It turns out that Roborock isnt the only company that brought a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to CES 2025. Rival company Dreame, which unveiled its stair-climbing robot vacuum earlier in the week, is also working on a robot vacuum with an arm for picking up objects.The device is still a prototype, according to the company, but the as yet unnamed robo vac was on full display at Dreames CES booth. Considering its still a prototype, the actual arm looked far more substantial compared to the one on Roborocks Saros Z70. It was much thicker and had a bigger claw that looked like it might be able to pick up slightly heavier objects. (Roborock says its vac can pick up object that weigh up to 300 grams.)Plot Twist: Dreame also brought a robo vac with an retractable arm to CES pic.twitter.com/dLPGC135k5 Karissa Bell (@karissabe) January 8, 2025 Unfortunately, Dreame wasnt showing it actually grab anything, but I was able to watch the arm extend and retract several times. It appeared to be on a similar device as the X50 as the prototype vacuum also rocked up onto legs, much like Dreame's stair-stepping X50.A Dreame rep at the booth told me that the company has been working on the prototype for a while, but decided to accelerate its plans for the vacuum at CES. After a quick glance up, I knew exactly what he was referring to: Dreames booth is positioned directly across from Roborock, which was displaying a massive replica of its arm-wielding Saros Z70 on top of its booth.Maybe next year we'll see the two robot vacuum arm wrestle.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/more-than-one-company-brought-a-robot-vacuum-with-a-mechanical-arm-to-ces-2025-014056459.html?src=rss