Buying Supported Robots

The recommended source to buy a supported robot is wherever it is cheapest. In general, when buying something, you should always use price comparison websites, shopping communities, check Aliexpress etc.

Recommendation

For your convenience, here’s a short list of recommendations (updated 2022-11-23).

Note: This list only features robots that can be fairly easy to root depending on the firmware they’re running. They’re also ranked based on desirability due to features, performance, etc.

For buying a new robot, the best options would be the these:

If you need proper mopping, consider these:

If you’re on a budget, you could also consider buying one of these:

If you’re even more on a budget, consider buying one of these:

Germany

For price comparison, check out geizhals.de or idealo.de. Also, don’t forget mydealz.de and of course Aliexpress.

Nimbus

Open source cloud replacement for vacuum robots enabling local-only operation

View the Project on GitHub NimbusVacuum/Nimbus

General

Newcomer Guide Why Nimbus? Why not Nimbus? Getting Started Supported Robots Rooting Essentials Buying Supported Robots

Installation

Dreame Roborock

Usage

Implementation Overview Capabilities Overview Upgrading Firmware Updates

Companion Apps

Valetudo Companion (Android) Valetudo Tray Companion (Windows) Valeronoi Lovelace Nimbus Map Card I Can't Believe It's Not Valetudo node-red-contrib-valetudo Fun & Games Other Noteworthy Projects

Integrations

MQTT Home Assistant Node-RED

Misc

FAQ Style Guide Troubleshooting

Development

Building and Modifying Nimbus Nimbus core concepts MQTT