I am thinking of getting a robot vacuum. But I think I read a lot of them send a lot of information about the goings on of your house back to the company. And I want no part of that. Which companies should I avoid or look at. And anything else I should worry about besides the “does it work” part?

  • cizra@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    My robot vacuum doesn’t do WiFi, so unless it has an expensive GSM modem, it can’t send anything.

    OTOH, it just sweeps floors, and lacks built-in voice assistant, freemium subscription with a paid option to also sweep the hallway, smart speaker mode, companion/pet mode, built-in games, or all the rest that the modern equivalent of a broom ought to be capable of…