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Another upside of LIDAR is that it isn't a camera. The robot sees a one-pixel 360 scan, which is quite enough for navigation, but doesn't have the privacy impli
by distances 9mo ago
Another upside of LIDAR is that it isn't a camera. The robot sees a one-pixel 360 scan, which is quite enough for navigation, but doesn't have the privacy implications that come with an IoT camera device. I would not take a camera equipped vacuum even for free, and I think I'm not the only one.
- kolinko 9mo agoDid you ever own a any robot vacuum? Robots without cameras have an extremely difficult time distinguishing obstacles like cables etc on the ground.
- distances 9mo agoYes, I've had an early random pattern robovac and a newer LIDAR equipped one. Both worked well enough, the LIDAR device obviously much better though. And yes, I keep the floors free of cables and clutter when it's vacuuming time. That isn't a hassle
- fullstop 9mo agoI have one, and specifically got one without a camera because I don't want that driving around my house. The first time it went through I made sure to stow cables and such, and I do a quick walk-through to make sure that none of the cats have barfed and that there's no obvious obstacles before I release the hypnodrone. It still saves me time, which was the reason that I bought it in the first place.
- CorrectHorseBat 9mo agoSadly most new models have both camera and lidar. I can see the use of a camera for avoiding things like cables and pet poo, but I don't think it's worth is especially since all the robots are controlled via the cloud
- 1313ed01 9mo agoWhat could possibly go wrong? https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-i...