Thanks to all your comments, Switchbot have been more than happy to prioritise any integration and have reached out already to Nabu Casa to offer any support/test models - the following full API exposure has been pointed out, which is pretty awesome: github.com/hsakoh/switchbot-mqtt Has everything you could dream of. A little bit of a fiddle to set up, but rock solid once done. If this could become a simple integration, then Switchbot would pretty much rule the Home Automation scene!! Great response from Switchbot and thanks again for all your comments, it's a great sign of a company that listens!
S10 is a game changer for me, it runs 4 times a day and picks up my dog hair. Happy wife = Happy life. I agree they need to open up their API's, so we can integrate Home Assistant
@@marklamport9140 oh dear, that's a shame! I'll need to look at Roborock at some point, but I think they still have the circular smearers rather than constantly cleaning rollers which I do think is the future, and I love the self plumbed S10. I suspect they'll all have rollers and plumbing options in a year or two, so it'll be great to see what extra innovations can be brought to the market!
Another vote for opening up of the API for Home Assistant. Been watching the S10 for months and this is one of the only things holding me back from purchasing.
Great video, as always. If I was in the market for a robot vacuum I would definitely take a look at the S10. As it is, my wife and I have the time to clean manually, and the exercise is beneficial.
I agree this looks to be a real game changer! And yes, open those APIs, please! I'm actually surprised it took this long, I had a Scooba (made by Roomba) which had separate clean water and waste water tanks, and worked in a similar way to the Switchbot... except that you had to manually fill and empty it, and it was a separate device rather than integrated vacuum. The big pain for me was that I'd have to spend 15 minutes moving chairs out from the table, adjusting the placement of speakers so that the Roomba and Scooba could get to all of the parts of the floor and wouldn't try to eat cables (even if technically they could untangle themselves, I doubt it was good for the cable). Then if I wanted to clean other rooms I'd have to open internal doors to allow access. Then when it was finished I'd spend another 15 minutes putting everything back. In the end I spend as much time accomodating it as it would take to run around with the hoover and mop, though I appreciate that things have probably improved a lot in the last 15 years. Switchbot might just be the company to make me give it another try :)
Spot on Chris, as always - I was much the same, hence my point at the start, I remember the first robomops appearing, then they just seemed to stagnate so none of them were REALLY mops, more gimmicks and task robots that often created more work for you than the original task! I have to say three months on from continually testing S10, it's immense - it really has just totally taken over the whole task. They're definitely here to stay, but the S10's mop makes all the rest look pretty last generation suddenly!
Wow, I was skeptical coming into the video but this totally delivers. The connection to mains water and drain is huge, I now never want to change the buckets for my roborock ever again... And I would love to see the water delivery AND power delivery become standards - those ideas are simple but so clever! By adding features like that, the robots can also live on in other roles as they become outclassed in their main duties by newer models.
Absolutely spot on! That's exactly the experience I had (ie suspicious to mind-blown!). There's something about just not having to think about it at all that's so much better than replacing manual mopping with emptying the bucket...! The roller mop is brilliant too in how it works, instantly cleans itself, so you can see this when it goes over spilt ketchup or stains, cleans brilliantly!
Interesting and thought provoking vid. Thanks Katie. I like your idea about plant watering and pet support. That could be a real game changer. I bought this and my wife was sceptical at first but she's blown away by how good it is. To maintain spouse approval (thanks to Reid from smart home solver for that) I've built an actuator powered custom kickboard that opens and shuts in our utility room so there's no obvious sign that we even have a vacuum. she loves it and allowed me to keep it. Next stop automating the cupboard door that the charging station lives in....
Oh I love the actuator kickboard idea - I don't need to actually do this, but I might just for the 'cool' factor!! Glad you wife likes it - I really struggle to explain how great this is, it's such a step forward from all the 'muck smearing' vacuums that came before it, it really is brilliant!
Another great video. No Home Assistant no switchbot for me. Which is a shame as they make some quality stuff. I've noticed a running theme in most of your videos that certain parts just poke out at you while watching. Keep up the hard work. Looking forward to the next one.
My experience with it so far is less overwhelming. I got mine yesterday, and have only played around with it a little bit so far. Some of the issues are my fault, since I may have been a little to eager to get going. I missed the quick start guide because it was behind the warranty card that I put aside. I initially did not find the T-connector to connect the water station supply because it looks slightly different from what their video shows. I tried to set up the S10 without the water station initially thinking I could add it after I got the parts I needed but that caused the setup to fail when it needed the location of the water station. I do believe there is significant room for improvement in their documentation and app, especially when things aren't working. At one point the device failed to dock to the water station and said it "paused" but I couldn't find how to unpause it. I have had to re-pair the bot several times to both stations. It also took various attempts to get the bot to load water from the water station for some reason. With little to no information why it failed. Now that everything appears to be set up correctly the bot is able to vac and mop. It is somewhat louder than expected, certainly louder than what I made out from this video. Both when vacuuming and when the mop is being dried. It is certainly not terrible (40dB close up while drying) and I'm probably spoiled living in a nearly air-tight house but it something to consider. The mopping has left some stripes on our tile floor during the first run, that is something I will need to look into. I also raised several issues with their website, from the short password length supported to the fact that after registering I can log on in the app but not to the website.
Hey Bram! Oh dear, sounds like a lot of initial challenges! Few thoughts - skipping the quick start/manual.... yeah I might have done that too... manuals are for when you have nothing better to do!! ;) This re-pairing sounds very peculiar, I've not experienced that at all - is there any issue with wifi cold spots where your waterstation or charging station are located? Certainly I can't speak for the sounds levels, I find it much quieter than my old iRobots - the emptying of these devices is always noisy, but I find him very quiet as he trundles around - that said I perhaps have a different level of 'noise' with two mad children running around, than your silent sounding nirvana!! Mopping stripes I noticed too, but that just disappears after the first few runs - I think this is just the mop getting balanced out a bit, so it's a temporary issue I'd say. Great thoughts though, I think it's great to hear all these experiences as it's impossible to get as rounded a perspective without people sharing their own experiences! I agree on some of the instructions being a little confused between what was obviously printed/filmed originally vs where the app has evolved to now - so definitely some ways they could improve (even if I probably still won't read the instructions!!) - but once it's set up, it really has been fire and forget for months and months, I can't even calculate how much mopping time it's saved me, because I'd never have done anything like this amount!!
Ps quickly checked noise levels, it's pretty much in the pack (mid lower end vs other robot vacuums) - certainly it seems there's a trade off of performance vs noise levels as you'd expect, but there's not a huge difference in performance.
@@handsonkatie thanks for the reply! I blame it on aborting the setup because the water station wasn't set up. Since everything was paired up correctly it hasn't happened again. Had it clean and mop two floors today. Not sure I have done that right as it involved picking it up and moving up and down the stairs a couple of times and it again ended it a state where it was paused when it couldn't get from the water station to auto clean station. I did enable the feature marked beta "water station not marked" so hopefully that will improve over time. On a positive note: I pointed out to their privacy team that the link to the terms and conditions on the registration page was wrong yesterday at 17:32 PM CET. And they replied after it had been fixed today at 10:38 CET. That is impressive. I also received an email that there has been an update to one of the other issues I opened yesterday but the reply itself is missing from the email and the link in it goes to their main support page. So that is less helpful.
@BramMertens hey Bram! Yes, they are actually very responsive to feedback and bugs, just naturally can't fix everything in one go. I do wonder about this odd water station behaviour. One random thought, you know how it comes with a 'non plumbed' water station too, have you tried putting this on the other floor to test? I just wonder if it might help diagnose that is the problem? The other thing is to make sure it's recognising the other floor as a separate map and you let it fully map it too. Drop me a note on my site if you want to chat though more as can share images/photos there and keen to get fully mapped!
I’m also really happy with my S10. The software can be a bit buggy at times, but that can be fixed and the hardware is really solid. I would love to have a water station with multiple outputs that can be selected individually and controlled via automation. That way it would be possible to maintain multiple plants with different watering requirements from a single base station (kind of like an AMS, but for water instead of filament)
Yes, the software was a little buggy a few months ago, but they've been visibly improving and it's been rock solid for last couple of months for me. Love the idea of multiple waterstations - they could just release a 'plant station' that does exactly this, fingers crossed eh?? ;)
Another great video, Katie. Thank you! I love the energy you have and the engineering emphasis makes the geek in me happy 🤓 Like many in the comments, a fully open local API is top of my list, followed very closely by the ability to tidy up obstacles, as someone else hinted at. A friend of mine suggested an arm attached to the vacuum that could move things out of the way as it travels around and if possible, dog poo detection for those times when accidents have happened before you're aware. Even better if the vacuum could clear it up for you! I think the marketing team could have some fun describing the 💩 feature 😂
Dear Switchbot, Camera access in as well as custom TTS is a must-have for any robovac. Keep being awesome| PS: Katie, i find your production value amazing, simply because of the content and how well it is organised.
Wow this fits my use cases well. Trying to find a review that covers is ability to jump over a big bump (we have one that is problematicly thick). But this is a very compelling product. More importantly, this is a very compelling BRAND! I was unfamiliar with them before this video. Thank you!
Ooh I didn't cover this, but it's actually very impressive on thresholds. I have an awkward spot that no robovac has ever been able to manage over the years. As the S10 can retract it's mop and roller, it can do up to 20mm! Check out the threshold stats on their home page (link in description)!
As an HA super-nerd (design my own little devices etc), I’m behind the times as we still haven’t bought a robot vac. Main reason is we are renovating our home and have been for a number of years. (Basements and major structural stuff in very old house… doing it ourselves!) But once we are finished I’m really excited to get a couple of robot vacs. I’ve just laid my first floor (a gorgeous reclaimed teak parquet) and so my brain is already onto the idea of cleaning floors! Thanks for another great video, I like the way you weaved that silly story in, I bet you are a very good bedtime storyteller to your kid(s?)!
Oh, the S10 will be a dream to keep those lovely Parquet floors super clean! Ours goes ten times a week!! I must say, there might be a story about an early Roomba being used to hoover up a room full of plaster dust when we were renovating our house... it was a brilliant idea providing you made sure there was no wet plaster anywhere in the room.... he didn't last long..... :( So definitely use on your finished floors, not your in progress jobs!
@@handsonkatie Hah, we are definitely still in the “don a mask and use a dust blower” phase of the build so won’t be using a robot vac just yet but will bear that nugget of wisdom in mind :)
You’ve beaten me to it by a week! I’m reviewing the K10+ Pro next Saturday but luckily I’ve taken a very different approach to it :) Their API could be better but it does work well in HA, I have a guide about setting it up. I’m working on one about callbacks too which should make using it more responsive. Shame it’s cloud only and not local to a hub and the daily limit on calls really restricts things
What?? You not taking the 'imply Switchbot are drunkards' approach as well?? 😂😂😂 Drop me a note, we should share notes and collaborate on stuff! Agree it's completely usable in HA, I just think the more the better when it comes to integrations!!! 🤓
When you said "How are you going to get the power to the water station!" Two thoughts hit my brain. 1) Well I have a bidet so I have power, and 2) Well the robot has power.. Makes me feel good to realize my thinking aligns with engineers haha
I've been rather underwhelmed by robot vacuum cleaners in the past. We went back to a shark manual because it took less time than unclogging the dog hair, untangling shoe laces that the cleaner had eaten and moving the dozy roomba out of the sunny spot that triggered the stair alert. The last was particularly annoying because we couldn't turn it off and we dont have any stairs. While the mop attachment followed by the vacuum would be a major plus as slopped dog water bowls won't clog it like our other bot cleaners , I'm not convinced the dirty water resevoir won't clog over time. It would be interesting to hear a report after a years use.
Well three months on so far and this household hasn't wrecked it. The innards are actually pretty elegant and accessible, so I'm not sure that'd be too big a problem even if it did happen. Just click out the reservoir and the filter is there to rinse out! Agree, certainly with mopping robots have been pretty underwhelming in the past, but delighted with this one - first of the 'proper' generation I'd say, he's mopping floors 10 times a week without a finger being lifted, it's awesome!
@@handsonkatie that all sounds very promising thanks for the update. I'm pretty sure our household and dogs would provide a pretty good destructive testing ground for most machines. My other concern would be if it called home a lot, given our lack of mobile signal and ropy broadband, so another vote for home assistant API from me.
Really do hope we get homeassistant functionality via open APIs and local control, I have a K10 right now and tempted to get the S10 but the lack of this is holding me back. It has to be local for me. Love my other SwitchBot stuff but they just need to make this final leap and embrace HA
@@iainhay2823 Yes, thanks to all your comments, Switchbot management came back straight away to prioritise also - they've confirmed they've reached out already to Nabu Casa and offered test models and more! But the API let's me have more control that I've got in their own app, it's awesomely powerful! Think just making the install a little bit simpler for non-technical folk and they'll totally rule!
The singing 3D printer reminded me of the good old HP Scanjet playing Für Elise by Beethoven, back in the 90's. It took a few seconds to get from the point where I just couldn't believe what actually happened to the point where I had a big laugh and great respect for the bright minded people who came with this idea in the first place and then actually implement it too 😅 You probably already know it, but just in case you don't: hit "floppotron" in the searchbar and have a blast 🤣
Open API would be great! Chances are, they wouldn't even have to do the Home Assistant integration themselves, just QC on the community add-ons. Failing that, they could do a good solid Matter integration, and you could at least get the devices to talk to Home Assistant that way? Or am I overestimating the maturity of Matter? Back a few years ago now, I bought a Neato Botvac, which is coming up to EOL, as the manufacturer exited the robot vacuum market, and left us with an app that won't be maintained any more, and won't be available much longer. They never opened their APIs, even when they were leaving the market, which is super disappointing, and means that my robot will be useless by 2027 at the latest. Best start saving for a new one, I guess, and the S10 just hit the top of the list!
I have used the IRobot S9 and M6 pair right from their respective releases. Recently move to a new house without any carpet 🎉, but it has fairly large transition threholds between rooms (say varying between 5-10mm) do to flooring thickness. Which the M6 now views with its algorithm and pad design as carpet edges. Can you offer any input as to how well the S10 handles pretty substantial thresholds (nothing higher than the thickness of an iPhone)
Ah, I can actually as I had exactly the same problem!! The M6 was terrible at navigating any sort of bump. S10 and the K10+ have had no problems at all with similar thresholds in my house - indeed one is even larger (maybe 15mm). As the S10 can actually lift it's roller and mop, it can navigate pretty robustly over bumps and thresholds!
What's important to me in the real world: 1) Able to be run every day in a REAL house. One where someone hasn't gone through and picked everything up, pre-clearing the rooms in the house so nothing gets tangled, nothing gets sucked up that shouldn't. It needs to function in a real house. 2) Robust integration with as many smart home standards and systems as possible. For me, that means easy to integrate directly into Home Assistant.
They've got a starter matter integration and the Home Assistant community have developed a load of integrations for Switchbot devices, but I believe Switchbot are going to look at this as a priority to expand even more....!
Is the S10 have multiple maps, I have several floors and my vacuum doesn’t remember all the layouts, it keeps the floor plan after the floor sweep, it is ok if i remain 9o the same level, but if i switch floor, it doesn’t remember ether one!
I wonder how this dries this spinning mop. Is there something or it stinks after a while?.. Anyway, for me, integration with home assistant is a must. Ideally local. I have Roborock S8 and even though it’s cloud based, still good. So it vacuums when I’m away and alarm arms, it stops when I come back home earlier and return to the charging point, it informs me via HA that dust bin should be cleaned (unfortunately I don’t have self emptying one, not enough space at home), I can set cleaning of particular room via HA, alarm is aware that robot is moving, in future I will be able to use HA voice assistant (once it gets usable) to clean a room.. all that not possible or hard without exposed API. So yes, SwitchBot, API (and if you want to differentiate, local one) is a must
Oh it's seriously cool - empties all the dirty water automatically, then it goes back to its docking station and blows hot air over the roller for a few minutes that totally dries it, stops any smells/bacteria/mildew etc!! Honestly it's a joy of engineering to behold! Definitely agree on the API - basic Matter is already there, just needs a bit more development!
привіт! 👋 🇺🇦 Could you drop me an email on my site? I'd be interested to understand your device settings so I can replicate and fix! I'm clueless about all these things, so trying to diagnose!!
@@handsonkatie This one is muffled compared to others. Realizing that, I notice your lav mic is lower than usual and facing to the side and down a bit - they're typically directional. A good engineering excuse would be to call it a wardrobe malfunction rather than a technical one...
Any word on privacy? I bought a Deebot a while ago and ended up returning it because the app required me to open up literally every permission including my phone's IMEI. They had a second privacy policy separate to the one on the website, which said they'd allow third parties to view camera footage and maps for diagnosis and advertising as well as to remotely un-stuck the robot. I left a review on Amazon to warn people and they re-listed it soon after. Sketchy af.
Yes, I had similar 'experiences' with Deebot! S10 is pretty reasonable IMO, Switchbot lean towards BLE baseline for lots of their devices, so you can local control. Naturally for more advanced features they have cloud enabled services, but I can't say I've seen any overly 'creepy' permissions! You can obviously reach out to them for the official details/privacy policy to be sure!
First requirement should always be ability to work without an internet connection *at-all*. Privacy should always be the #1 priority. If it has to talk to your phone, or check in with the internet, then it cannot be trusted.
I've been involved in plenty of drunken engineer parties. My mob need to try harder because we're rarely as productive. I once spent a whole week correcting problems I caused on a Friday afternoon after just a couple of lunchtime pints.
Wonderfully poetic, but the lack of Home Assistant or Hubitat (like home assistant but more user friendly for creating complex rules) API is the deal killer. Someone needs to hand the product managers another beer. Roborock models do have the API and HA support, and fills from your plumbing, but I've been holding off hoping Switchbot will API.
Another wish: Please make the soap solution cheaper and easier to get or better: Make it possible to make your own; share the recipe please. Same with the vacuum bags...
I am heavily not interested in having an e-mop or an e-vac as I prefer dedicating some elbow (hip and knee) grease to the task. However I gotta admit you have a knack at storytelling 👍
Great point and each to their own! For me it's the cognitive offloading, rather than the task - eg it takes a second to switch off the TV at the wall, put the PC to sleep, put on the dishwasher, empty the humidifier etc etc, it's more remembering and having to undertake all these tasks that fills the day with busy little moments. Check out some of the literature on focus (eg Johann Hari's Stolen Focus) and you'll get a sense of my goal. I love that I can just never have to even think about hoovering/mopping the kitchen floor again!
9:35 Hey! Chucking water (and shade) at the neighbors is an art! Jesting aside, I have a couple Roborock S7 Max that have water tanks and I frigging HATE having to change them. Nothing worse than missing the notification on your phone and opening a disgusting clogged tank that looks like its growing its own ecosystem in it. I even started looking around for some sort of aftermarket auto filling and emptying solution for the S7 but everything I came across was either obscenely expensive or beyond my diy skills. I'll take a look at these S10 vacuums and if they are good quality they might be the next purchase in my quest to become a permanent couch potato. Now when are the chefs/laundry/ironing/bed making robots coming?!?! Edit: Hmmm... lack of Home Assistant access might be a bit of a deal breaker.
Hey Nelson! 👋 Hope the gang are well! Yes, the hardware on the S10 is just outstanding, completely puts the rest in the shade - I agree these little tasks like emptying these buckets just adds friction to the process, I've just got my S10 cleaning the kitchen every single day now, it's just been working away relentlessly without me needing to think about it!! Couldn't recommend them enough. It does have Matter integration now, so it's not actually that big a deal and they're great at responding to feedback, so I'd be amazed if there wasn't full support soon - the app has developed really impressively quickly, so I'd give them a very close look!
@@handsonkatie I'll be keeping my eye on the software development. I've had issues with Home Assistant's beta matter controller plug in, mostly matter devices not advertising capability beyond on/off. Hopefully Switchbot adds full integration soon. Now to find out what to do with the S7 vacuums. I wonder if it'd be gauche to gift a used robot vacuum as an xmas gift.
Check my pinned comment - awesome API exposure, loving it myself and more coming. Maybe stick some googly eyes on your S7 and some custom decals and then it can be an upcycled xmas gift....? ;)
@@handsonkatie Wow that was fast. Gotta love these smaller brands that listen to what their users actually want. This is how you built brand loyalty. Edit: The cats have confiscated the S7s... they are in the process of launching their own "Cat Uber" service... lazy beasts (I get 10% off rides as a family member/Holder of the Honorary 2018 Hairball Award/Keeper of the Dot).
@@legacyoftheancientsC64c Exactly - I love these smaller firms for exactly that reason. Although it remains a mystery why larger firms with more money, resource and everything so often stop listening/responding to customers....! Be careful of those cats, what appears a harmless Uber service, quickly morphs into a mobile robotic tank division to take over your house....
Hi Katie great video as always ! But something is wrong with your mic and it makes it difficult to watch ? Maybe you have an export issue ? Greetings from a fan !
Hey Denis! Oh dear, I'm still learning all this stuff! 😂😂 I've checked on my PC and through earphones and it sounds fine, what device are you listening through? I'm sure it's something I'm doing, but hard to replicate!
Yeah, there's something different in this video compared to others. It could just be the mic pointing in the wrong direction, it sounds a bit bouncy/echoey. I can hear the words, but they're not clear as they have been in other videos.
You better check more extensive reviews 😊. This s one is good to get us excited, but my previous Switchbot experience is not exactly rosy. And this device has a price tag over 1.200 €, so it's not a small investment...
I think your AI artist was in on the drinking session. Not sure exactly how many arms an engineer has, especially a drunk one, but I think it's normally an even number.
I bought Switchbot Curtains based on the previous video. The hardware works fine, but it doesn't work with Alexa and I consequently found out, that it has tons of very negative reviews on Alexa. Apparently their skill is broken and support dreadful or out right sticking their head into the ground. It's an experiment in my case and the curtains Switchbot works at least with home assistant. But I'd advice to be careful and also look at real reviews. I'm not saying this one is bad, it's good to get us excited, but not enough for knowledgeable decision 😊
Weird, i have mine working with Alexa, you could try creating a 'scene' within switchbot app that opens the curtain and then have your amazon alexa app auto pickup the switchbot scene and it should then be selectable in the alexa routine creation page as a scene and do what you need on voice command
Oh dear, sorry to hear this! I'd always recommend checking out your own ecosystem - there's no reviewer out there that can possibly check all the variations of Alexa, Google, Apple, HA, Smart things and so on. I certainly also check these over weeks and weeks, rather than the day or two that most do for exactly this reason. I've actually always found the support excellent, so it sounds odd. I do think a lot of these challenges will disappear as things like Matter mature - having to develop for dozens of ecosystems like they do at the moment is silly, or you could just get HA as you have and I'd always recommend!! 😂😂
Are you mad!! He's been awesome! Working away for weeks, he's had great reviews since the first release - each to their own, but I love him and I've had many, many robot vacuums!
Can't say I've had any major issues at all and I've battered it for months with all the mess of my house, it's been very robust. Anything unusual in your setup? Also had support respond pretty much instantly (really like their in-app support) - and I did it from a different account so they didn't know it was me!! 😂
Robot attached to WiFi and asking for support in the app and by email. I’ve had issues with Leaking water tanks Dock station lost connection to Internet Robot has lost WiFi connection Loses maps and now won’t make a new one So far no response from switchbot
@@Lockem6 how peculiar! How long has it been with no response? Drop me an email on my site contact form and I'm happy to see if we can get support contact, as I say they've been great for me (even when it was self induced.... 🤭) - it really has been so reliable, I just get him to mop the kitchen several times a day, so must have done hundreds and hundreds of cleans without a flaw. I wonder if there's something up with your unit/WiFi connection?
Thanks to all your comments, Switchbot have been more than happy to prioritise any integration and have reached out already to Nabu Casa to offer any support/test models - the following full API exposure has been pointed out, which is pretty awesome: github.com/hsakoh/switchbot-mqtt Has everything you could dream of. A little bit of a fiddle to set up, but rock solid once done. If this could become a simple integration, then Switchbot would pretty much rule the Home Automation scene!!
Great response from Switchbot and thanks again for all your comments, it's a great sign of a company that listens!
Great video! Fully agree on the API. Allowing full access in Home Assistant would make these devices even more awesome :)
S10 is a game changer for me, it runs 4 times a day and picks up my dog hair. Happy wife = Happy life. I agree they need to open up their API's, so we can integrate Home Assistant
Agree, I've been testing it for months and it really does work brilliantly! Love it! 🤩🤩🤩
@@handsonkatie Your microphone sounds a bit compressed/muffled in this video, perhaps it was the positioning on your shirt.
@@handsonkatie mine developed a fault, so had to send back. I also got a Roborock Qrevo Master which is loads better
@@marklamport9140 oh dear, that's a shame! I'll need to look at Roborock at some point, but I think they still have the circular smearers rather than constantly cleaning rollers which I do think is the future, and I love the self plumbed S10. I suspect they'll all have rollers and plumbing options in a year or two, so it'll be great to see what extra innovations can be brought to the market!
Glad to see that you really research the products and even inspire change in the industry! Loved the analogy.
Another vote for opening up of the API for Home Assistant. Been watching the S10 for months and this is one of the only things holding me back from purchasing.
yep yep same here
Check out the Mqtt Switchbot add-on - masses of control through their API - my mind was blown!!!
Genius, really enjoying this content.
Yes, please full home assistant support and I'll buy two of these =)
Another high quality video in every way! You’re doing great Katie ❤😊
Another vote for fully open APIs!
Great video. Like the Index/progress bar at the bottom - never seen any other channel with that!
I'll definitely consider it if they publish an open API. Imagine all the Home Assistant integrations!
Ooh I've already got a list of cool things that I could do....!! 😜
It is indeed exciting when we see real innovation out there :)
Great show again Katie, thanks !
Glad you enjoyed it!
As one of your first subscribers, I'm very happy with the way your channel has evolved, Love your passion, wish I had your contacts!
Lovely to hear, Les! I'm very much still learning/having a go at all this, but love to learn things and love all the community that's growing! ❤️❤️
The pot plant filler idea is brilliant, so well done you. And Switchbot add a skirting board cleaner
Ooh great idea on the skirting board cleaner, that'll get them busy for the next generation!!
Great video, as always. If I was in the market for a robot vacuum I would definitely take a look at the S10. As it is, my wife and I have the time to clean manually, and the exercise is beneficial.
I agree this looks to be a real game changer! And yes, open those APIs, please!
I'm actually surprised it took this long, I had a Scooba (made by Roomba) which had separate clean water and waste water tanks, and worked in a similar way to the Switchbot... except that you had to manually fill and empty it, and it was a separate device rather than integrated vacuum.
The big pain for me was that I'd have to spend 15 minutes moving chairs out from the table, adjusting the placement of speakers so that the Roomba and Scooba could get to all of the parts of the floor and wouldn't try to eat cables (even if technically they could untangle themselves, I doubt it was good for the cable). Then if I wanted to clean other rooms I'd have to open internal doors to allow access.
Then when it was finished I'd spend another 15 minutes putting everything back.
In the end I spend as much time accomodating it as it would take to run around with the hoover and mop, though I appreciate that things have probably improved a lot in the last 15 years.
Switchbot might just be the company to make me give it another try :)
Spot on Chris, as always - I was much the same, hence my point at the start, I remember the first robomops appearing, then they just seemed to stagnate so none of them were REALLY mops, more gimmicks and task robots that often created more work for you than the original task! I have to say three months on from continually testing S10, it's immense - it really has just totally taken over the whole task. They're definitely here to stay, but the S10's mop makes all the rest look pretty last generation suddenly!
Keep innovating swichbot !!
Wow, I was skeptical coming into the video but this totally delivers. The connection to mains water and drain is huge, I now never want to change the buckets for my roborock ever again... And I would love to see the water delivery AND power delivery become standards - those ideas are simple but so clever! By adding features like that, the robots can also live on in other roles as they become outclassed in their main duties by newer models.
Absolutely spot on! That's exactly the experience I had (ie suspicious to mind-blown!). There's something about just not having to think about it at all that's so much better than replacing manual mopping with emptying the bucket...! The roller mop is brilliant too in how it works, instantly cleans itself, so you can see this when it goes over spilt ketchup or stains, cleans brilliantly!
The content and presentation are brilliant, the presenter is lovely, and as for the outfits....well - subbed! ❤
Interesting and thought provoking vid. Thanks Katie. I like your idea about plant watering and pet support. That could be a real game changer.
I bought this and my wife was sceptical at first but she's blown away by how good it is. To maintain spouse approval (thanks to Reid from smart home solver for that) I've built an actuator powered custom kickboard that opens and shuts in our utility room so there's no obvious sign that we even have a vacuum. she loves it and allowed me to keep it. Next stop automating the cupboard door that the charging station lives in....
Oh I love the actuator kickboard idea - I don't need to actually do this, but I might just for the 'cool' factor!! Glad you wife likes it - I really struggle to explain how great this is, it's such a step forward from all the 'muck smearing' vacuums that came before it, it really is brilliant!
@@handsonkatie Already looking forward to that video! 😃
Another great video. No Home Assistant no switchbot for me. Which is a shame as they make some quality stuff. I've noticed a running theme in most of your videos that certain parts just poke out at you while watching. Keep up the hard work. Looking forward to the next one.
My experience with it so far is less overwhelming. I got mine yesterday, and have only played around with it a little bit so far.
Some of the issues are my fault, since I may have been a little to eager to get going. I missed the quick start guide because it was behind the warranty card that I put aside. I initially did not find the T-connector to connect the water station supply because it looks slightly different from what their video shows.
I tried to set up the S10 without the water station initially thinking I could add it after I got the parts I needed but that caused the setup to fail when it needed the location of the water station.
I do believe there is significant room for improvement in their documentation and app, especially when things aren't working. At one point the device failed to dock to the water station and said it "paused" but I couldn't find how to unpause it.
I have had to re-pair the bot several times to both stations. It also took various attempts to get the bot to load water from the water station for some reason. With little to no information why it failed.
Now that everything appears to be set up correctly the bot is able to vac and mop.
It is somewhat louder than expected, certainly louder than what I made out from this video. Both when vacuuming and when the mop is being dried. It is certainly not terrible (40dB close up while drying) and I'm probably spoiled living in a nearly air-tight house but it something to consider.
The mopping has left some stripes on our tile floor during the first run, that is something I will need to look into.
I also raised several issues with their website, from the short password length supported to the fact that after registering I can log on in the app but not to the website.
Hey Bram! Oh dear, sounds like a lot of initial challenges!
Few thoughts - skipping the quick start/manual.... yeah I might have done that too... manuals are for when you have nothing better to do!! ;)
This re-pairing sounds very peculiar, I've not experienced that at all - is there any issue with wifi cold spots where your waterstation or charging station are located?
Certainly I can't speak for the sounds levels, I find it much quieter than my old iRobots - the emptying of these devices is always noisy, but I find him very quiet as he trundles around - that said I perhaps have a different level of 'noise' with two mad children running around, than your silent sounding nirvana!!
Mopping stripes I noticed too, but that just disappears after the first few runs - I think this is just the mop getting balanced out a bit, so it's a temporary issue I'd say.
Great thoughts though, I think it's great to hear all these experiences as it's impossible to get as rounded a perspective without people sharing their own experiences!
I agree on some of the instructions being a little confused between what was obviously printed/filmed originally vs where the app has evolved to now - so definitely some ways they could improve (even if I probably still won't read the instructions!!) - but once it's set up, it really has been fire and forget for months and months, I can't even calculate how much mopping time it's saved me, because I'd never have done anything like this amount!!
Ps quickly checked noise levels, it's pretty much in the pack (mid lower end vs other robot vacuums) - certainly it seems there's a trade off of performance vs noise levels as you'd expect, but there's not a huge difference in performance.
@@handsonkatie thanks for the reply! I blame it on aborting the setup because the water station wasn't set up. Since everything was paired up correctly it hasn't happened again. Had it clean and mop two floors today. Not sure I have done that right as it involved picking it up and moving up and down the stairs a couple of times and it again ended it a state where it was paused when it couldn't get from the water station to auto clean station. I did enable the feature marked beta "water station not marked" so hopefully that will improve over time.
On a positive note: I pointed out to their privacy team that the link to the terms and conditions on the registration page was wrong yesterday at 17:32 PM CET. And they replied after it had been fixed today at 10:38 CET. That is impressive.
I also received an email that there has been an update to one of the other issues I opened yesterday but the reply itself is missing from the email and the link in it goes to their main support page. So that is less helpful.
@BramMertens hey Bram! Yes, they are actually very responsive to feedback and bugs, just naturally can't fix everything in one go.
I do wonder about this odd water station behaviour. One random thought, you know how it comes with a 'non plumbed' water station too, have you tried putting this on the other floor to test? I just wonder if it might help diagnose that is the problem? The other thing is to make sure it's recognising the other floor as a separate map and you let it fully map it too. Drop me a note on my site if you want to chat though more as can share images/photos there and keen to get fully mapped!
I’m also really happy with my S10. The software can be a bit buggy at times, but that can be fixed and the hardware is really solid.
I would love to have a water station with multiple outputs that can be selected individually and controlled via automation. That way it would be possible to maintain multiple plants with different watering requirements from a single base station (kind of like an AMS, but for water instead of filament)
Yes, the software was a little buggy a few months ago, but they've been visibly improving and it's been rock solid for last couple of months for me. Love the idea of multiple waterstations - they could just release a 'plant station' that does exactly this, fingers crossed eh?? ;)
Another great video, Katie. Thank you! I love the energy you have and the engineering emphasis makes the geek in me happy 🤓
Like many in the comments, a fully open local API is top of my list, followed very closely by the ability to tidy up obstacles, as someone else hinted at. A friend of mine suggested an arm attached to the vacuum that could move things out of the way as it travels around and if possible, dog poo detection for those times when accidents have happened before you're aware. Even better if the vacuum could clear it up for you! I think the marketing team could have some fun describing the 💩 feature 😂
Love it! Switchbot: 1) APIs 2) Robot Arms - couldn't have a more geeky demand! 😂😂😂
Dear Switchbot,
Camera access in as well as custom TTS is a must-have for any robovac.
Keep being awesome|
PS: Katie, i find your production value amazing, simply because of the content and how well it is organised.
Thank you Chris, that means a lot, I do put a lot of effort into these! 😊🥰
Wow this fits my use cases well. Trying to find a review that covers is ability to jump over a big bump (we have one that is problematicly thick). But this is a very compelling product.
More importantly, this is a very compelling BRAND! I was unfamiliar with them before this video. Thank you!
Ooh I didn't cover this, but it's actually very impressive on thresholds. I have an awkward spot that no robovac has ever been able to manage over the years. As the S10 can retract it's mop and roller, it can do up to 20mm! Check out the threshold stats on their home page (link in description)!
As an HA super-nerd (design my own little devices etc), I’m behind the times as we still haven’t bought a robot vac. Main reason is we are renovating our home and have been for a number of years. (Basements and major structural stuff in very old house… doing it ourselves!) But once we are finished I’m really excited to get a couple of robot vacs. I’ve just laid my first floor (a gorgeous reclaimed teak parquet) and so my brain is already onto the idea of cleaning floors! Thanks for another great video, I like the way you weaved that silly story in, I bet you are a very good bedtime storyteller to your kid(s?)!
Oh, the S10 will be a dream to keep those lovely Parquet floors super clean! Ours goes ten times a week!! I must say, there might be a story about an early Roomba being used to hoover up a room full of plaster dust when we were renovating our house... it was a brilliant idea providing you made sure there was no wet plaster anywhere in the room.... he didn't last long..... :( So definitely use on your finished floors, not your in progress jobs!
@@handsonkatie Hah, we are definitely still in the “don a mask and use a dust blower” phase of the build so won’t be using a robot vac just yet but will bear that nugget of wisdom in mind :)
You’ve beaten me to it by a week! I’m reviewing the K10+ Pro next Saturday but luckily I’ve taken a very different approach to it :) Their API could be better but it does work well in HA, I have a guide about setting it up. I’m working on one about callbacks too which should make using it more responsive. Shame it’s cloud only and not local to a hub and the daily limit on calls really restricts things
What?? You not taking the 'imply Switchbot are drunkards' approach as well?? 😂😂😂 Drop me a note, we should share notes and collaborate on stuff! Agree it's completely usable in HA, I just think the more the better when it comes to integrations!!! 🤓
"sucky bits and spinny bits" ... sounds like my kind of robot tbh
When you said "How are you going to get the power to the water station!" Two thoughts hit my brain. 1) Well I have a bidet so I have power, and 2) Well the robot has power.. Makes me feel good to realize my thinking aligns with engineers haha
I was a bit slower on the 'penny drop', but I've been brainstorming ever since!!
I've been rather underwhelmed by robot vacuum cleaners in the past. We went back to a shark manual because it took less time than unclogging the dog hair, untangling shoe laces that the cleaner had eaten and moving the dozy roomba out of the sunny spot that triggered the stair alert. The last was particularly annoying because we couldn't turn it off and we dont have any stairs. While the mop attachment followed by the vacuum would be a major plus as slopped dog water bowls won't clog it like our other bot cleaners , I'm not convinced the dirty water resevoir won't clog over time. It would be interesting to hear a report after a years use.
Well three months on so far and this household hasn't wrecked it. The innards are actually pretty elegant and accessible, so I'm not sure that'd be too big a problem even if it did happen. Just click out the reservoir and the filter is there to rinse out! Agree, certainly with mopping robots have been pretty underwhelming in the past, but delighted with this one - first of the 'proper' generation I'd say, he's mopping floors 10 times a week without a finger being lifted, it's awesome!
@@handsonkatie that all sounds very promising thanks for the update. I'm pretty sure our household and dogs would provide a pretty good destructive testing ground for most machines. My other concern would be if it called home a lot, given our lack of mobile signal and ropy broadband, so another vote for home assistant API from me.
Really do hope we get homeassistant functionality via open APIs and local control, I have a K10 right now and tempted to get the S10 but the lack of this is holding me back. It has to be local for me. Love my other SwitchBot stuff but they just need to make this final leap and embrace HA
I just installed the Switchbot mqtt add-on - mind blown 🤯 total control over everything!
@@handsonkatie Well that's a bit of a gamechanger. Just installed it and starting to have a play, looks great. Thanks!
@@iainhay2823 Yes, thanks to all your comments, Switchbot management came back straight away to prioritise also - they've confirmed they've reached out already to Nabu Casa and offered test models and more! But the API let's me have more control that I've got in their own app, it's awesomely powerful! Think just making the install a little bit simpler for non-technical folk and they'll totally rule!
@@handsonkatie That's awesome they are talking with Nabu, they seem like a really great company
The singing 3D printer reminded me of the good old HP Scanjet playing Für Elise by Beethoven, back in the 90's. It took a few seconds to get from the point where I just couldn't believe what actually happened to the point where I had a big laugh and great respect for the bright minded people who came with this idea in the first place and then actually implement it too 😅
You probably already know it, but just in case you don't: hit "floppotron" in the searchbar and have a blast 🤣
Love it and long rule the Floppotron!
Open API would be great! Chances are, they wouldn't even have to do the Home Assistant integration themselves, just QC on the community add-ons.
Failing that, they could do a good solid Matter integration, and you could at least get the devices to talk to Home Assistant that way? Or am I overestimating the maturity of Matter?
Back a few years ago now, I bought a Neato Botvac, which is coming up to EOL, as the manufacturer exited the robot vacuum market, and left us with an app that won't be maintained any more, and won't be available much longer. They never opened their APIs, even when they were leaving the market, which is super disappointing, and means that my robot will be useless by 2027 at the latest. Best start saving for a new one, I guess, and the S10 just hit the top of the list!
Yes, they're already have a basic Matter integration for the S10, so suspect this will be solved very shortly!! 🙂
I have used the IRobot S9 and M6 pair right from their respective releases. Recently move to a new house without any carpet 🎉, but it has fairly large transition threholds between rooms (say varying between 5-10mm) do to flooring thickness. Which the M6 now views with its algorithm and pad design as carpet edges. Can you offer any input as to how well the S10 handles pretty substantial thresholds (nothing higher than the thickness of an iPhone)
Ah, I can actually as I had exactly the same problem!! The M6 was terrible at navigating any sort of bump. S10 and the K10+ have had no problems at all with similar thresholds in my house - indeed one is even larger (maybe 15mm). As the S10 can actually lift it's roller and mop, it can navigate pretty robustly over bumps and thresholds!
@@handsonkatie Thank you for this context. Really appreciated
What's important to me in the real world:
1) Able to be run every day in a REAL house. One where someone hasn't gone through and picked everything up, pre-clearing the rooms in the house so nothing gets tangled, nothing gets sucked up that shouldn't. It needs to function in a real house.
2) Robust integration with as many smart home standards and systems as possible. For me, that means easy to integrate directly into Home Assistant.
Great tips, John and totally agree!
great video! ive been looking into these myself, do they work alongside Home Assistant?
They've got a starter matter integration and the Home Assistant community have developed a load of integrations for Switchbot devices, but I believe Switchbot are going to look at this as a priority to expand even more....!
@@handsonkatie that's great to hear thanks for replying to me :)
In fact, just heard back - pretty much everything is available through this: github.com/hsakoh/switchbot-mqtt Immense control of my S10!
Is the S10 have multiple maps, I have several floors and my vacuum doesn’t remember all the layouts, it keeps the floor plan after the floor sweep, it is ok if i remain 9o the same level, but if i switch floor, it doesn’t remember ether one!
Yes, I even have my car boot as a separate map! 😂😂 It handles different levels/locations well!
Wonderfull!
Consider them marked! On your way.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I wonder how this dries this spinning mop. Is there something or it stinks after a while?..
Anyway, for me, integration with home assistant is a must. Ideally local. I have Roborock S8 and even though it’s cloud based, still good. So it vacuums when I’m away and alarm arms, it stops when I come back home earlier and return to the charging point, it informs me via HA that dust bin should be cleaned (unfortunately I don’t have self emptying one, not enough space at home), I can set cleaning of particular room via HA, alarm is aware that robot is moving, in future I will be able to use HA voice assistant (once it gets usable) to clean a room.. all that not possible or hard without exposed API.
So yes, SwitchBot, API (and if you want to differentiate, local one) is a must
Oh it's seriously cool - empties all the dirty water automatically, then it goes back to its docking station and blows hot air over the roller for a few minutes that totally dries it, stops any smells/bacteria/mildew etc!! Honestly it's a joy of engineering to behold!
Definitely agree on the API - basic Matter is already there, just needs a bit more development!
@@handsonkatie got you. Good, because worst thing is when it stinks ;) Thx
Need Home Assistant!
Katie, thanks from Ukraine for your work. But i hear some problems with sound. Please check it. Thank you for interething themes!
привіт! 👋 🇺🇦 Could you drop me an email on my site? I'd be interested to understand your device settings so I can replicate and fix! I'm clueless about all these things, so trying to diagnose!!
On a galaxy S23, and it sounds slightly muffled
@@handsonkatie This one is muffled compared to others. Realizing that, I notice your lav mic is lower than usual and facing to the side and down a bit - they're typically directional. A good engineering excuse would be to call it a wardrobe malfunction rather than a technical one...
Any word on privacy? I bought a Deebot a while ago and ended up returning it because the app required me to open up literally every permission including my phone's IMEI. They had a second privacy policy separate to the one on the website, which said they'd allow third parties to view camera footage and maps for diagnosis and advertising as well as to remotely un-stuck the robot.
I left a review on Amazon to warn people and they re-listed it soon after. Sketchy af.
Yes, I had similar 'experiences' with Deebot! S10 is pretty reasonable IMO, Switchbot lean towards BLE baseline for lots of their devices, so you can local control. Naturally for more advanced features they have cloud enabled services, but I can't say I've seen any overly 'creepy' permissions! You can obviously reach out to them for the official details/privacy policy to be sure!
@@handsonkatie Good to know. Thanks!
As always a nice introduction 😉
But van you also make a European Amazon
We need to pay tax if we order from G.B. or USA
😊
Good spot! Can you try clicking the UK link now and it 'should' redirect you to the EU?
First requirement should always be ability to work without an internet connection *at-all*. Privacy should always be the #1 priority. If it has to talk to your phone, or check in with the internet, then it cannot be trusted.
Mr. Chew, does TikTok access the home WiFi network?
I've been involved in plenty of drunken engineer parties. My mob need to try harder because we're rarely as productive. I once spent a whole week correcting problems I caused on a Friday afternoon after just a couple of lunchtime pints.
Wonderfully poetic, but the lack of Home Assistant or Hubitat (like home assistant but more user friendly for creating complex rules) API is the deal killer. Someone needs to hand the product managers another beer. Roborock models do have the API and HA support, and fills from your plumbing, but I've been holding off hoping Switchbot will API.
Well basic Matter was launched recently, so fingers crossed they'll keep developing - certainly there's a hundred orders from these comments alone!!
Another wish: Please make the soap solution cheaper and easier to get or better: Make it possible to make your own; share the recipe please. Same with the vacuum bags...
Ooh, I feel a chemistry experiment coming on.... 😂😜
Hey love, please get w better microphone setup❤️
It will up your game even more
Visually it's already looking good :P
Hey, I can't hear this myself on headphones or speakers - what device/setup are you using and I'll try to replicate!
Men of Taste, we meet again!
it doesn't work with Home Assistant?
It has a basic Matter integration and more is coming, so you can tell the S10 to start / stop the routine, but you can't do more complex tasks yet
I am heavily not interested in having an e-mop or an e-vac as I prefer dedicating some elbow (hip and knee) grease to the task. However I gotta admit you have a knack at storytelling 👍
Well I'll keep you as back up in case the S10 deserves a day off and you can scrub my floors while I tell you stories!! 😁😉
@@handsonkatie :D
Mind if I try repairing it first...
refilling the water and emptying it isn’t really a selling point for me takes me one minute every few days to do that
Great point and each to their own! For me it's the cognitive offloading, rather than the task - eg it takes a second to switch off the TV at the wall, put the PC to sleep, put on the dishwasher, empty the humidifier etc etc, it's more remembering and having to undertake all these tasks that fills the day with busy little moments. Check out some of the literature on focus (eg Johann Hari's Stolen Focus) and you'll get a sense of my goal. I love that I can just never have to even think about hoovering/mopping the kitchen floor again!
9:35 Hey! Chucking water (and shade) at the neighbors is an art!
Jesting aside, I have a couple Roborock S7 Max that have water tanks and I frigging HATE having to change them. Nothing worse than missing the notification on your phone and opening a disgusting clogged tank that looks like its growing its own ecosystem in it. I even started looking around for some sort of aftermarket auto filling and emptying solution for the S7 but everything I came across was either obscenely expensive or beyond my diy skills. I'll take a look at these S10 vacuums and if they are good quality they might be the next purchase in my quest to become a permanent couch potato. Now when are the chefs/laundry/ironing/bed making robots coming?!?!
Edit: Hmmm... lack of Home Assistant access might be a bit of a deal breaker.
Hey Nelson! 👋 Hope the gang are well! Yes, the hardware on the S10 is just outstanding, completely puts the rest in the shade - I agree these little tasks like emptying these buckets just adds friction to the process, I've just got my S10 cleaning the kitchen every single day now, it's just been working away relentlessly without me needing to think about it!! Couldn't recommend them enough. It does have Matter integration now, so it's not actually that big a deal and they're great at responding to feedback, so I'd be amazed if there wasn't full support soon - the app has developed really impressively quickly, so I'd give them a very close look!
@@handsonkatie I'll be keeping my eye on the software development. I've had issues with Home Assistant's beta matter controller plug in, mostly matter devices not advertising capability beyond on/off. Hopefully Switchbot adds full integration soon.
Now to find out what to do with the S7 vacuums. I wonder if it'd be gauche to gift a used robot vacuum as an xmas gift.
Check my pinned comment - awesome API exposure, loving it myself and more coming. Maybe stick some googly eyes on your S7 and some custom decals and then it can be an upcycled xmas gift....? ;)
@@handsonkatie Wow that was fast. Gotta love these smaller brands that listen to what their users actually want. This is how you built brand loyalty.
Edit: The cats have confiscated the S7s... they are in the process of launching their own "Cat Uber" service... lazy beasts (I get 10% off rides as a family member/Holder of the Honorary 2018 Hairball Award/Keeper of the Dot).
@@legacyoftheancientsC64c Exactly - I love these smaller firms for exactly that reason. Although it remains a mystery why larger firms with more money, resource and everything so often stop listening/responding to customers....! Be careful of those cats, what appears a harmless Uber service, quickly morphs into a mobile robotic tank division to take over your house....
Tempted for our hard floors and cat hairs
They're amazing for hard floors, just fire and forget!
Hi Katie great video as always ! But something is wrong with your mic and it makes it difficult to watch ? Maybe you have an export issue ? Greetings from a fan !
Hey Denis! Oh dear, I'm still learning all this stuff! 😂😂 I've checked on my PC and through earphones and it sounds fine, what device are you listening through? I'm sure it's something I'm doing, but hard to replicate!
I didn't notice anything on my headphones, is this the only video with issues for you?
Im also getting low quality audio. Like im on the phone in 2003
Yeah, there's something different in this video compared to others. It could just be the mic pointing in the wrong direction, it sounds a bit bouncy/echoey. I can hear the words, but they're not clear as they have been in other videos.
Interesting. This sound has been the best so far for me. 🤔
Very British, to assume that innovation came out of "some sort of a drinking session" and, an enginner chucking another one 😂😂
I'd highly recommend 'Drunk' by Edward Slingerland and you'll discover it's more than British, it's human..... 😂🍷🍾
@@handsonkatie cheers!
Welp. Guess I'm getting a switchbot
You better check more extensive reviews 😊. This s one is good to get us excited, but my previous Switchbot experience is not exactly rosy. And this device has a price tag over 1.200 €, so it's not a small investment...
Speaking of “stand out features…..”
Did you change microphones recently? For some reason you sound oddly muffled in this one
Nope - not at all! How peculiar, can't hear it myself! I wonder if it's certain audio set ups or something?
I almost bought a K10, but without full integration to home Assistant and Local control - I wasn't going to spend the money.
Initial Matter integration now there for both devices and more capabilities coming in future, so hopefully not long!!
I think your AI artist was in on the drinking session. Not sure exactly how many arms an engineer has, especially a drunk one, but I think it's normally an even number.
Ah, the keen eye! Yes, it did make me chuckle, so I left it!! 😂😂
I bought Switchbot Curtains based on the previous video. The hardware works fine, but it doesn't work with Alexa and I consequently found out, that it has tons of very negative reviews on Alexa. Apparently their skill is broken and support dreadful or out right sticking their head into the ground. It's an experiment in my case and the curtains Switchbot works at least with home assistant. But I'd advice to be careful and also look at real reviews. I'm not saying this one is bad, it's good to get us excited, but not enough for knowledgeable decision 😊
Weird, i have mine working with Alexa, you could try creating a 'scene' within switchbot app that opens the curtain and then have your amazon alexa app auto pickup the switchbot scene and it should then be selectable in the alexa routine creation page as a scene and do what you need on voice command
Oh dear, sorry to hear this! I'd always recommend checking out your own ecosystem - there's no reviewer out there that can possibly check all the variations of Alexa, Google, Apple, HA, Smart things and so on. I certainly also check these over weeks and weeks, rather than the day or two that most do for exactly this reason. I've actually always found the support excellent, so it sounds odd. I do think a lot of these challenges will disappear as things like Matter mature - having to develop for dozens of ecosystems like they do at the moment is silly, or you could just get HA as you have and I'd always recommend!! 😂😂
1:01 that’s what I’m talking about
Maybe you can add EU-links in the future.
Can you try clicking the UK link now and it 'should' redirect you to the EU?
@@handsonkatie No. It does not. But the US-link does. 😀
Ah!! I'll update!
11:28 👀
I think your viewers would welcome a review of air conditioning units. It would break the internet.
The small one is terrible!
Are you mad!! He's been awesome! Working away for weeks, he's had great reviews since the first release - each to their own, but I love him and I've had many, many robot vacuums!
The s10 continually has software issues and customer support at switchbot is almost none existent.
Do not buy
Can't say I've had any major issues at all and I've battered it for months with all the mess of my house, it's been very robust. Anything unusual in your setup? Also had support respond pretty much instantly (really like their in-app support) - and I did it from a different account so they didn't know it was me!! 😂
Robot attached to WiFi and asking for support in the app and by email.
I’ve had issues with
Leaking water tanks
Dock station lost connection to Internet
Robot has lost WiFi connection
Loses maps and now won’t make a new one
So far no response from switchbot
@@Lockem6 how peculiar! How long has it been with no response? Drop me an email on my site contact form and I'm happy to see if we can get support contact, as I say they've been great for me (even when it was self induced.... 🤭) - it really has been so reliable, I just get him to mop the kitchen several times a day, so must have done hundreds and hundreds of cleans without a flaw. I wonder if there's something up with your unit/WiFi connection?
The costume change between the thumbnail and the video made me very, very sad. 😭