Building an Open-Source Robot Vacuum – Meet Oomwoo

Re:Building an Open-Source Robot Vacuum – Meet Oomwoo by deanc on Thursday July 02, 2026 @02:34AM (#48757364)

Interesting project. Aren't most modern robot vacuum's using image processing to determine whether to stop or not now though? How is Lidar going to help you avoid the cat's diarrhoea on the rug?

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Re:Building an Open-Source Robot Vacuum – Meet Oomwoo by oliwarner on Thursday July 02, 2026 @02:42AM (#48757425)

There's a camera module in the bill of materials. I suspect it uses both.

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