Re:Amazon terminates iRobot deal, vacuum maker to lay off 31...
by outworlder on Monday January 29, 2024 @07:39PM
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> They made the charging base out of some plastic that's impassible for the robot.
The _exact_ same problem Braava has. Whenever the wheels collect a small amount of dust, they slip too much and the robot can't climb. I actually added sandpaper to the base to help with the grip. Seems like such an easy fix; it's mind boggling that the same issue is present across models, for years!
> I bought a broom and mop. They're much less work.
Yeah, although, if you have pets, even a not so reliable robot will massively cut the amount of cleaning you have to manually do.
Re:Amazon terminates iRobot deal, vacuum maker to lay off 31...
by glenneroo on Monday January 29, 2024 @07:16PM
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Roborock E4 (older model) runs without any app connection at all, not sure about other models but that definitely eliminates any privacy issues and is significantly easier than MITM :)
Re:Amazon terminates iRobot deal, vacuum maker to lay off 31...
by hmottestad on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @01:15PM
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Do you know which ones can be MITM?
I realized I was spending 30-60 minutes debugging and manually charging our roombas for each (usually aborted) run. Once the Amazon acquisition was announced, I realized it meant that they'd inevitably send upskirt angle shots of the family to Bezos for ad targeting and forwarding to local law enforcement agencies. That was the final straw.
Supposedly, the Chinese ones are slightly better for privacy because you can MITM their backend cloud connection and point it at a local version of whatever service the robot thinks it needs in order to work.
I bought a broom and mop. They're much less work. So were the older, dumber roombas (especially the square mops from the Mint acquisition). YMMV.