I’ve literally always wanted a robo cleaner but I’m really not a fan of Appliances that send reports back to some creepy corpo. Does anyone have suggestions on where to start looking? All I’m finding is smart tech versions.
Faster, cheaper, OpenSource tech, 100% private
Not very repairable. 3/10
It’s modular
Yep. Grab the Robrock S5 Max and never download the app or connect it to the net. It runs 100% offline.
Make sure its the S5 Max; later versions all seem to require WiFi / app. Can confirm my S5 Max doesn’t.
In fact, here’s the literal eBay seller I got mine from
Get one Valetudo supported i guess.
There’s a DIY open-source robot vacuum project called Oomwoo that’s currently in development and is planning to have prototypes made soon.
It doesn’t answer your question right now, but it might be keeping an eye on as a future option
