Building an Open-Source Robot Vacuum — Meet OOMWOO - Makers Pet
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I’m starting a new build-in-public project: oomwoo, an open-source robot vacuum you build yourself. Raspberry Pi, ROS 2, 2D LiDAR, Home Assistant, 3D printed, local-first — and open from the first commit.
  • Beko Pharm@discuss.tchncs.de
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    9 days ago

    Ah yes, “open from the first commit” - follow along. That is if you do GitHub, Discord, YouTube, Reddit and… drumroll X.

    I was excited for a brief second.

      • Beko Pharm@discuss.tchncs.de
        1·
        9 days ago

        This isn’t about using also the usual suspects. It’s about using only the usual suspects.

        Touch grass! That doesn’t ask for your ID. Yet.

        • passenger@sopuli.xyz
          1·
          9 days ago

          You can fork it from github to whatever service you want, or your own drive. Or tell the maintainer what you think and hope they make a mirror? I hate Github and the rest as much as you do. But this is a very promising free project and I am glad for it. Even if they use X… Ugh

          • Beko Pharm@discuss.tchncs.de
            1·
            9 days ago

            what you think and hope they make a mirror? I

            I hope to be able to contact someone to participate or at least report a bug to a project without having to register to a shithole that wants my ID “to protect children”.

            Yes I am angry. I know how “Papers, please!” ends.

            Good riddance to anyone launching new projects like this. I’m out.