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Privacy (for robot vacuums) isn't cheap. via the Verge.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's why you flash the vacuum with a custom firmware!

https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First two sentences of that readme:

Valetudo is a cloud replacement for vacuum robots enabling local-only operation. It is not a custom firmware.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Doh! My bad.

It isn't custom firmware but it does install software on top of the existing firmware onboard which is pretty slick.