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Valet Vac
A robot vacuum on open firmware that never phones home. Maps, camera and schedules never leave your home. Control it from a local web app or Home Assistant over MQTT, and it keeps working even if the vendor shuts down.
- OPEN FIRMWARE
- CLOUD-FREE
- OPEN SOURCE
Waitlist
Waitlist · Drop 03 · 6 bench hoursStock vs VALADIR
Out of the box, and off our bench.
| Stock | VALADIR VLD-304 | |
|---|---|---|
| Firmware | Vendor cloud firmware | Valetudo, open source |
| Account | Vendor app and cloud sign-in | None |
| Maps and camera | Uploaded to vendor servers | Stay on your network |
| Integrations | Vendor app only | Home Assistant, MQTT, REST |
The build
What we start with, and what you get.
01 · Sourced hardwareDreame / Roborock robot vacuumsModels supported by the Valetudo project, checked for lidar, brushes and battery health.
02 · The VALADIR modValetudo firmware, Maps stay home, Home AssistantOpened up and flashed with Valetudo, open-source firmware that runs the robot entirely on your network. The vendor cloud and its account are gone.
03 · The valueA robot vacuum on open firmware that never phones home.Maps, camera and schedules never leave your home. Control it from a local web app or Home Assistant over MQTT, and it keeps working even if the vendor shuts down.
Spec sheet
VLD-304, line by line.
- Firmware
- Valetudo, open source
- Cloud
- None, works fully offline
- Control
- Local web app, Home Assistant over MQTT
- Maps
- Stored on the robot
- Consumables
- New brushes and filter
- Drop
- DROP 03 · The Autonomy
- Lead time
- Waitlist · Drop 03
- Warranty
- The original manufacturer may refuse warranty work on a modded unit. VALADIR bench support covers what we changed for 12 months.
In the box
- 01Robot and dock
- 02New brushes and filter
- 03Home Assistant setup card
- 04Stock firmware backup
- 05Provenance report and mod log
Bench log
6 hours on the bench.
What happens to every unit, step by step, with roughly how the hands-on hours split. The 72-hour burn-in runs unattended on top of this.
- SourceRobot graded: lidar, brushes, battery and sensors checked~0.5hOK
- UnlockStock firmware and calibration backed up~1.5hOK
- ModValetudo flashed, vendor cloud endpoints cut~2.5hOK
- TestMapping and cleaning runs verified on a test floor~1hOK
- PackBrushes and filter replaced, mod log written, sealed~0.5hOK
- Burn-in72 hours unattended, then sealed and shipped72hPASS