Open source alternatives to Roomba
One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Roomba does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.
What Roomba does
- Automatic floor vacuumingcore
- Schedulingcore
- App control
- Room mapping
- Self-emptying dock
- Obstacle avoidance
Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this
| Project | Covers | Stars | Commits, 12 weeks | Last release | Closed vs opened | Setup | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 oomwooOpen source robot vacuum built with ESP32 and Arduino parts |
Same job, different way25% | 13k+87 | None | Too few | For developers | Apache-2.0 | |
Covers 0 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Automatic floor vacuuming; App control; Room mapping. Not shown: Scheduling; Self-emptying dock; Obstacle avoidance.See the evidence
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