The app is ios only and you need to buy hepa bags every week for it. Those kind of kill it for me.
app
it’ll be a paperweight when the company goes tits-up
I know right! I hate that so much new tech needs an app and will lose functionality/stop working if the company stop supporting it or you phone stop working with the app.
The fact that it costs $1800 means it was dead on arrival for me. But I wish them the best if they can carve out a niche of privacy-focused iRobot/Roomba customers while bringing increased exposure to privacy issues
I use a broom. It’s good for privacy and uses 100% green energy.
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Some have their connected to their wife
Do you also use a horse? Also good for privacy based on recent news.
A bike!
Even better because you don’t need to feed it when you aren’t riding it
And it doesn’t shit as much.
Yeah but a broom is $2500 so this is better
This is cool but it would have to be like a third that price before anyone could take the leap. If anything someone should find some way to hack and replace the spyware in a Roomba or something
Well aren’t you in luck, people are doing exactly that over https://valetudo.cloud/
Not for Roombas but on a couple Xiaomi/Dreame/Roborock models.I can’t wait to ruin my 700$ vacuume
I know you can’t put a true price on privacy, but I can clearly state that this goes beyond reasonable pricing for me. $1800, plus $180/year in fees for bags/membership subscription. That’s a $3600 + battery and parts replacement investment over 10 years, and who’s to say the app/device firmware will be supported that whole time? The extended warranty is for two years. There doesn’t appear to be information on repairs outside of the warranty, which requires the subscription for 2 years for the extended warranty. This sounds like a disaster of a product from an ecological standpoint.
The price is way too high. I’m still rocking my dumb Roomba from ten years ago. It’s a few parts away from the Roomba of Theseus at this point, but it still works. Without an Internet connection.
Would you mind telling me which model you have? I’m looking to pick one up used on ebay or something :)
It’s a pre-wifi 639. It looks like this (but that one isn’t mine).
Amazing, thank you!
Another solution that guarantees no data is sold is to just buy a regular corded vacuum. It may not be as convenient, but it’ll save you having to worry about your vacuum stealing data. At least until they start forcing newer models to require an app.
I’m pretty sure my corded vacuum has been speaking about me behind my back and turning my wife against me.
dyson
My current vacuum, cordless, with swappable batteries, was $100
I could buy ten of them and leave multiples in each room (because I don’t live in a mansion)
ooooor use whatever brand and model is compatible with Home Assistant
Don’t they have cellphone network capabilities
no, that’s ridiculous. Would be too expensive
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Me speaking to my mum: Get off Facebook! They’re just trying to sell you shit you don’t need!
Also me: oh, I should replace my robot vac with this fancier one!
I’m gonna have to wait for some sweet sweet inheritance before I can afford this one.
Damn that bag must be super small to only last a week. My s7 ultra dock bag lasts around 6 months. Before I started living with a cat I was still using the original bag that had been going on a year and still wasn’t full, vacuuming daily.
Doesn’t the bag lasting longer suggest it picks up less dirt? My vacuum cleaner needs emptying every one or two times around the house, if it didn’t I would be concerned it wasn’t actually cleaning the floor.
It depends on the size of your house and the amount of dirt and dust.
Some/Many robot vacuums can be flashed with custom firmware and then only communicate locally.
Unfortunately it seems the software isnt as polished or well as cleaning, but i guess some less efficient cleaning vs phone-home crap is a good counter.I’m think I’m okay with using my bagless, cordless, replaceable battery, dumb vaccuum.
Anyone have experience with roborock s7 ultra with valetudo or simmilar?
Can you use a Roomva without connecting it to the internet?
I have a roomba and I’ve never connected it to anything but the wall for power.
Do you press a button on robot to start cleaning or what?
Yep, just touch the button on the top.
It’s got a clean, dock, and spot clean button.
Would you mind sharing what model it is, if you know offhand?
Mine is just the base roomba model
Like the most recent one, or did you buy it several years ago?
Like the cheapest base roomba on Amazon, I’ve had it a couple years so my info might be off.
