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iRobot is likely to collapse within 12 months. (www.theregister.com)

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Troubled robot vacuum-cleaner maker iRobot, abandoned by Amazon after regulators effectively doomed the web giant's takeover offer, has warned investors it may not survive the next 12 months.

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[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't apply to iRobot but there are lots of robot vacuums that can be flashed with an open firmware with just a USB UART cable: https://valetudo.cloud/pages/general/supported-robots.html

As for the other devices, my 3D printer, projector and AV receiver are all locally controlled.

[–] aarch64@lemm.ee 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Big +1 for Valetudo. I use it on a refurbished Roborock S7+ I got on eBay and it's fantastic.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 minutes ago

Make sure to read their disclaimers, they're really not interested in expanding features, so make double sure it's sufficient for what you want.