Xiaomi Robot Vacuum 5 Pro review: A robot vacuum you can trust to do its job

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Like many robot vacuum cleaners nowadays, the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum 5 Pro is also equipped with mopping functionality, in this case highly effective twin rotating mop pads.

Both the robot vacuum itself and the base station have containers for dust collection and separate tanks for clean and dirty water.

Although the containers in the robot vacuum itself aren’t huge, this doesn’t matter too much as the tanks in the base station are generously sized (4L each for clean and dirty water and 3L for dust). Emptying from the vacuum cleaner to the base station is automatic, so you only need to act when the large base station tanks are full.

A minor drawback of the Robot Vacuum 5 Pro is that the dust in the base station can only be collected in a bag, which then has to be disposed of, rather than a container that can be emptied. While it’s more convenient solution and good for allergy sufferers, it’s also expensive and environmentally unfriendly. I’d like to see an alternative with a container that can be manually emptied.

Easy to use

Getting started with the Robot Vacuum 5 Pro is very easy. After just a few minutes, the vacuum cleaner is ready to use and can make its first map of your home.

Mapping is quick and easy, but not as complete as I’d like. For example, it wasn’t able to identify and add any carpets or rugs. However, it’s easy to edit the map in the app and add things such as carpets, furniture, virtual boundaries and more.

Overall, the app is very detailed and easy to use. For example, you can select settings for different types of cleaning and schedule them. You can also control how and when the vacuum cleaner’s container should be emptied and how the mops should be cleaned and dried.

And, as the Robot Vacuum 5 Pro is equipped with a camera, you can see what’s happening in real time in the app and even go in and steer the robot vacuum manually.

Thorough cleaning

Once it gets going, the Robot Vacuum 5 Pro does a really good job of cleaning. With suction power of 20,000 Pa and a rotating mop that, like the side brush, can extend out, it cleans thoroughly. But I found I needed to use the maximum suction power and choose the deep clean setting for the route it should take through the rooms.

Maximum suction power does, of course, increase the noise level but you can, of course, schedule cleaning for when you’re not at home.

The Robot Vacuum 5 Pro gets right up to edges and corners but it can have issues reaching spots in low spaces under furniture – even though the radar tower retracts into the robot’s body for lower clearance – but this is a problem for all robot vacuums.

Obstacle avoidance works brilliantly. As you can see in the above images, it was able to navigate around a number of small, low obstacles with impressive success. However, the AI function for identifying different types of dirt (differentiating between solids and liquids and cleaning accordingly) is not yet a perfected feature.

Overall, the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum 5 Pro is a robot vacuum cleaner that does most things right. Although it doesn’t have a flagship-level price, it’s still far from cheap with a UK RRP of £799.99. Still, its price has dropped since launch, and you can buy it from Xiaomi for £655.99 or from Amazon for £622.99 at the time of writing, which could make it a much more appealing buy.

Specifications

Product: Xiaomi Robot Vacuum 5 Pro
Tested: February 2026
System requirements: Wireless network, smartphone with iOS or Android
Mapping function: Yes
Room division: Yes
Virtual boundary: Yes
Dust bag base station: 3 litres
Clean water tank: 4 litres
Dirty water tank: 4 litres
Side brushes: 1
Suction power: Up to 20,000 Pa
Mopping: Two rotating mops
Vacuum cleaner dimensions: 35 x 35 x 8.8 cm
Base station dimensions: 26 x 36 x 57 cm

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