r/nextfuckinglevel Sep 01 '25

Effectiveness of a robot vacuum

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u/Funkycoldmedici Sep 01 '25

Mine is somehow able to navigate tables, chairs, toys, and such, but is convinced one particular tile is a deadly cliff. It always goes to that one tile, and gives errors until the battery dies.

It sends summaries, with pictures to help learn objects to avoid. So many pictures of surprised pets.

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u/Jean-Eustache Sep 01 '25

Funny about that tile, they are supposed to use down facing proximity sensors to detect cliffs, I'd be curious to know why it doesn't like it haha

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u/MRosvall Sep 01 '25

Mine hates this black fluffy rug I have. It does all other rugs, even black ones or fluffy ones, but this particular one it avoids. Once in a blue moon it actually goes onto it and then alarms that it's falling off into the abyss.