New Roomba Has Persistent Maps, Selective Room Cleaning, Automatic Dirt Disposal

Re:New Roomba Has Persistent Maps, Selective Room Cleaning, ... by wincy on Thursday September 06, 2018 @12:19PM (#17927343)

I believe the grandparent comment said he cut off internet access for it and the old phone he uses to control it. It sounds like it works on a strictly LAN connection unhindered.

It does sound like a lot of trouble for a vacuum cleaner, though.

I mean, how clean do people need their floors to be? I vacuum like once every couple weeks and it’s not like I’m getting sick or my floors look gross.

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Re:New Roomba Has Persistent Maps, Selective Room Cleaning, ... by Izkata on Thursday September 06, 2018 @01:51PM (#17927978)

What type of floor do you have?

Carpets I've had could go months without noticing anything, but the amount of dust bunnies and random crap of unknown origin that got stuck to my feet shocked me the first place I got with a hardwood floor.

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Re:New Roomba Has Persistent Maps, Selective Room Cleaning, ... by Jarb on Thursday September 06, 2018 @12:25PM (#17927392)

We have ours run three times a week due to the amount of dust and dirt our two dogs track into the house. And even then the floor doesn't look pristine.

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