This Robot Vacuum Has a Mop Arm That Reaches Out to Clean Corners
MOVA's V70 Ultra Complete robot vacuum and mop launched at $1,299.99, featuring a mop mounted on a movable arm that extends nearly 7 inches from the robot's body to clean edges and corners that standard mop pads cannot reach (The Verge). The V70 Ultra is made by MOVA, a sub-brand of Dreame, and is the first widely available US release of this mop arm concept, which Dreame showed on its own X60 Pro earlier in 2025 — though that model had not reached the US market at the time of writing (The Verge).
The extendable mop system is branded MaxiReachX (MOVA, YouTube; MOVA, Facebook). MOVA first unveiled the V70 Ultra Complete at its 2026 new product launch event, with a planned launch in May 2026 (MOVA).
Beyond the mop arm, the V70 Ultra's specifications sit at the high end of the current robot vacuum category. Suction is rated at 42,000Pa — a measure of how powerfully the vacuum pulls in air and dirt — delivered through two roller brushes. A side brush extends 5 inches to sweep debris toward the suction path. Navigation uses lidar, a laser-based system that maps your home and plans cleaning routes, plus cameras to detect and avoid obstacles (The Verge).
The robot can lift itself over raised doorways and thresholds up to about 3.5 inches high, and it removes its mop pads when it detects carpet — a design choice that addresses the long-standing problem of mopping systems dragging moisture onto rugs and carpets (The Verge).
The V70 Ultra Complete comes with a base station that cleans and dries the mop pads and empties the robot's dustbin on its own. Notably, the base station uses a removable container for debris rather than disposable bags, which reduces ongoing costs and waste (The Verge).
Pricing presents a slight discrepancy across sources. The Verge's hands-on review, published on August 19, 2026, reports a $1,299.99 launch price. MOVA's official US online store lists the V70 Ultra Complete at a regular price of $1,099.00 (MOVA US Store), though that listing carries no publication date and may reflect an earlier reference price, a promotional adjustment, or a configuration difference.
The mop arm is the feature that sets the V70 Ultra apart in a crowded field of high-end robot vacuums. Fixed mop pads, even on robots that can lift them for carpet, have always left a strip of unwashed floor along baseboards, under cabinet edges, and around chair legs. Think of it like using a flat sponge to clean a kitchen counter: it works well on the open surface but can't quite get into the corners where the counter meets the wall. An arm that reaches out 7 inches narrows that gap considerably.
Whether the moving parts of an articulating arm hold up over months of daily use in real homes is a question that long-term reviews will need to answer. The concept is sound, but hinges, motors, and pivoting joints add potential points of failure that a static pad does not have.
Dreame's decision to bring the mop arm to market first through its MOVA sub-brand, rather than the parent brand, is worth noting. It lets Dreame test the feature and the price point under a newer label while keeping its flagship Dreame-branded line positioned separately. If the V70 Ultra sells well, the technology can move up to the main brand; if it hits reliability problems or weak demand, the parent brand's reputation stays protected. This kind of sub-brand strategy is common in the Chinese consumer electronics world, where parent companies use secondary labels to target specific segments or price tiers.
The 42,000Pa suction, dual roller design, laser-plus-camera navigation, and threshold-climbing ability place the V70 Ultra in the same competitive band as top models from Roborock, Ecovacs, and Dreame's own branded devices. The bagless base station is a differentiator that few competitors currently offer at this tier. Most self-emptying bases rely on proprietary disposable bags, which create a recurring cost and tie you to the manufacturer's consumable products. A container system eliminates both, at the cost of requiring the user to physically empty debris into a trash bin rather than dropping in a sealed bag.
At $1,299.99, the V70 Ultra Complete is priced at the top of the consumer robot vacuum market. The question for buyers is whether the mop arm and bagless base station, taken together, justify the premium over devices that already deliver strong suction, effective mopping, and capable navigation at $700 to $1,000. The technology is genuinely advancing what these devices can clean and how autonomously they do it. Whether that advance is worth a 30 to 40 percent price premium over a well-equipped competitor is a judgment that depends on how much unwashed edge matters in a given household.
