If you hate vacuuming as much as you hate spending money , it turns out you do n’t demand to spend hundred of dollars on an independent robotic vacuum like the Roomba . With some scavenged electronics and a cheap handheld vac , you may just build your own .

CircuitDigestbreaks down everything you ’ll need to complete this build , which includes electric motor , batteries , infrared and supersonic sensors to avoid obstacle , as well as an Arduino Uno to get everything working together . The sit ’s also provided links to the codification and schematics you ’ll ask to complete the build , but bonding skills are bequeath to you .

The termination of all your hard work are n’t exactly pretty , but the robovac does turn — it just might take it an entire week of cleaning to strike every last nook of your home .

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Argentina’s President Javier Milei (left) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., holding a chainsaw in a photo posted to Kennedy’s X account on May 27. 2025.

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