Roborock brought the largest robot-cleaning lineup of the show, but the one people queued for was the Saros Rover, first shown at CES 2026.
It has wheel-legs that extend to lift the robot over thresholds and, in the demo, up individual stair steps.
Roborock hasn't given a price or date for the Saros Rover, so treat it as a 2027 product.
The models you can actually buy are the Saros 20 Flow Complete (36,000Pa, self-cleaning roller mop, arriving around November) and the Saros 20 Neo, which swaps the roller for dual spinning pads and a retractable LiDAR that drops its height to 7.95cm.
In the US, the Neo is sold as the Qrevo Edge 3 Pro at $1,500.
Roborock also showed the F25 Ultra Steam Gen 2 wet-dry vacuum, the RockAqua P1 pool cleaner, and the RockNeo Q2 wire-free mower.
DJI's second-generation robot vacuums, the Romo A2 and P2, made their European debut at IFA.
They push suction to 36,000Pa (up from 25,000Pa), add robotic legs that clear obstacles up to 8.5cm, and keep DJI's transparent design.
The privacy story is interesting: an in-app switch cuts the cameras entirely.
The Romo A2 costs €1,199 and the Romo P2 €1,299, with European sales starting September 9.
Dreame's answer to the roller-mop arms race adds steam.
The Aqua20 pre-treats stains with 180°C steam from four outlets, then follows with a fresh-water roller mop, backed by 40,000Pa suction, a ProLeap chassis that climbs 10cm thresholds, and obstacle recognition for 320 object types.
It picked up an IFA Innovation Award in the smart home category.
Pricing is £1,299 in the UK and €1,499 in Germany, Austria, Spain, and Portugal, where it goes on sale September 21.
Dreame also expanded into wet-dry vacuums (T12 Pro to T16 Pro Steam, £279 to £569), an all-wheel-drive lawn mower, and the LEAPTIC Cube, a 56g 8K action camera from £349.
Ecovacs went after the one thing every self-emptying dock still needs: bags.
The Deebot X12S OmniCyclone uses a bagless cyclone dock, 27,000Pa suction, an OZMO Roller 3.0 mop, and the YIKO 3.0 voice assistant.
