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Francisca Sinn
@fsinn@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

“Then, I encountered a bigger surprise: the device was running Google Cartographer, a professional-grade SLAM system used for autonomous mapping and robotics.

This inexpensive vacuum was utilizing top-tier robotics software to construct a live 3D map of my home.”

Surprise!

https://codetiger.github.io/blog/the-day-my-smart-vacuum-turned-against-me/

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The Day My Smart Vacuum Turned Against Me

Would you allow a stranger to drive a camera-equipped computer around your living room? You might have already done so without even realizing it. The Beginning: A Curious Experiment It all started innocently enough. I had recently bought an iLife A11 smart vacuum—a sleek, affordable, and technologically advanced robot
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 I reassembled the entire device. After experimenting with Linux access for a while,  I found logs, configurations, and even the unencrypted WiFi credentials that the device had sent to the manufacturer’s servers.

Then, I encountered a bigger surprise: the device was running Google Cartographer, a professional-grade SLAM system used for autonomous mapping and robotics.

This inexpensive vacuum was utilizing top-tier robotics software to construct a live 3D map of my home.
Text: I reassembled the entire device. After experimenting with Linux access for a while, I found logs, configurations, and even the unencrypted WiFi credentials that the device had sent to the manufacturer’s servers. Then, I encountered a bigger surprise: the device was running Google Cartographer, a professional-grade SLAM system used for autonomous mapping and robotics. This inexpensive vacuum was utilizing top-tier robotics software to construct a live 3D map of my home.
Text: I reassembled the entire device. After experimenting with Linux access for a while, I found logs, configurations, and even the unencrypted WiFi credentials that the device had sent to the manufacturer’s servers. Then, I encountered a bigger surprise: the device was running Google Cartographer, a professional-grade SLAM system used for autonomous mapping and robotics. This inexpensive vacuum was utilizing top-tier robotics software to construct a live 3D map of my home.
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