Roborock Saros Rover Robot Vacuum With AI-Powered Legs Can Jump And Climb Stairs

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. All it took was a set of robotic legs with wheels.

At the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show, Roborock unveiled the Saros Rover, a two-legged robotic vacuum. While prior vacuums have attempted to solve the stair-climbing issue, the Rover features a revolutionary "wheel-leg" setup that also cleans as it climbs, something other concepts by Dreame and Eufy can't do. The stork-like leg design means the vacuum can literally stand up and roll over obstacles up to 10 centimeters high. For anyone who has ever had to rescue a confused robot spinning its wheels helplessly on a thick shag rug and a stray LEGO brick—let alone stairs— the sight of a vacuum simply stepping over a hurdle like an Olympic hurdler ...