There are some limitations, of course: The arm can only pick up a maximum of 10.5 ounces (300 grams), so you can forget about it grabbing your work boots.

The arm rises from the middle of Roborock’s latest flagship bot — the Saros Z70 — and can extend out to pick up items such as socks and tissues while cleaning your floors.

Right now, the robot can pick up socks, shoes, and not much else. The Saros Z70 uses an onboard camera to detect certain types of clutter.

Best Robot Vacuums of 2025 The Roborock Saros Z70 is the first mass-market robot vacuum with a mechanical arm designed to pick up and move larger debris while it cleans.

The Roborock Saros Z70, with its robotic arm, appears to be everything I'd want in a robot vacuum. It was our Best of CES pick, chosen unanimously by CNET's team of home editors.

The world of robotic vacuum cleaners is still evolving, and at CES 2025 a company has unveiled a new roomba that comes with a robotic arm designed to help clean up household rubbish.

Dreame’s model has a chunkier-looking arm than Roborock’s, and it says it can pick up items up to 500 grams, whereas Roborock’s can only tackle items up to 300 grams. Dreame says its arm can ...

Roborock has brought that dream a little closer to fruition with the Saros Z70 that not only sucks and mops with the best of them, but also can pick up dirty socks and shoes left behind by your ...

Outside of being able to pick up your trash, the Saros Z70 offers everything you’d expect from a high-end robot vacuum. It mops, cleans corners, and has a dock with fast-charge.

There are some limitations, of course: The arm can only pick up a maximum of 10.5 ounces (300 grams), so you can forget about it grabbing your work boots. Initially, the Z70 will only be able to ...