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Robot vacuum cleaners are capable of navigating without getting lost, removing socks with one arm, take out the paw to better clean the corners and even clean themselves. They do a lot of things, more and more, but what none of them did until now was climb stairs. Due to their very format, robot vacuum cleaners have been limited to solid floors. Then Dreame arrived, said “hold my bucket” and launched the Cyber ​​X, a conceptual robot vacuum cleaner that was capable of climbing stairs using caterpillars. At IFA 2025 they taught the conceptthen they turned it to exhibit at CES of this year and today, at last, we can say that it is no longer conceptual. Is a finished productdefinitive, with release date and price in Spain. And no, although it may seem like it, it is not a robot vacuum cleaner, but rather an accessory for robot vacuum cleaners. Stairs up, stairs down This is a conventional robot vacuum cleaner. With those wheels you can overcome an obstacle, but not a step | Image: Xataka As a general rule, a robot vacuum cleaner has two rear wheels that propel it forward and make it pivot by playing with the speeds or direction of travel. Some have a lifting system that allows them to overcome small obstacles, such as a curb, but none usually exceed eight to ten centimeters. What has Dreame done? Inspired by tanks to launch not a robot vacuum cleaner that climbs stairs, but an attachment with four tracks in which the robot vacuum cleaner is attached to overcome the stairs. The Cyber addonan additional product to the robot vacuum cleaner, which makes all the sense in the world if we think about using it in the long term. Few product categories have evolved as much in such a short time as robot vacuum cleaners. Putting legs on a single model makes no sense while, probably, it would be outdated in a few years. Putting it on an accessory that a robot vacuum fits into is simply a much better idea. This is what the Cyber ​​X looks like without any robot vacuum cleaner inside | Image: Dreame And this is what it looks like with a robot inside | Image: Dreame How does it work? The device has four rubber tracks, an independent ladder vision and detection system, and its own charging base. When the robot vacuum cleaner has to climb stairs, it approaches the Cyber But the robot does not move, the accessory moves. The robot is simply a passenger inside. When it reaches a ladder, the Cyber speed of 0.2 meters per second. It takes 27 seconds to climb a step, according to the company, and supports all types of stairs: straight, L-shaped, with floating steps and spirals. It may not seem very fast, but it is faster than what was available until now, which was nothing. In theory, the robot can overcome all types of stairs | Image: Dreame Upon reaching the top, the Cyber the robot undockscleaning as normal. When finished, the robot returns to the Cyber ​​X and can either go up another floor (it can accommodate up to four floors) or go down. It is when it goes down that the Cyber ​​X shows another of its tricks: it is capable of sweeping and vacuuming the steps. On the inside of the rear track there is two little arms with two brushes that sweep the dust and the dirt on the steps. This moves towards a vacuum cleaner with 6,000 Pa of power located in the rear, which in turn is directly connected to a HEPA filter and the dust container of the robot vacuum cleaner that is a passenger. On the back there are little brushes to clean the steps as you go down | Image: Dreame When it reaches the end, the robot activates a soft landing system, so that the front track rests gently on the ground while the rear track descends the last step. This prevents sudden hits on the ground. If necessary, the robot has a braking system that allows it to stop if it detects pets or people while going up or down. Versions and price of the Dreame Cyber He Cyber It will have a price of 1,199 euros to which the cost of the robot vacuum cleaner will have to be added. In this first phase, the Cyber ​​X is only compatible with the series Dreame X60 Pro (all models regardless of the type of mop), whose cheapest model costs 1,499 euros. It is, by all accounts, a premium product at a premium product price. It will be launched in September of this year. Images | Dreame In Xataka | Best robot vacuum cleaners in quality price. Which one to buy based on use and six recommended models