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Roborock

Roborock QV 35A

The QV line is where Roborock put the full multifunction dock at a value price, and the 35A is its entry. Dual spinning mops that wash and dry themselves is the substantive change from the Q Revo generation. Roborock's own copy positions it against the Qrevo S rather than the Q Revo, which is worth knowing: the QV is a parallel value tier, not the next Qrevo.

ReplacesRoborock Q Revo,Roborock Qrevo S

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 QV 35A finishes whole jobs in a space it already knows, and still needs a person at the edges.

Navigation and control

PreciSense 360 degree LiDAR with multi-floor mapping for up to four levels and 2 cm threshold crossing; Reactive Tech obstacle avoidance using structured light.
Why this level
- Level III.
- The dock handles emptying, mop washing, drying, and refilling, which removes most of the recurring intervention, and the robot maps and completes its task unattended.
- It stays below Level IV because the clean-water tank is filled and the dirty tank emptied by hand, and obstacle judgment from structured light still expects a cleared floor.
2 sources reviewed
IIAssisted AutonomyRuns preset routines; stalls at anything new.
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

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Behind the classification

Sources we reviewed.

Pending2 sources reviewed

Evidence is still being collected for this product.

Sources reviewed

Manufacturer documentation1 sourceReviewed

Roborock US official store page for the QV 35A with suction, dock functions, navigation, dimensions, and the stated upgrade path.

Roborock QV 35A Robot Vacuum with Multifunctional Dockroborock.com

Firmware release notes2 sourcesOngoing

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

Specification sources1 sourceReviewed

Pages the published specifications were read from.

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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 QV 35A 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 in US retail at a published list price with wide stock and Roborock's established support channel.
On the record
- Shipping since January 2025 · 21 months on the market
- Retail listings on file: Manufacturer
- No current new-stock listing confirmed
- No successor announced
- 2 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.

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Robovations Score

How this number was reached

68of 100

CapableAt or above 54% of the 441 robots we scoreand 46% of the 222 scored robot vacuums

DeficientLimitedCapableStrongExemplary

What moved itpoints gained or lost against a typical robot

Carried by

Edge-case recovery82+3.0
Routine maintenance75+1.0
Coverage and navigation78+0.6

Held back by

Field failure rate62−1.3
Consumables58−0.9

Capability40% of the score76What it does without you.

Task completion16% of the score72

Evidence

A six-month owner review reports the machine excelling on hard floors, clearing fine dust, crumbs, cereal, sand and rice with minimal residue across daily use in a two-cat household. AOL's reviewer independently reaches a narrower conclusion, that it gets the basics right but does not replace a traditional vacuum and mop, and Reddit owners report it leaving hair clumps in some cases. The multifunction dock empties, washes and dries without the owner. The job is completed unattended in normal use with an occasional human finish, which is the 75 state less a little for the hair clumps.

Coverage and navigation10% of the score78

Evidence

The six-month owner account reports no pattern of missed areas across daily use, and describes the machine handling chair legs, tight gaps between furniture and doorway thresholds without incident. Coverage is systematic and maps are retained across the four floors the record lists. Placed just above the 75 state because the absence of missed-area complaints across six months of daily running is a stronger reading than a single test session, and below 100 because no source read here measures coverage directly.

Edge-case recovery10% of the score82

Evidence

The clearest evidence on this record. A six-month owner account puts the total rescue count at two, and attributes both to the machine wedging under a low shelf the owner had not blocked off rather than to a failure of the machine. The 75 state describes a rescue as a monthly-order event; twice in six months of daily running is better than that, so it is scored above it. It is not at 100 because no source documents it recovering from the full set of failure modes the category presents.

Operating envelope4% of the score72

Evidence

The six-month account reports the machine excelling across hardwood, tile, vinyl and laminate. One condition is documented where it degrades: the auto-empty struggles with the volume of pet hair from multiple dogs. Holding across common conditions with one documented weak condition is the 75 state, placed marginally below it because the same account also notes a handful of dock flooding reports.

Dependability40% of the score61Whether it keeps doing it.

Field failure rate16% of the score62

Evidence

On sale since January 2025. Owner feedback six months into retail life is reported as overwhelmingly positive, with a handful of dock flooding reports the only recurring hardware complaint. That is a documented mode that is neither universal nor job-stopping for the cleaning itself. The evidence is owner and retail review text, which the anchor caps at 65, and this sits just below that cap.

Software stability14% of the score62

Evidence

Owners report occasional firmware hiccups over six months of use, with nothing described as a regression that removed a capability or was left unfixed. NotebookCheck reports independently on the Roborock app's update cadence and improvements. Updates ship and are watched from outside the vendor, with minor faults reported and no regression pattern, which places this just below the 65 state rather than at the 69 state that requires a regression documented and fixed.

Support longevity10% of the score58

Evidence

Reddit owners report the replacement parts for this model as affordable and readily obtained, which is an observation from outside Roborock's control and is what this input rests on. No published parts, repair or update commitment for the model was retrieved, so the other two limbs of the input are unevidenced and the score is held well below the floor rather than credited for terms nobody has read. Scored on the parts limb alone.

Ownership burden20% of the score68What it asks of you.

Routine maintenance12% of the score75

Evidence

The record's specification lists a dock that empties the bin, washes and air-dries the mops and refills the water tank. The six-month owner account describes the machine fitting into a cleaning routine rather than demanding one. What remains for the owner is refilling and emptying the dock's water tanks and periodically cleaning the wash tray, which is a light routine.

Consumables8% of the score58

Evidence

The dock is bag-based, so bags recur alongside two spinning mop pads, the filter and the all-rubber main brush. Reddit owners describe the replacement parts as affordable. The mop-washing dock adds a wash tray to keep clean but no additional consumable. The cadence is regular and the parts are moderate against the purchase price.

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FIT CHECK

Will the Roborock QV 35A work in your home?

Describe your home using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the Roborock QV 35A is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Home size

Primary floors

Mopping needs

Upkeep you accept

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

OWNERSHIP

Living with it.

Eighteen months on market with no documented reliability record; the dock absorbs routine upkeep.

Unprovenowner-reported arc

The record so far

No independent reliability review or owner-community record for the QV 35A was located. Roborock's series manual documents a full owner maintenance schedule, and the Empty Wash Fill dock handles emptying, mop washing, drying, and refills between owner sessions.

What goes wrongnot yet documented independently

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

Upkeep routine

Weekly52×/yr

Refill the dock's clean water and empty and rinse the dirty water tank; the dock refills the robot automatically, but both tanks are handled by hand.

Monthly12×/yr

Clean the main and rinse the washable ; Roborock's printed schedule is every 2 weeks for both, with 24 hours of drying before the filter goes back in.

Unscrew and clean the , and check the dual cloths for wear; the manual rates the cloths for replacement every 1-3 months.

Seasonal4×/yr

Replace the , per the manual's rating.

Yearly1×/yr

Replace the main and washable ; the manual rates both at 6-12 months.

As neededno fixed schedule

Swap the dock's disposable (Roborock warns never to run auto-empty without one installed) and rinse the dock's cleaning tray and tray .

Wipe the wall, carpet, cliff, and obstacle-avoidance sensors and charging contacts, and rinse the 330 ml dustbin with clean water, allowing 24 hours to dry.

Cost over timeabout $441 past the sticker over three years

PurchaseRunning cost

Year 1

$796

Year 3

$1,090

Year 5

$1,384

$649 to buy, then about $147 a year for the replaceable parts below. Over three years that is roughly $441 past the sticker price. Excludes electricity and any repairs.

What you replace

Typical for robot vacuums: every 3-6 monthsWhere to buy Side brush
Typical for robot vacuums: annuallyWhere to buy Main brush
Typical for robot vacuums: every 3-6 monthsWhere to buy Dust bag
Typical for robot vacuums: every 3-6 monthsWhere to buy Filter
Typical for robot vacuums: every 3-6 monthsWhere to buy Mop pad

Replacement cadence from the maintenance schedule; prices shown where the source documents them. Part links may earn a commission and do not influence the classification. All parts at Roborock

Safety notes2 notes

Clean and dirty dock tanks are filled and emptied manually; secure them when moving the dock.
Never auto-empty without bagRoborock warns waste escapes and damages the dock if auto-empty runs with no bag installed.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

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

Dimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-published

FootprintThe width, depth and height of the robot itself, without its dock.: 13.78 in dia · 3.8 in tall•
Wi-FiThe bands the robot can join; many models need a 2.4 GHz network to set up.: Supported
Floor maps stored: Up to 4✓
Threshold climbThe tallest lip the robot is rated to cross; a door sill is about 0.8 in.: 0.8 in•
Onboard dustbinThe bin inside the robot; an auto-empty dock moves its contents into a bag.: 330 mL•

Where it lands · ranked across 255 robot vacuumsThis robotMedianTypical range

SuctionAir pressure the fan produces at the intake, in pascals, measured the maker's own way.8,000Pamax mode

1,000 Pa42,000 Pa

Near median

PriceThe maker's list price, not a price found in a shop.$649.99

$160$2,600

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 referencesOwner manual Manufacturer support Product page

Editorial comparisons

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Ownership burden

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Common questions

What people actually ask.

3 answered

OperationIs the QV 35A the successor to the Q Revo?

Roborock describes it as upgraded from the Qrevo S. The QV line is a value tier that runs alongside Qrevo rather than replacing it generation for generation, and it is where the Q Revo’s buyer now lands.

OperationWhat does the dock do?

It empties the dustbin, washes the mops in three stages, dries them with cold air, and refills the robot’s clean water tank.

OperationDoes it need a plumbed water connection?

No. The dock refills the robot from its own onboard tanks, which are filled and emptied by hand.

Availability

Where it's sold

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We are no longer finding a current new-stock listing for this robot. Remaining offers may be used, refurbished, or third-party — confirm the condition and price on the retailer’s page before buying.

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Roborock QV 35A

Will the Roborock QV 35A work in your home?

Living with it.

The full spec sheet.

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What people actually ask.

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