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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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[โ€“] imetators@lemm.ee 28 points 1 day ago (11 children)

Haha. Ofc with these prices and features compared to some other good Chinese and other brands roomba is doomed. Like check vacuum wars on YT. Middle model roombas are on par with your typical Chinese brand robots but price is double. Basically, you pay for a brand ๐Ÿคท.

[โ€“] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafe 11 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I will check them out later! I've been wanting a robot vacuum for a while now but I also am wary of Chinese bullshit.

I want a really good one that doesn't connect to the internet in any way. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป Even if that kills some of its smart features.

[โ€“] imetators@lemm.ee 1 points 10 hours ago

I pulled a trigger in 2024 for their 2023 pick. Dreame l20 ultra. It has app and does connect to the net. My pihole doesn't necessary send tons of requests outside. Just occasionally and most of them is when I visit app.

If you want truly self hosted vacuum, check out valetudo and their list of supported vacs. This way you would retain most of not all features and it will be fully your own device.

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