The Most Advanced Robot Vacuum Tested! Dreame L20 Ultra Review

this new Ultra Robot vacuum from dreamy includes one option that I have wanted for years my name is Jam Andrews and this is the latest from dreamy the l20 ultra which takes the meaning of an ultra Robot vacuum to the next level and features self- removing mopping pads that's not all though just take a look at this long list of impressive features which to date might make this the very best top tier Robot vacuum on the market but of course there are always some gotcha so in this video I'll be sure to point all the good and bad stuff that comes along with owning the l20 ultra let's start by looking at the robot itself up front we have ai action which is the object avoidance system that includes an RGB camera dual structured light sensors and a pair of LED lights so it can see better in dark areas and rooms up top we have your standard home power and spot cleaning buttons along with a safety switch to protect the Light Art system around back we have a pair of charging contacts and the refill port for the rather smallish 880ml intergrated water tank which does get refilled when it goes back to the dock the l20 has a fully removable lid held on magnetically and we notice a new font dreamy is using for their logo under is a QR code to download the app a Wi-Fi reset button and indicator light and also a 350ml dust bin on the underside things are standard with a set of Cliff sensors single side spinning brush front mounted wheel and a single ultrasonic carpet detection sensor the all rubber roller brush with removable ends is a carryover from the l10s ultra the mopping pads are a different material and feel a good bit bit softer you will notice one of the mopping pads is mounted on a swing arm so the l20 can mop closer to your walls and furniture moving on to the dock where the theme is everything is just bigger in the base we have a removable dock tray that you will need to remove every so often for cleaning up front we find the removable lid that is hiding the 3.2 L dust bag included as a spare bag inside the dock which is a nice touch the bag is easily removed and while a industry standard size I do wish it was a lot bigger in size than the 3 l bag found in the older l1s on top of the dock we have a set of dedicated multi-function dock buttons which are back lit under the lid we have an included storage area for the docks cleaning brush and a place to put the included 450ml detergent tank for detergent injection which is one of my favorite features on the older l10s Ultra now I want to dive into some of the features that make the l20 ultra stand out from the crowd the first is with the mopping pads that can rise a full 10 mm to clear a low pile carpet the results were that my carpet stayed dry in my testing the bigger news is for those of us who have thicker carpets the l20 has an option to mop the floors first and then return to the dock to remove the mopping pads before heading out to vacuum those carpeted areas this is honestly the most groundbreaking feature on this robot that is at least for people with a single story home the next biggest news is with the swing out mopping pad and when enabled we'll get as close as 2 mm to walls and Furniture it works well but it is not without drawbacks in my testing it tends to ride up on my floor molding and it also has a tendency to bump into things as the the robot rotates which can't be good for the longevity of the swing arm the last big news item is the fact that you can now set the robot to Auto empty each time it returns to the dock when the mop pads are being washed which will be huge news for pet owners one smaller change is a 20% larger than average 6400 milliamp battery and a dock that supports fast charging moving on to the test starting with the vacuum test where I scatter 54 G of colored rice on my medium pile carpet and set the robot out in Max Plus vacuum mode to unleash all 7,000 pascals of vacuum power it was able to pick up 54 G of rice which is very impressive next on tile floor I sent the robot out to pick up 130 G of scattered cat litter and once again the robot was set to Max Plus vacuum mode and given one pass to pick up as much as possible it was able to pick up 121 G or 93% of the cat litter moving on to the mopping test which I ran with room temperature water without detergent the water output was set to the highest level and given two passes to mop up as much as it could I must wonder if the softer mopping pads might be holding this machine back some as in this test it did miss some of the hot sauce in the end the l20 has a very impressive object avoidance system that dreamy calls AI action as you can see in my testing it works extremely well staying clear of all the objects and even in the dark rooms with its dual LED lights so it can see the objects better overall it is a top-of-the-line object avoidance system however at times I found it could misidentify some objects like the corner of a wall and the edge of a rug so they still have some fine tuning to do this AI Action System also includes the ability to remote view the camera with two-way audio looking closely at the dock performance I tested the ability of the dock to empty out the internal dust bin of the robot with its dual boost technology it worked extremely well and always emptied out all the contents of the internal dust bin I found the doc did a fine job of scrubbing the mopping pads as they always came out clean it was also able to completely dry the mopping pads after just 3 hours I do wish dreamy made the dock tray out of a one piece solid design without holes kind of like they did with the robot rock qrio this means you have to clean the tray separately and then scrub the inside of the dock base I think this was a missed opportunity to further simplify a machine designed to automate the clean cleaning process of your home unfortunately I can't forget to talk about the navigation which for an ultra Robot vacuum of this cost should be nearly perfect but it is not when I first got the l20 ultra it refused to navigate at all on carpet even with carpet detection turned off I thought I must have a bad unit until I reached out to Dreamy and they supplied me with a beta firmware that totally resolved the problem so if you have this issue today I recommend contacting dreamy now even though the firmware update solved the navigation issue on carpet it still has less than ideal navigation quirks which made my testing very challenging at times it spins in circles appearing confused and along some of the walls it would pingpong along defeating the purpose of the Swing Out mopping pad I would totally expect these things to be resolved by dreamy through future firmware updates in conclusion I really think dreamy has proven itself in the robot vacuum Market as a leader in Innovation Tech and value dreamy is normally known to be a value leader in the market and while the l20 is not cheap by any means with a retail price of $1,500 when you compare it to the features of other comparable models from other brands you will quickly see it is an incredible price for a fully featured fully automatic Robot vacuum with across theboard top tier cleaning performance acing all of my test including the object avoidance test which is something very few robots can do the l20 ultra is bigger and better in almost every single way when compared to the older l10s Ultra where I think dreamy needs to improve is around the internal testing and quality control surrounding software glitches and navigation especially at product launch the l10s ultra was the same way at launch and eventually dreamy ironed out many of the software issues if you would like to see a side by side of the l20 ultra compared to any other Robot vacuum please drop that comment down below I always take time to read and respond to your comments and I ask if the many hours of time and effort put into making this video helped you and any way please consider 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Channel: Jamie Andrews

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Keywords: dreame, dreametech, dreamtech, robot vacuum, review, l20, l20s, l20 ultra, l20ultra, dream

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Length: 10min 0sec (600 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 15 2023