Privacy (for robot vacuums) isn’t cheap. via the Verge.

  • @[email protected]
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    898 months ago

    The app is ios only and you need to buy hepa bags every week for it. Those kind of kill it for me.

      • @[email protected]
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        258 months ago

        I know right! I hate that so much new tech needs an app and will lose functionality/stop working if the company stop supporting it or you phone stop working with the app.

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        248 months ago

        It wouldn’t be such a problem if they at least offered an API for connecting to the device for third-party apps. But everything is locked down to guarantee obsolescence on software timelines even if the hardware lasts.

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      58 months ago

      The fact that it costs $1800 means it was dead on arrival for me. But I wish them the best if they can carve out a niche of privacy-focused iRobot/Roomba customers while bringing increased exposure to privacy issues