Adaptive chassis lift

Multiple reviewers call out the floorhead’s height/clearance adjustment (a lifting or gate mechanism) as helpful when moving between hard floors and different carpet heights and when dealing with debris like cat litter.

Liftable front and drive wheels help it climb taller thresholds than camera-less variants, with real-world clearance around 1.25 inches, and in testing it cleared 25 mm transitions after the threshold was marked in the app.

It can lift the roller mop and handle typical thresholds (often cited around 21mm), but it doesn’t include advanced chassis tricks like stair-climbing found on a few premium competitors.

Because it lacks adaptive chassis lift hardware, the S5X clears modest thresholds and sturdy rugs but can struggle with taller transitions or loose mats that would benefit from extra body lift.

Because it lacks adaptive chassis lift hardware, the Edge S5A clears modest thresholds and rugs but can struggle with taller lips or loose mats that would benefit from extra body lift.