E nvision a robot vacuum cleaner. Now envision a mechanical arm extending in front of it to pick up a sock that someone peeled off and tossed to the ground. And now imagine this s

Inside the body of the Saros Z70 is a telescoping robotic arm with a claw at the end. If the robot vac detects something like a sock, shoe, or other small object, it can automatically extend its arm, pick up the object, and move it to a specified location, like a laundry basket.

Roborock's new robot vacuum-mop hybrid will grab your attention — and your stray socks. The Chinese maker of high-end cleaning tech debuted the Roborock Saros Z70 Sunday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas after about seven years in the making.

Let's be clear: It's not climbing the stairs. But we saw Dreame's X50 Ultra climb some small ledges just a couple of inches high at CES 2025, and it felt like a big step forward for making robot vacuums work for the whole home.