near its $2,599 list price.
Why we say that — and where it falls short
22 mm is the highest mop lift in the group, and the AdaptiLift chassis raises the whole body over 40 mm thresholds. The OmniGrip arm that picks up socks is the headline; the lift figure is why it belongs in a carpeted house.
What it does well
- 22 mm mop lift — clears medium pile with margin, most plush pile too
- 7.98 cm tall: fits under more furniture than the roller-mop rivals
- The arm moves light clutter instead of stopping at it
Where it falls short
- 22,000 Pa is the lowest suction figure here — fine in practice, but it is the number people compare
- Spinning pads scrub less than the roller mops on hard floors
- MSRP $2,599; street prices sit far below it — check the live price before judging value
Specs: us.roborock.com; Best Buy listing; Amazon listing title. We earn a commission if you buy through this link.
Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete
89% carpet deep-clean and an 88 mm threshold climb, both measured by Vacuum Wars.
Buy this if: Carpet plus a house full of thresholds, and you want test data rather than spec-sheet numbers.
The catchBelow-average navigation efficiency in Vacuum Wars’ testing.
Why we say that — and where it falls short
The one with independent numbers behind it: 89% carpet deep-clean, 22 of 24 obstacles avoided, 21.5 mm measured mop lift and an 88 mm climb — the highest here by a wide margin. Vacuum Wars ranks it first above $1,600.
What it does well
- 89% carpet deep-clean score and 100% on flattened pet hair (Vacuum Wars)
- 88 mm threshold climb: crosses things every other robot here stops at
- 7.95 cm tall; retracts its sensor turret to get under low furniture
Where it falls short
- Below-average navigation efficiency and ~950 ft² per charge in the same test
- The 'Complete' dock is large; measure the spot
Specs: dreametech.com; Amazon listing title; VacuumWars review 2026-09 (lift, carpet %, obstacles, threshold). We earn a commission if you buy through this link.
Mostly hard floors
Roller mops with hot-water washing out-scrub spinning pads; lift height barely matters.
Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller
A self-rinsing roller at 11 N, with a cover that closes on carpet.
Buy this if: Hard floors, sticky kitchen messes, and you would rather the mop cleaned itself mid-run.
The catch14 mm lift alone will not clear plush pile — the cover does the work.
Why we say that — and where it falls short
A roller that rinses and squeegees itself as it goes, pressing at 11 N, with a counter-rotating roller to stop matting. Lift is only 14 mm, but an AutoSeal cover closes over the roller on carpet.
What it does well
- Continuous self-rinsing roller: the mop is clean at the end of the room, not just the start
- AutoSeal cover on carpet — a physical barrier rather than a lift figure
- 42 mm single / 60 mm tiered threshold climb
Where it falls short
- 14 mm lift alone would not clear plush pile — the cover is doing the work; keep it clean
Specs: dreametech.com product page. We earn a commission if you buy through this link.
Narwal Flow 2
Track mop with heated water and a 120-day bagless bin.
Buy this if: Almost no carpet and you want the strongest scrubbing per pass.
The catch12 mm lift means hard floors only; 3.9 stars on Amazon.
Why we say that — and where it falls short
A tank-track mop that washes itself with heated water while it scrubs, and a dock that goes up to 120 days without a bag. 12 mm lift is the lowest on the page — this is a hard-floor machine.
What it does well
- Track mop with heated water and EdgeReach extension for skirting boards
- Bagless 120-day dust system; hot-air drying; detergent dosing
- 40 mm threshold climb
Where it falls short
- 12 mm mop lift: keep it off medium and plush carpet
- 3.9 stars across 185 Amazon ratings — the lowest rating on the page; read the one-star ones
Specs: us.narwal.com product page. We earn nothing on this brand today; linked anyway.
ECOVACS DEEBOT X11 OmniCyclone
No bags, ever: a 60-day cyclone dock and a roller washed at 167°F.
Buy this if: Hard floors and you hate buying consumables.
The catchMop-lift height not published.
Why we say that — and where it falls short
The only bagless dock here — a cyclone bin you empty every couple of months instead of buying bags — plus a roller mop washed at 167°F and dried at 145°F. ECOVACS says the roller lifts on carpet but does not publish the height, so that cell is blank.
What it does well
- No dust bags, ever: 60-day cyclone bin
- PowerBoost charging: 6% in 3 minutes while the mop is being washed
- Roller mop with 167°F wash / 145°F dry
Where it falls short
- Mop-lift height not published — we will not guess it; assume hard floors
- 24 mm single threshold is on the low side
Specs: ecovacs.com; Best Buy and Amazon listing titles. We earn nothing on this brand today; linked anyway.
iRobot Roomba Max 705 Combo + AutoWash
A roller mop with a physical carpet cover, from the brand with the longest support history.
Buy this if: You already run iRobot and want the mop to stop wetting the rugs.
The catchiRobot publishes no suction, lift or threshold figures.
Why we say that — and where it falls short
iRobot's answer to the roller-mop wave: a continuously washed roller and a retractable cover that closes over it on carpet. iRobot publishes almost no numbers — no Pa, no lift, no threshold — so the table is mostly blank and that is a fact about the product, not about us.
What it does well
- Roller mop with a physical carpet cover, heat-washed and dried in the dock
- Dock empties for 75 days and doses solution
- The brand with the longest support and parts history
Where it falls short
- No published suction, lift or threshold figures — you are buying on trust
- Amazon listing not checked — price and ratings blank
Specs: irobot.com product page; Amazon listing title. We earn nothing on this brand today; linked anyway.
Thresholds and rugs
Threshold figures run from 21 mm to 88 mm — a 4× spread. The X60 (88 mm, in the carpet section) and the Saros 20 (45 + 43 mm) are the climbers.
Roborock Saros 20
36,000 Pa and a 45 + 43 mm double-layer climb.
Buy this if: Thresholds and rugs everywhere, and you prefer Roborock's app and pads to a roller.
The catchMop-lift height not published; spinning pads, not a roller.
Why we say that — and where it falls short
Roborock's high-volume flagship: 36,000 Pa, 212°F mop washing, and an AdaptiLift 3.0 chassis rated for a 45 mm + 43 mm double-layer threshold. Roborock does not print the mop-lift height for this model on the page we checked, so that cell is blank.
What it does well
- 45 + 43 mm double-layer threshold rating — rug on top of a door saddle is fine
- Highest suction figure on the page, for what that is worth
- 7.95 cm tall; RockDock clears residue from the pads and the dock base
Where it falls short
- Mop-lift height not published on the maker page we checked
- Spinning pads, not a roller — weaker on dried-on spills
Specs: us.roborock.com; Amazon listing title (1.77 in + 1.69 in double-layer threshold). We earn a commission if you buy through this link.
eufy Omni E28
A roller mop with a self-cleaning dock for well under $1,000.
Buy this if: Flat apartment, hard floors, and the budget ends well under $1,000.
The catch10.5 mm lift and a 21 mm threshold — the lowest figures here.
Why we say that — and where it falls short
Included as the price floor for a roller mop with a self-cleaning dock — and as the warning: 10.5 mm lift and a 21 mm threshold are the lowest numbers on the page. In a flat, hard-floor apartment that does not matter; in the houses above it does.
What it does well
- Roller mop with 1.5 kg of pressure at a fraction of the flagship prices
- Detachable spot cleaner in the dock for sofas and stairs
Where it falls short
- 10.5 mm mop lift — the lowest here; will wet medium-pile carpet
- 21 mm threshold climb — a standard door saddle can stop it
- The 53,864-rating count is a pool shared across eufy models on Amazon; do not read it as this robot’s own
Specs: eufy listings (Home Depot, Dell); VacuumWars review; Amazon listing (E28 Matic). We earn nothing on this brand today; linked anyway.
Flagship robots are the most discounted category in November, and the discounts start from list prices these rarely sell at: the Saros Z70 lists at $2,599 and its Amazon listing on 2026-09-06 showed $1,700. Decide the model on the two millimetre figures now, then buy on price. The links show the live number.
What we did not do
We did not run cleaning tests; where we quote measured results (carpet deep-clean, obstacles, lift) they are Vacuum Wars’ — their X60 Max Ultra Complete review and premium-tier ranking — and we say so. Specifications come from maker pages and Amazon listing titles checked September 2026. Where a maker does not publish a figure we left the cell blank rather than copy a number from a retailer or a forum.
Roborock (10–13%) and Dreame (10%) pay us a commission when you buy through our tagged links. Narwal, ECOVACS, iRobot and eufy pay us nothing today; we link to their Amazon listings anyway. All three of our picks are Roborock or Dreame, which pay us — so read the Narwal and ECOVACS cards, where we have said exactly where they win, before taking our word for it.