Between the Saros Z70 in Roborock or the K20+ Pro in SwitchBot, robot vacuum cleaners are putting on a show at CES. And it’s not over yet. TP-Link also offers an advanced model with the Tapo RV70 Pro Ultra. Certainly, this model is limited to washing floors, but it should be particularly autonomous thanks to a station that can empty its collector and, above all, wash its mops and It provides water without a tank to fill and empty or connect pipes. to the water network.
A station that draws water from the air and recycles it.
For this, the Tapo RV70 Pro Ultra Station integrates a recycling system. The water used to wash the mops is then vacuumed and, instead of being stored in a tank until the user decides to throw it away like most competing stations, it is recycled. Filtered and purified before use. TP-Link doesn’t actually detail the process, but a video specifically shows water boiling in the station. In any case, the water must be heated to wash the robot mops before drying them with hot air. And if recycling the wash water wasn’t enough to make the robot completely self-sufficient in water as it also uses it to wash the floors at home – with detergent automatically dispensed as a bonus goes – the station doesn’t stop there. It is also equipped with a system that allows it to draw moisture from the air to compensate for this “loss”. The station will probably still need to be filled initially, but the user should have peace of mind for several weeks after that.
TP-Link doesn’t mention the duration, but the dust bag offers a rather comfortable capacity of 2.5 liters for automatic emptying and, Although there is of course a filter to wash in the water circuit, it should be able to last a while. Especially since the station is also equipped with an ozone-based odor neutralizer – the famous technology used by Bosch in its…. The height of luxury, an integrated tablet should allow access to all of the robot’s features without pulling out your smartphone. Even if it can of course be controlled remotely through a mobile application.
On the robot side, the Tapo RV70 Pro Ultra is a bit more classic, but TP-Link still touts powerful suction (18,000 Pa) and prevents hair from falling out together with the brush. And if it doesn’t have arms to sweep into corners, it can move one of its two small mops to wash along the walls. Like the Dream X50 Ultra, it can also leave them in its own station to vacuum carpets without contaminating them. Carpets are also automatically detected, and even the latest Tipo robots should be able to detect and recognize multiple obstacles thanks to a front-facing camera and integrated artificial intelligence. A LiDAR is finally provided on top for mapping.
For now, the Tapo RV70 Pro Ultra unfortunately has no price or release date, but we hope to be able to say more soon.
