DJI ROMO 2: A Robovac That Uses Drone Navigation and Adds a LiDAR-Guided Arm

# What ROMO 2 is trying to solve DJI built the ROMO 2 to address common robot vacuum blind spots: thin obstacles and cables, mirrors and glass, low-clearance areas under furniture, and the need for long periods of hands-off operation. The company combined navigation systems developed for aerial drones with new mechanical tools to expand where and how a robovac can clean.

# Navigation and obstacle handling ROMO 2 uses DJI's spatial-awareness algorithms and high-precision obstacle avoidance. The system can identify objects down to 2 mm in thickness, which reduces entanglement with cables and improves interaction with low-profile carpets. It is also designed to correctly map transparent or reflective surfaces such as glass partitions and low-hanging mirrors.

# The LiDAR-guided articulated arm The vacuum includes a LiDAR-guided articulated arm with a 123-degree reach radius. Compared with the previous generation, the arm extends 7.8 cm farther and can reach up to 4.5 cm deep under low-clearance furniture. The arm is adaptive: it automatically stops and restricts sweeps when it detects wet spills to avoid smearing liquids across hard floors.

# Mobility upgrades: legs and thresholds ROMO 2 employs dynamic robotic legs to negotiate domestic obstacles. It can scale single thresholds up to 4 cm and double steps up to 8.5 cm. This mobility lets the unit cross small rises or transitions that typically stop conventional circular robovacs.

# Cleaning performance and sound

# Base station and maintenance interval

# Privacy and data controls

# How these features change everyday use

# What remains for buyers to confirm Factors still to verify in hands-on use include how reliably the arm operates in cluttered rooms, how often the base truly needs attention in a typical household, long-term durability of moving legs and arm joints, and the real-world accuracy of the 2 mm detection claim across varied home environments.

# Bottom line ROMO 2 packs navigation and mechanical tools meant to extend a robovac's reach and autonomy. If those systems work consistently in everyday homes, the device could reduce manual interventions and handle cleaning tasks that conventional robovacs leave unfinished.