Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X10+ Guide

While robot vacuums are similar in terms of looks and general design, they vary greatly in price, technology, features, and usefulness. If you have a large living space or office that needs regular cleaning, you’re better served by the more expensive options, which feature a docking station that removes the dirt for you. And, if you don’t have many carpets, you’ll surely want a robot that can mop so that your home always looks great. One of the best robot vacuum cleaners that can vacuum and mop well is Xiaomi’s latest X10+. For a recommended price of around 900 Euros/1000 USD, you get a truly advanced piece of technology. Read this review to find out what the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X10+ can do:

Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X10+: Who is it good for?

This robot vacuum is a good choice for:

People with large living spaces or offices

Homes with few or no carpets

Families with children and pets

People who don’t want to clean their robot vacuums often

Users who want a vacuum that can be controlled remotely and synced with other smart devices

Pros and cons

These are the things I like about the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X10+:

The Omni Station increases your comfort significantly

Excellent suction power

Highly efficient navigation system

It can vacuum and mop at the same time

The mopping feature is the best I’ve seen on a device of this type

The level of control provided by the Mi Home app is excellent

As for downsides:

You don’t get spare accessories (side brush, filter, etc.)

The charging speed is slow

The X10+ is not yet available to buy in the US or the UK – unless you’re able to find a retailer that has imported it. It will become more widely available in the coming months.

Xiaomi may have called the X10+ a robot vacuum, but, in reality, it is more of an automatic, hands-free floor cleaning system.

What does this actually mean?

You get a robot vacuum, with mopping functionality, which auto-empties the robot’s dust compartment into a disposable bag in the base station, auto-fills the tank with clean water from the base station tank, auto-empties the dirty water from the robot back into the base station, and also washes and dries the mop pads, all to fit around a schedule and a cleaning circuit that you choose.

Once you set up the X10+, all you need to do is periodically refill the clean water tank, empty the dirty water tank, and change the disposable bag. The X10+ does everything else.

There are caveats to this. As with all robot vacuums, particularly those that mop, you need a fair amount of clear floor space to make it worthwhile. If your home is cluttered, it’s not going to work. Likewise, if your ground floor is a carve-up with different flooring heights and a step or two between rooms, you’ll get less from it.

But if you have a neat, orderly, and fairly open-plan home, with a decent amount of hard flooring, the X10+ will take a lot of regular floor maintenance tasks off your hands.

What’s in the box?

Large self-emptying station (59cm x 42cm x 34cm)

Robot with twin spinning mop pads

Comes with a spare 2.5 litre dust bag

The first thing you notice is that the box is heavy: over 11kg, or 28lbs, so be prepared for that. Most of this weight, a good 8.3kg of it, is the white plastic Omni station, which is the charging base and holds the two 2.5l water tanks, the 2.5l disposable dust bag, and the cleaning tray.

The Omni station is substantial, standing at 59cm high, 42cm wide and 34cm deep. The robot docks into the tray at the bottom, and there’s a flip-up lid on the top to allow you access to the two water tanks. It also has a power indicator light on the front and three buttons on the top: one to make the robot leave the station, another to start a clean of all areas, and one to start or stop drying the mop pads.