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Does anyone have recommendations for a robot vacuum that can handle dog hair and won't sell my floorplan to advertisers?


Find a vacuum that supports valetudo[1] and a brush/roller like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F54134JY

[1] https://valetudo.cloud/pages/general/supported-robots.html


Word to the wise: installing Valetudo can be a nerve wracking task even for the tech savvy. On my model, a Dreame L10s Ultra (there’s about three similarly named models and only this exact one is valetudo compatible, and isn’t sold any more) you are strongly recommended to use a custom pcb and to use Debian to run the commands, and not in a VM. If something goes wrong you can permanently brick your device. I ran into all kinds of esoteric sounding errors, and I half gave up and one point since I was burning valuable free time on evenings and weekends to get it done (busy family with small kids and stressful job). The robot sat unused for several months but I eventually got it done. I’m glad I did it but it was an ordeal.


I can repeat that experience but didn't take me quite as long as I had time to walk through it.

However, just this last update, they added support for a new set of vacuums, Midea/Eureka that don't require that PCB.

https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo/releases/tag/2025.12.0



And for the privacy aspect:

> At Matic, we believe your data should stay within your home.

> Matic's intelligence is localized on the device, and it never sends any of your data to the cloud for processing. That means no user information is ever sold, shared, or even collected in the first place.

https://maticrobots.com/privacy-policy


That's great, but I'm not sure I'll ever feel comfortable putting a camera attached to a mobile robot inside my home.


I’ve been hoping these folks do well.


I'm quite happy with the product, it performs really well for the most part


If you are in Europe and on a tight budget, Lidl's Silvercrest models are surprisingly good.




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