Roborock’s Qrevo EdgeC Review

When I was solely a pet owner I believed I was the target market for robovacs. My dog, Merlin — an Aussie Shepherd pup with a THICK double-coat — leaves tumbleweeds of fluff behind like Hansel & Gretel’s breadcrumbs. My cat, Goose, also actively contributes to the household mess by using his cardboard scratcher a little too aggressively. Then I added a baby to the mix. Stepping in squished blueberries and discovering half-chewed crackers in my rug only added to my laundry-list of cleaning challenges.

Luckily I had the opportunity to test out Roborock’s new Qrevo EdgeC, which is certainly one of the most bougie robovacs I've come across. Not only does it vacuum and mop, a hybrid feature which more than exceeded my expectations upon arrival, but it also self-docks to charge itself, intuitively knows when to clean the mop, auto-empties the dustbin and auto-refills the water! If you’re in the market for a top-of-the-line robovac, let me explain why this Roborock truly shines just as bright as the floors it cleans.

First impressions

Upon unboxing, the Qrevo EdgeC is a tidy combination of matte and gloss white finishes — a welcome feature because it rarely shows fingerprints from curious children, unlike glossy black designs. The dock is large but given the size of its tanks, this is forgivable.

Initial setup, including connecting to WiFi and the process of setting the layout mapping, are all relatively straightforward.

Let’s talk about specs, baby

The easiest way to highlight the pros and cons of this unit’s specs is to take a chronological journey from when the Roborock starts a cleaning cycle:

After you’ve mapped your home and a clean is initiated, let’s say Vac and Mop to cover both features, the unit starts by refilling itself from the 2.5L tank built into the dock. Keep in mind this dock isn’t like a plumbed-up fridge, meaning it does require manual refilling and emptying.

Vacuuming

The front of the unit focuses on vacuuming while the mops are located at the rear. This means it has a dual-cleaning method, so the Roborock only needs to do one lap around your home in order to complete both cleaning tasks. This is a serious timesaver.

Its 18,500 Pa HyperForce® suction is impressively powerful, particularly on thick carpets and shaggy pile rugs. One handy feature the app has is the option to apply specific flooring types to the layout map room-by-room to maximise cleaning efficiency.

If you can’t be bothered going this granular, however, the Roborock Qrevo EdgeC can cleverly sense carpeted surfaces, will lift the mop cloths to avoid soaking those areas and will apply any specific carpet cleaning vacuum options you have pre-selected e.g. turbo mode.

Mopping

The dual-mop cloths are 13cm in diameter with the ability to extend even further to clean a wider area behind the unit. The Roborock even knows to return itself to the dock to clean the mop heads even mid-cleaning cycle.

If your Roborock has a particularly dirty job ahead of itself, for example after a party or a drink spill, there are a few handy features that guarantee a job well done.

Its various suction levels range from Quiet, Balanced, Turbo to Max while the water levels can also be adjusted from Low, Medium, High or one of 30 customisable water level options. You can even program the robovac to clean twice if you think a once-over just won’t cut it.

The mop boasts a 75℃ hot water mop washing feature designed to remove up to 99.99% of bacteria and easily remove stubborn or greasy stains. The temperature can be adjusted to three different levels but I’ll admit even on its highest level, I found some sticky residue was still left behind from various spills. I will say though the heated water means the mopped areas dry rapidly, not getting stranded in a random room for us!

Obstacle avoidance

When I originally mapped my home for the Roborock, I lifted up as many things as I could. The Ottoman, the basket of dog toys, the cat tower, the dining chairs — if I could lift it, it went up just to help the Roborock map out the greatest floor space possible. But if the Roborock was run while these ‘obstacles’ were down, it got lost in a sea of chair legs and couldn’t find its way back out. This got to the point where it was easier to just pick up the robovac and put it where I needed it to start rather than let it make its own journey there.
TLDR; obstacle avoidance needs minor improvements.

Other noteworthy features

This unit has a 5,200mAh lithium-ion battery, which is on par with many other models currently on the market. As little bonus, this particular Roborock reaches a height of just 9.79cm, making it ideal for cleaning under low-lying furniture.

Merlin certainly put the Dual Anti-tangle system to the test when he lazily refused to move out of the Roborock’s path and had his tail momentarily sucked up. Thankfully his tail came clean out (no pun intended) as soon as he stood up and walked off.

Putting the ‘app’ in ‘Happy’

Roborock’s app is somewhat straight-forward to use. While its sections and naming conventions make sense, it does take some initial exploration to find everything and remember where each setting lives. And with so many customisation options, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by how to truly maximise this unit’s full potential.

But, like anything, a little practice is all it takes to configure the many settings you need to create a tailored cleaning experience that suits your household’s needs.

You can schedule full cleans, vacuum or mop only, spot cleans for spills, select specific rooms only or nominate specific cleaning zones. You can pencil in regular routines, personalised deep cleans, set automatic re-mopping for particularly dirty areas and even deep cleaning for pet-specific areas. You can even choose from various cleaning patterns to maximise cleaning performance.

One of my personal favourite features though is the child lock feature, which I thoroughly tested with an actual one-year-old. Despite my son's ability to work out not one but TWO dishwasher child locks, he is yet to jailbreak this one.

The app allows the robot’s voice to be changed to various languages and volumes — I’m still hanging out for a celebrity voice update, like David Attenborough, Professor Snape or Bandit Heeler.

In the app you can also auto-set software updates, control it remotely, share the device to other phones and completely customise your map, well… almost completely.

I discovered one annoying issue with the Roborock app completely by chance — I don’t think it’s an absolute deal breaker but it is definitely irritating and needs fixing. It is virtually impossible to add a room once it’s already been excluded from the map.

I crawled my way through Roborock support forums, the physical manual, every app setting and even Roborock Reddit posts and yet still couldn’t find a straightforward way to add a room to an existing map that had been closed off during the original mapping process.

This became such an issue I ended up deleting my entire map (floor preferences, names and all) just to add it in properly. Fingers crossed this is something Roborock can remedy in a future update.

Roborock Qrevo EdgeC — final thoughts

Let’s be real, it costs $2,199. This is the same price of a completely driveable 10-20 year old car from Carsales.com. It’s a lot of money to spend on a customisable vacuum/mop butler but you also have to consider just how much time and effort it’s going to save you in the long run.

It’s true what they say, the smartest people spend their money on ways to save time. Because, ultimately, it’s nearly impossible to get time back — you can always make more money. Saving time typically spent on tedious household chores is a solid investment, like adding a dishwasher to your kitchen.

And while the price tag places this unit well on the pricier end of the scale for robovacs, when you compare it to a stick vacuum by Dyson (usually priced between $600 to $1500) you start to understand why, given all of its bells and whistles.

Whether you’re unable to do these jobs yourself, due to injury or a disability or you’re simply time poor like me, Roborock has created the ultimate solution. You may not think you need all the features this particular model has, but Roborock has, nonetheless, proven they have raised the bar for competing robovacs. All it needs now is an arm…

Christie Graham

Digital Content Editor

Christie Graham is a tech industry expert and former head copywriter for Harvey Norman's Computers and Tech category. She won a national Newscorp writing competition to review TV shows on Binge, and keeps busy juggling her many hobbies including baking, painting, archery, stargazing, tending to her chickens, training her Border Collie, expanding her Harry Potter replica collection, and making lists (much like this one).

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