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Drives around, lidar draws a floor plan with all the obstacles, you can then mark zones (don't vacuum here, do extra vacuuming over there,...), set up schedules
by ajsnigrutin 2y ago
Drives around, lidar draws a floor plan with all the obstacles, you can then mark zones (don't vacuum here, do extra vacuuming over there,...), set up schedules (vacuum the hallway daily, bedroom every two days, ...), etc.
But lidar is not a camera and exposes much less than a video feed does... why does a vacuum need a camera is a different question.
- BeetleB 2y agoI have an old school Roomba - no Internet/Wifi capability. None of what you said is that helpful. Obstacles: Not sure what kind...? It's either a large enough obstacle that it will bounce off and continue vacuuming, or small enough that you should probably pick up. Zones: Solved with the virtual walls that come with the old style Roombas. Schedules: My Roomba has it - no need for networking.
- bmicraft 2y agoObstacles: Mine always get stuck under the toilet because it almost fits and it's a very oblique angle
- BeetleB 2y agoAh - I don't consider them as "obstacles", but "traps". For me, it sometimes gets stuck under certain chairs. There is a path for it to "escape", but about 25% of the time it gives up. So when I do that room, I have to rearrange it so the chairs are not in the path. As a result, I rarely do that room. I doubt their "smartness" will figure out that it may get stuck under those chairs. But even if it did, I wouldn't allow it to communicate home.
- whywhywhywhy 2y ago>why does a vacuum need a camera is a different question. Cheaper than a lidar, although I’d never buy a camera one.
- ta1243 2y agoSo expose this on an webserver on the device itself, advertise it via mdns, have the app talk to it directly from the same network, or via a custom IP for people with more complex needs.
- ajsnigrutin 2y agoSo how will i turn it on from work?