How to Send Xiaomi Robot Vacuum to a Specific Room via Mi Home: The Complete Guide to 2026

Controlling room cleaning in Xiaomi robot vacuum cleaners is one of the most popular features among owners. Instead of chaoticly moving around the apartment, you can only direct the device to the kitchen after cooking or to the nursery before bedtime, saving time and battery power. However, not all users know that this requires not only the correct configuration of the map in the Mi Home, but also the specific features of the vacuum cleaner model.

In this article, we will analyze the step-by-step algorithm for sending a vacuum cleaner to a selected room, consider common errors (for example, why the Zoning button may be inactive), and give tips on route optimization (LDS): Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Pro, Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop P, Dreame Bot Z10 If you have a budget model without a laser (for example, Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum). 1C), The functionality of the zoning will be limited – this will also be discussed below.

Before proceeding, make sure that:

• 📱 Mi Home is updated to the latest version (check in the App Store or Google Play).
• 🤖 Robot vacuum cleaner connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your smartphone.
• 🗺️ The map of the room has already been built (the vacuum cleaner must at least once pass through the entire apartment in cleaning mode).

1. Preparation: checking the compatibility of the model and the firmware version

Not all Xiaomi robot vacuum cleaners support room zoning, the feature is only available for models with a laser scanner (LDS), It's a complete map of the room, and it's a complete list of compatible devices:

To check the firmware version of your vacuum cleaner:

1. Open the Mi Home app.
2. Go to the tab with your device.
3. Press three points (⋮) top-right → Settings of the device → About the device.
4. Look at the firmware version line.

⚠️ Note: If the firmware version is older 3.3.9_003214, The zoning function may not work properly. Update the software through Settings → Firmware update.

2. Construction and preservation of the room map

Without a map, you can't send a vacuum cleaner to a particular room, and a robot has to drive at least 1 time around the entire apartment in cleaning mode to make a plan.

Remove small objects from the floor (wires, toys, slippers)|

Close the doors to rooms where the vacuum cleaner should not enter.|

Install a charging station in the corner of the room (not on the aisle)|

Enable maximum suction power mode for accurate scanning

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After the cleaning starts:

1. Click on the Map app (the house icon at the bottom of the screen).
2. Wait for the robot to go around the room, which can take anywhere from 20 minutes to 1 hour depending on the area.
3. When the card is ready, click Save the card (the floppy disk icon or floppy disk in the upper right corner).

Important: If the map is curved (rooms overlapped, walls curved), reset:

Device settings → Map → Reset the card

And start cleaning again.

3.Divide the map into rooms in Mi Home

When you save the map, you have to break it down into zones.

1. Open the Map tab in the app.
2. Click on the Edit icon (pencil in the lower right corner).
3. Select the Divide Rooms tool (the "torn square" icon).
4. Swipe your finger around the boundaries of the rooms on the map, and the app automatically prompts you to name each area (e.g., "Kitchen," "Bedroom").
5. Save the changes.

Separation tips:

• 🚪 Don’t divide the corridor into separate rooms – it knocks the navigation algorithm down.
• 🛋️ For large rooms (such as the living room) + dining room) can be created by a single zone.
• 🚫 Avoid rooms that are too small (less than 2 m2) – the robot can ignore them.

⚠️ Warning: If rooms are missing from the map after separation, check if Simple Card is enabled in the settings.

4. Sending a vacuum cleaner to a specific room: step-by-step instructions

Now, the key thing is to start cleaning the room you've chosen.

Open the "Map" tab in Mi Home|

Click on the name of the room you want (e.g., “Kitchen»)|

Select “Cleaning in this room” (Broom icon)|

Set up the settings (suction power, wet cleaning) and confirm

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If the "Cleaning in this room" button is inactive:

• 🔄 Reboot the Mi Home app (close and reopen).
• 📶 Check the vacuum cleaner connection to Wi-Fi (the indicator on the case should burn blue, not red).
• 🔧 Update the device firmware (see Section 1).
• 🗑️ Remove and re-add the vacuum cleaner to the app (last resort).

The critical detail is that if you change the layout of the furniture after you build the map, the robot can get lost in the room, in which case you need to start the full cleaning for rescanning.

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Create a room-cleaning schedule at Mi Home, such as the kitchen at 20:00 a.m. daily, the bedroom on Mondays and Thursdays, which saves time and extends battery life.

5 Additional features: virtual walls and no-go zones

To ensure that the vacuum cleaner does not go into unnecessary places (for example, to a cat bowl or to a carpet with a long pile), set up virtual barriers:

1. Open the map. → press edit.
2. Choose Add a virtual wall or a forbidden zone.
3. Draw a rectangle or line on the map that restricts access.
4. Save the changes.

Difference between walls and zones:

• 🧱 Virtual wall – a thin line that the robot does not cross (suitable for doorways).
• 🚫 The forbidden zone is a rectangular area where the vacuum cleaner does not go at all (for example, around the New Year tree).

Limitations:

• Maximum 10 virtual walls and 5 no-go zones at the same time.
• Barriers are reset after restarting the vacuum cleaner (you will have to adjust again).

6. Solving common problems

Even after you set it up correctly, users are faced with common errors, and we'll look at the most common ones.

If the robot doesn’t see new furniture (like the sofa you moved), it needs help:

1. Move the vacuum cleaner closer to the modified area.
2. Run cleaning in scan mode (in some models it is called Card Cleanup).
3. Wait until the map is updated and save the changes.

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If after all the manipulations, the vacuum cleaner stubbornly ignores the room, try removing it from the map and re-create it, often solving the navigation problem.

7. Alternative zoning methods (for models without a laser)

If your robot vacuum cleaner Xiaomi is not equipped LDS-Scanner (for example, Mi Robot Vacuum) 1C), There's no way to get full room zoning, but there are workarounds:

• 🎯 Magnetic tapes: stick them on the doorsteps of rooms you want to exclude.
• 🚪 Closed doors: physically restrict access by closing the door to an unnecessary space.
• 📱 Manual start: transfer the vacuum cleaner to the desired room and click Start cleaning on the case.

For models with gyroscopic navigation (for example, Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop Essential), cleaning is available in the area, but without being tied to the rooms.

1. Open the map at Mi Home.
2. Press Zone Cleanup.
3. Press your finger on the map and highlight a rectangular area.
4. Select the number of passes and confirm.

⚠️ Attention: In low-end models without a laser, zonal cleaning works on a round-the-clock basis, without regard for obstacles.

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