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I own a Xiaomi Vacuum Robot and that is by default very much not local only. However there is a project [1][2] to hack some of those devices and make them local
by knowhy 4y ago
I own a Xiaomi Vacuum Robot and that is by default very much not local only. However there is a project [1][2] to hack some of those devices and make them local-only.
With limited functionality they work of cause without app and cloud connection.
[1]: https://dontvacuum.me/ https://dontvacuum.me/
[2]: https://valetudo.cloud/ https://valetudo.cloud/
- Fargren 4y agoThanks for this, I had a pending action item to look for something like this for my robot. On a spin-off topic from this project: it says on his website > The Apache-2.0 license is a very permissive license and a lot of work is being shared for free here, so I trust people to not take advantage of that and sell Valetudo; especially not as their own work. Please don’t disappoint me. Thank you. I really don't understand why people pick licenses that specifically allow for things that they don't want to happen. It's specially baffling when the author is clearly aware of the limitation!
- hypfer 4y agoSee https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31684910 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31684910