It takes me a fraction of the time to sweep/vacuum/mop the floor compared to my robot, but the difference is the robot takes a fraction of my time since I can start it and let it run with the odd bit of maintenance and sometimes rescuing it when it gets trapped or sucked up something it shouldn’t.
It’s not a panacea, I still have to ensure that the area is fully clean except for the sweeping and mopping portion. However, as long as I keep up on that part, I can let the robot run overnight and have clean floors in the morning.
Clent@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Roombas aren’t designed for commercial spaces.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 day ago
Yeah, this looks like a store inside a mall. If they used one of their vacuums, it’d not be contained within the store since they just kinda drive around until they hit a wall or come to a ledge before changing directions.
Drusas@fedia.io 1 day ago
They can store maps so that they don't go out of a designated area.
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 14 hours ago
Are there open-source alternatives, or any DIY projects?
I’ve seen 3D printer files for the case. What else do you need besides some wheels, some circuitry, a battery, some lidar or ultrasonic rangefinders, a microcontroller, and some code?
Doesn’t seem too difficult if you know how to solder and can find instructions. The hardest part would be programming it, but if the code already exists…
Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 8 hours ago
I found this: github.com/alvitawa/stofzuigerrobot
but it’s a 7 years old unmantained project
I also found out about oomwoo
github.com/makerspet/oomwoo
Some people say that it’s made with AI or smth so be aware (and it’s not even complete yet)