Supported Roborock Devices

1. Introduction
2. Gen 1
   1. Features
3. Gen 2
   1. Features

Introduction

Valetudo started as a cloud replacement for Roborock Vacuums after Dennis Giese’s 34c3 Talk about getting root on these rather cheap devices laid the foundations to do so.

Since then, it has spread to other Vacuums by different Vendors. 😱

If you want to find out more about robot vacuum research, check out Dennis’ Vacuum Robot Overview.

Currently, there are two supported Models from this Vendor.

Gen 1

This is the Gen 1 Roborock Vacuum sold under the Xiaomi Brand as the Xiaomi Mi SDJQR02RR aka Mi Robot Vacuum and identifying itself as the rockrobo.vacuum.v1

To identify a Gen 1, simply look at the Lidar Tower Placement as well as the Button count. There are only two Buttons on this model.

Also, the charging contacts are found on the back side of the robot.

Please note that Gen 1 Vacuums with a production date >= 2019-09 (ver >= 4004) may come with newer firmwares preinstalled which disables local OTA and thus making the Installation of Valetudo impossible without opening the device.

We don’t know yet when they’ve exactly started manufacturing them like that, however there’s at least one report with a production date of 2020-03.

Gen 1 Features

These are the Hardware specs

Property	Value	Notes
Height	9.6 cm
Width	34.5 cm
Battery Capacity	5200 mAh
Dustbin Size	420 ml
Suction Power	1800 Pa
Climbing Ability	15 mm
Washable Filter	❌
Mop Feature	❌
Water Pump	❌

And here are the Software specs. This table is based on FW Version 4007

Feature	Value	Valetudo Support	Notes
Zoned Cleanup	✔	✔	Due to no persistent maps, the coordinates will change on each full cleanup
Persistent Maps	❌	❌
Virtual Walls	❌	❌
Room Detection	❌	❌
Carpet Detection	❌	❌
Bin State Reporting	❌	❌

Gen 2

This is the Gen 2 Roborock Vacuum. It’s an S55 to be precise. The white model is called S50 and there’s also a red-ish S51.

It will be referred to as the S5 or S5* and identifies itself as the roborock.vacuum.s5.

To identify an S5, check the Lidar Tower Placement as well as the Button Count and Style. There are three Buttons on an S5.

Please note that the S5 Max is a different Model than the S5.

Make sure to always check the production date of the unit, since units with a production date >= 2019-11 (ver >= 2008) may come with newer firmwares preinstalled which disables local OTA and thus making the Installation of Valetudo impossible without opening the device.

Compared to the Gen 1, the Gen 2 can climb higher obstacles and features persistent maps.

Gen 2 Features

These are the Hardware specs

Property	Value	Notes
Height	9.6 cm
Width	35 cm
Battery Capacity	5200 mAh
Dustbin Size	480 ml
Suction Power	2000 Pa
Climbing Ability	20 mm
Washable Filter	✔
Mop Feature	✔
Water Pump	❌

And here are the Software specs.
This table is based on FW Version 2020

Feature	Value	Valetudo Support	Notes
Zoned Cleanup	✔	✔
Persistent Maps	✔	✔
Virtual Walls	✔	✔
Room Detection	✔	(✔)	WIP
Carpet Detection	✔	✔
Bin State Reporting	❌	❌