making your own roomba “virtual wall” units - Hack a Day

making your own roomba “virtual wall” units

posted Sep 23rd 2004 5:27am by Phillip Torrone
filed under: robots hacks

roomba virtual walls

the roomba virtual walls are what, in theory, will keep in the roomba away from places it shouldn’t go, like the fireplace. while roombas usually come with 2 units, wouldn’t it be better (and cheaper) to make your own? and maybe embed them in the wall?

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sounds like a great idea. Do you know of any other cool roomba hacks?

Posted at 8:10 am on Dec 24th, 2004 by azbaja

I’m fascinated and intrigued, but for the lazier or less curious, you can get extra virtual walls pretty cheaply on eBay. Search for “virtual wall.”

Posted at 1:19 pm on May 19th, 2005 by Carol mason

I would think if you are at a hack site it should be because you are not lazy and you are curious.

Posted at 7:11 pm on Jul 14th, 2005 by Terminator

have a look at my website where you can find other Roomba hacks

Posted at 5:56 pm on Jul 6th, 2006 by aproche

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