Roborock Q10 S5 review
The Q10 S5+ without the auto-empty dock: 10,000 Pa, a vibrating mop that lifts for carpet, structured-light obstacle sensing, LiDAR with four floor maps and up to three hours a charge.
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Review method: Specification analysis
Our verdict
The Q10 S5 is the dockless counterpart of the Q10 S5+: it comes with a plain 160 × 70 × 101 mm charging dock instead of the RockDock Plus, so the bin is emptied by hand. What it keeps is the reason to choose it over the Q10 X5, a VibraRise 2.0 pad that vibrates against the floor and lifts itself on carpet. Suction is 10,000 Pa with a boost on rugs, the main brush has the JawScrapers comb and the side brush is anti-tangle too, Reactive Tech structured light handles obstacles, and PreciSense LiDAR keeps maps for up to four floors. The British page rates the 5,200 mAh battery for up to three hours, longer than the 150 minutes quoted for the S5+ and the X5, and gives the robot 4.78 kg and a two-year warranty. Roborock states no bin, tank, noise, lift height or threshold, and a DEEP+ slow-mopping mode is still to arrive by update.
Pros
- Vibrating VibraRise 2.0 pad that lifts on carpet
- Structured-light obstacle sensor and LiDAR with four floor maps
- Up to three hours on a 5,200 mAh battery
- 10,000 Pa with carpet boost and anti-tangle brushes
- Two-year warranty on the British page
Cons
- No self-emptying: the bin is emptied by hand
- The dock does not wash or dry the mop
- No bin, tank, noise, lift height or threshold figure
Best for
- Small flats with hard floors and a rug or two
- A second robot for another floor that can do without a dust bag
Not recommended for
- Owners who do not want to empty a bin by hand
Score breakdown
- Cleaning
- 76 /100
- Navigation
- 79 /100
- Mopping
- 60 /100
- Obstacle Avoidance
- 58 /100
- Automation
- 4 /100
- Ease of Use
- 85 /100
- Reliability
- 72 /100
- Value
- 100 /100
In detail
Suction and brushes
The manufacturer rates the suction at 10,000 Pa. That is less than most of the 105 robot vacuums we list. The main brush is the tangle-resistant type, with one side brush. On carpet the suction rises automatically.
Mopping
Mop system: vibrating pad. It lifts the mop over carpet.
Navigation and obstacles
It navigates by LiDAR and avoids obstacles with structured light. It stores 4 floor plans. No-go zones can be drawn in the app.
The dock
There is no self-emptying dock: the bin is emptied by hand.
Battery, charging and noise
One charge runs up to 3 h. The manufacturer publishes no noise figure.
Specifications
Cleaning
- Suction
- 10,000 Pa
- Brush system
- Tangle-resistant
- Side brushes
- 1
- Carpet boost
- Yes
- Dustbin
- Not published
Navigation
- Mapping
- LiDAR
- Obstacle avoidance
- Structured light
- Saved floor plans
- 4
- Threshold climb
- Not published
Mopping
- Mop type
- Vibrating pad
- Mop lift
- Yes
- Extending mop
- No
- Water tank
- Not published
- Mop system
- VibraRise 2.0 vibrating pad with auto-lift
- Deep mode
- DEEP+ slows the robot and tightens the mopping paths, by a coming software update
Dock
- Self-emptying
- No
- Mop washing
- No
- Mop wash temperature
- n/a
- Mop drying
- No
- Water refill
- No
- Plumbed drain
- No
- Dust bag interval
- Not published
Software
- No-go zones
- Yes
- Pet waste recognition
- No
Power
- Battery
- 5,200 mAh
- Runtime
- 3 h
- Charging time
- Not published
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- No
- 4G / LTE
- No
- Voice control
- No
Physical
- Weight
- 4.78 kg
- L × W × H
- 353 × 353 × 99 mm
- Noise
- Not published
Support
- Warranty
- 24 months
- Released
- Not published
Fit
- Charging dock
- 6.30 × 2.76 × 3.98 in, about 160 × 70 × 101 mm
Control
- App features
- Child lock, off-peak charging, cleaning along the floor direction, temporary cleaning
Roborock UK product page, feature copy, What's in the Box and Specifications lines, retrieved 2026-10-19
Where to buy
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