Gamers, listen up, we’ve all done it and I bet some of you are doing it right now. Yes, I’m talking about avoiding your chores because you’re neck deep in a 47-hour raid that’s just been released and you’re the only healer good enough to keep the party alive.
Stepping out of your game room after days in a fierce battle, you find yourself choking on a combination of dust and rabbit hair that has accumulated in your household during the raids. Immediately you remember that it’s the year 2023, and there are robots that will suck up all this dust for you, a task that you’ve just found out can be completely automated.
Your quest to be the best healer in the world is still on track. All you need now is a new party member.
Before you waste any of your gaming time trying to find a robotic vacuum cleaner, let us make your life easier by directing you to the Xiaomi Robovac range.
The Xiaomi Robovac E10 is the workhorse of the Xiaomi Robovac range. You set it up to get to work, and it does its very best to get it all done. While it doesn’t pack as much of the fancy tech that the rest of the range does, the Xiaomi Robovac E10 makes up for it by being a reliable and hardworking vacuum cleaner. These are great traits to have when adding new members to the raiding party. Its 4,000-pascal suction fan means it picks up every speck of dust on the first pass through. Its smart water tank allows for different levels of water saturation depending on the floor type that it’s mopping, keeping the floor adequately moist for the job.
Furthermore, intuitive collision sensors paired with three edge brushes mean the E10 gets closer to the walls leaving fewer missed spots in your home. At a cute 8cm high, the E10 can get under most furniture as well, and when it can’t go under, its collision sensors will ensure it gets around and maintains its zig-zag cleaning pattern that you set out in the Mi Home App. From the app, you’re able to easily switch between vacuum, mop, and vacuum and mop modes with the simple touch of a button.
The E10 has audible voice notifications that will let you know what task it’s currently busy with and is controllable via both Alexa and Google Home. When it’s done with the job, or if the battery starts to get low after 110 minutes of being out and about, the E10 will automatically return to its dock to take a few healing positions and recharge before getting on with the next task. When its dustpan is full, the E10 will notify you that it needs to be emptied, and the quick-release system means the task should be over before your global healing spell comes off its cooldown period.
Perhaps you are the kind of healer that enjoys a party member that has put a few more points into intelligence rather than just stamina. If that’s the case, you should add the Xiaomi S10 or the S10+ to your party.
The S10 series has all the features of the E10, but it has the added benefit of LDS (Laser Distance Sensor) Navigation that uses LiDaR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology. This technology allows you to create zones for the S10 to navigate. It will know exactly what type of room it is in and whether it needs to be mopped, vacuumed or both based on that zone allocation. You can also keep it out of areas it’s not supposed to go to, by drawing up invisible walls on the app. Perhaps there’s just something there that a Xiaomi Robovac companion should not be taking on in a solo mission.
Of course, all this extra technology means that both the S10 and S10 + come with a bigger battery for a slightly longer time out on the floor. While the S10 has the same collision sensors packed in the E10, the S10+ takes object detection seriously by integrating AI 3D object detection into its path detecting capabilities. This 3D detection system allows the S10+ to get as close as 5mm to an obstacle without colliding with it, keeping your ankles safe from harm and your carpet edges dry while mopping. It also comes equipped with a pressure mop over the standard mop that is on the S10 and E10 models. This pressure mop more closely simulates the pressure given when mopping is done by hand, which assists in getting rid of tougher stains… like those left by the zombie hoards.
Begrudgingly, there’s still a need to empty out the dust canisters for these robot companions. While you are the party’s healer, who’s main role is to make sure the rest of the party is in tip-top shape, it does help when some in the party are able to take care of themselves.
Enter the Xiaomi Robovac X10+ with the Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Ultra Auto-empty Station. The ultimate party member. The X10+ has reached the maximum in-game level. It has nothing else left to do but assist you on your quest to keep the house clean under any condition.
The X10+ has all the abilities of the S10+ but has upgraded them to a higher level. It takes the AI 3D detection technology and throws in an eye-like camera that helps the X10+ identify everything around it, ensuring object collisions are kept to a minimum. From your couch to a pair of socks on the floor, the X10+ knows exactly what lies before it.
Using this advanced technology means it doesn’t just avoid carpets while it’s mopping, oh no, the X10+ knows to raise the wet pads of the mop and switch immediately to vacuum when it approaches the carpet meaning it’s more efficient at getting the job done. It has the stamina to be labouring away for two hours before needing to return to its charging station, which has also been upgraded beyond measure. The X10+ comes with the Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Ultra Auto-empty Station as its charging dock. This station has a larger water tank that will refill the mop on the X10+ when required. If the pads are too wet, the station has a heated cleaning system that can dry the mops while it cleans the fans and blades, getting rid of all the bulky dust and hair left behind. It will empty the dustpan from the X10+ and store all everything in one, easy to empty bin. This means a cleaner, hands-off experience for you.
No matter which Xiaomi Robovac companion you decide to add to your party, the convenience of having the robot at your side, or tackling dust-monsters in another room, is un-matched. All the extra time you have on your hands from not having to do this menial chore will allow you to become the greatest healer of all time. Your name will be shouted across the Discord lands as you’re virtually hoisted above the shoulders of the other party members, once they’re finally able to kill that Demon Boss Lord that’s been haunting the community for weeks.
The Xiaomi Robovac E10 is currently available for R4,499, while the S10 and S10+ sell for R5,999 and R9,999 respectively. The ultimate party member, the Xiaomi X10+ and their handy Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Ultra Auto-empty Station sell for R19,999. You can pick them up from Takealot, Yuppiechef, Tafelberg, FNB and Vodacom.