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Re:Show HN: We built a camera only robot vacuum for less tha... by infecto on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @09:17AM (#47689812)
The harder trick is to do it cost effectively. I picked up my Roborock for $200 and it has LiDAR. Works really well.
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Re:Show HN: We built a camera only robot vacuum for less tha... by indraneelpatil on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @11:11AM (#47691330)
200$ is insane, sounds like economies of scale is really working for them
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Re:Show HN: We built a camera only robot vacuum for less tha... by infecto on Wednesday April 08, 2026 @11:26AM (#47691547)
I don’t follow models and there are a ton of them. Here is an example $280 version with lidar.

https://a.co/d/0cuCgBSZ

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