Most robot vacuums have two wheels in the back that are directly powered, though they may still have front roller that allows them to move smoothly. This works fine for most people’s homes but if, like me, you have a lot of dramatic thresholds that measure an inch or more, you’ll find your robot cleaner getting stuck a lot. Ecovac’s new Deebot X11 Pro Omnicyclone (X11 Pro Omni), showcased at IFA 2025, is designed to tackle this problem by giving it four-wheel drive and the ability to climb thresholds up to 1.6 inches.
That’s pretty notable and we haven’t seen another robot vacuum with four-wheel/all-wheel drive. Some robot lawn mowers, like the Mammation Luba 2 and upcoming models from Roborock, support it, giving them better stability and maneuvering when tackling slopes and obstacles.
In theory, this should work the same on robot vacuums, giving them better stability and obstacle-crossing skills. Our PCMag colleague, Andrew Gebhart, has been testing the X11 Pro Omni at his home and has been generally impressed with its abilities.
“Thanks to its four-wheel drive, it successfully avoided getting stuck during these first runs and handled all of the thresholds in my home with ease,” wrote Gebhart. “It efficiently mapped my home and effectively vacuumed up litter, pet hair and other dirt without getting tangled or leaving any dust bunnies behind.”
Interestingly, the X11 Pro Omni also includes GaN (Gallium Nitride) fast charging, a charging tech that’s fairly common on phones, tablets and other mobile devices, giving them much faster charging speed. Ecovacs hasn’t specified how much faster the GaN technology can charge the X11 Pro Omni compared with a regular robot vacuum charging dock, but the company did say it should be able to rapidly replenish its battery between short dock cycles, like mop rinsing.
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If true, that’s fairly impressive. Previous robot vacuums I’ve tested tend to need at least one 30-minute session or more recharge time while cleaning to be able to successfully vacuum and mop my 840-square-foot apartment. Now that I’ve moved into a bigger space, minimizing the charging time between sessions would make for faster cleaning.
In other specs, the X11 Pro Omni has all the features and capabilities you’d expect from a higher end robot vacuum, including stronger section (oddly, pascals aren’t specified), the Ozmo Roller 2.0 mop that should work better than the standard spinning mopping pads, improved edge cleaning capabilities, and of course a base station that can handle emptying the dustbin and sanitizing the robot.
It’ll come with Ecovacs’ on-device AI assistant that can adapt and learn your cleaning habits and preferences. It supports Matter compatibility and will work with Apple Home and Google Home.
The Deebot X11 Omnicycle has been available in the US for $1,500 on Ecovacs and Amazon since Sept. 4, although it looks like it may currently be on sale for $1,300 as an early deal.
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