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Gadgets · by Bianca Santos · 2026-10-15

Custom server revives Neato robot vacuums

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Siti Lestari · 12 likes

I think reviving Neato robots with a custom server gets overhyped but there's something real in it and nobody talks about the downsides

Rohan Mehta · 10 likes

this is the comment I was looking for

Mango River · 11 likes

my take on reviving Neato robots with a custom server: cost matters more than people say and nobody talks about the downsides

Oussama Alaoui · 9 likes

disagree a bit, but I see where you're coming from

Pablo Martín · 5 likes

I tried to explain reviving Neato robots with a custom server to my dad and failed miserably, curious what others think

Liam Wilson · 0 likes

this is the comment I was looking for

Beatriz Sousa · 5 likes

small teams will feel reviving Neato robots with a custom server way before big companies do, worth watching

Minji Kim · 9 likes

I thought the same until I actually tried it

Chloe Davis · 3 likes

ngl that made me laugh out loud

Rohan Mehta · 2 likes

honestly reviving Neato robots with a custom server is more interesting than I expected lol

Tiny Panda · 0 likes

ok but that's a fair point, upvoted

Mina Chowdhury · 1 likes

been following reviving Neato robots with a custom server for a while now and it keeps surprising me lol

Curious Runner · 2 likes

I thought the same until I actually tried it

Wanjiku Mwangi · 0 likes

ok but that's a fair point, upvoted

Beatriz Sousa · 0 likes

as someone who works with this stuff, reviving Neato robots with a custom server is not as simple as the headline says - the details matter here

Mara Fischer · 10 likes

ok but that's a fair point, upvoted

Diego Quispe · 0 likes

my wallet just cried reading that

Brian Otieno · 0 likes

reviving Neato robots with a custom server is kind of thing I'd have loved to read about years ago - the details matter here

Diego Quispe · 10 likes

haha accurate

Rohan Mehta · 0 likes

good point. though the cost side is still unclear