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Too many idiots have bought internet-connected devices so now the inertia is in favor of the corporations to continue selling that.
by plagiarist 2y ago
Too many idiots have bought internet-connected devices so now the inertia is in favor of the corporations to continue selling that.
- nunez 2y agoHi, idiot here. I badly wanted a US-made robot vacuum that uses LiDAR for mapping and a camera for object classification. This does not exist. Your only options are Chinese-owned-and-operated. I could flash them with Valetudo and wire them up to Home Assistant, but doing so requires me to solder shit to the JTAG circuit and buy some niche hardware, which requires me to open up the vac and potentially brick it. I'm not risking that on a $1200 device.
- plagiarist 2y agoI understand you're offended but this is exactly what I mean. The US-made robot that uses LiDAR for mapping and a camera for object detection will never exist because people will pay $1,200 and still allow a random company to map and photograph their home.
- nunez 2y agoNot offended. You're not wrong. I'm upset that my options here were a potential security risk with a difficult/risky workaround vs vastly inferior products. I would have gladly paid more for an American alternative if it existed.