Tired of nagging your family to pick up their dirty socks from the floor? A new robot vacuum might be the solution you've been waiting for. Roborock has just unveiled its latest creation at CES 2025 - the Saros Z70, a vacuum cleaner with a robotic arm that can actually pick up items off your floor.

Think of it as a vacuum cleaner that's learned how to tidy up after your family. The Z70 comes with what the company calls an OmniGrip arm, a foldable robotic limb that can extend from the top of the vacuum to grab small items like discarded tissues, stray socks, or other clutter that might be in its way.

But how does it know what to pick up? The robot's arm comes equipped with a camera and LED light that helps it identify objects. When you first set it loose in your home, it makes a scouting trip to spot items it can lift. Then it returns to systematically pick them up, clean the spots underneath, and deliver everything to a designated drop-off point - like a laundry basket you've chosen.

What's particularly impressive is that this little helper can recognize 108 different types of objects right out of the box. And if that's not enough, you can teach it to recognize 50 more items. This means you could potentially ask it where it last saw your child's missing shoe, making it not just a cleaner but also a tracker of lost items.

Of course, there are some limitations. The robot can only pick up things that weigh less than 0.66 pounds (about as heavy as a baseball), so don't expect it to move your shoes or heavy toys. And according to early demonstrations, the picking-up process isn't exactly speedy - it's more tortoise than hare when it comes to tidying up.

The Z70 has some other clever tricks up its sleeve too. Instead of using the laser-based navigation found in older robot vacuums, it uses AI-powered cameras and special sensors to create detailed 3D maps of your home. This helps it navigate more accurately and avoid obstacles like power cables that might trip up other robot vacuums.

When it's not using its arm, the Z70 can squeeze into tight spaces, as it's just 3 inches tall with the arm folded away. This means it can still clean under most furniture like a regular robot vacuum.

While Roborock hasn't announced the final price yet, they've promised the Z70 will hit stores in the first half of 2025. Given that their top-of-the-line models without robotic arms cost about $1,600, this more advanced version is likely to come with a premium price tag.

The development of the Z70 represents an interesting step forward in home robotics. While robot vacuums have been around for years, this is the first mass-produced model that can actually pick up and move objects it finds in its path. It's the kind of feature that until now was only seen in science fiction or experimental robotics labs.

The company says they can improve the OmniGrip arm's capabilities through software updates after release, suggesting this might be just the beginning of what these household helpers can do. While it might not be as quick as picking up things yourself, it offers a glimpse of a future where robots don't just clean our floors - they help keep our homes tidy in more ways than one.