I had a chance to see Dreame’s newest robot vacuum, the Dreame X50 Ultra Complete, in action. With its cutting-edge features, this brand is the one to watch. In fact, it might even make me switch allegiances from my current favorite bot brand, Roborock.
We saw plenty of impressive robot vacuum innovations at CES 2025 in January, but the X50 Ultra Complete has the most… well, complete feature set I’ve seen.
The standout headline feature is that it has tiny, mechanical legs. These lift the bot and help it hoist itself over high thresholds in the home. This ‘ProLeap System’ means that the X50 Ultra can handle steps up to 4.2 cm high in a single binding or up to 6 cm high in two. In action, it resembles the courtship ritual of an exotic bird. It really is quite majestic.
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A little less graceful is the bot’s descent down stairs. There’s a “shock absorption system” designed to cushion collisions and absorb sound, as well as a small front wheel that means the X50 isn’t quite face-planting, but it still packs a bit more punch than I expected or was comfortable with.
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In addition to the small feet, however, there is more to show off. It also has a navigation puck that can pop up and down (a feature that appears on one of the latest Roborock bots). This allows it to use LiDAR navigation without permanently raising the bot’s altitude.
With the puck retracted, the height of the robot vacuum cleaner is only 8.9 cm tall, low enough to sneak under low-slung furniture where dust and hair could otherwise collect. It will then appear again when space permits.
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Those are two 2025 innovations, but there are additional features that have appeared on previous Dreames – including the 2024’s highly rated Dreame L40 Ultra robot vacuum and Dreame X40 Ultra Complete robovac – and help round out what is an extremely capable setup.
For example, the rotating mop pads are attached using magnets, meaning the X50 Ultra Complete can drop them off at the bottom when they’re not needed, then return to retrieve them again as needed, without the need for manual intervention.
This means there is absolutely no danger of wet mop pads dragging across your carpets (the mop pads can also lift to avoid this, but it’s not such a fail-safe approach if you have thick carpets, for example).
To ensure that the edges of the room are not missed, the Dreame X50 not only has an extending side brush to sweep debris into the robot’s suction path (quite common on premium bots), but also a mop pad that can kick out to the side.
I saw the Dreame X50 Ultra alongside the brand’s other products at the grand opening of its first flagship store in Birmingham, UK – a “significant milestone” in the brand’s UK expansion.
We are in the process of testing the Dreame X50 Ultra and will report back if it is as good as it looks. It will go on sale in the UK from February 7 for a list price of £1,299. It will be available to buy directly from Dreame (in store and online) as well as via Amazon.
US release information and pricing has been requested and we’ll update this when we hear back.
