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.
  • Fmstrat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    17 hours ago

    About the name: “oomwoo” is a rotational ambigram — it reads the same flipped 180°, just like the robot itself roaming your floor in every direction.

    There was an attempt.

    • Mika@piefed.caEnglish
      2·
      14 hours ago

      Now we need to invent a recursive acronym for this name and it would be perfect

      • Axolotl@feddit.itEnglish
        6·
        13 hours ago

        “Open OOMWOO Might Win Over Obstructions”

        referring to the fact that these things often end up crashing into everything