Vorwerk need to stop destroying working hardware! Keep Neato Robotics cloud alive! - Online petition
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German vacuum cleaner company Vorwerk had acquired Neato Robotics in 2017. In 2023, they have ceased the company. In that same announcement, Vorwerk has announced to keep supporting the devices for five years. (See Vorwerk Gruppe bündelt Robotik-Know-how in Wuppertal | Presseportal (https://www.presseportal.de/pm/52621/5496449), in German) At October 6th, 2025 Vorwerk has finally announced to shut down the Neato cloud platform "now". (See Announcement - 6th Oct 2025 : Support (https://support.ne

Hey guys,

I don’t know if you’d count vacuum robots as smart home as well, but I guess this might be interesting: Vorwerk, owner of Neato Robotics, has closed down the cloud features for Neato Botvacs - three years earlier than they promised to.

A petition is going strong against it.

I’d be happy if you could sign and share. Even if you are not affected today, it could be a strong sign for other vendors as well…

https://www.openpetition.org/us/petition/online/vorwerk-need-to-stop-destroying-working-hardware-keep-neato-robotics-cloud-alive

  • Zachariah@lemmy.world
    12·
    24 days ago

    It should be the law that for all abandoned devices, companies are forced to do provide root access at end of life.