The Roborock Q5 Max Plus drops to an all-time low of $280

By The Verge | Created at 2025-01-16 17:48:35 | Updated at 2025-01-20 16:57:19 3 days ago

While you can pay close to $1,000 or more for a fancier robot vacuum with bells and whistles like mopping and AI object avoidance, sometimes, all you may need is a solid roamer with powerful suction. That’s exactly what the Roborock Q5 Max Plus is, and the all-time low price of $279.99 ($170 off) at Amazon and Roborock right now appropriately reflects that.

The Roborock Q5 Max Plus uses dual rubber roller brushes that are more effective against pet hairs than other types of brushes. It uses Lidar to map and navigate rooms, has a self-emptying base, and supports voice commands.

The Roborock Q5 Max Plus is quite similar to the Q5 Pro, which we typically recommend if you need something that’s great for vacuuming pet hair. That’s largely thanks to its dual rubber roller brushes, which can really dig into the carpet with greater friction to loosen up those hairs and other stubborn debris.

It also has the same adjustable 5,500Pa suction power and a 770ml dustbin that empties itself into a roomy 2.5-liter bin at the charging dock. That means you could go several weeks before manually emptying the dock. However, unlike the Q5 Pro, it doesn’t come with detachable mopping pads.

Like the Q5 Pro, the Q5 Max Plus uses Lidar navigation with multi-level 3D room mapping and keep-out zones, and it runs for up to four hours before it needs to return to the dock. You can manage and control all of this with the companion app, too, or control it with Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Apple Siri voice commands.