Roborock’s IFA 2026 announcements include three products headed to the United States, a wheel-legged robot vacuum designed to clean stairs, and new robotic systems for pools and lawns.
iRobot has introduced the flagship Roomba Max 875 Combo and the lower-priced Roomba Plus 678 Combo, bringing a new carpet-sealing vacuum system, heated roller mopping, advanced carpet protection, and highly automated docks to its premium lineup.
Shark is taking the wet-dry vacuum category off the floor with the new AquaReach WD551. Its headline feature is an extendable cleaning wand—a new addition for this type of product—that brings suction and on-demand cleaning-solution spray to baseboards, cabinet doors, tile walls, crown molding, and other areas conventional vacuum mops cannot reach.
Matic has introduced a new feature called Matic Cues, giving owners another way to control the company’s robot vacuum without relying entirely on its mobile app. With the update, users can speak directly to the robot and combine voice commands with gestures to indicate where and how they want it to clean.
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Narwal has announced the Freo 20, a new robot vacuum and mop that brings the company’s FlowWash real-time self-cleaning mopping system to its more accessible Freo lineup. The Freo 20 combines a continuously washed roller mop with 31,000 Pa of claimed suction, dual-camera obstacle avoidance, anti-tangle brushes, edge-cleaning technology, and a redesigned multifunctional dock with a woven-texture finish.
Roborock’s Q Revo 2 Pro adds several notable upgrades to the company’s robot vacuum lineup, including 20,000 Pa suction, automatic mop removal, dual anti-tangle brushes, and improved edge cleaning. It also introduces a shorter, redesigned multifunctional dock with heated mop washing, warm-air drying, automatic emptying, water-tank refilling, and an upgraded cleaning tray with a soaking mode.
Robot vacuum brands are reassuring customers that current products remain available and supported, while U.S. robotics companies and policy organizations are welcoming the FCC’s new restrictions as a step toward strengthening domestic manufacturing and technology supply chains.
Yeedi has introduced the C14 PRO Plus Robot Vacuum and Mop, a new value-focused robot vacuum-mop combo with LiDAR navigation, bagless self-emptying, anti-tangle brush design, and upgraded claimed suction over the previous C12 PRO Plus.