Support for Xiaomi Roborock vacuum cleaners

Feature requests
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Roborock vacuum robot management from Xiaomi that are already used in home automation.

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I can no longer vote, but as a Roborock S6 owner, I am very interested in compatibility with Gladys :wink:

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@reno can you edit this topic to be more specific? For example, « Xiaomi Roborock vacuum support Â»

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As HTTP requests are now possible since the latest version 4.0.3. Is it possible to control your robot vacuum with this technique? via IFTTT.

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It should be possible since I interact with mine under Valetudo RE with Telegram

But technically I don’t know how ^^

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Well, not necessarily IFTTT, is there a REST API? Any documentation? (PS: I haven’t found anything)

It’s exclusively MQTT as far as I know

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Hello everyone,

I know I’m bringing this topic up again, but I also own a Roborock vacuum.
I’ll see what I can do regarding the integration.
I’m running some tests inspired by this Python code:

and code for Homebridge:

For now I can « find Â» my vacuum but not yet send any commands

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All of this interests me a lot, owning an S6 and an S8 Pro Ultra!!

I know it’s already possible to do some tinkering with Valetudo, but I never dared to get started because, when I looked at the project, it would make you lose quite a few handy features.

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FYI, I made a tutorial for an S5 showing how to switch it to Valetudo.

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@Hizo

Quick question: once we’ve installed Valetudo, can we still use the official app? That seems unlikely ^^ I’m asking just in case

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No, you can’t use it anymore.
But you don’t really miss it, Valetudo does everything the same, just a tad less pretty

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I admit I care quite a lot about the aesthetics of what I use (probably too much!)
If it’s possible to go back, I’ll probably test it on my S6 :wink:

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Actually, I don’t use the provided interface because I go through Gladys :slight_smile:

However, the installation seems very complicated except for 2 or 3 models like the S51.

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Ok, thanks for the info, I’ll go poke around a bit to see if it suits me :wink:

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Hi everyone :slightly_smiling_face:

Regarding this integration, it seems that Roborock is gradually rolling out Matter compatibility for its robot vacuums:

:backhand_index_pointing_right: Les aspirateurs robots Roborock passent à Matter : une petite révolution pour la maison intelligente

In my view, Matter is clearly the way to go in Gladys for this type of device.

If your model is too old to receive the update to Matter, a good alternative would be to develop a small plugin for Matterbridge.

This would add Matter compatibility to your robot vacuum, and on top of that contribute to the Matterbridge ecosystem by sharing this plugin with the community!

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Now that’s good news! :grinning_face:

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Hi,

very interesting, especially since I’m planning to get a robot soon.
I still have a general question about Matter because I haven’t fully grasped it yet ^^
If I have a Matter-compatible device, does that mean I can easily integrate it into Gladys? Without going through matterbridge which, as far as I understand, « transforms Â» non-Matter devices into Matter devices?
Do you need some kind of Matter dongle for the robot to be connected to Gladys or is it enough that it’s on the same Wi‑Fi network?
Thanks

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Hi @Nagromdark,

Indeed, right now we’re at a turning point for connected vacuum cleaners — they’re all becoming Matter-compatible so don’t make a mistake when buying :slight_smile:

Exactly, the device will be able to communicate directly with Gladys simply by being on the same Wi-Fi network.

I confirm: Matterbridge only concerns non-Matter devices.

There is no Matter dongle :slightly_smiling_face:

Matter is an application-layer protocol, not a radio technology: it can run over different communication media, such as Wi‑Fi, Ethernet, or the Thread protocol.

In the case of Matter-compatible robot vacuums, they generally use Wi‑Fi. If they are properly integrated into the Matter protocol, Gladys will be able to detect and control them directly via the local network, without additional hardware.

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Thanks a lot for your answers. I just reread your Matter doc and indeed we mustn’t confuse Thread and Matter.

I’m wondering — won’t that still mean a lot of devices on Wi‑Fi in the future? Shouldn’t we prioritize Thread over Wi‑Fi?

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It all depends on the device :slightly_smiling_face:

For a robot vacuum, that’s not a problem, because generally you only have one, so a Wi-Fi connection remains acceptable.

However, you’re absolutely right about large numbers of devices like smart plugs, switches, or bulbs. In those cases, I strongly discourage using Wi-Fi, which isn’t designed to handle so many devices simultaneously.

It’s better to go for protocols designed for the smart home, like Zigbee or Thread, which are more reliable, more energy-efficient, and above all much better suited to a dense installation!