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I’ve recently got a roborock vacuum, and it’s actually been life changing. I have a number of pets, and not having to vacuum 3x a week or so has been incredible

I’ve recently got a roborock vacuum, and it’s actually been life changing. I have a number of pets, and not having to vacuum 3x a week or so has been incredible. I had a roomba when I was a kid and it sucked (or not I suppose). The roborock has lidar and it’s super meticulous.

TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago
What model have you got? I've been looking and it a seems robot vacs have finally started to be good. So looking to make a purchase between now and Christmas-ish.
- CarbyAu 6y ago
  Not GP; I have a Roborock S5. But it hasn't run yet. I have yet to get around to rooting it to avoid privacy issues. https://www.iot-tests.org/2019/02/from-the-land-of-smiles-xiaomi-roborock-s55/ https://www.iot-tests.org/2019/02/from-the-land-of-smiles-xi... On the upside, apparently once it is rooted and dustcloud installed it is apparently even more responsive as it pretty much stores the database on itself. https://github.com/dgiese/dustcloud https://github.com/dgiese/dustcloud As usual, disclaimers apply, YMMV etc etc.
- xiphias2 6y ago
  Both S5 and S6 are great (actually there's not much difference) as long as you don't try to mop the floor with it (I haven't). Setting up red zones with the app is the most important part of making them useful.
- noodlesUK 6y ago
  I have the s6 pure which I got for a little less than 500 USD iirc. It’s fantastic.
thdrdt 6y ago
Did you already upgrade it so it screams when it hits a wall to make it more 'human'? https://youtu.be/mvz3LRK263E https://youtu.be/mvz3LRK263E (fun starts around 3:30, might be nsfw)
taneq 6y ago
> I had a roomba when I was a kid OK now I feel old.
- iso947 6y ago
  Surprisingly “introduced in September 2002”, so to be fair they could be as old as their early 30s. It’s not as bad as the “favourite childhood game on an iPhone” the other day
  - taneq 6y ago
    La la la you're not helping! fingers in ears :P True about the childhood iPhone games, though.

TheSpiceIsLife 6y ago

What model have you got? I've been looking and it a seems robot vacs have finally started to be good. So looking to make a purchase between now and Christmas-ish.

CarbyAu 6y ago
Not GP; I have a Roborock S5. But it hasn't run yet. I have yet to get around to rooting it to avoid privacy issues. https://www.iot-tests.org/2019/02/from-the-land-of-smiles-xiaomi-roborock-s55/ https://www.iot-tests.org/2019/02/from-the-land-of-smiles-xi... On the upside, apparently once it is rooted and dustcloud installed it is apparently even more responsive as it pretty much stores the database on itself. https://github.com/dgiese/dustcloud https://github.com/dgiese/dustcloud As usual, disclaimers apply, YMMV etc etc.
xiphias2 6y ago
Both S5 and S6 are great (actually there's not much difference) as long as you don't try to mop the floor with it (I haven't). Setting up red zones with the app is the most important part of making them useful.
noodlesUK 6y ago
I have the s6 pure which I got for a little less than 500 USD iirc. It’s fantastic.

thdrdt 6y ago

Did you already upgrade it so it screams when it hits a wall to make it more 'human'? https://youtu.be/mvz3LRK263E https://youtu.be/mvz3LRK263E (fun starts around 3:30, might be nsfw)

taneq 6y ago

> I had a roomba when I was a kid OK now I feel old.

iso947 6y ago
Surprisingly “introduced in September 2002”, so to be fair they could be as old as their early 30s. It’s not as bad as the “favourite childhood game on an iPhone” the other day
- taneq 6y ago
  La la la you're not helping! fingers in ears :P True about the childhood iPhone games, though.