Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gentoo robot vacuum

[Caveman Al Toraboran]

i think with raspies u can install gentoo, and control the pins/motors/sensors via a python script.  i think it's also more fun this way as u'll play around experimenting with ur own designs and algorithms for navigation.

imo it should be easy to make one using raspies.  all wat's needed is a fan to suck air into a bucket, some motors to control wheels, and some sensors to look around.

i think it might be a good idea to also design ur own custom power sockets which makes it more friendly for the vacuum cleaner to plug itself when its battery gets low enough.  or even extend it so that it also automatically empties its trash tank by itself.

disclaimer: i never used raspies or fancy vacuum cleaners.

rgrds,
cm.

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On Thursday, November 21, 2019 11:15 AM, Michael Haubenwallner <haubi@g.o> wrote:

> On 10/4/19 2:13 AM, james wrote:
>
> > Gentoo community,
> > Robotic vacuum cleaners are all the rage nowadays.
> > I'd like to buy/build one, that also has remote camera (so I can see what troubles it is having by reviewing stored video) find it easy, and make sure it's not just banging against the wall. I'm not so interested in a slick, massively miniturized model, as much as I am
> > something where I can get to the firmware, or is completely open sourced; so I can fix/enhance the thing.
> > If it's already done, then my searches have missed it, or a community work on such linux centric solutions to automating home/small-office flooring.
> > Anyone know of such a robotic vacuum that is basically very open, if not completely open source?
> > Gentoo friendly vaccuum?
>
> Not sure about their Gentoo friendlyness, maturity or current activity,
> but here are some search results:
> https://github.com/wpietri/sucks
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRobot_Create
> https://hackaday.io/project/165537-the-diyson-an-open-source-cyclone-vacuum-cleaner
> https://github.com/unknowndomain/Open-Source-Vacuum-Cleaner
> https://awesomeopensource.com/project/dgiese/dustcloud
> https://github.com/ioBroker/AdapterRequests/issues/76
>
> HTH,
> /haubi/