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Any suggestions for a good robot vacuum + mop? (self.homeassistant)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by savjee to c/homeassistant
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Hi everyone!

I currently have a Neato D7 with a broken brush motor. It's 3 years old, so no more warranty.

Given that Neato is shutting down, I want to buy a new vacuum altogether.

Here's my wishlist:

  • Home Assistant integration (duh)
  • Vacuum + mopping
  • Local control would be cherry on top
  • LIDAR navigation (we run it mostly during the night)
  • Easy to service & reliable (should be easy to service the robot and buy replacement parts)

Any suggestions / recommendations?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Piggybacking your post a bit: Does anyone know a autonomous vacuum that does not rely on a cloud and directly integrates with home assistant only?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I would install valetudo which cuts all communication with the cloud and allows full local control

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I hacked my old Roomba to do this by hardwiring an ESP8266 to its serial port. I control it directly through MQTT, though in hindsight using ESPHome would have been simpler. That was a fun project!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That sounds very nice! Do you by chance have any documantaion that you could/would share?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sure do! I loosely followed this guide, but ended up rolling my own code: https://www.thesmarthomehookup.com/upgrade-your-old-roomba-to-a-smart-botvac-for-5/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I’d be curious about one, as well, considering the AWS outage the other day which prevented me from using my Roomba.