Most of them don't allow any amount of app control whatsoever unless they have an internet connection. LAN-only app interaction is apparently basically non-exi

Most of them don't allow any amount of app control whatsoever unless they have an internet connection. LAN-only app interaction is apparently basically non-existent in this market, for some reason. You can usually use them without giving a wifi connection, but then you can do nothing more than "push a button on the robot to start cleaning the house" and it just runs an automatic/default scheme -- no customization. Basically the reality is, because you're held hostage by the very few manufacturers making these also gating most functionality behind "let us surveil your entire home permanently".