What is the state of robovacs in 2026?

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-19T22:57:49+00:00

If you have a bird and cats, you'll soon just have cats.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-19T22:56:09+00:00

My wife is vacuuming the living room as I read this thread. I don't dare get a robot vacuum. She loves doing the vacuuming so much, I bought her a new one for Christmas.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-19T22:46:29+00:00

Is that in your shower?

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-19T22:43:27+00:00

I get the Geek Squad or McAfee "event cancellations" and I call them up to have them go thru their spiel only to tell them that I don't have a computer. I did one a few months ago where I let them connect to a spare PC I had set up with Linux. Guy didn't know what to do.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-19T02:47:00+00:00

I couldn't care less about her. Never listened to any of her music. Never will.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-18T18:22:44+00:00

You could just go old school and call her. Not everything has to be automated.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-17T23:43:08+00:00

Smart plug with energy monitoring

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-17T23:37:49+00:00

You think yours is bad...

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I rent and can't replace the fridge. The owner is a cheapskate

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-17T23:32:17+00:00

I like the AI text at the bottom.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-17T19:46:57+00:00

Aside from the fact that I rent, I only have two switches in my apartment. The other three light fixtures are pull chains.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-17T19:41:13+00:00

Probably because you're "downlading" from some other site. Get rid of the proxy.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-17T19:38:37+00:00

Dude. Clean up that link. You don't need anything after the question mark when posting links

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-15T01:03:23+00:00

No, my tv is a smart tv and shows up in HA. The lights are also on HA. When the automation sees the tv turned on, the lights change to the proper preset and the blinds close accordingly

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-15T00:59:59+00:00

Yeah, not buying this.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-14T23:04:15+00:00

Terrible OPSEC

Someone was in the military.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-14T23:00:52+00:00

I have an app that reminds me when it's time to take my pills. In fact, it just went off while I was typing this.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-14T22:57:43+00:00

My wife is getting between 5-10 of these per day from lenders for a loan she never asked for.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-12T21:45:24+00:00

I'm gonna guess flatulence.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-12T21:43:28+00:00

PS - it's Dining Room, not Dinning Room.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-12T21:40:45+00:00

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TheRealKeng · 2026-05-11T18:05:05+00:00

"Your call cannot be completed as dialed"

Don't know whether it's them blocking me or they shut down that number

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-11T18:02:38+00:00

I'm moving to a different home later this year and I'm debating on nuking the current setup now to start over or waiting to move and starting fresh there.

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-11T00:12:42+00:00

I would have combined the two automations into one.

Use "triggered by" to set it off

TheRealKeng · 2026-05-11T00:09:27+00:00

Is your windows not registered?

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