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General

Climb stairs

Current answer

Some bipeds can do it. Most wheeled household robots cannot use ordinary stairs.

Period-style home scene with a modern household robot
RobotMaids editorial image · period-style scene

Stairs are one of the strongest arguments for legs in the home, but they also add complexity, energy cost and fall risk.

What the job involves

  1. Detect steps
  2. Plan foot placement
  3. Balance under load
  4. Ascend/descend
  5. Recover from disturbance

Robots doing this job

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1X		DEMONSTRATED
Figure 03
Figure		DEMONSTRATED

Can a robot vacuum clean stairs?

Roborock demonstrated Saros Rover at CES 2026 with two independently controlled wheel-legs. The company says Rover can climb and clean conventional, curved and carpeted stairs.

Roborock describes Rover as a real product in development and has not confirmed a launch date.

Read the Saros Rover update

Sources

  1. 1X — Redwood AI MobilityManufacturer technical article · 10 Jun 2025
  2. Figure — Ramping Figure 03 ProductionManufacturer production update · 29 Apr 2026
  3. Roborock Newsroom — Saros Rover at CES 2026Manufacturer newsroom / product-development announcement · 6 Jan 2026

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