If you follow the robot vacuums space, you’ll notice a brand that is gradually emerging. We are talking about Dreametech, a brand that released its first product in 2018. It has slowly established its name in the home cleaning appliances industry and is becoming increasingly better at robot vacuums. Their first W series product is the Dreame W10 Self-Cleaning Robot Vacuum and Mop. This W10 Robot Vacuum, like the Dreame Bot L10 series, represents the highest level of Dreametech’s workmanship.

Let’s find out more about this new product. 

Honestly, this is the first time we received a Robot Vacuum in such a big box. In addition to the Bot and Self-Cleaning Base, inside the box, there is a Side Brush, a power cable, two round magnetic Mop Cloths, a small brush for cleaning, and an additional cleaning solution for mopping. After assembling them into the robot and putting it into the Base, the whole Robot Vacuum setup is completed. The reason why the entire box is so large is that this Self-Clean Base is particularly large.

There are two large 4L water tanks inside. The blue one is used for cleaning the mop with fresh water, and the gray one is for dirty water after washing the mop. While they seem to be large, if you use them once a day, you may only have to change the water every two to three days.

And it is recommended to dump the dirty water regularly, or else the stench of the dirty water will immediately make you regret the decision. Further, the base plate is removable, allowing you to easily clean it. There is a small screen at the top of the Base that shows the Bot’s power and the mode in progress. You can completely operate the Bot through the two small buttons next to it, without the need to use your phone.

Let’s go back to the robot itself. The Dreame W10 has a D-shaped body, which has the advantage of cleaning corners more thoroughly than other robots with a round design. The top bump is the LIDAR. The LDS Laser Navigation is one of the most common and accurate ways to navigate a robot vacuum.

And when you first use it, the mapping of the room is also very fast, it probably only takes a few minutes. It also has an ultrasonic sensor and a collision sensor, and when it detects a carpeted area in the mopping-only mode, it will not enter the carpet and dampen it. And in the sweeping-only mode, when it detects the carpet, it will also increase the suction power. Of course, it is not perfect, like many robot vacuums, its ability to detect some small items is not very good. Sometimes some small objects on the floor will be pushed away.

For Dreame W10, sweeping the floor is its most basic function. It has a maximum suction power of 4000 Pa, and with the D-shaped housing, you don’t have to worry about it not being able to suck up dust. But you certainly didn’t purchase the Dreame W10 for its vacuum cleaner function. Yes, the most powerful and important function of W10 is its mopping feature. The two rotating downward pressure mops scrub the floor with 10N pressure at 180 revolutions per minute. If you accidentally spill some liquid on the floor, it will use the rotating mop to wipe back and forth twice in the same path to ensure maximum cleanup. This is so much better than some previous floor sweepers.

What’s even better is that it doesn’t even require you to clean the mop yourself. You can also see in the baseplate that there are raised particles on it. That is the structure used to clean the mop. By using spraying water friction, the mop achieves automatic cleaning. Under normal conditions, this automatic cleaning function works pretty well and is able to clean the mop thoroughly. 

People who regularly mop know that a mop can be very smelly when used for a long time. Because naturally air-dried mops often have bacteria on them, and they become dry and hard. 

But How does Dreametech solve this problem? They have added a hot air drying function to the base. Just like a hairdryer, it ensures the mop remains dry after use and does not smell, thereby reducing the frequency of your mop replacement.

However, just like any item in the market, the Dreame W10 also has its drawbacks. Although it manages to control the noise during automatic cleaning, But I still hope that the noise can be a little less.

Like most robot vacuums, this robot vacuum can be controlled through an app. It uses the Mi Home app, which means that the W10 can be linked to most Xiaomi Smart Devices. It’s easy to connect, basically within a minute. You can also name each room and then ask it to clean the designated room through the voice assistant. The Dreame W10 has a particularly wide range of options that can be controlled. You can specify the area to be cleaned, and you can also select the corresponding cleaning frequency according to the cleanliness of the floor. Other basic features like timed cleaning and setting ‘no-go areas’ are also present. So the overall experience of the Dreame W10 is quite good.

Dreame W10 is not the first robot vacuum that features both the sweeping and mopping function. Of the previously seen robot vacuum and mop devices, some do not make a clean drag, some can only vacuum and mop at the same time, and some do not have the hot air drying function. So the W10 is a more versatile robot vacuum and mop. Both, the cleaning ability and the mopping functionality have been implemented very well. 

When you compare these features, the price is not expensive either. So if you are looking for a robot vacuum that can clean as well as mop, then this Dreame W10 will definitely satisfy your needs.