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Not completely. If it's one that does mapping, that's all stored on the cloud. You can prevent some of the telemetry with a pi hole, but be aware that every ru
by malfist 3y ago
Not completely. If it's one that does mapping, that's all stored on the cloud.
You can prevent some of the telemetry with a pi hole, but be aware that every run will end with a notification of "communication error" when the Roomba tries to report on you
- worik 3y agoIs there a maker of privacy respecting robot vacuum cleaners that you know of?
- inhumantsar 3y agoiRobot still sells all the parts for their old, non-cloud vacuums if you don't mind buying used and doing DIY parts swaps. They're very repair friendly: No special tools required and easy to take apart.
- _dain_ 3y agoNot a maker exactly, but there is an open source hobbyist software project for certain brands of robot vacuum: https://valetudo.cloud https://valetudo.cloud It lets you run them without any cloud connectivity or forced updates.
- exitb 3y agoI run a ~5 year old Roomba, that I just never connected to anything. I control it via the physical buttons and it works just fine. Is that not an option anymore on newer models?