RELEASED 2024.05REASSESSED 2026.09.06

Roborock

Roborock Qrevo Master

Name: Roborock Qrevo Master
Brand: Roborock

The FlexiArm does edge work a stationary pad cannot. But it adds complexity to the dock and maintenance burden. Flagship autonomy, baseline reliability.

Autonomy Ladder

Why Level III.

One five-rung scale, every category, from acting only on command to working unsupervised anywhere.

VGeneralized AutonomyAny task, any setting. No consumer robot has reached it.
IVEnvironmental AutonomyCopes with everyday clutter and frees itself, shown by independent testing.
To reach Level IVIndependent testing shows it avoids ordinary obstacles before contact, copes without the space being cleared, and frees itself when stuck.
IIIConditional AutonomyThis robot

Roborock Qrevo Master finishes whole jobs in a space it already knows, and still needs a person at the edges.

Navigation and control

LiDAR + camera + AI obstacle avoidance
Why this level
- LiDAR-based navigation with obstacle avoidance and multi-floor mapping places it at Level III.
- Dock-side mop washing enables scheduled multi-room runs without intervention, but operation remains within known environments.
Autonomy dimension 76 / 100 · 4 sources reviewed
IIAssisted AutonomyRuns preset routines; stalls at anything new.
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources we reviewed.

Pending4 sources reviewed

Evidence is still being collected for this product.

Sources reviewed

Firmware release notes2 sourcesOngoing

Roborock publishes firmware releases and software notes through its support portal; reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Specification sources3 sourcesReviewed

Pages the published specifications were read from.

Monitoring record1 sourceReviewed

Sources behind the tracker entries following this robot.

RTings Roborock Qrevo Master ReviewRTings Roborock Qrevo Master Review

Also monitored, nothing listed yet

Manufacturer documentationPending

Product specification sheet, installation guide, mop pad maintenance schedule, and firmware changelog.

Press & video reviewsPending

Third-party vacuum review outlets documenting FlexiArm performance, dock durability, and mop pad wear patterns.

Owner reportsOngoing

Reddit vacuum forums and owner reviews documenting real-world arm deployment, dock maintenance load, and pad replacement intervals.

Longitudinal signalOngoing

Comparative tracking of firmware updates and reported reliability changes since launch.

How we evaluate evidence →

Human Readiness

Ready Now.

One question: what does buying this robot today walk you into? The state is computed from the record, and recomputed daily.

Ready NowThis robot

Roborock Qrevo Master is on sale, assessed, and nothing on its record argues for waiting.
How this was derived
- Shipping past the first-90-day ownership window with a published assessment, no documented issues on record, and no announced successor.
Notes on the record
- Shipping globally with full retail availability.
- Established dock ecosystem.
- Premium price reflects advanced mop capabilities; owner reports document durability of rotating pad mechanism after several months.
On the record
- Shipping since May 2024 · 28 months on the market
- Retail listings on file: Amazon, Manufacturer
- No current new-stock listing confirmed
- No successor announced
- 4 sources reviewed
What would move it
A documented problem, an announced successor, or a withdrawn listing moves it out; the rating recomputes daily.
New to MarketOn sale under 90 days; the ownership record is still forming.
WaitA successor is announced and has not shipped; re-read the decision when it arrives.
Known IssuesDocumented problems stand on the record; read the case before buying.

How we assess readiness →

Robovations Score

How this number was reached

76of 100

StrongAt or above 87% of the 431 robots we scoreand 81% of the 214 scored robot vacuums

DeficientLimitedCapableStrongExemplary

What moved itpoints gained or lost against a typical robot

Carried by

Support longevity88+2.6
Routine maintenance87+2.4
Coverage and navigation86+1.6

Capability40% of the score72What it does without you.

Task completion16% of the score78

Evidence

TechRadar's tester writes that its "day-to-day schedules have always gone without a hitch" and that stray dog toys get pushed aside, but also that debris is left "at the end of its travel where the suction tube connects with the dock's dust bag," an anomaly that is "easily rectifiable but also unnecessarily messy" and so a human step between runs. Life With Klee Kai, writing after six months of ownership, calls it the best of the robot vacuums they have bought while noting it still "does fall foul of my toddler's hair ties now and then," requiring the brush heads to be removed.

Coverage and navigation10% of the score86

Evidence

Robot-review.com reports the spinning LiDAR "creates accurate room maps in about five minutes," that multi-floor homes and 3D mapping work, and that mirrors and glass produced "no mapping anomalies on tested spaces up to 127 square meters." Reviews.org adds that the saved map separates rooms and accepts custom rooms and no-go zones that "take seconds to accomplish," with the robot successfully navigating around "the vast majority" of the objects it marks.

Edge-case recovery10% of the score48

Evidence

TechRadar's obstacle test found that, like most bots tested, "it ran right over the small nylon dog bone and failed to extricate itself." Owner posts collected on redditrecs.com describe the same class of event, one owner saying "that thing ate charging cables every run" and another that a room "was never cleaned" because it could not cross the bathroom threshold, while an 18-month owner reports the tangling was solved by zip ties and no-go zones rather than by the robot.

Operating envelope4% of the score75

Evidence

Robotobzor's test concludes it "handles different surfaces well, has solid floor-cleaning power" and "runs smoothly on its own," while listing among its faults that the "detection system is partially blind in the dark, and needs improvement," one documented degrading condition. Vacuum Wars adds that the pads lift 10 mm when carpet is detected and that carpets can be vacuumed first with no water at all, so mixed hard-floor and carpet homes sit inside the envelope.

Dependability40% of the score79Whether it keeps doing it.

Field failure rate16% of the score77

Evidence

Twenty-seven months on sale, with owner reporting on the rotating pad mechanism's durability after several months and no recall or systemic defect on the line. Against that the record documents a specific recurring mode, occasional mop-pad misalignment requiring manual dock repositioning, which is exactly the 50 anchor: recurring, neither universal nor job-stopping. Scored below the Qrevo S and MaxV for that reason, and the record explains why in its own words, that the retractable arm adds capability at the cost of dock complexity.

Software stability14% of the score74

Evidence

Roborock publishes firmware releases and software notes through its support portal and maintains a software and security support policy, a live channel over twenty-seven months with no regression pattern reported. The firmware changelog listed in the record's manufacturer documents is marked pending rather than obtained, and no independent analysis of update behavior exists, so this stays at the ordinary consumer case.

Support longevity10% of the score88

Evidence

Scored as commitments. A published software and security support policy, a current line at full retail, and every wear part with a price and an interval: mop pads at $30 to $40 a pair, a brush kit at $25 to $35, and filters every six to twelve months with two spares shipped in the carton alongside two spare side brushes, which makes the first year's filter cost zero. Matter and HomeKit alongside Alexa and Google means control survives through a standards layer Roborock does not solely control.

Ownership burden20% of the score80What it asks of you.

Routine maintenance12% of the score87

Evidence

The station empties, washes with heated water and dries with warm air, which is the top band, but the owner work here is heavier than its siblings and the record says so directly: mop-pad alignment and rotating-mechanism maintenance will dominate the hands-on effort. Weekly the dirty-water tank is emptied and the clean tank refilled by hand with no plumbing option, plus hair cleared from the wheels and main brush. Monthly the wash tray and the station's water path are rinsed and both tanks wiped, sooner in hard water, with no descaler supplied. Pad condition is checked by eye because there is no wear sensor.

Consumables8% of the score69

Evidence

(priced by the consumables engine): mop pads at $30 to $40 a pair and a brush kit at $25 to $35 every three to six months, filters every six to twelve months with two in the box, and station dust bags as they fill. Against a $1,599 machine that is 8 to 10 percent annually. Marked down from that ratio because of a cost the record identifies honestly: self-washing pads wear faster than hand-washed ones because they spend more time in a wash cycle, so the automation converts a chore into a recurring purchase rather than removing it.

middle half of the databaseits medianthis robot

Reported, not scoredneither measures how well the robot works

Five-year cost$2,300

Upper third for robot vacuums. $1,599 at list, plus roughly $140 a year in rotating mop pads, brush kits, filters and station dust bags. No subscription, and no feature is gated behind one. Two spare filters and two spare side brushes ship in the carton, so year one runs below that figure. Hard-water homes should add an appliance-circuit descaler, which is not supplied.

Data postureCloud-linked

Account required. Maps and telemetry leave the home; core function survives an outage.

What leaves the homeNot documented

Read the full methodology →

FIT CHECK

Will the Roborock Qrevo Master work in your home?

Describe your home using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the Roborock Qrevo Master is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Home size

Primary floors

Mopping needs

You want to…

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A classification of fit for the conditions you set, not a recommendation. Verdicts describe engineering design intent, not test results.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

Priced above the category median, with every figure charted against the category below.

Dimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-published

Footprint: 13.39 in dia · 4.1 in tall•
Battery: 72 Wh · Li-ion
Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz only
Voice: Matter, Apple HomeKit, Alexa, Google Home
Water tank capacity: 80 mL✓
Mop lift: 10 mm•
Threshold climb: 0.8 in
Dust bag capacity: 2.7 L✓

Where it lands · ranked across 240 robot vacuumsThis robotMedianTypical range

Suction10,000Pamax mode

1,000 Pa42,000 Pa

Near median

Runtime180min

60 min360 min

Near median

Price$1,599

$160$2,599

Above median

Noise67dB

43 dB80 dB

Near median

Charge time180min

90 min420 min

Near median

Position shows where the figure sits across the tracked category, not a quality judgment. Suction in Pascals has no standard test method, and the published figure is a peak-mode claim, so it is comparable only within a brand and generation.

Official referencesManufacturer support Product page

OWNERSHIP

Living with it.

Arm mechanism is robust; dock complexity introduces occasional misalignment requiring manual restart.

Owner reports describe steady performance over 6+ months. The rotating mop motor shows no wear anomalies in documented forums. Dock position sensors occasionally trigger false-positive alignment errors; firmware 2.1.4+ reduced frequency by ~60% per user reports.

Owner effort~2 hrshands-on per month

Consumables$272 of 3 parts costed / yr

Reliability trend Improvingowner-reported arc

What goes wrong · not yet documented independently

The independent record is still forming. Failure modes are listed once an outside source reports them.

Upkeep routine

Weekly52×/yr

Empty the station's dirty-water tank and refill the clean-water tank; clear hair from the wheels and main brush.

Monthly12×/yr

Rinse the wash tray and the station's water path; wipe out both tanks.

Seasonal4×/yr

Replace the mop pads once the pile has matted (~$30-40 per pair); replace the main brush and side brush if matted (~$25-35 for a brush kit).

Yearly1×/yr

Replace the filter; two spares ship in the box.

As neededno fixed schedule

Replace the station's dust bag when it is full.

Cost over time · past the sticker

PurchaseRunning cost

Year 1

$1,626

Year 3

$1,680

Year 5

$1,734

$1,599 to buy, then about $27 a year for the replaceable parts below. Over three years that is roughly $81 past the sticker price. Excludes electricity and any repairs.

What you replace

Mop pad
Filter
Dust bag

Replacement cadence from the maintenance schedule; prices shown where the source documents them.

Safety notes

CautionArm pinch hazard at dock connection: Rotating arm can catch fingers during maintenance. Ensure robot is powered off before servicing.

NoteHot water in mop-wash cycle: Dock heats water to 45°C. Risk of brief contact burn if arm or pads are touched immediately after cycle.

RECORD

How the assessment has moved.

Every announcement, release and reassessment behind the current classification.

Coming soon

Just launched

Active updates

Settled

Discontinued

Sep 2026 · AssessmentRecord status: Provisional → Pending
Sep 2026 · AssessmentRecord status: Verified → Provisional
Aug 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score revised 83 → 76
Aug 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score rescored under v4.2: 76 → 83
Jul 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score revised 70 → 76
Jul 2026 · AssessmentRobovations Score recorded at 70 of 100
Oct 2024 · UpdateFirmware update refines obstacle avoidance and arm deployment
Apr 2024 · ReleaseReaches global retail availability in spring 2024

Editorial comparisons

How Roborock Qrevo Master compares.

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Common questions

What people actually ask.

5 answered

OperationDoes the FlexiArm work in rooms with tight furniture layouts?

The FlexiArm side brush swings out automatically whenever the robot detects a corner or an edge, and the FlexiArm mop pad extends the same way along walls and around obstacles. There is no clearance threshold below which the arm stays stowed; extension is triggered by the edge itself, not by how much room the robot has to turn. Tight, furniture-dense spaces are the case the arm was built for.

OperationWhat happens if the rotating mop pads wear unevenly?

Worn pads lift less water off the floor and start to leave streaks. There is no wear sensor and nothing that pauses a run over pad condition, so inspection is visual: check the pads when you empty the tanks and replace them once the pile has matted or the fabric no longer holds water evenly. Homes with pet hair reach that point sooner.

OperationCan I use the Qrevo Master with only one mop pad installed?

Roborock supplies and documents the pads as a matched pair, and the mop module drives both. No Roborock specification describes single-pad operation, and none describes an interlock that checks for a missing pad, so running one side loaded and the other bare is undocumented rather than confirmed to work or confirmed to be blocked. Treat the pads as a set.

OperationHow often do I need to clean the dock's mop-washing chamber?

Monthly, and sooner where the water is hard. Mineral deposits collect on the wash tray and in the station’s water path. No descaling solution ships in the box: the carton holds the robot, the station with one dust bag fitted, a mop pad set, two spare filters, two spare side brushes, a cleaning tool, the power adapter and documentation. Use plain water for routine wiping, and a descaler intended for appliance water circuits where deposits have built up, not vinegar.

OperationDoes the Qrevo Master handle two-story homes with split-level stairs?

Manufacturer specs document reliable stair avoidance and multi-floor mapping if floors are on separate dock runs. The robot cannot learn and autonomously switch between floors in a single session.

Availability

Where it's sold

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Roborock Qrevo Master

Will the Roborock Qrevo Master work in your home?

The full spec sheet.

Living with it.

How the assessment has moved.

How Roborock Qrevo Master compares.

What does a flagship robot vacuum-mop cost to own over three years?

What people actually ask.