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I think as a tech guy one piece of tech ive not looked at is the robot vaccum/mops. They are hella neat and actually pretty enjoyable to watch how they work from a technical aspect/ also just to chill. Yeebi is the one been using for price to features.
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Low Information Voter 2y ago

They are funny things. The first birthday present I bought my wife was one. But these days most new ones require a WiFi connection so they can roam around recording your house layout and what's in it for sale to advertisers and other stalkers.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/

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BOOK IT 2y ago

Yah I have that concern but tbh people install wifi cameras everywhere and then complain about the roomba spying on them. Just got to pick your battles.

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Low Information Voter 2y ago

So true LOL. Our old one didn't do any of that, but it's passed on.

I'm thinking about building one of these - https://wolley.se/ - open source robot vacs for my wife for her upcoming birthday.

I'll have to report back on how it goes :)