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People were saying similar things about newer Roomba vacuums that have the capability of mapping out your home and are internet-connected.

• reaperducer 6y ago
  Roombas are internet-connected, but not internet-controlled. They can only be turned on or off via the internet. Also, Roombas aren't all that great at mapping your home, unless you live in an empty shipping container with no furniture. I've seen the maps that my Roomba creates. They are useless for anything other than their intended purposes: Showing wifi signal strength.
  • nsxwolf 6y ago
    My old dead-reckoning model eventually vacuums the whole floor if you let it run long enough.
    • reaperducer 6y ago
      It's not about getting to the whole house, it's that the maps are not useful because they exclude furniture and other obstacles. What you end up with is a map that is no more useful than seeing the building footprint from an online map.