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Hacked Robot Vacuums Across the U.S. Started Yelling Slurs (gizmodo.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why does your robot vacuum need a camera feed, and speakers? Who thought that was a good idea? I truly loathe the future.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

Well, cameras are part of the sensor array mostly, and assist with navigation. Speakers can be useful if the vacuum is stuck or low battery away from its dock.