Valetudo – Cloud replacement for vacuum robots enabling local-only operation
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HN comment orderThis project tries to both be open source and accessible to regular people. And it kinda succeeds :) For the end users, there's a telegram group where people can share standardised PCBs for rooting common robots sold in Europe. And the project's main developer is even in there actively helping out. But discussion about forks or custom PCBs is frowned upon, as that would only confuse the non-devs. On the developer side, thought, making things easy and standardised required some…
I think this thread went a bit off-topic with heavy discussions about the community or developer. As a user of Valetudo for 4+ years now, I can say that it's a wonderful Software once you get it running once. Depending on your vacuum model it's easier or more complicated. I bought a used Z10 Pro 4 years ago and with a UART-to-USB I could order from ali-express I rooted it effortlessly. Valetudo got many cool updates over the years and…
In case anyone has the Roborock S5 and wants to use Valetudo, I wrote a small HowTo on how to install it using a Mac (I found the original guide a little confusing). Link to the guide: https://flodan.github.io/blog/articles/roborock-valetudo-mac... Maybe it is helpful to someone
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-28 | Cloud-free control web interface for vacuum robots | phoronixrly | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-06-08 | Valetudo: Open-source cloud replacement for vacuum robotsFirst breakout | lapser | 251 | 89 |
| 2023-12-01 | Valetudo: OSS cloud replacement for vacuum robots, enabling local-only operation | transpute | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-12-27 | Valetudo – Cloud replacement for vacuum robots enabling local-only operationBest thread | philo23 | 470 | 154 |
| 2025-10-20 | Valetudo: Cloud replacement for vacuum robots enabling local-only operationHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | freetonik | 391 | 213 |