Amazon terminates iRobot deal, vacuum maker to lay off 31% of staff
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Amazon terminates iRobot deal, Roomba maker to lay off 31% of staff::Amazon and iRobot said regulatory concerns made it impossible for the deal to move forward, sending the Roomba makers’ shares plummeting.

  • thisfroEnglish
    140·
    9 months ago

    What options are there out of the box? I only know of hacking well known brands and use something like valetudo

    • lemming741English
      42·
      9 months ago9 months ago

      I put a wemos d1 mini in mine since all I need to do is mash the existing Clean button. The internal MCU runs on 3.3v, the buttons are pulled low and activated by the same 3.3v rail, so all I had to do was flash it with ESPhome and wire the low side of the buttons to a gpio. I wanted to read the LED state but the multiplex scheme wasn’t worth decoding. I did use the single analog pin to measure battery voltage, and an input for the roller and blower motors.

      • surewhynotlemEnglish
        120·
        9 months ago

        Well done. I can’t tell if you’re shitposting or if this is legitimately the simplest home automation setup.

      • thisfroEnglish
        10·
        9 months ago

        Ah nice, so they work completely without internet? I somehow assumed they will need internet for first setup

        • lemming741English
          20·
          9 months ago

          I bought them used, so I don’t know about initial setup if you bought a brand new one. But yeah the shark isn’t even on my wifi, just the esphome.

    • ElusiveClarityEnglish
      10·
      9 months ago

      I’ve heard nothing but great things about Roborock.