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Find a vacuum that supports valetudo[1] and a brush/roller like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F54134JY

[1] https://valetudo.cloud/pages/general/supported-robots.html

Word to the wise: installing Valetudo can be a nerve wracking task even for the tech savvy. On my model, a Dreame L10s Ultra (there’s about three similarly named models and only this exact one is valetudo compatible, and isn’t sold any more) you are strongly recommended to use a custom pcb and to use Debian to run the commands, and not in a VM. If something goes wrong you can permanently brick your device. I ran into all kinds of esoteric sounding errors, and I half gave up and one point since I was burning valuable free time on evenings and weekends to get it done (busy family with small kids and stressful job). The robot sat unused for several months but I eventually got it done. I’m glad I did it but it was an ordeal.

I can repeat that experience but didn't take me quite as long as I had time to walk through it.

However, just this last update, they added support for a new set of vacuums, Midea/Eureka that don't require that PCB.

https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo/releases/tag/2025.12.0

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