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One major robot vacuum trend of the last 12 months or so have been bots that can climb above particularly high thresholds. And while the dream of a robovac that can make its own way up the stairs is still alone, developments have made a significant change forward with the launch of a vacuum cleaner robot that has small legs.
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Launched at CES 2025the Dreame X50 Ultra Complete robot vacuum cleaner features retractable mechanical legs that allow it to leap over obstacles up to 4.2cm in a single step, or 6cm high in two steps, using what Dreame calls its “ProLeap System “.
Before that, even the the best robotic vacuum cleaners they have been rendered quite useless if you have a house with tall room dividers or small steps between rooms. Such developments are also useful if you have furniture that features bars that run along the ground, as these can also quickly replace traditional robot vacuum cleaners.
Whether the small Dreame stilts prove a more effective approach than The Roborock quad as a suspension or him Shark PowerDetect robovac this kind of twerks itself on high thresholds remains to be seen – we have a review in progress and will report back.
The X50 Ultra Complete seems to be part of a new trend for robot vacuum cleaners with limbs. Elsewhere at CES, Roborock presented the Saros Z70, a robot vacuum cleaner with a mechanical arm that can knock your socks off. Perhaps unsurprisingly, given how competitive the robovac industry is, Dreame is using the event to showcase its experiments in robo-arm technology, although its own ‘Bionic Multi-Arm Joint Robotic Arm’ seems to be still in the experimental phase, and is not included in the X50 Ultra Complete.
What else do we know?
Footrests are the obvious headline feature on the X50 Ultra Complete, but other notable additions include a shock absorption system that softens collisions and absorbs sound for quieter operation. There is up to 20,000 Pa of suction, which is not enough as high as the 22,000Pa offered by another new model showing at CES, but it’s still a huge step up from most brands’ previous flagships (the Dreame L40 Ultra has “only” 11,000 Pa). An extendable side brush and The mop pad extension helps to offer a more thorough cleaning of the edges.
While we don’t have much information right now, the navigation system still looks interesting. Dreame says the X50 Ultra Complete can raise or lower its radar to gain an accurate 3D perception of its environment, using something called VersaLift navigation.
The Dreame X50 Ultra Complete is expected to go on sale in the UK from early February, with a list price of £1,399. We don’t have details for other territories yet.
