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It’s pretty rare to find powerful and, above all, affordable vacuum robots with an emptying station. But could the Proscenic M7 Pro be a hidden gem? We’ll get to the core of that for you in our detailed review.
Until now, it was a pure luxury to own a robot vacuum cleaner with a self-emptying dustbin because they are far too expensive.
It’s a different story with the Proscenic M7 Pro.
The robot vacuum with a self-empty base is a real threat to the competition because of its affordable price.
This little housekeeper has many perks to offer, the automatic self-emptying function is one of them.
Following review, you can see all the strengths and weaknesses of the robot vacuum cleaner from Taiwan and whether we give a purchase recommendation based on our experience.
The self-emptying dustbin of the Proscenic M7 Pro is the highlight and one of the main reasons to buy the robot vacuum cleaner.
The self-empty base is optional.
It’s pretty easy to explain how it works.
Each time the robot vacuum is being charged at the charging station, the mobile dustbin will be emptied, too.
To empty the contents of the mobile dustbin, the Proscenic M7 Pro docks on the emptying station with its back part.
The entire self-emptying process takes about 10 seconds. Then the Proscenic M7 Pro turns itself around and docks on the charging station with its front part to charge the battery.
A small hint: The suction hole will be covered if the water tank and mop are mounted on the vacuum robot. Then the dustbin can’t be emptied.
Suction hole
Water tank attached
The bottom line: you always have to remove the water tank and mopping plate so that the automatic emptying can take place.
The following settings can be made in mobile app:
From time to time, it might happen that small pieces of dirt are stuck in the mobile dustbin during the suction process.
But this didn’t bother us much because the majority of the dirt is being removed.
The extracted dirt from the vacuum robot will be kept in a special dustbin at the emptying station.
The special dustbag is pretty big and the manufacturer states that it only has to be replaced every 6 - 8 weeks.
Whenever the dustbin is full, you will see a yellow light on the emptying station that indicates that it needs to be replaced.
You can easily buy a new one on Amazon* in the UK.
You can use your regular vacuum cleaner to clean the insides of the dustbin of the self-empty base.
This way you won’t have to replace the dustbins and save some money here.
But beware, by doing so you can’t avoid contact with dust entirely. Therefore, we wouldn’t recommend this procedure for allergy sufferers.
Another option would be a reusable universal dustbin for the emptying station.
You can empty this one by opening the zip and use it several times.
We put this universal dustbin through the review and it did a great job.
We love the self-empty base.
The self-emptying function is a huge step towards fully automated cleaning.
You won’t have to empty the mobile dust container ever again.
From our experience, you only have to replace the dustbin at the emptying station every few weeks.
That’s it.
But it’s not just convenient to use the self-empty function.
The self-emptying dustbin is also a great relief, especially for allergy sufferers.
The self-emptying process means that you won’t be in contact with the aggressive dust anymore.
In our challenging cleaning tests, we put the Proscenic M7 Pro through the wringer in our "vacuum arena".
Here, the little household helper has to show what it's made of on laminate and on carpets (short pile / medium-pile and long pile).
In addition to these suction reviews, we also take a close look at the performance of the Proscenic M7 in our home.
A few details of the Proscenic M7 Pro:
As always, we used the highest cleaning level for our reviews.
At the beginning of our review, the Proscenic M7 Pro had to show what it’s got on hardwood floors.
Usually, hard floors don’t pose a threat to good robot vacuum cleaners.
The M7 Pro also did an excellent job on laminate.
Due to the rotating movement of the side brushes it happens quite easily that grainy lentils will be thrown around on hard floors.
This may cause the opposite of what we actually want: the dirt might be scattered around the room instead of being cleaned up.
The Proscenic M7 Pro didn’t have any troubles with that.
The two side brushes of the robot vacuum rotate at a good pace.
That’s how the robot vacuum cleaner manages to sweep the lentils to the suction opening to remove them.
The Proscenic M7 Pro also came out with flying colors when we put it to the review with our second type of dirt - oatmeal.
The result:
An almost perfect cleaning result (49 of 50 g were cleaned up).
Vacuum robots have to be on top of their game to clean up heavy sand.
The Proscenic M7 Pro did a great job here.
Step by step, the little household helper worked its way through the sand.
It managed to clean up an astonishing amount of 48 g of the dispersed sand.
And from what we’ve seen so far, it’s an outstanding result!
Next up, we checked out what the performance of the Proscenic M7 Pro is like on more difficult surfaces (carpet).
We can tell you this much:
The robot vacuum cleaner has a carpet detection function.
The Proscenic M7 Pro automatically switches to the strongest suction level as soon as it moves over the fluffy surface.
This worked quite well in our reviews - it only had a small delay.
It’s a very useful feature!
Below you can see an overview of the cleaning review on low-pile and high-pile carpets .
We can say this without a shade of a doubt:
The Proscenic M7 Pro had a good performance on carpet.
The robot vacuum didn’t have any problems with lentils on either low-pile or high-pile carpets.
It removed 49 of 50 g (98%) on both carpet types, which is an outstanding result.
The Proscenic M7 pro didn’t show any mercy to the oat flakes on carpets, either.
Up on one side...
... and down the other.
96% of the oat flakes (48 of 50 grams) were quickly removed on both short and high carpets.
A great result!
How did the Proscenic M7 pro do sand suction review?
It was also a very satisfying result.
That’s a pretty good review result - but it’s by far not outstanding.
The Proscenic M7 pro thus ranks upper third. The robot vacuum cleaner from Taiwan can’t really hold a candle to the real "sand suction champions".
But for everyday use, the suction performance is more than sufficient, even on carpets.
As usual, we also observed the performance of the Proscenic M7 Pro in our flat over a longer period of time.
And the robot vacuum won us over.
The vacuum cleaner is very easy to operate (whether via the app or remote control).
The flat is cleaned quickly and seamlessly.
The combination of the two side brushes and the main brush works very well.
It effortlessly cleaned up the everyday dirt in our 80 m² flat (no pets, mainly hard floors).
The luxury of the self-emptying bin is also something that we don’t want to miss in our everyday life anymore.
Being annoyed by emptying the mobile dust container - that’s a thing of the past.
If you have pets or live with a person who has long hair...
... you can tell us all about this problem:
There are always lots of hairs all over the flat.
You can hardly keep up with the vacuuming.
The Proscenic M7 Pro handles hairs very well.
Since it has a very good suction power, the hairs are no issue at all.
But not all hair ends up in the dustbin.
Especially long human hair wraps itself around the brush from time to time.
This is completely normal for robot vacuums. The cleaning performance of the robot vacuum cleaner is not negatively affected by this.
At some point, however, you should free the brush from the hairs.
For this purpose, you can take out the cleaning brush of the Proscenic M7 Pro in just a few steps...
... and remove all hairs quickly without leaving any residue.
It’s a nice extra that they included the appropriate cleaning tools.
They are stored in a special "compartment" on the mobile dust container.
In this way, you’ll always have the right tool at hand and there’s no chance of losing it.
The Proscenic M7 Pro cleaned the skirting boards very well.
The Robot Vacuum Cleaner moves close to the skirtings.
The long side brushes collect the dirt and transport it towards the suction opening.
And the cleaning of corners?
The Proscenic M7 Pro coped very well with these, too.
The side brushes are quite long.
That’s why the robot vacuum collects and removes even deep-seated dirt corners.
Even though the Proscenic M7 Pro has a round shape, it puts up a pretty good show when it comes to cleaning corners.
Hardly any competitor in the UK had a better performance here.
The Proscenic M7 Pro is a robot vacuum cleaner with an integrated mopping function.
This means that the M7 Pro can vacuum and mop your floor at the same time.
They included a water tank, a reusable mop, and 10 disposable mops scope of delivery for this purpose.
To activate the wipe function, you have to do the following:
You can also add some special cleaner (buy here on Amazon UK*) for robot vacuum cleaners to the water tank. This will give a little boost to the wiping performance.
All that’s going to be left will be a damp wipe-trace.
Laminate
Bathroom Tiles
That way it’s much easier to remove dirt and dust from the floor.
The Proscenic M7 Pro has a nice extra function for mopping.
With "Y-shaped mopping", the vacuum-mop robot cleans the same spot several times.
The movement has the shape of the letter "Y".
Y-shaped wiping provides a slightly improved mopping result because the spots are wiped twice.
The Proscenic M7 Pro doesn’t have an active water supply.
The water tank distributes the water evenly onto the mop.
You cannot actively control the water intensity via the app.
Some competitors in the UK (e.g. Roborock or Ecovacs) offer this option though. It’s a small disadvantage of the Proscenic M7 Pro.
Another point is that the water tank is very small with a capacity of only 100 ml.
As a consequence, the water tank runs out of water very quickly and has to be refilled manually.
Furthermore, it also doesn’t have an active carpet detection function wiping mode.
This means: As soon as the water tank is attached, carpets are not detected and will be mopped, too.
We bet that you don’t want your carpet to be mopped. All you have to do to avoid this is to set up a no-go zone around the carpet.
Then it will be left out during the next wiping.
The rather small water tank and the lack of active water regulation are definitely some points of criticism.
But overall we like the fact that it has a mopping abbility. It’s that little extra that boosts the cleaning result of the daily cleaning.
But is the mopping of the Proscenic M7 Pro a substitute for wiping by hand?
Not really.
The mopping function of the vacuum-mopping robots in general - and of the Proscenic M7 Pro in particular - can’t replace mopping by hand (yet).
The vacuum robot has a weight of only 4 kg and thus just can’t put enough pressure on the mop to remove stubborn stains.
Nevertheless: We use the mopping function of the Proscenic M7 Pro regularly.
It removes the last residues of dirt and dust from the floor and leads to a better cleaning result.
Thorough and efficient navigation is essential for a good cleaning result.
After all, no matter how good the suction power of the little household helper may be, if it wanders around your home without any orientation and leaves out spots, the robot vacuum cleaner won’t be useful.
Before the vacuum cleaner can get down to business, it has to create and save a map of your home.
It will create a map of your home during its first cleaning trip.
You can watch live in the app as it completes the map of your home step by step.
We’d advise you to tidy up your home as much as possible and open all the doors before your little household helper starts his first cleaning adventure in your home. That’ll make it a lot easier for him.
You will find the map of your flat app at the end of the first cleaning trip.
The Proscenic M7 Pro automatically partitions the room. But don’t worry, if you don’t agree with this, you can change it manually in the app under the menu item "Automatic partitioning".
Now you can use the saved map to individualise your daily floor cleaning (e.g. set up no-go zones, timer function, etc.).
We’ll get more into detail about the individual functions and settings chapter "Mobile phone app".
The Proscenic M7 Pro can save multiple maps for multiple floors.
You can carry the small household helper and its charging station to the second floor and start cleaning as soon as another map of the second floor has been created.
The robot vacuum automatically uses the right map.
You can also edit and customise the map from the second floor according to your wishes.
The Proscenic M7 Pro uses the tried and reviewed laser navigation technology.
A laser distance sensor (lds) that's located in the tower constantly scans the surroundings.
This way, your little household helper always knows where it’s at and where it needs to go next.
PS: The laser tower has a built-in bumper. With this the robot vacuum notices collisions (e.g. with the edge of the bed) and finds another way.
The navigation worked very well in our review.
The robot vacuum moves around the flat with high precision. No spots or rooms are left out or forgotten.
But its speed is also quite impressive.
For our 80 m² flat (44 m² cleaning area), the Proscenic M7 Pro took only ~48 minutes.
With this speed, the M7 Pro is midrange.
Furthermore, the robot vacuum won’t need good lighting conditions because it’s got the laser navigation.
This means you can even have your flat cleaned at night.
It doesn’t really matter for the vacuum cleaning robot.
Larger obstacles (such as cupboards, tables, etc.) are marked directly on the map and the vacuum robot knows its way around them.
The Proscenic M7 Pro uses the bumper to detect small and especially flat and narrow obstacles.
As soon as the vacuum encounters this kind of an obstacle, it recognises it as this and looks for another cleaning path.
Especially if you have higher thresholds at home, it’s very important that the vacuum robot is good at overcoming obstacles.
The Proscenig M7 Pro masters a height of 2.1 - 2.2 cm (5.5 inches), which makes it a true climbing champion.
Hardly any robot vacuum could hold a candle to these results in our reviews.
But even if you think the Proscenic M7 Pro can’t handle your threshold, you don't have to give up on the little household helper.
The solution:
A robot vacuum doorstep ramp will do the job.
You can find out more about this in our "Robot vacuum cleaner for high thresholds" -> "Chapter: Robot vacuum cleaner threshold ramp*"
You can control the Proscenic M7 Pro by using the buttons that are located on the robot vacuum.
You can start, stop and send the robot vacuum back to the charging station with it...
... but that’s neither smart nor comfortable.
The remote control has a few more functions and more flexibility in stock.
There’s not too many robotic vacuum cleaners that come with a remote control.
We have to give the Proscenic M7 Pro some credits for this for many reasons.
Well, not everybody has a smartphone.
It comes in very handy for older people, because they can use the remote control to operate the robot vacuum.
A remote control also makes sense in terms of data protection.
By using the remote control, you don’t have to connect the robot vacuum cleaner to the wifi. That way it’s impossible that data could be exchanged or misused.
With its ProscenicHome app (iOS / Android), the manufacturer gives you the option to control the robot vacuum cleaner with your smartphone.
You’ll only get access to all the bells and whistles of the Proscenic M7 Pro by using the app.
Daily floor cleaning will be easy-peasy with the help of the numerous functions and setting options.
After you pull the robot vacuum out of the box, plug it into its charging base.
Meanwhile, you can set up the Proscenic M7 Pro App (ProscenicHome).
That’s quick and easy. You only have to do the following steps:
The Proscenic M7 Pro mobile app has a large number of functions to offer.
You can access the full range of settings and functions via the menu item "More".
Here are all the most important features at a glance:
We can’t really complain about the range of functions of the Proscenic M7 Pro app.
Nevertheless, the app has its quirks and special features.
For example, the translation of the app is not completely error-free.
However, after a little trial and error, you will soon get the hang of all the terms.
Unfortunately, you cannot zoom in on the map. This makes it a “jiggery pokery” to set up no-go zones or partitioning space (dividing / connecting).
But you’ll get used to that too after a while.
Furthermore, the programming of the app doesn’t always work out well. Sometimes it takes a few seconds until the robot vacuum is "online". Some functions didn’t exactly go as they should.
In summary, we can say that the range of functions was good. However, the translation errors and the minor software-related difficulties marred the overall impression.
Thus, the app can’t be compared to mobile apps of top competitors (e.g. Roborock, iRobot, or Ecovacs).
You can also use Alexa with the Proscenic M7 Pro to manage your smart-home.
To activate voice control with Alexa, you have to do the following:
You can only give the basic commands with the voice control: Start cleaning, stop cleaning, return to the charging station.
Nevertheless, we think it’s a great feature that you can operate it via voice assistant.
The Proscenic M7 Pro is equipped with a lithium-ion battery (capacity: 5200 mAh).
The powerful battery ensures a maximum operating time of 150 - 180 minutes at a time (at the lowest suction level).
The Proscenic M7 Pro took about 48 minutes to clean our 80 m² flat (44 m² cleaning area). The remaining battery was still at 76%. We vacuumed at medium level.
The maximum charging time of the battery is 4.5 - 5 hours.
Furthermore, the Proscenic M7 Pro has a reliable "Charge & Resume" function.
This ensures that the robot vacuum cleaner saves the spot at which it had to interrupt its cleaning (to charge the battery). The little household helper returns to the exact same spot and continues its cleaning seamlessly as soon as the battery is loaded sufficiently.
The operating volume of the Proscenic M7 Pro depends on the selected suction power (cleaning modes).
We measured the following noise levels in our review:
The Proscenic M7 Pro is quite loud, especially at the strongest cleaning mode.
It’s not really pleasant to be in the same room when the robot vacuum is doing its job.
We usually chose the medium suction power in our flat.
The noise level was much lower then, but it’s still not really quiet.
The rollers in particular cause a somewhat loud, unpleasant driving noise.
The Proscenic M7 Pro Robot Vacuum Cleaner has the following dimensions:
Length: 35 (13.8 inches) cm x Width: 35 cm (13.8 inches) x Height: 9.8 cm (3.8 inches).
The weight is 3.6 kg.
The workmanship of the Taiwanese manufacturer is pretty good.
The appearance of the robot vacuum is quite nice. We especially liked the high-gloss panels.
What sets the Proscenic M7 apart from its competitors is that the dust container is not located inside the robot but is attached to the back of the vacuum cleaner.
The cleaning tool is stored in a special compartment.
If you turn the robot vacuum upside down, you’ll get a familiar view.
Sensors, rollers, main brush, and 2 side brushes (left and right) have their designated places here.
The water tank (including wiping cloth) can be attached to the dust container by a simple click mechanism.
Conclusion: The manufacturer from Taiwan offers a well-made product.
The assembly of all parts and the overall design is consistent.
The materials used seem to be of high quality.
However, the workmanship of the Proscenic M7 Pro is not at the same level of the absolute luxury vacuum robots such as the Ecovacs Deebot T8, iRobot Roomba i7, or Roborock S6 MaxV.
The conventional charging base is quite unspectacular.
The dimensions are: Height: 9.9 cm (3.9 inches) x Width: 13.5 cm (5.3 inches) x Depth: 14.5 cm (5.7 inches)
You can take out the power cable to the right or left, whatever suits you best.
Unfortunately, there is no possibility to wind up excess power cable.
The self-empty base is much bigger than the "conventional" small charging station.
The exact height is: 41.2 cm (16.2 inches)
It’s quite obvious:
The extraction station can no longer be "hidden" as easily as the conventional (small) charging dock.
From a purely visual viewpoint, the suction station is certainly a matter of taste.
The scope of delivery in the UK of the Proscenic M7 Pro includes quite a lot of nice extras.
There are many spare parts and accessories in the delivery box.
Here is a detailed overview of the scope of delivery:
After unpacking, a rather unpleasant smell came from the robot vacuum. It disappeared after a few days/cleaning rounds, though.
All in all, we can say that:
The scope of delivery of the Proscenic M7 Pro is huge. A number of spare parts and accessories are included. Hardly any competitor brings more to the table.
You can get replacement dustbins at Amazon in the UK.
Alternatively, you can also use reusable, universal dustbin.
The Proscenic M7 Pro really convinced us during our review.
In our experience, the M7 Pro is a rock-solid vacuum-mopping robot (with minor weaknesses).
However, the self-emptying dustbin is certainly the highlight of the vacuum-mopping robot (and makes it worth buying).
Until now, many could only dream of owning a vacuuming robot with a self-emptying dustbin. The price was simply too high.
The Proscenic M7 Pro is a game-changer.
Proscenic M7 Pro is a „budget friendly“ robot vacuum with a self-emptying bin. A price difference to similar models of competitors is huge...
Now we have to spill the beans:
We learned to love the luxury of automatic self-emptying. Now we can’t live without it anymore.
If the criterion "self-empty base“ is at the top of your wish list, then you won’t be able to resist the Proscenic M7 Pro.
For your daily cleaning, you can choose between 3 different cleaning levels (depending on how much dirt needs to be cleaned up).
In our flat (mainly hard floors, no pets), the Proscenic M7 Pro usually operated on the medium cleaning level.
This was completely sufficient for a good cleaning result.
However, if you live in a larger household with pets, you will probably get the best result with the strongest suction level.
And remember: Thanks to the carpet detection function the carpets are automatically cleaned on the maximum suction level (which is more than necessary).
With a capacity of 600 ml, the Proscenic M7 Pro has quite a large dust container.
The most important benefit of a large dustbin is that you don’t have to empty it that often.
Another advantage: thanks to a dust retention lid, the dirt can’t sneak back into the apartment when you transport it to the trash.
That’s a really nice feature. The manufacturer put a lot of thought to this.
If you buy the self-emptying dustbin, you don’t have to worry about emptying the mobile dust container at all.
This task is completely taken off your hands.
Furthermore, the dust container is equipped with a HEPA filter.
In front of this filter, there is an additional small "protective net" that pre-filters coarse dirt.
The HEPA filter should be tapped out at regular intervals over the trash.
The Proscenic M7 Pro is equipped with 2 side brushes (on the left and right side).
Many robotic vacuum cleaners often only have one side brush.
In our reviews, we didn’t notice a big difference with 2 side brushes (compared to one side brush).
But it certainly doesn't do any harm either.
The side brushes of the Proscenic M7 Pro are quite long.
Thanks to these you’ll get a good cleaning result, especially in corners (and also along the thresholds).
The main brush is a curved combination brush made of bristle hair and lamella.
This type of brush is now a standard for most robot vacuum cleaner models.
And that with good reason.
Because the brush reliably collects the dirt from the surfaces and sucks it up.
The Proscenic M7 Pro has off ground detection sensors on the bottom side.
With the help of these sensors, cliffs are registered in time and will be avoided.
This means that your little household helper definitely won’t fall down the stairs.
The Proscenic M7 Pro doesn’t have a separate individual room cleaning function.
However, there’s a way to send the robot to individual rooms.
All you need to do is this:
Yes, the Proscenic M7 Pro robot vacuum is available on Amazon in the UK
Highly recommended robot vacuum cleaner 🏆. Buy it now!
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