Roborock Q5 wins for pet hair on laminate.

Yes, the Roborock Q5 is the clear choice here. The Roomba 694 is an older budget model that struggles with pet hair — it tends to get wrapped around the brushes and its suction isn’t strong enough for fine hair on hard floors.

The Q5 has a rubber brush that resists tangling, 2700Pa suction (vs 900Pa on the Roomba), and LiDAR navigation that actually maps your home so it cleans in rows instead of bouncing around like a drunk moth. On laminate, that matters — you want it to pick up the hair in one pass, not scatter it.

The Roomba 694 is fine if you find one for $150 and don’t have pets. But for pet hair specifically? Roborock Q5 all day.

Don’t pay extra for the “pet” branding on Roomba’s side. The Q5 just works better.