How to set up a Xiaomi robot vacuum cleaner for cleaning individual rooms: the complete guide

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Xiaomi’s robot vacuum cleaners are no longer just casual cleaners, and today’s models, from Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Pro to Xiaomi’s flagship Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Ultra, are equipped with laser rangefinders (LDS), And this allows them not only to avoid obstacles, but also to divide space into zones, to remember the location of rooms and to set individual settings for each room.

The standard “all-around” cleaning mode has two key drawbacks: the robot spends up to a maximum of three hours. 30% time to re-process already clean areas (due to chaotic movement) and does not take into account the specifics of the premises, for example, in the kitchen you need daily wet cleaning, and in the bedroom is quite dry - once in a while 2-3 Setting up room cleaning solves these problems, saving time, battery life and vacuum cleaner life.

This article provides step-by-step instructions for all current Xiaomi models (including Dreame and Viomi branded devices), tips for optimizing maps, avoiding typical errors, and answering frequent questions. If your vacuum cleaner does not yet save a room map, first check if it supports this function (list of models from the home). LDS/ToF-The scanners are shown in the table below).

Which Xiaomi models support zoning and room cleaning?

Not all Xiaomi robot vacuum cleaners are capable of splitting space into rooms, a feature only available in Time-of-Flight or Laser-of-Flight models that build an accurate map of the space, and below is a table of current devices (2026) and their capabilities:

If your model is not in the table, check its characteristics on the official Xiaomi website or in the Mi Home application.

1. Open the Mi Home app.
2. Choose your vacuum cleaner.
3. Go to Settings. → About the device.
4. See the map function or navigation section.

⚠️ Note: Robots with gyroscopic navigation (e.g. Mi Robot Vacuum 1 or gyroscopic navigation) 1C) They don't support zoning. They navigate walls and they move randomly, so you can't set up the room cleaning for them.

Preparation for setup: creating an accurate map of the room

Before you can divide the space into rooms, the robot needs to build an accurate map, which takes 1 to 3 cleanings and requires you to meet several conditions:

• 🔹 Free up space: Remove small objects (wires, toys, shoes) that may interfere with scanning.
• 🔹 Close doors: If there are multiple rooms in the house, close the interior doors, which will help the vacuum cleaner focus on one area and not "stretch" the map.
• 🔹 Provide good lighting: Laser scanners work better in natural or bright artificial light. In dark rooms, the map can be blurred.
• 🔹 Charge the vacuum cleaner: Make sure the battery level is at least 80% interrupted by the scanning process due to discharge will result in an inaccurate map.

To start the scan:

1. Put the robot in the charging station.
2. Open the Mi Home app (or Dreamehome/Viomi for the relevant brands).
3. Choose your vacuum cleaner and press Cleanup → Complete cleaning.
4. Wait until the cleaning is done, and then the map will show the layout of the room.

If the map is inaccurate (walls curved, rooms merge), repeat the process. To speed up, you can use mapping mode (available in some models, for example, Xiaomi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Ultra):

Settings → Map → Cartography mode

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If the robot is constantly "lost" in the same area, place a beacon (such as a small mirror or a light object) there.

Step-by-step: how to break the map into rooms

When the exact map is ready, you can start zoning. The interface of the Mi Home application may differ depending on the model of the vacuum cleaner, but the overall algorithm is the same.

1. Open the map: In the Mi Home app, select your vacuum cleaner and go to the Map section (usually a house or map icon in the bottom menu).
2. Activate Edit Mode: Click on the Pencil (or Edit) icon in the upper right corner.
3. Select a room: Press Add a room (or Divide). Finger the boundaries of the room along the contour of the walls. Try to stay real size, it will affect the accuracy of cleaning. Confirm the creation of the room by giving it a name (for example, "Kitchen", "Bedroom").

Repeat for all rooms:

Save the changes:

Ready.

Save.

In models that support multi-family maps (such as Xiaomi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Ultra), you can create separate maps for each floor.

Settings → Map → Add a new map → Select a floor

⚠️ Note: If the robot starts to confuse the rooms when cleaning, check if the boundaries of the zones are crossed. Also make sure that the settings turn off the option Auto-Combination of rooms (in some firmwares it is turned on by default).

Schedule cleaning for individual rooms

One of the great things about zoning is that you can set a personal schedule for each room, so you can set up a daily kitchen cleaning at 10:00 and a wet bathroom cleaning every two days.

1. Open the schedule: In the Mi Home app, go to Cleanup → Schedule (or Timer).
2. Add a new task: Click Add or +.
3. Select rooms: In the Cleaning Zone section, uncheck All rooms. Only mark the rooms that need to be cleaned according to this schedule.
4. Set up cleaning options: Select the type of cleaning: dry, wet or combined. Set the suction level (for example, Quiet for the bedroom, Maximum for the corridor). Set the number of passes (for highly polluted areas, you can increase to 2-3).

Set the time and frequency:

Pn, Sr, Pt at 12:00.

Keep the schedule:

Ready.

For models with automatic mop lift (for example, Xiaomi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Ultra) you can additionally configure:

• 🔹 Raising the mop on the carpets: Turn on this option if there are carpets in the room.
• 🔹 Wet cleaning intensity: Choose Weak, Medium or Strong depending on the type of floor.

An example of the optimal schedule for a 2-room apartment:

Additional features: virtual walls, forbidden zones and multi-cards

In addition to zoning, Xiaomi’s robot vacuum cleaners have a number of features to fine-tune cleaning, which will help avoid problems with furniture, pets or complex layouts.

1. Virtual walls and no-go zones

If there are areas in the room where the robot is not desirable to enter (for example, a children's play mat or a pet feeding place), you can create virtual barriers:

1. Open the map in the app.
2. Click on the Add Zone icon (or Virtual Wall).
3. Select the type of restriction: 🔹 No-go zone: The robot will not enter this area. 🔹 Virtual Wall – The robot will not cross the line drawn.

Draw a zone or line on a map.

Save the changes.

2. Apartment cards (for several floors)

If you have a bunk apartment or a house, the robot can save several cards (one for each floor).

Settings → Map → Add a new map → Select a floor

When cleaning the first floor, the robot will build a separate map.Later, you can switch between them manually or adjust automatic recognition by the location of the base (in models with a different location). AI-camera).

3. Combination and division of rooms

If after zoning you realize that the boundaries of the rooms are set incorrectly, they can be edited:

• 🔹 Unite rooms: In map editing mode, select two adjacent rooms and select Combine.
• 🔹 Divide the room: Click on the room, then select Divide and draw the line in the right place.

⚠️ Note: In models with a ToF scanner (for example, Viomi) V3) Map editing can take up to 5 minutes – the robot recalculates the distances and updates the map 3D-Don't interrupt the process!

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Virtual walls and no-go zones are only saved for the current map, and if you use multi-cards, you need to set them up separately for each floor.

Typical problems and their solutions

Even after you have properly set up your room cleaning, you can have a problem, and here are the most common problems and ways to solve them:

1.The robot can't see the rooms or confuse them

Causes and solutions:

• 🔹 Map not saved: Make sure you click Save after editing.In some versions of the Mi Home app, the card is reset when you exit without saving.
• 🔹 Weak Wi-Fi signal: If the robot is interrupted, the map may be distorted. Check network stability or move the router closer to the cleaning area.
• 🔹 Changed layout: If you move furniture, the robot may "lost." Start a rescan (Settings) → Map. → Update the map).

2.The robot doesn't start cleaning on schedule

Checklist for diagnosis:

• 🔹 Check if the schedule is on (sometimes it is turned off after a firmware update).
• 🔹 Make sure the robot is on base and fully charged.
• 🔹 Check the time zone in the Mi Home app settings.
• 🔹 If Geofencing is used (start location-based cleaning of the phone), check the permissions for geodata.

3.The robot does not wash the floor in the selected room

Possible causes:

• 🔹 No water in the tank: Check the water level in the wet cleaning tank.
• 🔹 Blocked mop: In some models, the mop rises automatically on the carpets. Make sure the room settings do not include the Mop Raise option.
• 🔹 Wrong type of cleaning: Wet cleaning or Combined cleaning should be selected in the schedule.

If the problem is not solved, try resetting the card settings:

Settings → Map → Reset the card → Confirm

After that, you will have to re-build the map and break it into rooms.

Useful life hacks for effective cleaning

To make Xiaomi robot vacuum cleaner work as efficiently as possible, use these tips:

• 🔹 Use voice assistants: If the vacuum cleaner is integrated with Alice, Google Assistant or Siri, you can start cleaning with your voice. Example of a command: Alice, start cleaning the kitchen on a robot vacuum cleaner".
• 🔹 Set up cleaning by geolocation: The Mi Home app has Geofencing feature – the robot will start cleaning when you leave the house, and complete by your return.
• 🔹 Optimize the route: In models with AI-In navigation (e.g. Xiaomi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Ultra) enable the option Optimized Route. The robot will clean rooms in order, not chaoticly.
• 🔹 Watch for brush wear: The app displays the resource of the main and side brushes. Replace them when the indicator shows <20%, so as not to lose as a cleaning.

For owners of Xiaomi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Ultra there are additional chips:

• 🔹 Automatic water change: If the base is connected to the plumbing, the robot will rinse the mop and add clean water.
• 🔹 Object Recognition: The camera recognizes shoes, wires, and other small objects by touring them or suggesting that they be removed manually through a notification.

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If the robot gets stuck under the sofa often, stick a strip of glowing tape on the bottom of the sofa, and the laser scanner will perceive it as an obstacle and go around this area.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions