At CES 2025, ECOVACS presented its latest robotic cleaning technologies including its flagship DEEBOT X8 PRO OMNI robotic vacuum with self-washing mopping technology, the GOAT robotic lawnmower and WINBOT window cleaning solutions.
ECOVACS Group vice chairman and ECOVACS ROBOTICS CEO, David Qian (above) discusses this year’s innovations.
“The ECOVACS DEEBOT X8 PRO OMNI is our flagship product for 2025. The biggest innovation in this product is the OZMO Roller,” he said.
“If you look at other mopping functions in the market, there are usually two rotating mop pads. There has been innovation for this function over the past couple of years from both us and our competitors, but what we’ve done this year is revolutionary with a constantly rotating roller with 200RPM. The roller constantly washes itself by exerting about 4,000Pa pressure onto the floor for more effective cleaning.
“As traditional mop pads only have clean water on them, this can present issues. For example, if you mop over sauce, it stays on the mop pads as the robot moves around the home. With the roller, it has a dirty water tank embedded in the robot so as the roller continues to spin, it scrubs off the dirt into the dirty water tank, ensuring the roller is always clean.”
At just 8.1cm high, the ECOVACS DEEBOT T50 robotic vacuum has been designed to seamlessly fit under furniture because the LIDAR sensor – which usually sits on top of the robot – has been embedded into the product itself.
“In the robotic vacuum cleaner category, there’s innovation popping up everywhere as more brands enter the Australian market. From our perspective, when you see and get your hands on an ECOVACS product, you see true innovation, such as the OZMO Roller on the X8. But competition continues to drive us to innovate and we’re constantly listening to customer feedback and finding new ideas,” Qian said.
For example, with the OZMO Roller, ECOVACS received customer feedback asking for better mopping functionality because there’s too much water residue left on the floor and the mopping pads stay dirty as the robot cleans around the home.
“Rather than focusing on the competition, our focus is on the customer, and their feedback is very important to us.”
Within the AI and robotics space, Qian recognises that innovation is happening fast but at the core of the product, he believes customers simply want a great cleaning device, which is why they buy robotic vacuum cleaners.
“Our innovation focuses on improving the key aspects of cleaning functionality. Early adopters of robotic vacuum cleaners, who may have purchased one a few years ago, will see something completely different in the market today. This includes two-in-one vacuum and mop functionality, self-cleaning stations and AI capabilities. The robotic vacuum cleaner market has grown a lot over the years, which isn’t possible unless the products are getting better,” he said.
“Within the ECOVACS business, we have the DEEBOT robotic vacuum cleaners, WINBOT robotic window cleaners and the GOAT robotic lawn mowers. I believe the Australian market is very tech-savvy, so when we innovate, we want users to try our products and give us feedback.”