MOVA V70 Ultra Complete Review: Ridiculous Reach, Serious Cleaning Power

Review disclosure: The product reviewed in this article was provided on loan. Reviewer: Zachary Skinner.

Robot vacuums have reached the point where vacuuming, mopping and emptying themselves is simply expected. At the expensive end of the market, the real challenge is finding a feature that actually makes a difference.

MOVA has taken a fairly entertaining approach with the V70 Ultra Complete. Alongside its huge 42,000Pa suction figure, it gets extendable cleaning arms, a retractable navigation sensor and what are essentially little robotic legs for climbing unusually high thresholds. It sounds slightly ridiculous, but several of these ideas are genuinely useful.

At $3,299, though, expectations are brutal. For that money, it needs to clean extremely well, avoid getting stranded by everyday clutter and substantially reduce the amount of floor cleaning you need to do yourself.

The most interesting part isn’t the suction figure. It’s how effectively the V70 tackles the awkward areas robot vacuums usually struggle with, including edges, low furniture and, most importantly, corners.

Design / First Impressions

Visually, the V70 Ultra Complete follows the now familiar flagship robot vacuum formula. You get a white circular robot and a very large white base station that handles most of the unpleasant jobs once the cleaning is finished.

It is reasonably attractive by robot vacuum standards. That qualification matters, because nobody has ever rearranged their living room around a particularly seductive vacuum cleaner. The base station is still a substantial appliance, measuring 420mm wide, 458mm deep and 470mm high, so you will need to think about where it is going before casually pressing Buy Now.

The robot itself measures 350 x 350mm and stands 88mm high. That relatively low profile becomes much more useful thanks to MOVA’s FlexScope navigation system. Instead of having a permanently raised LiDAR turret sitting on top, the sensor can retract when the robot needs to venture underneath low furniture.

That is one of those specifications that sounds mildly interesting until you think about where dust actually lives.

The centre of an empty room is rarely the problem. It is under the entertainment unit, beneath the bed, beside the cabinet and just far enough underneath the sofa that you can see the dust but cannot reach it without moving half the room. Being able to physically lower itself lets the V70 access more of those areas.

Then there are the extending cleaning components.

The side brush can extend as much as 12cm beyond the robot, while the mop can extend 17cm from its pivot point. The mop mechanism in particular looks slightly ridiculous when fully deployed, but I will happily take ridiculous if it means the robot actually cleans beside a table leg instead of drawing a polite semicircle around it and moving on with its life.

MOVA also includes a substantial accessory pack with the Complete model. There are additional mop pads, filters, replacement brushes and cleaning solution included, which is welcome when the initial purchase price starts with a three.

The dock itself contains another feature I particularly like: there is no disposable dust bag.

Instead, MOVA uses a reusable EcoCycle dust container that can be emptied and cleaned. Replacement vacuum bags aren’t the greatest financial crisis facing humanity, admittedly, but paying thousands of dollars for a self-emptying vacuum and then repeatedly purchasing bags for it has always felt a little backwards.

Key Features / Specs

There is an enormous amount going on here, even by flagship robot vacuum standards.

The main specifications include:

• 42,000Pa maximum suction
• 150,000RPM maximum motor speed
• 17cm extending MaxiReachX mop
• 12cm extending MaxiReachX side brush
• Dual rotating mop pads at up to 300RPM
• 15N claimed downward mopping pressure
• Up to 4.5cm single-obstacle crossing
• Up to 9cm combined two-stage obstacle crossing
• 300+ claimed object recognition categories
• 6,400mAh battery
• 4-litre clean water tank
• 3.5-litre dirty water tank
• Bagless automatic dust collection
• Automatic mop washing and drying
• 70°C hot-air mop drying
• Retractable navigation sensor
• Automatic carpet detection and configurable mop behaviour
• Anti-tangle brush, side brush and wheel design

Those numbers are impressive, but suction figures in robot vacuums have become slightly ridiculous. Comparing Pascals between brands isn’t always particularly useful because actual pickup depends on airflow, brush design, floor type, navigation behaviour and how the robot approaches debris.

What matters is whether the crumbs disappear.

The extending MaxiReachX system is much more interesting to me. A circular robot is physically terrible at getting into a square corner, which is presumably one of geometry’s less appreciated practical jokes. MOVA gets around this by pushing its brush and mop outside the footprint of the robot.

The mop extension is particularly substantial. At up to 17cm, it can reach beneath furniture and around obstacles while the main body remains farther away. The side brush performs a similar trick when dealing with edges and gaps. MOVA says the side brush can access spaces with as little as 3.8cm of clearance.

Then there is StepMaster 2.0.

MOVA’s marketing makes a big deal about the V70 crossing obstacles up to 9cm high, but there is an important asterisk attached. That 9cm figure refers to a two-stage obstacle configuration. For a single vertical obstacle, the rated maximum is 4.5cm.

Still, 4.5cm is a lot for a robot vacuum. Sliding-door tracks, raised bathroom entrances and chunky room dividers are exactly the sort of things that can turn an otherwise automated cleaning session into a search-and-rescue operation.

The dock is equally loaded. It automatically empties the vacuum, washes the mop pads, dries them, handles cleaning solution and rinses its washboard. MOVA claims the reusable dust container can allow up to 100 days between emptying under its specific test conditions, although real-world intervals will obviously depend heavily on pets, house size and how often you run it.

Performance

This is where the V70 becomes much more convincing.

One of the supplied real-home tests used a mixture of fine dust, cereal, chips and pet hair. The V70 collected 78% of the debris in its first pass, with fine material proving easier than some of the larger pieces. A second pass improved the result, and the robot’s behaviour around oversized debris was particularly interesting.

Rather than simply batting large pieces around the room with its side brush, the robot reportedly identified larger debris, altered its behaviour and raised its body to help move over and collect it. Anyone who has watched a robot vacuum enthusiastically punt a cornflake across the kitchen will understand why that matters.

Edge cleaning was more impressive.

In the same testing, the V70 reportedly removed 97% of the debris placed along edges and corners. That result makes a lot of sense when you consider how far the brush can extend beyond the body.

Another hands-on assessment similarly found the V70 particularly effective around skirting boards, furniture and corners, noting that it left less debris behind than several other high-end models being compared at the time.

This is probably the V70’s biggest advantage.

Most flagship robots are already very good at cleaning an open patch of floor. That isn’t a particularly difficult engineering problem anymore. Getting right into a corner or cleaning beneath the edge of a cabinet without physically fitting the entire robot underneath it is far harder.

Mopping performance also appears strong, although this is where the limits of the rotating-pad design become clearer.

The two pads spin at up to 300RPM while applying a claimed 15N of downward pressure. In a test using dried coffee, one pass visibly reduced the stain but did not completely remove it. Several additional passes eventually cleared it.

That is considerably more useful than a robot that just drags a damp cloth across the floor and hopes nobody looks too closely afterwards.

For ordinary footprints, light spills and kitchen marks, the rotating pads should be more than sufficient. For something that has been drying on the floor since before your last electricity bill arrived, you may still need to intervene.

There is also an interesting debate here between rotating pads and newer roller-mop systems.

The V70 is extremely capable within the rotating-pad category, but a roller that continuously receives clean water while removing dirty water can have an inherent advantage when dealing with more serious grime. One of the supplied long-term assessments reached the same conclusion, praising the V70’s rotating system while still preferring the basic cleaning approach of newer roller designs.

Vacuuming appears to be less controversial. The 42,000Pa figure is enormous, and reports consistently point toward very strong pickup on dust, debris and pet hair. A triple anti-tangle setup also works across the main brush, side brush and wheel. In pet-heavy testing, very little wrapped itself around the cleaning components.

Again, the number isn’t what impresses me.

At this end of the market, practically every serious flagship can suck crumbs off a floor. The V70 earns its keep by reaching the crumbs that other robots never get near.

What It’s Like to Use

Owning an expensive robot vacuum shouldn’t involve babysitting it.

That sounds obvious, yet plenty of supposedly intelligent models still manage to discover a charging cable and react as if they’ve encountered an unsolved philosophical problem.

Navigation appears to be one of the V70’s stronger areas. MOVA says its vision system can identify more than 300 types of obstacles, while the retractable DToF navigation unit maintains mapping without permanently adding extra height to the robot.

In one supplied test home, the V70 successfully navigated bedrooms, bathrooms, living areas, beds, couches, dining furniture and charging cables without requiring a rescue during the cleaning cycle.

That matters far more than having another AI logo in the app.

The whole point of buying something like this is that you should be able to start a clean and then do literally anything else. If you’re regularly moving cables, freeing wheels, repositioning the robot and explaining to it that a chair leg is not the edge of the known universe, the automation isn’t doing much automating.

The retractable navigation system also appears useful in practice. Testing showed the V70 could access areas underneath beds and lower furniture while still successfully navigating its way back out.

Threshold crossing is similarly impressive, although perhaps not graceful.

Another household test involved a bathroom entrance roughly 8cm above the surrounding floor. The V70 successfully negotiated the transition, although the process was described as fairly noisy and inelegant, particularly when coming back down.

So yes, it can climb.

No, it does not necessarily look dignified doing it.

The MOVAhome app provides plenty of control over how individual areas are treated. You can adjust suction, cleaning routes, mop moisture and other behaviour, while carpet handling can be configured to lift the mops, remove them entirely, avoid certain rugs or increase suction.

The amount of customisation is useful, particularly in mixed-floor homes, although one supplied hands-on review found the app could occasionally be slow to load.

There is also the issue of cleaning time.

The V70’s obsession with covering edges, extending its mop and making additional manoeuvres around furniture can mean that a thorough clean takes longer than you might expect. That is the trade-off for more complete coverage. Personally, I would rather a robot take longer while I’m doing something else than finish quickly and leave a decorative border of dust around every room.

Some mechanical noise may also be worth watching. One tester reported an unexpectedly loud creaking sound from the extending mop mechanism.

The dock removes much of the regular maintenance. It handles dust emptying, mop cleaning and drying, and its bagless design means there is one fewer consumable to remember.

You will still need to empty dirty water, refill clean water, occasionally clean components and perform the usual robot-vacuum maintenance. The V70 has not achieved immortality. It has simply reduced the list of chores.

What I Liked

The thing I like most about the V70 is that its weirdest feature is also one of its most useful.

Robot vacuum manufacturers love giving ordinary functions dramatic names, but MaxiReachX actually addresses a genuine problem. Extending the mop 17cm and the brush 12cm changes where the machine can physically clean. This isn’t another AI feature that exists mainly to occupy three paragraphs on the product page.

The strong edge-cleaning results back that up. Seeing reported corner and edge pickup approaching 97% is more interesting to me than seeing 42,000Pa written in a massive font.

I also like the bagless dock.

A robot vacuum that empties itself is supposed to remove chores, not create a subscription service for tiny rubbish bags. Being able to remove, empty and reuse the dust container is simpler and should reduce ongoing costs.

The retractable navigation hardware is clever too. Low furniture remains one of the places robot vacuums struggle most, and allowing the V70 to reduce its effective height gives it a better chance of actually cleaning underneath things.

Then there is obstacle crossing.

Not everyone needs a robot capable of clambering over substantial thresholds, but for the homes that do, this could be the difference between whole-home automation and owning a robot that cleans 80% of your house because the bathroom apparently lives on another continent.

The accessory package deserves some credit as well. MOVA includes spare mop pads, filters, brushes and cleaning solution with the Complete version rather than immediately sending you back to the accessories page after you’ve just spent $3,299.

It should, obviously.

But plenty of companies would still make you buy them.

What Could Be Better

Let’s begin with the difficult bit.

It costs $3,299.

That isn’t merely expensive for a robot vacuum. It is expensive enough that I’d want it to develop opinions on interior design.

The V70 does a lot to justify the price technically, but the Australian robot vacuum market has become viciously competitive. Spending more does not automatically mean getting proportionally cleaner floors.

The rotating mop system is another potential limitation.

It works well and the extending arm improves coverage enormously, but roller systems are becoming increasingly attractive because they can continually refresh the cleaning surface during operation. If stubborn hard-floor mopping is your main priority, I would look carefully at those alternatives before committing to the V70.

The robot can also be noisy when performing some of its more mechanical tricks. Threshold climbing isn’t necessarily elegant, and at least one test unit produced considerable noise when extending its mop arm.

Then there is the amount of hardware.

The Complete version comes with lots of useful spare parts, but the dock doesn’t provide a neat integrated place to store all of them. That means your extraordinarily advanced autonomous cleaning machine may ultimately be accompanied by a random box of brushes and mop pads sitting in the laundry cupboard.

Technology has come a long way.

Cupboards remain undefeated.

Finally, I wouldn’t buy the V70 simply because 42,000Pa is larger than another vacuum’s number. Once you’re already shopping among high-end robot cleaners, navigation, brush design, mopping behaviour, reliability and coverage matter at least as much as headline suction.

Pricing

As of 17 September 2026, MOVA lists the V70 Ultra Complete at its full $3,299 RRP.

MOVA’s own range makes the calculation even stranger. Its Z60 Ultra Roller Complete is currently advertised at $1,699, reduced from $2,999, while the V70 remains sitting at $3,299.

At full RRP, the V70 needs you to specifically value what it does differently. Its massive cleaning reach, bagless dock, strong obstacle-crossing ability and rotating-mop implementation are the reasons to buy it.

If those things solve real problems in your home, the argument becomes much easier.

Who Is It For?

The V70 Ultra Complete makes the most sense in a large or complicated home.

If you have lots of furniture, dining chairs, cabinets, low beds, mixed flooring and awkward edges, the extending brush and mop suddenly stop sounding like party tricks. These are exactly the environments where conventional robot vacuums leave annoying strips and pockets of dirt behind.

Pet owners should also pay attention.

The anti-tangle system performed strongly in the supplied testing, while MOVA includes dedicated pet recognition features and claims up to 99.9% pet and pet-waste detection under its own testing conditions.

Homes with substantial thresholds are another obvious target. A 4.5cm single-step capability is unusual and could make the V70 useful in houses where lesser robots regularly become trapped between rooms.

I’d also consider it if you particularly dislike consumables. The reusable dust container means you are not continually purchasing proprietary bags for the docking station.

Who shouldn’t buy it?

People living in smaller, straightforward apartments probably don’t need half of what the V70 can do. If your robot has acres of unobstructed flooring and nothing more challenging than a 5mm transition strip to conquer, spending $3,299 to get robotic legs feels slightly excessive.

Anyone primarily interested in the strongest possible mopping performance should also investigate current roller-mop machines before deciding. The V70 is very good for a rotating-mop robot, but that doesn’t automatically mean rotating pads remain the best cleaning architecture for every home.

And if you already own a recent high-end Dreame, ECOVACS, Roborock or MOVA robot, I wouldn’t upgrade simply for the sake of it. The V70 improves some genuinely important areas, particularly reach, but it hasn’t made last year’s good robot vacuums suddenly forget how floors work.

Verdict

The MOVA V70 Ultra Complete is interesting because its most memorable features aren’t just there to make the specification sheet longer.

The extending 17cm mop genuinely changes where the robot can clean. The 12cm side brush helps deal with one of the oldest weaknesses of circular robot vacuums. The retractable navigation sensor gets it underneath more furniture, the climbing system helps it move between difficult rooms, and the bagless dock eliminates an annoying recurring consumable.

Its basic cleaning credentials are strong as well. Reported testing shows excellent edge performance, capable debris pickup, good pet-hair handling and rotating mop pads with enough pressure and speed to deal with real stains rather than merely making them damp.

There are weaknesses.

Rotating mop pads are facing increasingly serious competition from roller systems. Some of the mechanical features can be noisy. Thorough cleaning can take time. And the Australian asking price of $3,299 is extremely difficult to ignore when excellent alternatives are currently selling for substantially less.

For me, that makes the V70 a much easier recommendation based on your home than on the specification sheet.

A relatively simple apartment probably doesn’t need it. A big house filled with furniture, pets, awkward corners, low cabinets and annoying thresholds is exactly where the engineering starts to make sense.

I particularly like that MOVA hasn’t tried to differentiate the V70 solely by adding another few thousand Pascals of suction and hoping everybody applauds. It has attacked the physical limitations of robot vacuum cleaners instead.

The result is expensive, slightly over-engineered and occasionally a bit absurd.

But when your $3,299 vacuum suddenly grows an arm to clean underneath a cabinet that every other robot ignored, absurd starts looking surprisingly useful.