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Robot Vacuum cleaner (lemmy.zip)
submitted 18 hours ago by oneser@lemmy.zip to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
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I would like a robot vacuum cleaner, any reliable, non-data-hungry EU options out there?

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[โ€“] paf@jlai.lu 17 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Not exactly what you asked but just in case, you can free some robot from cloud using valetudo List of supported device can be found here

https://valetudo.cloud/

[โ€“] Wrongdoer2@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

If your priority is not to benefit to Chinese giving them data it's great but you'd still give them money instead of directing it European manufacturers (if they exist).

[โ€“] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Which is why you buy used. No money exchanged to companies you don't approve of and less e-waste too! Valetudo supports many older models as well...

[โ€“] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Yes, although some models only work if they've never been updated (often the vulnerabilities which enable rooting have been patched in later releases).

[โ€“] JustEnoughDucks@slrpnk.net 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

(They probably don't exist)

The product companies may have European owners but I believe pretty much all if their electronics and plastics manufacturing will be in China. For those small motors probably also in China. Europe has mostly industrial motors and industrial/medical electronics fab/assembly and plastics (maybe some of the chips would be infineon/stm/NXP though).

[โ€“] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 9 hours ago

I hear this excuse a lot: "it's all built there anyway!" forgetting that company XYZ may have their stuff built in China, but they also have quality control... So yeah, I prefer giving only part of the money there instead of the whole price tag.

[โ€“] caesaravgvstvs@feddit.org 3 points 14 hours ago

I looked at a lot of options, including European and valetudo, but ended up buying a 200 euro roborock thing that I never connected to the internet.

They still need a little bit of care every cycle, so I can also just go ahead and start out myself

[โ€“] luisgutz@feddit.uk 1 points 11 hours ago

I have a kercher. The app does try to connect to the internet, but you can use it just by pressing a button.

So mine has no idea what the WiFi code is. I can recommend it, but bear in mind that I got the cheaper model (why would I want AI on a hoover?). I have it easy as I have a hard floor, so performance might be different on carpet

[โ€“] rbn@sopuli.xyz 3 points 15 hours ago

I have no personal experience and they are quite expensive, but you could have a look at Vorwerk.

According to their FAQ, they at least produce partly in Germany and France (and China).

https://support.vorwerk.com/hc/de/articles/8651947948316-Wo-wird-der-VR7-produziert

[โ€“] Wrongdoer2@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I went for Bosch Spotless MAX (without camera) cause they were supposedly made in Germany but it's written made in China on it's back.. I hope it harvest as little data as possible but I can't know for sure.

It works, I can't compare with anything else but it works.

[โ€“] Zwiebel@feddit.org 1 points 14 hours ago

Their german website claims it doesn't give data to thirdparties

[โ€“] Wrongdoer2@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

For the record it's a joint venture with Chinese ecovacs introduced at IFA 2025. Bosch could benefit from Ecovacs experience but I believe there was a few hiccups cause when I received the robot its software was incomplete and buggy, and also although it was available the ads campaign seemed it have been pu my on hold.

The SW has been coming together little by little and now we can program the robot for regular cleaning (which is what I expected a year ago..).

[โ€“] tangible@piefed.social 1 points 18 hours ago

I know Tefal has robot vacuums, but I don't have any experience with them.