How to add a new room for a robot vacuum cleaner Xiaomi: instructions 2026

Xiaomi’s vacuum cleaners have long since ceased to be just smart mops, becoming full-fledged home assistants with the ability to fine-tune cleaning routes. One of the most popular features remains the separation of space into rooms and zones, which allows you to assign different cleaning modes for the kitchen, bedroom or corridor. However, many users face difficulties when adding a new room in the Mi Home app – especially if it is a question of redevelopment, buying new furniture or moving the vacuum cleaner to another room.

In this article, we will discuss all the ways to add a room for a Xiaomi vacuum cleaner (including Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Pro, Xiaomi DreameBot and others), explain why sometimes a new room is not saved, and give tips on how to optimize the map.

Preparation: What to do before adding a room

Before you start splitting the map, make sure your Xiaomi vacuum cleaner is ready for this:

• 🔋 Charging at least 50% – if the battery runs out during the scan, the card may not be saved correctly.
• 📶 Stable Wi-Fi – The vacuum cleaner must be connected to the same network as your smartphone.
• 🗺️ Up-to-date map of the room - if the vacuum cleaner has not updated the apartment plan for a long time, start a full cleaning for rescanning.
• 📱 Latest version of Mi Home – in older versions of the application may not have room editing options.

If you have just bought a vacuum cleaner or moved it to a new room, first give it 2-3 full cleaning cycles - this is necessary for accurate mapping. Otherwise, the rooms may overlap or have torn borders.

⚠️ Note: If your Xiaomi vacuum cleaner does not support zoning (for example, budget models without a laser rangefinder), adding rooms will not be available.

Method 1: Adding a room through an automatic scan

The simplest method is to let the vacuum cleaner discover a new room while cleaning.

1. Run the vacuum cleaner for full cleaning (not zone!). To do this, select the device in the Mi Home application → Clean → Complete cleaning.
2. When the vacuum cleaner reaches an unmapped area (such as an open door to a new room), it will start scanning it. This will take 3-5 minutes.
3. Once you have finished cleaning, open the map in the app, and the new area should appear as unmarked space (usually gray).
4. Click on Edit the map → Add a room and circle the boundaries of the new room.

This method is suitable if:

• 🚪 The room was previously closed (e.g., the door to the storage room).
• 🏡 You have made a redevelopment (demolition of the wall, furniture transfer).
• 🔄 Vacuum cleaner has not updated the map for a long time (more than 2 weeks).

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If the vacuum cleaner persists in not seeing a new room, try physically moving it into the room and starting cleaning from that spot, and sometimes the laser rangefinder forgets to scan remote areas.

Method 2: Manually add a room through a map editor

If the automatic scan didn’t work or you want to divide a large room into zones (for example, allocate a workspace in the living room), use manual mode:

1. Open the Mi Home app, select your vacuum cleaner and go to the Map section.
2. Slip on the Edit icon (pencil in the lower right corner).
3. Select Add Room and circle the boundaries of the new room. The app will automatically suggest a name (e.g., Room 4), but it can be changed.
4. Save the changes. The vacuum cleaner will reload the map -- it can take up to 1 minute.

Important nuances:

• 📏 The boundaries of the rooms should block the doorways - otherwise the vacuum cleaner will confuse the zones.
• 🔄 If the room is complex (such as a bay window), use the option to Add a virtual wall for precise fitting.
• 🔒 After saving, check that the new room appears in the list of cleaning areas (Settings) → Cleaning areas).

Circle borders without gaps |

Check the doorway overlap |

Make sure the vacuum cleaner is not in cleaning mode |

Save the changes and wait for the map to reboot-->

Method 3: Using virtual walls and zones

If your vacuum cleaner does not support room separation (for example, Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum 1), but can work with virtual walls, you can simulate zoning:

1. In the map editor, select Add a virtual wall.
2. Draw a line that separates the new room from the rest of the space.
3. Save and assign different cleaning modes for each area (e.g. Turbo for the kitchen and Quiet for the bedroom).

Cons of this method:

• ❌ The vacuum cleaner will not “understand” that it is a separate room – just bypass the zone along the border.
• ❌ You can’t set different cleaning schedules for virtual zones.
• ❌ When changing the layout, you will have to redraw the walls again.

However, it is the only way out for older models. For newer ones (like the DreameBot Z10 Pro), it is better to use full room separation.

Optimizing the map after adding a room

Adding a room is only half the battle, and to make the vacuum cleaner work efficiently, follow these steps:

1. Check the Wi-Fi coverage: If the new room has a weak signal, the vacuum cleaner may get lost. Use a repeater or a mesh system.
2. Set up a schedule: in Settings → Cleaning schedule, set different days for different rooms (for example, clean the kitchen daily, and the bedroom every other day).
3. Update your firmware: Newer versions often improve navigation algorithms. Check for updates to Settings → Software Update.
4. Calibrate the card: once a month start a full cleaning with rescanning (option in the card settings).

If after adding a room, the vacuum cleaner began to get stuck or miss zones more often, check:

• 🛋️ Furniture arrangement – tall sofas or cabinets can block the laser rangefinder.
• 🌡️ Lighting – In dark rooms, sensors work worse.
• 🔌 Sources of interference – microwaves, wireless headphones and even aquariums can knock navigation.

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Regular updates to the map (every 1-2 weeks) prevents the vacuum cleaner from “forgetting” the rooms and improves the accuracy of cleaning.

Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Even experienced users sometimes make mistakes when adding rooms, and here are the most common ones:

• 🚫 Rooms that are too small (less than 2 m2) - vacuum cleaners ignore them.
• 🚫 Overlapping boundaries cause navigational disruptions. Use scale to make accurate wiring.
• 🚫 Unsaved card – always wait for the “Map Updated” notification before closing the application.
• 🚫 Use of the VPN — Some Mi Home features are blocked when region changes.

If after all the manipulations the room did not appear, try:

1. Reboot the vacuum cleaner (hold the power button for 10 seconds).
2. Remove and re-add the device to Mi Home.
3. Reset the card to factory settings (Settings → Reset the card).

⚠️ Warning: Once the map is reset, the vacuum cleaner will lose all the saved rooms and areas, and you will have to reconfigure them, so use this method as a last resort.

Additional chips: hidden card functions

Few people know, but the Mi Home app has undocumented options for fine-tuning the map:

• 🔍 Developer Mode: If you tap 5 times according to the application version in Settings → About the program, a menu with the option Export card (useful for backup) will open).
• 📊 Room cleaning statistics: some firmwares have a report on how much time the vacuum cleaner spent on each room.
• 🎨 Color marking: You can assign different colors to rooms for visual separation (e.g. red for kitchen, blue for bathroom).

For supported models AI-Recognitions (e.g. DreameBot) L10s Ultra) additional options available:

• 🧹 Automatic definition of the type of room (the vacuum cleaner will offer to call the room "kitchen" or "bedroom»).
• 🚪 Open door recognition and dynamic route change.

To activate these features, upgrade the vacuum cleaner firmware and the Mi Home app to the latest version.

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