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

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[–] [email protected] 89 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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] 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

app

it'll be a paperweight when the company goes tits-up

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course it comes with an app... :-/

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year 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