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Is it just me or can anyone else envision a near future where Amazon puts cameras on these Roombas and comes up with some consumer-friendly reason for doing so?
by hammock 4y ago
Is it just me or can anyone else envision a near future where Amazon puts cameras on these Roombas and comes up with some consumer-friendly reason for doing so?
- lolinder 4y agoThere are cameras in the latest Roombas already. They're actually quite helpful: they're used to detect if it's about to run into something it shouldn't, like power cables, cloths, or pet accidents. With just the pressure sensor some things won't trigger the "back away" response that really should have.
- hammock 4y agoWell there you go then. That’s why Amazon would buy them. This talk of “maps of your house” and the low-res diagrams people post seem to be a red herring. Why doesn’t Roomba show you the photos it’s taking? Or does it?
- lolinder 4y agoIt does. If it runs into a new obstacle it's not sure about, it'll take a picture and show you to have you confirm whether it should avoid it in the future.