More than one company brought a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to CES 2025

It seems that Roborock isn’t the one firm that introduced a robotic vacuum with a mechanical arm to CES 2025. Rival firm Dreame, which unveiled its stair-climbing robotic vacuum earlier within the week, can be engaged on a robotic vacuum with an arm for choosing up objects.

The system continues to be a prototype, in line with the corporate, however the as but unnamed robo vac was on full show at Dreame’s CES sales space. Contemplating it’s nonetheless a prototype, the precise arm appeared way more substantial in comparison with the one on Roborock’s Saros Z70. It was a lot thicker and had a much bigger “claw” that appeared prefer it would possibly be capable to decide up barely heavier objects. (Roborock says its vac can decide up object that weigh as much as 300 grams.)

Sadly, Dreame wasn’t exhibiting it really seize something, however I used to be in a position to watch the arm prolong and retract a number of instances. It seemed to be on an identical system because the X50 because the prototype vacuum additionally rocked up onto “legs,” very like Dreame’s stair-stepping X50.

A Dreame rep on the sales space informed me that the corporate has been engaged on the prototype for some time, however determined to speed up its plans for the vacuum at CES. After a fast look up, I knew precisely what he was referring to: Dreame’s sales space is positioned straight throughout from Roborock, which was displaying an enormous duplicate of its arm-wielding Saros Z70 on prime of its sales space.

Possibly subsequent yr we’ll see the 2 robotic vacuum arm wrestle.