Complex and bloated

Posted May 12, 2025 8:36 UTC (Mon) by leromarinvit (subscriber, #56850)
In reply to: Complex and bloated by parametricpoly
Parent article: A kernel developer plays with Home Assistant: general impressions

> I even bought two robot vacuum cleaners from the same vendor (Dreame). Both have different software (Dreame & Xiaomi home).

If you haven't already, you might want to look into Valetudo (https://valetudo.cloud/). Its main feature is that it lets you control your vacuum without being connected to the manufacturer's cloud service, so you can stop worrying about the privacy and security implications. It has a nice, local web GUI, and can optionally integrate with HA (or other systems) via MQTT.

I've been running it for years on a Roborock and a Dreame vacuum cleaner, without any issues.

Complex and bloated

Posted Aug 9, 2025 21:40 UTC (Sat) by Rudd-O (guest, #61155) [Link]

Valetudo was the main reason I replaced my Neato BotVac with the Dreame we have now. Despite Neato biting the dust, I would have kept the hardware and even modded it to run 100% local, if Valetudo hadn't been relatively easy to use in order to root the Dreame and turn it fully local. TBH the Neato hardware is simply superior (it vacuums more per pass), but after my experience with cloud-based vacuums, I learned my lesson and I won't accept any such bullshit anymore.