ROBOROCK·FAULT ERR 4 WARN

Roborock Error 4 — Cliff sensor error

Q: Roborock Error 4 — Cliff sensor error

Error 4 means the cliff sensors report nonsense — usually because they're dusty, the robot is hanging over a drop, or it's sitting on very dark carpet. Wipe the sensors and move the robot away from edges.

Severity: Warning — robot stops because it can't trust its drop sensors S5S6S7S8Q

Last verified: 2026-07-05 Tools: soft dry cloth Time: ~5 min Difficulty: easy

DIRECT ANSWER

Error 4 means the cliff sensors report nonsense — usually because they're dusty, the robot is hanging over a drop, or it's sitting on very dark carpet. Wipe the sensors and move the robot away from edges.

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COMMON CAUSES · RANKED

Dusty cliff sensors MOST COMMON

A film of dust over the sensor windows under the front edge makes the floor invisible to the robot.

Robot over a raised edge

Parked half over a stair or ledge, the sensors correctly see a drop and stop everything.

Dark or shag carpet

Very dark or deep-pile carpet absorbs the infrared signal and reads as a cliff. Roborock confirms this trigger officially.

HOW TO FIX IT

No battery or electrical work involved in this fix.

Wipe all cliff sensors

Flip the robot and wipe every sensor window along the front underside with a soft dry cloth.

Move away from drops

Set the robot down at least a metre from stairs or ledges and restart.

Test off the dark carpet

If the error only fires on a black or shag rug, start the robot on hard floor and fence the rug off with a no-go zone.

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RELATED FIRMWARE

S5 series (S5)

SAMPLE DATA — dataset in progress

3.3.9_0017683.5.4_0019103.5.7_0020083.5.8_0020203.5.8_002034

Firmware timelines are rebuilt monthly from release notes. Versions marked as sample data are community-reported and not yet verified. Full firmware timeline →

MODELS AFFECTED

Model	Status	Firmware	Parts	Verified
Roborock S5	limited	s5	Parts →	2026-07-05 · Source
Roborock S6	limited	s6	Parts →	2026-07-05 · Source
Roborock S7	active	s7	Parts →	2026-07-05 · Source
Roborock S8	active	s8	Parts →	2026-07-05 · Source
Roborock Q5 / Q7	active	q	Parts →	2026-07-05 · Source

Models resolved from the series chips above. Support status comes from our EOL library; rows link to the matching parts and firmware pages.

Sources

Verification

OFFICIAL SOURCE

Last verified: 2026-07-05 · How we verify a fault code

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