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OK, I get the doorbell thing, video recording and all that. But vacuums? What on Earth could vaccum do with AWS? Calculate the summary length of your vacuuming

by smsm42 6y ago

OK, I get the doorbell thing, video recording and all that. But vacuums? What on Earth could vaccum do with AWS? Calculate the summary length of your vacuuming sessions as a percentage of distance to the Moon? Have a customized ringtones (or should it be sucktones?) for the engine? Have a dance pattern so you could waltz with it if you pat $49.95? Seriously, what does a vacuum do with AWS?

tstrimple 6y ago
Probably robotic vacuums ala Roomba.
- smsm42 6y ago
  Even for robotic ones - what exactly they need from AWS? They should have all the info needed for them right in them already.
  - colejohnson66 6y ago
    From TFA: > Roombas can be used without an internet connection, by pushing a button on the device. > But connected services are used to keep it within a specific room and to remotely activate or schedule cleaning, which is how many owners use the robot.
- samb1729 6y ago
  Why would such a device need to be connected to a network at all, never mind the internet or AWS in particular? A user’s floor is typically contained entirely within their home. Is there an app shoehorned into the product just to spy on users? Seems like it’s usually that with modern connected crap.
  - Spivak 6y ago
    From the user reports its seems like the vacuums function just fine locally but the app to control and schedule them is cloud connected.
cactus2093 6y ago
It’s probably robot vacuums. They need to sync schedules, map the room, log their status and location so you can see which areas were cleaned, update themselves, etc, Certain models can be flashed with open source firmware that can make them run locally. But just as with every other consumer electronic device, the number of people who care about privacy, data control, or even just reliability and fault tolerance is small enough that no companies build products for them.

by smsm42 6y ago

tstrimple 6y ago

Probably robotic vacuums ala Roomba.

smsm42 6y ago
Even for robotic ones - what exactly they need from AWS? They should have all the info needed for them right in them already.
- colejohnson66 6y ago
  From TFA: > Roombas can be used without an internet connection, by pushing a button on the device. > But connected services are used to keep it within a specific room and to remotely activate or schedule cleaning, which is how many owners use the robot.
samb1729 6y ago
Why would such a device need to be connected to a network at all, never mind the internet or AWS in particular? A user’s floor is typically contained entirely within their home. Is there an app shoehorned into the product just to spy on users? Seems like it’s usually that with modern connected crap.
- Spivak 6y ago
  From the user reports its seems like the vacuums function just fine locally but the app to control and schedule them is cloud connected.

cactus2093 6y ago

It’s probably robot vacuums. They need to sync schedules, map the room, log their status and location so you can see which areas were cleaned, update themselves, etc, Certain models can be flashed with open source firmware that can make them run locally. But just as with every other consumer electronic device, the number of people who care about privacy, data control, or even just reliability and fault tolerance is small enough that no companies build products for them.