Robotic Vacuums

Is there such a thing as a list of supported robotic vacuums for this plugin?


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No list as far as I'm aware, but here's one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BQBQJ784/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and I've also used Maxcom models such as:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08XMFTMV5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Generally speaking, I imagine any robot vac with Smart Home connectivity should be OK, provided you can add it to the Tuya app.

Oh perfect, I’ve just ordered one of the lubluelu ones! Thanks


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That lubluelu one looks a great deal vs > £500. Although main use case for us is the kitchen which has 6 stools around the island, and 6 chairs around the table where inevitably most of the mess is with 3 kids and I dont think it would cope.

I am interested though what the use case is to integrate with Indigo, other than we can. If you can ask it to run via voice when needed, and schedule during the night.

The plugin allows you to start and stop/dock the vac, so all the usual Indigo logic is available. For example, clean during the night, or when everyone is out, or clean rooms when they’re unoccupied.

I am interested though what the use case is to integrate with Indigo, other than we can. If you can ask it to run via voice when needed, and schedule during the night.

In my case it's mostly to be able to keep all scheduling and triggering within Indigo as I hate having separate systems for things. Sure you can schedule these things using their own apps, but it's much easier if I set it to automatically start running when the alarm is set to away mode or tell Siri to start it via the HomeKitLink-Siri plugin or whatever. Also makes it a lot easier for the wife as her only access to the automation system is via the Home app, so if everything that's relevant is published through that it saves for any confusion (or accidental deletion of scripts that she's managed to do before )

No list as far as I'm aware, but here's one:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BQBQJ784/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So this arrived yesterday and I've set it up this morning in the Tuya app. I've tried to add it to the plugin but I'm not having any luck. There's no Virtual ID for it when I look at its details like there is on the 150a power meter. I've tried adding the Tuya Activation UUID code that shows on the app which is the same format as the Virtual ID, but Indigo just comes back with this on the log:

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19 Oct 2023 at 12:45:17
   Tuya Error                      Error getting readings for Blue vac
   Tuya                            {'code': 1106, 'msg': 'permission deny', 'success': False, 't': 1697715917027, 'tid': 'f91f155c6e7411ee8a93c6134cf5636b'}
   Tuya Error                      Error getting info for Blue vac
   Tuya                            {'code': 1106, 'msg': 'permission deny', 'success': False, 't': 1697715917101, 'tid': 'f92b59956e7411ee95454a52bad04d54'}

In the Tuya app, tap on the device then tap the edit icon at the top right of the screen. Tap 'Device Information' and the Virtual ID is at the top of the page.

Aha! There’s two areas that have device info and I was looking at the wrong one. What a weird UI!

It’s now working correctly.

One thing that’d be a nice feature for the future would be if the device itself could be an on/off device, on being mapped to start cleaning and off being mapped to return to dock?


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You could do that with a Meta switch device…

Oh indeed, that’s what I’ve done. It’d just be nice if it was on the original device just to keep things tidy… my system is full of virtual or meta devices of other devices to make it do X y and Z


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On a side note this cleaner is great! It’s better than my old roomba 520 in every way other than needing a cloud connection!


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Not bad for £140

Indeed! Especially considering when I got that old roomba it was probably around £400.. and then the WiFi module was another £100 or so


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Oh and thanks for your help with this. Much appreciated


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