NEW Roborock Mapping Tutorial for 2020 and 2021. The Recent Software UPDATE makes mapping easier 🤠
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- Roborock overhauled their Mapping Process for 2020 and 2021. Now you can save up to 4 floor plans, switch between different Maps and the Robot can automatically switch between the saved Maps based on what floor it is on. This NEW update is currently on the Roborock S4 Max, S5 Max and S6 MaxV. Roborock stated others models will be getting this update as well.
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I robot needs to hire the Roborock engineers and get Lidar, their navigation is terrible
That's the only weak point for iRobot. Roborock has horrible rollers and I miss the Roomba's dual rollers. Nothings perfect in this shitty world.
@@BlowitAllUp Yes weak point for the Roomb. Rollers are great. I think they are patented. The Brava M6 has a lot of weak ponts. They are sending me a new tank and wheels. Let's see how long they last.
Richard smith .I don't think they need it . for some reason they want to keep their way (Camera instead Lidar) . Lidar robot is not hard to make . as you can see many company make robot with lidar sensor their robots just work similar to Roborock
@@chungloankenny I like my Roomba, but cameras have issues without a good amount of light
@@richardsmith1161 that is true . I do prefer Lidar over camera . I have 5 robots at home 4 of them are Lidar robots just 1 Roomba . If Roomba with lidar sensor I would buy it over roborock .
Thanks for the video. Answered all my questions to multi level map & handling !
Cool that you can just move to a floor and go.
For the initial mapping have to take the docking station with you, since the robot requires to start and end at the docking station uninterrupted. Once you got the maps created just make sure the correct map is selected in the App prior to starting the robot.
Just got the Roborock S6 MaxV and this was very helpfull thanks! :D
Followed your advice under another video and bought S6 Maxv. No regrets 😉 Also a tip for the glass and mirror objects. If it doesn't bother you, you can stick a 10cm wide strip of paper to the bottom of the door or mirror end to end. Works like a charm. The robot "sees" the objects at approx. 10cm height.
Thanks for the tip and glad the S6 MaxV working out
Outstanding video! Just bought S5 Max and this is very helpful!
Glad the video helped !!!!
Just bought the roborock s6! Happy new years to you!
Hope you like the S6, Happy New Years to You!!!
Your video and instructions were a huge help getting started with my new Roborock. Thank you!
thanks i didnt know it selected the floor map automaticcly so thats awesome :)
Yeah that a feature that was on the Roomba and Roborock decided to incorporate it in their latest software map update. This will help reduce maps getting corrupted.
I love the song it plays when it boots up
Thanks for explaining the mapping feature. 😉👍
Sure no problem
you helped so much!! thanks
Sure glad the video helped!!!
Roborocks are the best robot vacuums!
LOL 😆
@@RobotMasters i mean, really
Great and very helpful video👌👌👌
Thanks 😊 always buddy, hope 2021 a Good Year for you!!!
This is an incredibly helpful video! How would you recommend mapping to avoid rugs when using the mopping attachment? Would I have to save a second map and block them off as no-go zones?
I would recommend map with out the mopping pad attached. Once the mapping done their a no mopping feature which is similar to no-go zones. Basically if the mopping pad attached it won’t go there, unless you remove the mopping pad than it will vacuum there.
Thank you
I have a wall with lots of windows that are close to the floor. The map shows the outdoor as an additional room. When the robot runs, it goes back and forth along that wall with the window multiple time, even though I have put no go zone on the outside section. Any suggestions?
Thank you, Nathan. Could you go through the features on the app itself on a video? Also, I’m waiting for my s4 max to arrive, should I install the app ahead of time? On IPhone 11 app, I don’t see the correct app for s4 max??. Thanks for your excellent help. From California
For the Roborock all of the models can use the Mi Home App, or the Roborock App. I personally use the Roborock App. You can install the App ahead of time and setup an account.
This works with the Roborock S4, I saw that it had a firmware update so now I can do Multi-Levels HOORAY.
Yep just heard about the NEW Update 😁
Hi Nathan, very good indeed. I wish you could test Roomba Combo. Do you think it’s good? One of these days it will have lidar as well 😃👍🏻🇵🇹🇵🇹. Cheers.
LOL maybe someday 😅. I did look at the iRobot Roomba Combo. Looks like it made by Ecovacs and has a lot of characteristics of their gyro based Ecovacs.
I have the Roborock Q5 and have done the map but need to know how to name each area. It mapped bedrooms, bathrooms, closets, each in different colors and I can name each of these so I can choice to clean them individually but it lumped the family room, kitchen and dining room together as one big blue area. I know I can do it by zones, but I wanted to know if I can split the blue zone up and name different areas to make it easier than having to do a zone each time? Thank you.
Nathan, this was such a serious presentation compared to your normal toss the boxes across the room videos. Did RR pay you for this one? Thanks for the tip about the FW update. Mine needed it.
LOL all my videos are serious 🙃. Roborock did provide both models for free.
During the initial mapping segment in the video, why did the unit skirt the section of carpet by the front door, but not actually map the carpet itself? Wouldn't the carpeted section be considered part of the floorplan map? Also, thank you for the video - very helpful!
It will map all the areas that it mapped. The effective range is 360 degrees and around 15ft distance. The map itself won’t indicate carpet, and for the video demonstration didn’t map out the entire house.
Thanks for that great video for multifloor mapping. My question is what if the robit finished the cleaning the second floor but the dock is on the first floor? I will move the robot to the first floor just after hearing 'cleaning completed' and will it be confosed about which floor it is on now and where the dock?
The new software updates allow the robot to recognize what floor it is placed on automatically.
But what to do when you want to clean another level (another map) and choose a few of the rooms on that level ? I cannot choose a map first and than a few rooms. PS. Got a S7
Hi! When attempting the out of the box, initial mapping of my upstairs floorpan will the unit recognize the stairs edge and avoid it or do I need to block it off to avoid it falling down the stairs? Thank you for your response!
The robot will automatically recognize cliffs aka stairs. You don’t need to block off those areas.
Original s4 got multi floor support YAY
Nice to know 🙂
There might be a self-emptying bin ROBOROCK in January... No release date yet, I am just assuming, but I did see a comment on Adam’s Channel saying that he/she Emailed ROBOROCK about if they are making an Auto-Empty bin. They responded saying that they are in the process of making a self%emptying bin robot. Yessss! Also will the Amarey review be on Wednesday? Is the Amarey here yet?
Yes the Amaray robot vacuum is here and will get the video out Wednesday or Thursday. Good to know there might be a possible Roborock with self emptying bin. 😁
the self-empty bin just make the dirt path from robot to bin longer. Which means at some point that path will become dirty and restrict the movement of dirt from the robot bin to the larger storage bin. This just makes more long term maintenance cleaning. Therefore, my opinion is that self-cleaning bins don't make things easier... just later and more difficult.
Thanks for video! There is no option to select beta in my Mi Home app ? I have a E35 do you know if this version allows ability to save a map? The Mi home app is very confusing- at least to me ☺️.
Hello unfortunately the E35 doesn’t support save maps. It only creates a map while cleaning and creates a new one, once you start a new cleaning job.
Hi! Whenever I try to start the mapping, I get error 18 is this an issue or how can I fix it?
Hi Nathan I just received my S6 MaxV today. I have watched your tutorial which is great. Thanks for doing them. What a help! I have a very large floor area. Our house is very long and large. My friend said to first do section by section so that it maps it properly. By listening to you and reading all the comments I think that would be the wrong way to do it. It took 30 minutes to do one long sunroom this afternoon. So it will take hours to do the entire house. Should I delete that first map of the sunroom that I did this afternoon and press start from the dock and let the vacuum go for it on the entire house for hours and then divide rooms if I need to on the app? If the doors are shut to the hallway or bedrooms whilst it is vacuuming later down the track (not while initially mapping), this wouldn't cause a problem to the machine mapping and vacuuming would it? It would just vacuum where it can get to that day? Thanks so much xx
Hello, so yes allow the robot vacuum to start and end from the docking station uninterrupted, and leave all doors open. Once the initial map has been completed and saved you can open and close doors without issues.
@@RobotMasters Thank you for getting back to me. If I want to split the house into 2 maps would I select multi level and close the door to the hallway that splits the house in half. The bedrooms and hallways I would do separately and maybe once a week as kids have stuff everywhere and I need kitchen living etc cleaned daily. Thoughts?
@@belleelias8405 Yes that correct. Or you could make one map and split up the two sections.
Can I retrieve my roborock S6 maps to my new roborock S7?
Hi. After initially mapping and then dividing the mapped area into 2 equal rooms - how do I instruct my S4 Max to only vacuum one of the 2 rooms? It's not intuitive to me. Thanks!!
Hello so if you are looking at the main home screen, you should see your map. There should be three tabs. Full, Room, Zone, the Room is where you can select a certain area you divided. Or you can use the Zone to draw a rectangle area.
Just got this yesterday. It got stuck on my shag rug and it ripped one of the little rubber sweeper things off. Of course. So I spent hours trying to figure out how to block it from going on that rug. But I would like to have it go on the other side of the rug but the way my furniture is and the rug it can't happen. I have 2 cats. Now black Friday I bought the Roomba 677 and I loved it even after I vacuumed it sucked up so much hair I was disgusted but it was so random it wasn't getting all areas so I returned it after a couple days and alot of research to find an affordable vacuum with mapping. So I found the s4 max. So I used it last night and I feel like it didn't really get alot of stuff out of my carpet and hard floors. I'm on the fence about 5he rubber sweeper things vs the Roombas brush. Another downfall is this seems a little wider and isn't able to get under my dining chairs like the Roomba could. So when the chairs are pushed in it's only around the chairs so that's definitely a downfall. I'm not going to usey normal vacuum for a few days just to see if that makes a difference in anything. I'm still confused on the map and setting up rooms.
Hello, so in order to map and aka setup rooms let the robot start and end from the charging dock uninterrupted. The map should be complete and you can edit in the map setting. You may need to enable map save first so check that in the settings. If you need additional help feel free to reach out. You can also send snap shots of your mapping issues and questions to my business email: nate2003@comcast.net. Thanks
Great video.. maybe it's been asked before but can you use the remote control mode to make the mapping process quicker?
Yes you can, Roborock is slowly rolling out a quick mapping update which allows the robot to map an entire home in 5-10 minutes depending on the size.
@@RobotMasters that's awesome! Thanks for the response i appreciate it !
So i have created and saved the downstairs map in my app with the new S6 Pure. Now I want to map the upstairs for the first time. Do I have to take the charging station upstairs too or just the robot?
For the initial mapping you need to take both the robot and docking station. After the map completed all you would need is the robot. Make sure map saving enabled and multi map is selected in the vacuum settings.
to map a different level of your home to you have to move the docking station to that floor?
Yes just for the initial mapping
Just got one. The first time you use it to map, do you need to clear the floor of all obstacles, including chairs, lamps, coffee table etc...? Then once you put them all back it will detect the new obstacles on the floor and clean around them? Or do you leave those. If you leave them, but move them later will it clean the spot they were at, or will it go around it because that area was blocked when it initially mapped?
It's weird that the app and manual really doesn't explain this
Hello so my recommendation is to pickup all the small obstacles as much as you can, Shoes, Socks, power cables and other random stuff. Furniture and larger object you don’t need to move. Once the robot completes a cleaning run it will save a map. You don’t necessarily need to pickup afterwards since the robot pretty good at going around objects. Also larger objects the robot will automatically include them in its map.
@@RobotMasters OK, Thanks for such a fast reply! I thi k we'll wait to try it until we take down the Christmas tree and other decorations that aren't normally in the house so it maps right the first time.
what If you have lower levels on the main floor - say two steps down to a family room but it is still the first floor. My main floor has two rooms that are two steps down - can that be one map?
No unfortunately has to be two separate maps.
I have a home but I spend most of my time with my little ones grandmother and want to use my roborock S4 at both since we stay lengthy durations at her house. Can I make a second map to be her house, or do I need to make the S4 think it's a second floor??
Just create a 2nd map, aka move the robot to the other house and label it according. The robot only recognizes as levels or different maps not by houses.
I just purchased a Roborock S7 and it’s leaving streaks on my floor. Is there a way to change the mopping direction?
Try having the robot do two runs in the same area.
Great review, any videos on how the multi floor feature works in S7 ?
It should be similar, make sure map saving enables or it might say multi map. Once that enabled allows the robot to start and end from the charger uninterrupted. A map will appear, where you can edit and save the map.
@@RobotMasters But how can you select a floor level and then select the wright rooms on that level ?
@@harcovanhees394 I believe once you map both levels, if you go into map management you should be able to select the level the robot on.
@@RobotMasters The Only way I can find is by Scheduling and than choose for Cleaning Area: Rooms and than you can choose a map of a certain level. And than choose every room for a complete run
@@harcovanhees394 Hmmm O thought there would be a map setting tab in the settings.
Hi, i just bought the robot S6 MaxV. After I mapped the first part, how do I add another map without changing the docking station or having to clean the first part again?
In the map settings page in the app, there should be, a single and multi level option. Make sure that enabled than. Than you select create a new map. You will need to have the robot clean the entire area while it maps. Eventually Roborock will bring a fast map option to their other models where it doesn’t require cleaning the entire area.
Hello! Is it possible to create the map by driving boundarys of the house with remote control? Thank you!
Yes, you don't necessarily need to get close to any walls, the laser can see around 15ft in a 360 degree fashion.
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I have kid gates up dividing my house in half. Should I pretend this is multi-level, or just create separate maps as a single level home?
Hmmmm I would probably create two maps. You can in theory use a single map if you map out with the gates open initially. One thing to note the robot will think the gate is permanently closed unless you physically open the gate and allow the robot to update the map that the gate is open.
I was under the impression that the Roborock added rooms automatically if it for some reason didn't have access (closed doors etc.) to them while creating its initial map. Is this not true?
Roborock did add an update where the robot looks for doors that are closed. It will update the map to represent the current state of the room.
What about if u have a step down?
You will need to create two maps, unfortunately the robot won’t be able to transition down the step without assistance.
Have they fixed their carpet boost for high pile carpet?
Hmmmn not 100% sure on that, I have medium profile carpet and the carpet boost works fine. Depending on what model you have, you could preset the vacuum suction levels for each area of your floor plan. So you could set the carpeted areas to Max Vacuum level and smooth areas to a lower setting.
No, the rubber spider gets caught up in mine.
Hi. I have Roborock S7. We had to remap the house for some reason and robo didn’t pick up one room even though the doors were open.
I surely don’t want to remap but would like to add that one room to the existing map. How can we do that without remapping the entire house?
Many thanks!
Just do an area select and hover over that area. Have the robot clean near that area and it will create a new area. Not sure if you can rename the area but the area will show in the map.
@@RobotMasters Hi! I had to remap the house as well but the S7 doesn't clean one of the rooms all the way to the mapped area. I would hate to have to remap the whole house again as it's not a room with a door but a living room....how can I get the roborock to clean the entire room? Thanks so much!
@@cathyv3051 Try using the area select feature and create an area larger than the mapped area. This will force the robot to look for other areas. The robot should update the new unmapped area.
@@RobotMasters Thank you for getting back to me....how do I create an area larger than the mapped area please :)
@@cathyv3051 Go to the Roborock main home page aka where you can see the map of your home. There should be 3 tabs Full, Rooms, Zones. Select zones and there a clear blue box where you move over to the area you want the robot to clean. Make this box larger than the mapped area so the robot can look for new areas. Once you have it over the are you want to clean press the clean icon.
Hi Nathan, am I correct that the docking station must be moved to each floor the first time the map is made, but then after the map is made, you do not need the docking station for it to use the map?
Yes that correct, the robot should update it map automatically without the need of the Docking Station
@@RobotMasters Thanks. I was trying to map additional levels without the dock and that was fouling up my map on the first level. It looks like moving the dock for the additional levels is the key. thanks again.
Thank you Nathan! I just got my S4 Max and I still have yet to successfully create a full map of my house. :-(
The first time I made a mistake and had my master suite door closed. I deleted that map and tried to have it map the entire house again but then it ran out of battery. After charging, it never returned to finish. So now I am starting from square one again and I’m trying to create a full map. Or is it better or possible to create one map (Map 1) keeping master suite door closed. And then create another map (Map 2) of just the master suite?
I am just not sure how to do that in regards to the docking station…? I want to like this device, but so far I am frustrated. Please Help!
Hmmm open all doors, delete current map and start fresh. Make sure unit fully charge and on it lowest power level so it doesn’t run out of juice. Hopefully it completes the entire run.
@@RobotMasters Ok, but what if it does run out of juice again? Altho my house is not that big! This maybe a stupid question: can S4 max create a fresh map without cleaning?
@@trishlawton503 I think it requires the vacuum motor to be on, so setting at it quietest mode should insure enough power. I know Roborock has been updating some of their models to have a fast map option. Is your Robot software up to date?
@@RobotMasters thanks. And yes software is up to date
@@RobotMasters Another weird thing: the maps it has created are all blue, and not different colors as seen in the tutorial. Would you know the cause of this?
I have roborock s5 max . and I live in a two level house. I created both maps and they are OK. The map on screen now is the Second level map. Now if I moved the roborock and docking station back to ground level, how could I use the map corresponding to that level? Say I want to initiate a specifi room cleaning? Should I run a full cleaning so that the roborock will automatically know the floor and switch the map on screen ?
Just go into map management and select the first level map. It important to make sure the correct map is displaying on the screen prior to starting. You don’t necessarily need to bring the docking station
@@RobotMasters I opened "Manage maps" , tried to click on the map of the first floor , nothing happen. I know older app version have a "use this map" button . but with latest update this option is not showing
@@alialhosani7994 OK they may have updated the software where the robot will automatically choose the correct map. I assume you are able to move to the other map and select the area? If so just move the robot to the other level and select the room. The robot will automatically locate itself and clean that room. Was there a map saving tab?
@@RobotMasters maps already saved, I cant just select the map manualy and choose a room. I had to bring the roborock to First level and click the on/off button to startva full cleaning cycle. This will initiate the repositioning process and the map will be updated/changed automaticaly, so the map will appear on screen. After that I pause the cleaning process and choose the room I want to clean.
@@alialhosani7994 I see, so I been using both the S7 and S6 MaxV and in the Roborock App we have a map saving beta, this allows you to select the map, than select the room to clean. I guess for your model it a little different.
Does it create a map while cleaning or do you have to create a map 1st before cleaning?
You have a option to create a map while it cleaning.
@@RobotMasters so how do I do that? Just press the clean button while no maps exist yet or do I still have to press create new map 1st? I just bought a roborock and have so far set it up but not officially used it yet.
@@weihanwang Yes for your initial map, once the App been paired, just press the clean button. Make sure to have all the doors open to allow a complete map.
I get an entirely different screen when I click on 'Manage Maps'. Mine has no toggle switch to enable and shows no maps. If I click the 'edit map' icon on the home screen a message pops up and says 'Map Saving not enabled'. I cannot find any way to enable! I'm using the most current version of the firmware (02.03.74) on android. What am I doing wrong? This is driving me crazy. Help!
Go to your vacuum settings in the app, you should see a map saving toggle feature. This has to be enabled prior to mapping. It off by default
@@RobotMasters There is no 'vacuum settings' in the settings screen. There is a 'Robot settings' but there is no toggle switch to enable map.
@@baddog2029 Can you send the snap screenshot to my email nate2003@comcast.net, might be able to see what settings are available.
I can not locate my roborock e5 in my house , battery is dead
Hmmm maybe you can check the app for the last know location on the map.
what's the difference between roborock app and mi home app?
They are almost identical in features and layout. Depending on what model you have there may be some features on the Roborock App that not on the Mi Home App. For example for the S6 MaxV the Roborock App had the live camera feed option.
@@RobotMasters I have S5 Max. Can I get different color rooms in mi home app? Can you set up google assistance with Roborock?
Can more than one person download the app on their phone and control it?
Yes just make sure you use the same user name and password.
@@RobotMasters WOWWWWW you are the fastest response I have EVER gotten. Thank you and your videos are very thorough
@@Gangstaboy5400 Sure no problem, have a great rest of your day and Happy 2022!!!
How do I change schedule times?? I have S7 max V
It should be under the vacuum setting. There a setting tab.
Thank you very much
@@deb7383 Sure any time
I'm trying to make a new map on the S5. It ran out of battery. When I open the app, says no map.Will it finish the map once it is fully charged? Any help would greatly be appreciated. Ty
I believe S5 would resume after charging the battery. I know it does this for cleaning. If it doesn’t, I would recommend setting to lowest vacuum level to achieve best battery life. How big is the area?
@@RobotMasters thank you for responding so quickly. .our house is 2400 squ ft.
@@RobotMasters Yes I had it on balanced. I will do as you suggested.
@Pool Man Try low powered mode aka lowest possible setting, also disable carpet boost for the time being. Not sure if you have a lot carpeted areas. If I recall this model doesn't have a quick mapping option so you will have to do a complete cleaning which will take 2-3 hours.
Well I found out this morning why it didn't finish mapping. It got stuck in my son's room on a cord. Instead of pushing pause and removing the obstruction, my son sent it to the dock. So I guess that's probably the reason that it didn't resume. Thank you so much for all of your advice.
You realize that we can’t really see where you click right? That was too fast to follow. All I see was you click click click then the screen changes again again and again.
Sorry for the confusion
Frustration! I just received a Roborock S4 for Christmas with the small instruction manual. By searching on CZcams I learned a lot and have started mapping. Yesterday I moved the docking station into the front bedroom and mapped the bedroom, bathroom and office. I was able to show the divide of the rooms and the NOGO area. Today I'm trying to map the kitchen/living room area (one level house). I moved the docking station into that area and began. I assumed the app would identify this as a second area, but it looks like it is overlaying the second map on the first map... HELP!! What am I doing wrong? Thanks..
Once you create and made your editing on your first map, you must clear that map first than you can make your 2nd map. So make sure there no map showing prior to starting
@@RobotMasters How do I clear the map?
@@evafroude2901 Look into the vacuum settings, look at the map editing, there should be able to clear the Map.
@@RobotMasters Is it better to make one big map of the floor and edit? Or multiple maps?
@@evafroude2901 Make a single Map and edit. Only make another map if you have different levels
iRobot Roomba Combo there is a video on here which is in german i guess but looks like roomba now does mopping, at lest in europe model.
I can’t understand him
Me either 😵, Take Care!!!