If you're looking for a compact cleaning assistant, you won't find anything better. The Roborock S8 is the best-placed device in COMPUTER BILD without a suction and docking station. It vacuums up almost everything and scrubs vigorously. What's more, the S8 is easy to manoeuvre, offers many smart cleaning functions and leaves objects lying around behind. The price is now also right.

The Roborock S8 is a reliable robot vacuum cleaner with a convenient app in the mid-price range. The highlight is its terrific suction performance: in the test, it removed over 70 per cent of dust from our carpet in maximum mode and was quite fast. That is excellent for a robot vacuum cleaner...

There are slight advances in design, but they are more cosmetic. The change of colour from cool but gloomy black to a friendlier white that is better suited to most households only affects the Pro Plus version. Progress has been made in navigation, which now takes the new top spot with improved 3D object recognition and makes the vacuum even better at navigating its surroundings...

With the S8, the market leader extends its lead: No other robot ever cleaned so well in the tested. Roborock vacuums and scrubs the best, navigates confidently and leaves objects to the left. The S8 Pro Ultra is really smart and self-sufficient - thanks to the docking station that takes care of dust, mopping water, self-cleaning and drying the cloth.

Ultimately, of course, the purchase decision depends on personal preferences. The rule here is that you have to do less work yourself for more money. However, if you don't mind changing the water tank, occasionally cleaning the mop or emptying the dust bin, you can buy the normal Roborock S8 with a clear conscience.