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Roomba Vacuum Robot Opens to Hackers

Posted by Zonk on from the do-do-do-dooo dept.

FleaPlus writes "iRobot has quietly released the specifications (pdf) for the Roomba Serial Control Interface. Using a serial port one can now tinker with the Roomba by controlling behaviors, programming new songs, and remotely monitoring sensors. Hopefully this will allow for some clever hacks."

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  1. Make it respond to 2 verbal commands, like by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    'Stop'

    and

    'Do you have to do this NOW; I am trying to have a conversation here.'

  2. Re:They actually built these things? by neomunk · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm really not trying to be a troll, but f they have no internal memory, what the Hell is the serial interface for? Reprogramming songs? Adding instructions? Those things sound like activities that require memory to me...

    But then again, I don't really know.