Comment on The store that sells them is not dumb enough to use them

• 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.

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  • Drusas@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    They can store maps so that they don't go out of a designated area.

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  • wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz ⁨13⁩ ⁨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…

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    • Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it ⁨7⁩ ⁨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)

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