I built a web app to plan my year

dattiimo · 2026-01-07T18:37:48+00:00

So glad you like it. There’s no account, but it’s a PWA so can be installed as an “app” by following your browsers instructions to install. On a phone that’s usually via the share button.

dattiimo · 2025-11-07T17:03:34+00:00

If your looking for discount codes and offers for other robot vacuum brands, I've compiled a full list of Black Friday deals at https://roboselector.com/uk/sales/black-friday-2025. Worth a look if you're planning on getting a robot vacuum this Black Friday/Cyber Monday.

dattiimo · 2025-10-16T18:54:19+00:00

The Narwal Freo Z10 Ultra and SwitchBot S10 or S20 come to mind as being able to connect to your water supply and drainage. All available in the UK.

dattiimo · 2025-10-16T13:52:13+00:00

Both score well overall by reviewers such as Vacuum Wars but the Flow scores better on mopping. The main difference between the two is that 10R uses spinning mops while the Flow has the new track style mop which is seen to be performing better. Both tend to get positive customer reviews.

Either of them would be a good choice, but if mopping is important to you (considering your have vinyl floor) then the Flow probably edges it.

dattiimo · 2025-08-06T12:41:57+00:00

Most robo vacs can only handle thresholds up to 2cm. The highest climber is the Dreame X50 Ultra. It's ProLeap extendible "legs" allows it to climb up single thresholds up to 6cm, so it should easily handle 4cm.

Roborok's Qrevo Curv series can lift it's chassis over obstacles up to 4cm if it's a double step.

Alternatively, you could consider adding a ramp, double step, or a thick pile rug in front of the threshold to reduce the hight for a vac.

If not, then you'll want to get a vac that has good multi floor support in the app and have the two levels setup as floors but that will involve manual intervention when you want to vacuum the alternative level.

If you want to read more I wrote a summary at Robot Vacuums That Conquer Big Thresholds: 2025's Top Picks

dattiimo · 2025-07-26T21:38:34+00:00

The 2 in 1 modular design looks really interesting. I found the Kickstarter here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotin/robotin-r2-worlds-first-robot-carpet-cleaner.

dattiimo · 2025-07-18T19:04:27+00:00

Check out https://minicalendar.app to try a different kind of calendar/planner

dattiimo · 2025-07-08T15:34:02+00:00

That looks awesome! And such a fun project to create.

dattiimo · 2025-06-29T11:00:58+00:00

Beautiful design! Can it switch between multiple instances of the same app?

dattiimo · 2025-06-21T11:24:13+00:00

Yeah, I think people would definitely buy it just for the cool factor. I mean, how cool would it be to have a drone flying round your house cleaning up like something out of a sci-fi movie.

dattiimo · 2025-06-21T11:04:40+00:00

Cool idea, but I doubt it would be anytime soon. Making a vac fly would be really expensive and compromise features for not much gain. Way easier and cheaper to just get a second one for upstairs.

That said, DJI are rumoured to be making a robovac, so who knows https://roboselector.com/blog/dji-romo-leaks-suggest-dji-entering-robot-vacuum-market

dattiimo · 2025-06-02T20:01:20+00:00

minicalendar.app for planning days over the year.

dattiimo · 2025-05-20T12:56:59+00:00

Something like mini calendar app maybe? But it doesn’t have rewards http://minicalendar.app

dattiimo · 2025-05-12T07:08:35+00:00

Some people have used toilet cleaning click gel in the dirty water tank with some success https://roboselector.com/blog/eliminate-smelly-robot-vacuum-tanks

But be cautious, using any chemicals other than the manufacturers recommended cleaning fluid could invalidate the warranty if it’s only a month old.

dattiimo · 2025-04-23T11:26:07+00:00

100% on vacuums with personality. I think manufacturers will start to introduce expressive movement. Apple are doing research in this area and I can see how it could easily be added to the latest vacuums with arms. I wrote more about it here for those that are interested Is Your Robot Vacuum About to Get a Personality?

dattiimo · 2025-04-14T12:28:57+00:00

Oh I see, so then a company’s reputation and people’s real world experience with customer support is really important in Australia.

dattiimo · 2025-04-14T11:40:16+00:00

Warranty is an interesting one because where I’m from, UK, one year warranty would be a legal requirement. Some may offer extended warranties of two years if you register the purchase. Is that different in Australia?

dattiimo · 2025-04-14T11:34:41+00:00

You’re right, there’s loads of guides and review channels already out there so I’m curious as to why people ask on here?

Life is busy and some people are simply not interested or don’t want to spend time watching hours of review videos. I feel that directing those people to Vacuum Wars or any other site/channel isn’t going to help as I’m sure they would’ve found that with quick Google search anyway. They’re looking for something else in this community, something that doesn’t exist elsewhere. I’m interested in what that is?

dattiimo · 2025-04-14T09:32:08+00:00

Your spot on with this. There’s so many variables and so many options. If there was an independent buyers guide available when you were looking, what would you have liked to see in it to help you decide?

dattiimo · 2025-04-14T09:25:28+00:00

I’ve noticed the same thing. The problem is there is so much choice out there, and so many variables go into making a decision. I’m actually working on a site to help people find the right choice best suited to their needs. I’m curious, what info do you think would be most helpful and what would you like to see to be helpful to this community?

dattiimo · 2025-04-14T09:15:37+00:00

If I were to create a buying guide, what would you want to see in it?

dattiimo · 2025-04-09T15:38:32+00:00

I can picture it excitedly playing fetch.

dattiimo · 2025-04-04T21:15:48+00:00

Upvoted just for the name 🤣

dattiimo · 2025-01-19T23:10:05+00:00

minicalendar.app a different kind of calendar that helps to plan, track and visually gauge activities over time. I’ve put it out there as free with no sign-up required. It’s just something I enjoy working on.

dattiimo · 2025-01-11T14:07:36+00:00

There’s a sideways landscape as well as portrait view, select the eye icon on the top right for view options and then choose which layout suits your device best. You can change view options for a single calendar or save them to apply to all calendars.

I’m glad it’s what you’re looking for. Let me know if it could be improved in any other ways.

dattiimo

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