Dreame is a victim of its own robovac success – the new X60 Max Ultra looks amazing, but I'm struggling to get excited
This model boils your mop pads to get them squeaky clean
· TechRadarNews By Ruth Hamilton published 9 January 2026
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Dreame makes some of the best robot vacuums around, and I've just had a sneak peek of its newest flagship at CES 2026. It looks amazing. Its called the Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete, and it comes with all the bells and whistles I'd expect from this brand.
But I'm struggling a little bit to get too excited about it. Part of that is because Dreame has set the bar so high. We absolutely loved this robovac's predecessor – the X50 Ultra. The X60 has many of the same headline features, albeit with tweaks and improvements.
I'm talking: a navigation puck that can retreat so it's flush with the top of the robot when it senses it's entering a low-height space; little stilts that boost the bot up and over tall room thresholds; a dock that can wash the mop pads with hot water, and dry them off too.
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Where the X60 is significantly different to its predecessor is in its height. Dreame has shrunk this guy right down, and now claims it's the "industry's thinnest robot vacuum". Coming in at just 3.13in / 7.95cm tall (compared to 3.5in / 8.9cm for the X50), that might well be true.
It's certainly right at the sveltest end of the market, which is great news if you want it to be able to sneak under low furniture. But it's only a hair shorter than the best Roborock has to offer – I measured the Roborock Saros 10 at 3.1in / 8cm, and that's rounded to 1 decimal place, so there's really nothing in it.
What other improvements can you expect over the older X50? Perhaps the most notable changes are in the dock. Dreame has boosted the temperature of the mop cleaning to a whopping 212°F / 100°C, i.e. boiling point. That feels a little extreme to me, although I guess it will truly get everything squeaky clean.
Dreame has targeted pet-owners with an unusual two-part detergent dispenser that contains not just your regular cleaning fluid but also a specialized one for eliminating pet odors.
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