got my ai talking to our robot vacuum. now i text 'clean the kitchen' and it runs. new house rule: only buy gadgets that play well with automation
Recipe No. 9
Text 'Clean the Kitchen' and Have the Robot Vacuum Go
Serves Owners of a robot vacuum whose app is the only way to run it
Connect the robot vacuum to the assistant so named rooms can be cleaned by text message and on a nightly schedule, and adopt interoperability as a rule for future device purchases.
You will need
Method
In the vendor app, save the map once and give rooms plain names like Kitchen and Dining Room.
Have your assistant (or a coding helper) connect to the vacuum and confirm it can see those rooms.
Test with one text: clean the kitchen. Then set a daily schedule for the rooms that get messy every day.
Write a house rule: before buying any new device, the assistant checks that it can be automated.