Dreame is a victim of its own robovac success – the new X60 Max Ultra looks amazing, but I'm struggling to get excited

Dreame makes some of the best robot vacuums around, and I've just had a sneak peek of its newest flagship at CES 2026. It looks amazing. Its called the Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete, and it comes with all the bells and whistles I'd expect from this brand.

But I'm struggling a little bit to get too excited about it. Part of that is because Dreame has set the bar so high. We absolutely loved this robovac's predecessor – the X50 Ultra. The X60 has many of the same headline features, albeit with tweaks and improvements.

I'm talking: a navigation puck that can retreat so it's flush with the top of the robot when it senses it's entering a low-height space; little stilts that boost the bot up and over tall room thresholds; a dock that can wash ...