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Home Assistant is open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server. Available for free at home-assistant.io

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Recommendations for robot vacuum cleaners (feddit.uk)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm looking for one that can:

Run without any internet access (including during setup).
Can be controlled over LAN via HomeAssistant.
Mop.

5GHz wifi support and multiple floor capability would be a big bonus, but not a deal-breaker.

Basically, I'd like to get one, and see how I get on with it.
I'm happy to get something old/budget, to help me work out what I want in a "forever" vacuum.

Happy to buy second hand, and happy to flash/jtag/hack, so long as the procedures are reliable.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Definitely go with valetudo, they have a good robot buying guide for 0-cloud vacuums. No flashing needed, but you may need to do some SSH. Only downside I think is that valetudo doesn't support multiple floors.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Like multiple types of flooring or multiple rooms or multiple levels?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Multiple levels as in it wont work for my upstairs and downstairs.
The software is only designed for one map

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Thanks for clarifying. It should work for me then, I'll have to give it a try