"That's exactly what's happening with the Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller, a premium robot vacuum with perhaps too many ideas. Which is not to say the ideas are bad. In fact, the Aqua10 Ultra Roller is gadget-y in ways that I always hoped robots would be when I was a kid in the 90s, all whirring motors and parts that pop out of its body to do things."
"The Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller is a big white circle that stands tall, at 3.84 inches, or 4.72 inches with its sensor array extended. Where it differs from a lot of robot vacuums is all those robotic parts serving different purposes. It's fun watching the sensor array lower until it's flush with the body to get under my couch, and it's satisfying to see the mop roller slide out to follow the contours of furniture."
The Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller packs many inventive mechanical features: a side mop roller for edge cleaning, a periscope-like sensor array that retracts to go under furniture, and small legs to climb low obstacles. The mechanical elements perform as intended and deliver a gadget-forward experience. Core robot vacuum functions struggle, however, including reliable navigation, consistent debris pickup, and autonomous charging management. The product feels unfinished in software and systems coordination. Software updates could potentially address several problems, but the combination of premium cost and fundamental reliability issues makes the overall value disappointing.
Read at gizmodo.com
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