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iRobot is likely to collapse within 12 months.
(www.theregister.com)
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We need decent European alternatives for robot vaccuums.
We need open source alternatives
I'll just put this right here...
https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo
Valetudo, though an absolutely amazing software, is no the replacement I was meaning. I meant we need a fully open source robot, from software to hardware, and that can be adapted. Of course there's always blobs which are not open source, but that's the case already for many things
Absolutely, but that only happens once someone starts a project and gets contributors. Be the change you want to see.
Chinese mop vacuum combos with dust and water bin are going for $500 these days. It is bonkers how cheap they go. Trying to compete in that market is a lost cause. Better install Valetudo on a Chinese vacuum. Maybe a European OEM could do something similar.