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hamstergene | 3 months ago

A great opportunity to bring up that a robot that operates 100% locally and is located within Bluetooth range has never needed a cloud account, has never had to become unavailable whenever AWS goes down, and certainly doesn't have to be reduced to a manual dud when its company ceases to exist. I wonder what whoever produced such "Systems Design" would have to say to customers now.

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sys_64738|3 months ago

There will eventually be a backlash to network attached hoovers or toasters that require AI keys to function. It always goes full circle.

calcifer|3 months ago

> a robot that operates 100% locally and is located within Bluetooth range

Which robot is that?

thangalin|3 months ago

Neato's D-Series Botvac just works (e.g., BVD8-SD/HP). No Bluetooth. No cloud. No Wi-Fi. Zero network connectivity required. Had mine about 10 years. Replaced the battery once, probably due for another one. Still cleans well.

I don't understand the appeal of having local appliances bound to the fate of network services.

nicbou|3 months ago

My Roborock S5 or 6. I bought it from a stranger, put it on the floor and pressed the power button.