Can a robot vacuum pick up socks and clutter off the floor?
Short answer
Sort of. The Roborock Saros Z70 has an arm and is on sale, but in a hands-on test it worked only about half the time.
Which robots can do it?
- Roborock Saros Z70Only in demos
The Saros Z70's arm picks up socks, paper clumps and slides up to 300 g and drops them in a set spot.
Good to know: Worked about half the time in a hands-on review; the CES demo only worked with the sock in one spot.
Why it matters
Socks, cables and small items stop a robot vacuum, so you still tidy the floor before every run.
Not proven yet
Reliable pickup of flat socks, items on carpet, or anything outside the robot's trained object list.
How we know (2 sources)
CES 2025 demo of the Roborock Saros Z70: its arm picked up a balled-up sock and dropped it in a basket, but only with the sock in one specific spot. Roborock quoted a 300 g limit for socks, paper, small towels and sandals.
Read the sourceSeveral-week hands-on review of a purchased Saros Z70 (page last updated Sep 18, 2026). The arm worked about half the time on socks, paper clumps and slides, sometimes misplaced items, and ignored objects outside its trained list.
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