More than one company brought a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to CES 2025<p>It turns out that Roborock isn’t the only company that brought a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to CES 2025. Rival company Dreame, which unveiled its <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/dreames-x50-robot-vacuum-can-climb-stairs-200058312.html">stair-climbing[/url] robot vacuum earlier in the week, is also working on a robot vacuum with an arm for picking up objects.</p>
<p>The device is still a prototype, according to the company, but the as yet unnamed robo vac was on full display at Dreame’s CES booth. Considering it’s still a prototype, the actual arm looked far more substantial compared to the one on <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/home/roborocks-new-flagship-robot-vacuum-has-an-arm-that-can-grab-small-objects-170020390.html">Roborock’s Saros Z70[/url]. It was much thicker and had a bigger “claw” that looked like it might be able to pick up slightly heavier objects. (Roborock says its vac can pick up object that weigh up to 300 grams.) </p>
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<p>Unfortunately, Dreame wasn’t showing it actually grab anything, but I was able to watch the arm extend and retract several times. It appeared to be on a similar device as the X50 as the prototype vacuum also rocked up onto “legs,” much like Dreame's stair-stepping X50.</p>
<p>A Dreame rep at the booth told me that the company has been working on the prototype for a while, but decided to accelerate its plans for the vacuum at CES. After a quick glance up, I knew exactly what he was referring to: Dreame’s booth is positioned directly across from Roborock, which was displaying a massive replica of its arm-wielding Saros Z70 on top of its booth.</p>
<p>Elsewhere on the show floor, SwitchBot was showing off the K20+ Pro, another robot vacuum with some <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/one-robot-vacuum-is-trying-way-too-hard-to-outdo-the-competition-at-ces-2025-171554433.html">unusual abilities[/url]. Though there were no robotic arms on display in its booth, a <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecR5yJgGlSg&list=TLGGy3a7wLqsI-wwODAxMjAyNQ">promotional video[/url] shared by the company shows a vacuum-mounted arm picking up trash and placing it in a wastebasket. So the company has at least considered the possibility. </p>
<p>Maybe next year we'll see the two robot vacuum arms wrestle. </p>
<p><strong>Update January 8, 2025, 3 PM PT: </strong>This post has been updated to include details about SwitchBot's K20+ Pro.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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More than one company brought a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to CES 2025
