Dreame’s robotic vacuum at CES 2025 has two legs and an arm

I’ll see your arm and lift you an arm and two legs. It was the battle of the bots on the CES present ground as robotic vacuum producers Dreame and Roborock every added limbs to their rival robovacs.

Dreame launched its X50 Extremely on the present earlier this week, debuting the primary robovac that may use its legs to navigate steps and room transitions as much as 6cm excessive. However elsewhere on the present, competitor Roborock was displaying off its newest flagship, the Saros Z70, which has an arm that may choose up gadgets like socks.

To not be outdone, Dreame then confirmed off a soon-to-be-released mannequin at its CES sales space, combining these two step-climbing legs with a robotic arm of its personal.

Dreame’s mannequin has a chunkier-looking arm than the Roborock’s, and it says it may possibly choose up gadgets as much as 500 grams, whereas Roborock’s can solely deal with gadgets as much as 300 grams. Dreame says its arm can choose up sneakers as massive as males’s dimension 42 (a dimension 9 within the US) and take them to a chosen spot in your house. The idea may apply to small toys and different gadgets, and also you’ll be capable to designate particular areas for the robotic to take sure gadgets, resembling toys to the playroom and footwear to the entrance door.

Nevertheless, I didn’t see the robotic choosing up a sneaker — or something in any respect — apparently, the notorious CES present ground Wi-Fi could not hack it. As a substitute, they confirmed the robust-looking arm transferring up, down, and round whereas the robotic lifted itself up on its two small legs. It seemed like a tiny horse.

One other fascinating invention is a separate toolbox with numerous brushes that Dreame says the arm can hook up with, enabling it to achieve into corners and tight areas the place the bot itself can not go and sweep out the filth and mud. Additionally they had a brand new base station that dispenses a number of mopping pads. This permits the robotic to decide on completely different pads for various jobs round your house — one for the kitchen one other for the toilet — to assist keep away from cross-contamination round your house.

Dreame’s Longdong Chen informed The Verge that the step-climbing, tool-using, arm-touting bot must be accessible later this 12 months. A worth hasn’t been introduced, however it’s a protected wager that it’ll price an arm and a leg.