The purpose of this project is to enhance the functionality and capabilities of my iRobot Roomba 690 robot vacuum by adding a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and IMU. One of the goals of this project is to be a 'stealthy' mod; I don't want there to be any external changes to the Roomba that could interfere with its primary purpose of, well, vacuuming. I have several goals in mind for this project:
- No external changes to the Roomba, or changes that would adversely affect its vacuuming ability.
- Enable remote control via a Bluetooth controller.
- Use this enhanced Roomba as a platform for learning the Robot Operating System (ROS).
- Connect the Roomba RPi ROS instance to Home Assistant Note: I know that the Roomba 690 has built-in WiFi and that there is a Roomba plugin for Home Assistant, however I was only able to get it to work for a short time before the Roomba Home Assistant plugin inexplicably ceased to work.
- Use the added IMU plus the Roomba's built in sensors to improve the cleaning routine with inertial navigation.
This is Great! I really appreciate your vision on this project. It provides a lot of inspiration for my Robot vacuum hacking project!