Ecovacs X8 Pro Omni Grabs 68% China Share with OZMO Roller

Market-moving debut

Ecovacs’ flagship X8 Pro Omni has surged to grab an astonishing 68% share of China’s premium robot-mop market, a performance the company attributes to its novel OZMO Roller mopping system and expanded retail push following its CES unveiling earlier this year. This outcome marks a decisive commercial victory for Ecovacs, validating a strategy that pairs high-margin hardware with AI-driven services and aggressive distribution, and it positions the X8 Pro Omni as the device that converted early interest into rapid, large-scale adoption across Chinese households.

What sets it apart

The X8 Pro Omni’s headline differentiator is the OZMO Roller: a self-washing, rotating roller that applies pressure and continuous cleansing to avoid streaking and cross-contamination during mopping. Combined with an OZMO roller and simultaneous vacuuming, Ecovacs promotes the unit as a one-pass solution that reduces manual maintenance and elevates perceived hygiene—an argument that resonates with post-pandemic buyers demanding cleaner floors with less hands-on care.

Under-the-hood advances

Ecovacs pairs the roller with AIVI 3D 3.0, an AI-powered SLAM navigation stack that fuses RGBD vision and direct Time-of-Flight sensing to build dense 3D maps and avoid obstacles more intelligently. This convergence of depth-sensing and AI allows the robot to adapt paths in real time, negotiate complex room geometry, and protect fragile objects while maintaining efficient coverage—features that helped the X8 Pro Omni sell on both sophistication and reliability.

Everyday household impact

In practical use the X8 Pro Omni aims to reduce chore time: households report fewer mop changes, cleaner thresholds and better edge hygiene thanks to TruEdge sensing, while the integrated self-wash station minimizes user contact with dirty water. For multi-surface homes the unit’s ultrasonic carpet detection automatically shifts from wet-mop to dry vacuum modes, making it a candidate for families, pet owners, and those wanting a nearly autonomous floor-care routine.

Precise product metrics

The X8 Pro Omni measures 35.3 x 35.3 x 8.1 cm and weighs 4.3 kg, balancing compact footprint with a substantial cleaning system; its mobility is wheeled and driven by an OZMO roller brush plus suction system for combined vacuum-and-mop cycles. Navigation is powered by AIVI 3D 3.0 using RGBD and dToF sensors alongside 3D obstacle avoidance, cliff and bump sensors, TruEdge 3D edge sensing, and ultrasonic carpet detection; safety features include child lock, anti-collision and cliff detection. The robot runs Ecovacs’ proprietary OS with YIKO-GPT assistant and an app-integrated firmware ecosystem; battery life expectancy is rated at 2–3 years under normal usage.

How it stacks up

Against its stablemates and rivals, the X8 Pro Omni trades blows differently: compared with the X9 Pro Omni it is slightly earlier to market but may lag later X9 imaging or runtime improvements; versus the T80 Omni the X8 Pro offers richer mopping tech though at a higher price and complexity; the Deebot T30S Combo targets value buyers with strong vacuum power but lacks the X8’s self-washing roller and depth-sensing suite; and the Deebot N10 Pro+ provides strong everyday cleaning and docking convenience but doesn’t match the X8’s TruEdge 3D precision or YIKO-GPT integrated assistant. Strengths: advanced mopping, 3D sensing, AI navigation, and app/voice integration. Weaknesses: premium cost, greater system complexity, and potentially higher long-term maintenance compared with simpler models.