# Roborock QV 35S review

Affordable full dock robot that shines on hard floors

- Our score: not scored yet
- Price: $550 (checked Nov 4, 2026)
- Status: on sale
- Best for: mostly hard floor homes on a mid budget
- Skip if: you have high pile carpet or heavy shedding pets
- HTML version: https://robotsforthat.com/robot/roborock-qv-35s/

## Verdict

A good value full dock robot for homes that are mostly hard floor. Tom's Guide and Ideal Home both found it excellent on hardwood and tile but weak on thicker carpet and pet hair in rugs. Skip it if you have lots of high pile carpet or heavy shedding pets.

## Pros

- Strong pickup on hard floors
- Full dock with mop washing and refill
- Long runtime
- Lower price than most full dock robots

## Cons

- Weak on high pile carpet
- Mixed obstacle avoidance results
- App can be buggy
- Bags are an ongoing cost

## Specs

- suction: 10,000 Pa (Roborock)
- navigation: PreciSense LiDAR (Roborock); Ideal Home saw about 5 min mapping per floor
- obstacle avoidance: Reactive Tech structured light (Roborock); Ideal Home saw it bump a dumbbell once, then avoid it; Tom's Guide rated avoidance strong
- mopping: Dual spinning mops at up to 200 RPM with auto lift (Roborock); Tom's Guide found it handled mud and daily spills but left some oily residue
- self empty: Yes, 2 L bag, up to 7 weeks per Roborock (Ideal Home)
- dock features: Auto empty, auto refill, mop washing, cold air drying, detachable base (Roborock)
- runtime: Up to 180 min (Tom's Guide, Ideal Home); Ideal Home had about 40% battery left after a whole house clean
- height: 3.80 in (Roborock)
- pet hair: Tom's Guide measured 92% hair pickup on hardwood, 60% on low pile carpet and 40% on high pile carpet
- app: Roborock app; 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi only (Roborock); Ideal Home found the app buggy at times
- threshold: Up to 2 cm (Roborock)
- noise: 64 dB Balanced and 55 dB mop only (Roborock); Tom's Guide heard about 60 dB vacuuming and 55 dB mopping

## Safety

- recalls: No recall found as of 2026-10-30 (CPSC search: cpsc.gov vacuum cleaner recall list and site search for Roborock, Ecovacs and MOVA)
- fcc: Not checked
- company status: Active
- warranty: 1 year limited (Roborock US store)

## Questions buyers ask

### QV 35S or QV 35A?

Tom's Guide says they look nearly identical, but the QV 35S has 10,000 Pa suction versus 8,000 Pa on the QV 35A.

### Is it good on carpet?

Only on low pile. Tom's Guide measured 40% hair pickup on high pile carpet versus 92% on hardwood.

### Does it work on 5 GHz Wi-Fi?

No. Roborock says it supports 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi only.

## Sources

1. [Roborock US store: QV 35S](https://us.roborock.com/products/roborock-qv-35s)
2. [Tom's Guide: Roborock QV 35S review](https://www.tomsguide.com/home/roborock-qv-35s-review)
3. [Ideal Home: Roborock QV 35S review](https://www.idealhome.co.uk/house-manual/floorcare/roborock-qv-35s-robot-vacuum-with-mop-review)
4. [Roborock US store: QV 35A](https://us.roborock.com/products/roborock-qv-35a)