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by stuaxo 204 days ago
Especially when this changes.

My first Ecovacs robot vacuum lasted 5 years, the replacement died in months and I've replaced that.

Its a complete pain to get open, and the way its wired makes it a complete pain to get around to try and repair.

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Don’t tell me they’ve all three been Ecovacs?

The two times I had to open my Roborock S5 (once because our cat decided to vomit when the robo cleaned up and once to replace a broken Lidar motor) I actually was very delighted by its thoughtful design - basically none of what you describe, everything was very modular.

I mean, of course, you’re right - a different model can and probably will be designed differently - but that’s what teardowns are there for - fool me once, check the next time beforehand.