I have to admit: on some things I’m a bit lazy and, when possible, I give certain operations to technology. You will understand, therefore, my happiness when Dreame , a well-known partner company of Xiaomi engaged in the production of household cleaning appliances, contacted me to try Dreame Bot L10s Ultra : a robot vacuum cleaner and floor cleaner capable not only of cleaning and washing the floors independently, but also to empty itself and automatically wash and dry its cleaning cloths . Almost a dream for me, who have always wanted to live in a house that can clean itself without my intervention!
This “magic” is thanks to the station with which the robot is supplied, which includes two separate tanks : one of 2.5 liters for clean water (which is used to clean the mops with which the robot washes the floors) and one of 2.4 liters where instead the waste water is conveyed. In addition to this, the base includes a moc drying system with hot air , which allows you to have the cleaning cloths dry and free of bad smells in a couple of hours, and an automatic dirt emptying system that conveys everything the dust collected by the robot in a 3-liter sealed disposable dust bag whose autonomy, according to the manufacturer’s estimates, allows the robot to be emptied for well60 days before having to change the bag (very simple operation, by the way).
Net of the station functions, we are dealing with a high-end robot equipped with a suction power of 5,300 Pa , a state-of-the-art floor washing system with cloths that turn 180 times per minute to remove even stains more stubborn, an AI system that uses a very advanced RGB camera to precisely map environments (even in 3D and on multiple floors) and effectively avoid obstacles and excellent battery life. Finally, integration with systems such as Amazon Alexa , Siri and Google Home should also be mentioned, to control the robot with your voice. In short, truly a concentrate of technology! What do you say, then, to ban the chatter and to see in more detail how I found myself in these past days in the company of Dreame Bot L10s Ultra? Do you agree? Perfect, then you will find everything explained below!
Index
- Initial installation and setup
- Main functions and usage impressions
- Final evaluations
Initial installation and setup
Let’s start with my first impact with Dreame Bot L10s Ultra , which arrives in a fairly neat package in which there is everything you need: the robot , the base station with its power cable , the side brush to be installed on the robot, the cleaning brush , a spare 3l dust collection bag (one is already installed in the base), two mops with relative supports (to be installed on the floor cleaning robot), the floor cleanermulti-surface by Dreame (be careful not to use others, as they could damage the device) and obviously the user manual (also in Italian).
The robot has a fairly classic but nice design , made of good quality white plastic with black details. The same goes for the base, on which, however, the central door stands out where there is the dust collection bag, which is characterized by an elegant silver tint. The dimensions of the base ( 423 x 340 x 568 mm for 8.9 kg of weight ) are important but less “colossal” than those seen in other similar products. In particular, I appreciated how the station is tall and “slender” rather than occupying excessive space in width. The robot instead has standard dimensions: 350 x 350 x 97 mm for 3.7 kg of weight .
The installation and first use procedure is very intuitive. After removing the various plastic protections from both the station and the robot, I installed the side brush and the two supports with mops under the body of Dreame Bot L10s Ultra (mops of course should be used when you intend to use the floor washing function) , then I positioned the station in an area clear enough to allow the robot to move correctly (let’s say 1.5 meters free in front and 0.5 meters free on both sides), I connected the latter to the power supply using the supplied cable and I filled the clean water tank(located on the right when opening the top door of the station) by adding some of the cleaning solution provided by Dreame . The station is then turned on using the special lever on the back; the robot turns on instead by pressing the Power button on its front part.
Once the “physical” installation is complete, you need to configure the robot in the Mi Home app , which is available for free for both Android and iOS / iPadOS ). Once the application was downloaded, I started it, accepted its terms of use and logged into my Mi account (if you do not already have this account, you can create it in the within a few taps, even by connecting with your Facebook or Apple accounts ).
After logging in, you need to grant the app permissions related to the use of Bluetooth , location and home data , then you can move on to the configuration of the actual robot. It is possible to associate a new robot with the app simply by pressing the + button located at the top right and choosing whether to add a device “manually” (letting it be detected automatically or selecting it from the list of devices) or by scanning the QR code present on the robot (typically under the lid). I opted for the latter option.
The pairing procedure is then illustrated step by step by the app, which makes each step really simple. To start, you are asked to set the pairing mode on the robot by holding down the stain cleaning and recharge button for about three seconds , then you must enter the SSID and password of the Wi-Fi network in use (it is only possible to use networks with 2.4GHz or mixed 2.4 / 5GHz) and, once the conditions of use have been accepted , the device pairing process starts. At this juncture it may be required to disconnect from the current Wi-Fi network and connect to the wireless network generated by the robot.
Once the association is finished, you need to set up your home and rooms for home management in the app (the latter allows you to manage multiple homes and rooms and share them with other family members via Mi account), give the robot a name and choose the options for sharing the device with other family members.
After this step too, the app gives some advice on how to organize the environment for the first mapping of the house, on the positioning of the station and provides some information on how the automatic emptying and self-cleaning and AI system integrated in Dreame Bot L10s work Ultra. Then it asks if you want to activate the functions to automatically resume cleaning in case of return to the base due to lack of sufficient charge and whether to activate the DND mode (to reduce the noise of the robot).
You can thus move on to the rapid mapping of the house, on the basis of which it will then be possible to program the cleaning of all the rooms in the best possible way. To start the aforementioned procedure (which in my case took a few minutes) just press on the appropriate item that appears in the application or go to Map management> Create map . As recommended by the application, at this stage it is important not to have obstacles on the floor , to open the doors of the house and to leave the rooms well lit. In the case of a house structured on several floors (the creation of multi- storey maps is supported ), it is good to add barriersthat prevent the robot from falling down the stairs (which in any case should not happen thanks to the precise recognition of the environments performed by the device).
After the initial mapping of the house – which in my test was more than accurate – it is possible to go and refine the map created by the robot: to do this, just select Map management in the app, then the map created by Dreame Bot L10s Ultra. In this way it will be possible to merge and divide the environments and rename them .
On the other hand, by selecting the Reserved area icon in the main menu, it is possible to set areas where the robot does not have to clean or wash , as well as virtual walls .
Finally, by pressing the button dedicated to the 3D map, you can view a 3D representation of your home and furniture: on the screen in question, by pressing the pencil icon , you can add furniture elements and adjust the walls .
Everything is done in a few taps using the tools displayed at the bottom of the screen: really easy!
Main functions and usage impressions
After having filed some details in the initial map generated by the robot, I started to thoroughly test Dreame Bot L10s Ultra , having fun using the various functions of this interesting product a bit … on the other hand, everything is done comfortably from the app and you really want to “fiddle” with the various settings!
In the main screen, in addition to the map of the house (displayed in the center), there are statistics relating to the cleaning area , execution time and battery charge (top). On the side instead there are the buttons to set the cleaning mode , the self-cleaning settings and view / customize the 3D map .
The ⋮ button at the top right allows you to access the more advanced settings through which you can adjust the device settings (e.g. voice and volume, notifications, child protection, DND mode and more), carpet cleaning settings (the robot recognizes the carpets and can adjust the suction in order to treat them at best), scheduled cleaning based on days and times; it is then possible to view the cleaning history , start the remote control to control the robot from the smartphone and much more.
At the bottom of the screen, however, there are buttons to choose to clean a room , the whole apartment or an area to be freely selected on the map. On the sides there are then the buttons to set the cleaning frequency (x1, x2 or x3) and set a reserved area where not to vacuum the dust and / or wash the robot. Going even further down you will find the buttons to manage the maps , start cleaning (the ▶ symbol) and command the robot to charge it by making it return to the base.
First, therefore, I went into the Cleaning mode menu and adjusted the various settings available: you can choose the cleaning mode by setting it to sweep, wash or sweep and wash; the suction power on three levels; the degree of humidity of the washing cloth (this can also be set on three levels) and the cleaning times (i.e. whether to do one, two or three passes). If you want, you can go to Custom cleaning and set different preferences for each room in the house. By going to Cleaning sequence, it is possible to indicate the cleaning order of the rooms.
In the long run, I was happy with the default settings: sweeping and scrubbing with one pass, standard suction power and average moc humidity level.
I then moved on to the self-cleaning settings , where it is possible to activate or deactivate the automatic cleaning of the moths and the automatic emptying of the dirt tank , adjust the number of m 2 treated after which the robot must clean the moths, the time drying of mops with hot air (2, 3 or 4 hours) and the frequency of emptying dirt (after 1, 2 or 3 cleaning sessions). Here, too, I left everything as factory settings.
Good. The app is super easy to use, but how did Dreame Bot L10s Ultra perform in cleaning? I’ll tell you immediately, assuming that I tested the robot in an apartment of about 80 2 structured on one floor and with a tiled floor (therefore I cannot say how it behaves on the parquet, even if there shouldn’t be any problems whatsoever). As for the rugs, I have a couple of medium height ones. To underline, then, that I have a long-haired cat, so the robot had to see it with fluttering hairs, crumbs of croquettes and other “residues” that those who have pets in the house can easily find on the floor.
Well, the Dreame Bot L10s Ultra’s 5,300 Pa vacuum system with brushes intelligently managed according to the dirt to be treated ensured that any residue of dust, pet hair and crumbs was easily removed from the floor. The work done on the carpets is also excellent : although it does not have particularly high carpets (on which robots often have problems) and I cannot give a precise opinion about it, everything seemed perfect to me. The noise level during cleaning is average, not at all annoying (according to the manufacturer, the minimum noise of the robot is 59 dB ). The AI system and the RGB camera with 3D lightthey prevented the robot from getting stuck somewhere or “tripping” over some obstacle on the floor: I would therefore say that obstacle recognition is also 100% promoted .
The floor washing system impressed me positively, both for its effectiveness (the 180 revolutions per minute of the mops made it possible to easily remove even the most difficult stains that typically form on the kitchen floor, where it is easy to pour sticky drinks) , both for efficiency: Dreame Bot L10s Ultra in fact automatically raises the cleaning cloths to avoid the formation of halos or the accidental fall of drops of water . A really well designed system!
Autonomy chapter: Dreame Bot L10s Ultra has a 5,200 mAh battery with an autonomy declared by the manufacturer is 210 minutes in suction only and 160 minutes in suction and washing . I think I can confirm these estimates, since with the standard settings I was able to clean and wash the whole house without problems.
But let’s get to the “magic” of the station . After cleaning, Dreame Bot L10s Ultra returns to its cradle, where it recharges and is “refurbished”. In fact , from the 2.5-liter tank with clean water (which according to the manufacturer’s estimates ensures an autonomy in cleaning of 200 m 2 ) starts a flow of water that cleans the moths.
The waste water then ends up in the 2.4-liter dirty water tank (which must then be emptied). At the same time, the tank inside the robot (80 ml) is also refilled with clean water .
Then the drying process of the cleaning cloths starts , which lasts about 2 hours (standard settings), and the automatic emptying of the dust tank (350 ml) of the robot. The dirt then ends up in the 3-liter dust collection bag which, as mentioned, ensures an autonomy of about 60 days before requiring a replacement.
The moc washing takes 2-3 minutes and, even if it is a little noisy, it lasts so little that it does not cause any discomfort. The emptying of dirt , on the other hand, is much noisier but also lasts a few seconds (about ten), so absolutely no problem. It may not be recommended to let it go late at night, but otherwise it doesn’t bother you.
In short, as also mentioned in the opening bars of this review, Dreame Bot L10s Ultra is a robot that really does everything by itself. Of course, a minimum of routine maintenance for cleaning the brushes, emptying the dirty water tank, etc. it must be done (everything is reported in the manual with the recommended timing) but we are talking about very little stuff in the face of absolute comfort in the daily cleaning of the house.
Final evaluations
At this point in the review I think my opinion on Dreame Bot L10s Ultra is quite clear. In the days spent in the company of this all-doing robot I felt really free from any chore related to cleaning the house, and this is an unparalleled result for me!
Of course, I could say that such a large base can “make itself felt” in a house that is not very large and that perhaps I would like a slightly quieter automatic emptying phase, but it would really be nitpicking in a product that seemed impeccable to me. what was its purpose: to clean the house from top to bottom leaving the user the freedom to take care of everything else, without hassle or distractions of any kind.
So is it worth the price it costs? For me, yes, but obviously we are talking about a top-of-the-range product that is not within everyone’s reach . You need to carefully weigh a possible purchase based on your availability, your needs and your priorities in terms of house cleaning, but certainly in the category of high-end robots it is one of the best (at least for what I could personally test).
You can find more information about Dreame Bot L10s Ultra on the official website and buy it on Amazon .
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If, on the other hand, you think that Dreame Bot L10s Ultra is out of reach for what your needs are, I can advise you to take a look at other models from the manufacturer that are much cheaper but equally valid (with some obvious sacrifices on functions, as well as on the base with automatic emptying), for example Dreame Bot D10 Plus or Dreame T30 .
