Today’s post marks the first (of many, perhaps?) review of a smart robot vacuum on HomeKit News, despite owning one for four years. This isn’t exactly surprising since HomeKit doesn’t fully support robot vacuums—at least not yet. Maybe iOS18 will bring better support, but don’t hold your breath. Ignoring those details, today’s review is for the SwitchBot K10+ Pro, an update to the K10+ with some minor improvements. These aren’t significant enough to warrant an upgrade if you already own the K10+. However, it remains a solid gadget, helping in ways my older Roborock S6 can't. Read on to find out more...

PACKAGING | CONTENTS

Considering the package came from China, the box survived pretty well, as did the contents. There wasn’t a lot to see, but everything needed was included. I was also sent a SwitchBot Hub 2 for testing the K10+ Pro, which isn’t necessary unless you plan to add it to Apple Home. This may not be worth it now, but could improve with iOS18.

The robot vacuum itself only comes in white. It visually resembles the previous model, except for a larger front docking sensor. The docking station is also quite similar, with a change in fascia color from black to grey. In the box, you get two side brushes (one spare), a manual, a quick setup reference card, a Hepa filter (one already installed), 30 disposable mopping pads, and two disposable dust bags. That’s essentially everything.

THE VACUUM

In many ways, the K10+ Pro looks like any other robot vacuum with a LiDAR unit on top, front bumper, edge sensors, and a corner brush. Where it stands out is its size. My older Roborock S6 has served me well but was too large to reach certain tight spaces, like between dining chair legs. The K10+ series is 34% smaller, easily navigating narrower gaps. Now, I don’t need to lift chairs onto the table to clean, a significant improvement for me.

There are two main buttons on top, like most vacuums—a Power and Home button. The housing around the LiDAR sensor is also a button mainly used for setting or resetting the device.

Vents are present on either side of the unit, with one housing a small speaker to communicate actions, like cleaning or returning to the dock, and for alerts if it gets stuck.

The rear houses the dust box, which has a shutter that opens only when connected to the base station and recharging. It has two metal connectors on either side of the shutter. Though the dust box can be emptied automatically via the docking station, it can also be manually emptied if you want to avoid the cost of disposable dust bags. While the bags need replacement roughly every 90 days, manual emptying might cause issues based on my experience with the Roborock S6. A top docking sensor marks where the K10+ Pro reverses into the dock.