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I’m absolutely not against robits in the home, I think the possibilities are really cool but like… Alright actually, here’s a side by side comparison:

evilkillerpoptarts

maestropear

Alexa can play Skyrim tho

severalowls

Damn you’re right.

I’m on mobile can somebody add that as a point for Roomba.

mysteryseeker

here you go

bigwordsandsharpedges

Roomba creates maps of the inside of your house

severalowls

You’re like the 400th person to add this so:

This is the outline of my bedroom, with approximate furniture. Information I might not want handed out to the government or corporations or whatever. Not even including dubious terrain like rugs and clutter:

Here’s what a roomba, at floor level, with clutter and obstructions and stuff-under-stuff might be able to ‘map’ as navigable area:

This is completely useless to anybody except people developing robot vaccuums who might want diagnostic data. This isn’t even close to the level of Alexa’s microphone bollocks. Hit Alexa with a hammer, Roomba is… Safe, for now.