The Roborock C10 is a robot vacuum cleaner[1] from Xiaomi. Like its smartphones and phablets[2], the C10 is white - and strongly reminds me of an Apple device with its sleek lines and unobtrusive control buttons.
It is a big device with a diameter of 35 cm (13.8 inches) and it is 9 cm tall (3.5 inches) to easily glide under furniture. It weighs 6.6 pounds. It has only one rotating sweeper brush which does make it seem a little lop sided when it is in operation.
The docking station is very well designed. The power transformer is situated within the docking station which makes the docking station heavy and sure-footed on the floor.
Unlike the Proscenic 811GB[3], or the Ilife A7[4] which have external transformers, this docking station stays put when nudged by the robot.
There are ten sensors for navigation, and a room scanning sensor that stands proud of the body of the machine. The sensor means that the robot will not ram walls and tables at full speed, but will decelerate as it approaches an obstacle.
The Mi Home Android app quickly connected to the robot from my new mobile phone, and easily controlled its direction. I had challenges connecting the robot to my old Samsung S7 phone.
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Setting a schedule was simple and the logs showed how long the robot was in use for each day. You can also manually control the robot's direction and set the power controls, as well as setting the robot to be aware of carpets and adjust its power accordingly.
The user manual is for the Xiaowa Robotic Vacuum cleaner. Xiaomi needs to work on brand consistency.