Robot vacuums have spent years bumping politely into the base of staircases, forever exiled to a home’s ground floor. Dreame is trying to end that limitation with a machine that does not just roll, ...

Finally, a robot vacuum that can climb stairs.

First, they sprouted arms; now, robot vacuums are getting legs. The latest bot from Dreame has two small legs that can push it up and over a step as high as 6cm (about 2.5 inches). The Dreame X50 ...

UPDATE: Sep. 4, 2025, 1:00 p.m. EDT Since this story's original writing, Senior Shopping Reporter Leah Stodart tested the X50 Ultra at home. It ultimately did not make her list of the best robot ...

At IFA 2025, we noticed that nearly every major robot vacuum maker is setting stakes in the stair-climbing frontier. Reading time 3 minutes Stair-climbing robot vacuums are actually about to be a ...

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The domestic cleaning battle between homeowner and multi-story house has finally reached a ceasefire, thanks to a vacuum cleaner that refuses to be grounded by physics or floor plans.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Who needs humanoids when your vacuum can sprout legs? The Rover uses articulating wheels to clean multiple floors ...

Climbing robots represent a rapidly evolving field in robotics, offering innovative solutions for tasks that are often hazardous, labour‐intensive or inaccessible for humans. These systems utilise ...

The proliferation of robots like Boston Dynamics’ Spot has showcased the versatility of quadrupeds. These systems have thrived at walking up stairs, traversing small obstacles, and navigating uneven ...

Robot vacuums can make cleaning up a lot more convenient but, depending on your home’s layout, might not work with every floorplan. Chinese appliance maker Dreame is hoping to address that with its ...