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Robot vacuums are getting smarter and smarter, and today’sbest robot vacuumscan do all kinds of magical things.

That is not the case with the Roborock Saros Z70 which has a whole extra limb.

Roborock Saros Z70 robot vacuum picking up a sock with its pincer arm

(L-R) The Roborock Saros 10, 10R and Z70 robot vacuums

It’s called the OmniGrip 1.0, and it’s a world-first for a mass-produced robovac.

I got a sneak preview of the Z70 a month ago, and it was absolutely mesmerizing.

This pincer can extend and twist both horizontally and vertically to reach its prey.

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(L-R) The Roborock Saros 10, 10R and Z70 robot vacuums

You choose what objects the OmniGrip should interact with, and where they need to go.

If you don’t do that, it’ll just stay behind its door permanently.

If the cat deigns to get involved, of course.

Roborock Saros Z70 robot vacuum picking up a sock with its pincer arm

in the first half of the year, before the end of June).

Is this the future of robot vacuums?

Is this the way robot vacuums are heading?

The Roborock Saros 10, 10R and Z70 robot vacuums

(L-R) The Roborock Saros 10, 10R and Z70 robot vacuums

We loved theRoborock Qrevo Curv, which came withquad-bike-like suspensionto bounce it over tall thresholds, for example.

The Z70 is again similar, but with the all-important addition of the robo-arm.

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