- Deebot X11 Omnicyclone is a new flagship Robovac from Ecovacs
- Adds gan charging to fill up the battery when the bot appears to its dock
- Can also boast of mechanical climbing for high thresholds and a posless dock
Ecovacs has a new flagship robot vacuum, Deebot X11 Omnicyclone, and it’s about providing uninterrupted cleaning with minimal human intervention. For this, the brand decided to create a bot that should not return to his dock in an extended recharge period in the middle of a home clean.
However, it wanted to do it without adding a larger battery to the robot, which would result in a physically larger, heavier bot. The solution it decided was to add quick charging functionality to the dock, so when the robot jumped back to get its mop pads cleaned or empty its trash can it would fill the battery.
Specifically, Ecovacs has added gan charging, which is a more efficient, cooler charging method than regular fast charging. This speed charging feature is capable of recovering 6% of the battery during a three -minute mop of cleaning cycle. Impressive.
I have tested lots of Robovacs at home and have never found recharge times to be a problem, but then none of my regular testing places are especially great. The X11 is really aimed at North American homes with palatial floor plans, where a cleaning of the entire home is more than a single charge can handle and where hanging around waiting for your bot to juice up before it can finish the job can be annoying.
I got some practical time with Deebot X11 on IFA 2025, and while the quick charging feature was pretty difficult to demonstrate, I got to see BOT’s other features in action.
Great features
A remarkable upgrade is for the Mopping system. The X11 has a roll of mop that has improved to make it more durable. Ecovacs have added strips of nylon that act like a gentle shed to remove dried dirt.
The roller kicks out to clean close to the edges of rooms. It extends longer than the previous model – 15 mm past the robot’s body – and has small roller wheels on the edge, which means that if it comes in contact with the edge of a room, it will not scratch.
Ecovacs is the latest in a number of Robovac brands to solve the problem of how to navigate high space limits. The X11 adds a ‘TruePass-adaptive 4WD climbing system’ where handles on the wheels lift up the robot so it can enter otherwise off limits or on thick blankets to continue on its cleaning journey. It can clear 2.4 cm single step or 4 cm if the steps are offset.
What separates this bot is that the whole process is mechanical – the handles engage automatically when the bot reaches a high step. It makes it more reliable than tech-based approaches that, for example, require the camera to properly identify a threshold.
Finally, the dock has been upgraded. Most notable it does not require bags. With Manual Stick Vacuum, which largely removes bags, it has felt like a bit of a backward step to deal with them again with the otherwise oh-so-modern robovacs.
Ecovacs deals with this by adding cyclon technology to separate large waste from fine dust, preventing clogging and keeping things flowing smoothly – even without a bag to keep everything contained. This is all in a transparent can in the dock. (It is actually very similar to the system that appears on the newly advertised Dyson Robot Vacuum.)
Price and accessibility
Ecovacs Deebot X11 Omnicyclone can now be purchased in the US and Canada, September 4, with a list price of $ 1,499.99 (about $ 1,999.99). It’s for sale at Ecovacs.com and Amazon in the US and Canada, Plus BestBuy.com and Target.com in the USA.
