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iRobot is likely to collapse within 12 months. (www.theregister.com)
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Troubled robot vacuum-cleaner maker iRobot, abandoned by Amazon after regulators effectively doomed the web giant's takeover offer, has warned investors it may not survive the next 12 months.

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[–] aldfin@lemm.ee 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We need decent European alternatives for robot vaccuums.

[–] witx@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

We need open source alternatives

[–] Knoxvomica@lemmy.ca 12 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I'll just put this right here...

https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo

[–] witx@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Valetudo, though an absolutely amazing software, is no the replacement I was meaning. I meant we need a fully open source robot, from software to hardware, and that can be adapted. Of course there's always blobs which are not open source, but that's the case already for many things

[–] Knoxvomica@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago

Absolutely, but that only happens once someone starts a project and gets contributors. Be the change you want to see.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

Chinese mop vacuum combos with dust and water bin are going for $500 these days. It is bonkers how cheap they go. Trying to compete in that market is a lost cause. Better install Valetudo on a Chinese vacuum. Maybe a European OEM could do something similar.