There are a lot of different post about vacuums , what works what doesn’t. I have A main floor I would Like to vacuum, it’s mainly hard wood with some rugs on top. I would Like a vacuum with mapping and maybe zones.
What all is being used and what is the latest info about integration with ha, seems there are pro and cons with every option,
As you might have seen there are multiple options on the market. After some research about 1,5y ago I opted for the Xiaomi gen1 vacuum cleaner.
It does a great job, integrates good with HA, is relatively cheap(back then I paid, 320€, nowadays available for ~230-240€).
However for higher rugs I would not recommend the gen1. I read the gen2 does a much better job with higher rugs.
Mine runs over 1 1,5cm rug, it does the job well but my 5cm rug doesn’t work at all…
For other brands, I can only say stay away from the cheaper Philips things etc…
I think the Xiaomi is where i am leaning, I am in the US.
I am using mine for more than a year and from day one with home assistant.
You will not regret the Xiaomi first gen.
I don’t know if the higher price is worth the second generation, that’s something you have to figure out 
I think it is not but it depends on your environment and needs.
Original Xiaomi XiaoWa New Smart Robot Vacuum Cleaner 1600Pa 2600mAh with APP Control
Is this the First Gen you guys talking about if so I am too looking to getting one after xmass but don’t know if I need to spend the $200 more for Gen 2 all I have is polish flooring no carpet or rugs.
No, that is one of the later models which works without having the lidar sensor on top.
This is gen1(it’s recommended to compare prices and search for coupon codes, I have seen prices vary from 225 to 300 in the last few months…
found a very interesting goods in Gearbest：Original Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum - WHITE XIAOMI https://gearbest.app.link/3RxXQD3ZxS
So what us the biggest difference between gen 1 and gen 2 in relation to hass integration
To be honest, I am not sure.
I am running the gen1 myself but from my understanding the s50(gen50) integrates just as good.
Maybe somebody else can confirm this.
Well my wife. Best wife ever who totally gets the home automation hobby. Brought home Roomba 675 WiFi/ Alexa compatible now I have to figure out if this model is going to work with hass,
Any ideas, forum search revealed nothing.
I think it will be useful for you to read general information about robotic vacuum cleaners and some models. My friend Richard writes Nice reviews, I hope it will be useful for you.
Good reviews but I am more interested in what vacuums work well with Home Assistant
I have a Neato D3. Very happy with it, deeply discounted from time to time, and it also works well with HomeAssistant.
I think 2 gen is now possible that create virtual magnets/walls to exclude rooms… With a newer firmware , don’t think this firmware id available on 1th gen…
Also now saved mapping, but useless if you vacuum multiple floors (for now)
Hello,
So do you have roomba 675? Does it work with home assistant?
Thanks!
I have the roborock S50 and I am more then satisfied with it. I rooted it and run Valetudo webui on it and its fully controlled by home assistant without any connection to a cloud sevice. Great stuff!
You don’t need a custom firmware for that, ha is working with direct IP
I understand, but that does not take the vacuum of the Chinese cloud.
Ah, you can block internet on it, on your router
We have a Deebot N79S Self-Charging Robot Vacuum Cleaner. We bought it for $160 on Amazon last summer. It’s worked nicely for us. It sometimes gets trapped in places so we monitor it. For that price, we weren’t expecting perfection, check some models here https://wisepick.org/best-robot-mop/
It does a good job of cleaning up, though. We have a four-year-old and two white cats so crumbs end up under the table and one of the cats likes to leave behind his hair wherever he goes. The room looks much better after Deebot finishes up. Overall, it’s been a good purchase for us so far.
Hi @BjornH,
I don’t suppose if you know whether the vacuum pictured here can be controlled with the home assistant component that controls the roborock vacuum below?
https://www.home-assistant.io/components/vacuum.xiaomi_miio/
The fact that this vacuum has about three different names (xiaowa, c10 etc) really hadn’t helped me find anything whilst searching 
Thanks!