[Electronics-Talk] Roborock Q5

Tue Apr 2 12:59:37 UTC 2024

Hi.

I never figured out how to name rooms. I think the only one that can do 
that accessibly right now is the Roomba and that may only be for the 
older ones like the famous 980. Happy to learn more if others have input 
on this.

You might want to reset the map if you didn't do a full clean, otherwise 
I feel like it might be a lot slower to adapt it than it would have done 
if it got to do a full clean first time around. switching between maps 
for the upper and lower floors should be doable. That's about the extent 
of what you can do really. I don't have a multistory home to try. I'm 
unure just now if it will just work if you cary it to the other floor 
and push clean or if that has a chance to overwrite the default floor 
mapping or what. Maybe after your first floor is mapped try switching to 
the other map for the other floor and map it, and then just push the 
clean button after that and see if it figures it out. A sighted person 
can watch the app to easily understand what it thinks it's doing. It 
shows the map on the screen that it's using and shows where it's been by 
coloring it all in.

There's two settings for your maps. Automatic saving and then not 
automatic saving. When that's off, a couple of other things don't work, 
I can't remember what they are but it should tell you when you're 
reading that setting. Maybe you can't actually do multi-floor mapping 
with it off.

Battery level is at the top of the screen in the app when you're inside 
the area for the vacuum. E.g. press the enter button on the Roborock 
first, and where you have the clean buttons and the suction power at the 
bottom, the map button on the right, etc, you'll have a couple of things 
at the top. If you swipe right from the top left corner it should say a 
number and then battery level, then another number and then something 
else. The other number with something else is how much area it has 
cleaned. You can change it to square feet which reads slightly better, 
if that's what you prefer, in settings. Sometimes, it says percent 
battery level, just a label, and then sqft, and then it says 89 and then 
it says 190. The first one is battery and the second one is how much it 
has cleaned in my example.

It will go back to charge up when the battery is low if that happens 
before it finishes cleaning and if it is on the floor that has the dock, 
of course. If you ever put it somewhere it can't get to the dock it'll 
usually stop right where it started for easy finding when you're ready 
to pick it up. However if it doesn't realize the dock is inaccessible 
it'll try to find it, and then stop where ever it gives up looking for 
it. Anyway, it learns how much charge it needs after the mapping is more 
complete. Until then, it'll charge a bit and then go back out and run 
some more but may have to go back and charge again. Once it's more sure 
of itself, it'll charge to the amount needed to finish with just one 
stop hopefully because it'll know how much runtime it needs.

For the A girl skill go in the app to skills and find roborock and add 
it. It'll make you sign it in using the same account you used for the app.

Cheers:
Aaron Spears, AKA Valiant8086 General Partner at Valiant Galaxy Associates "we make (VERY GOOD AUDIOGAMES) for the blind comunity" http://valiantGalaxy.com

On 4/1/2024 9:34 PM, Kay Malmquist via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> I needed to turn off cellular data and all seemed to connect then.  I called
> Roborock and they walked us through the set up.  It was obvious they had
> never worked with a blind person before and kept wanting to use the icon
> look of the buttons rather than what they might represent.  Thank you that I
> knew that a button with three dots might be the more button and things like
> that.  I do have a question though.  I was able to create a map and as you
> know it said that it would improve on it with each cleaning.  I did a quick
> map this time without cleaning   I will do a full clean next time.  My
> question is, did you guys name your rooms in the map and do any other work
> with them and the map?  In time I will figure out how to map the upstairs as
> well because I selected multi level.  If you want to take this off list,
> that would be fine as well.  I'm thinking about having a sighted friend come
> over and look at this to see what can be done.  There is still a lot I don't
> know about this app.  Like how to figure out the battery level and how to
> get the A lady going and the commands that the Roborock app has for her.
>
> Kay Malmquist
> kay.malmquist at gmail.com
>
> "Abundance flows into your life when gratitude flows out of your heart."
> - Jon Gordon
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aaron Spears via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Kay Malmquist via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Aaron Spears" <valiant8086 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2024 8:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Roborock Q5
>
>
> Hi.
>
>
> It might work without WiFi. Just push the button in the middle and see
> what it does. Who is your carrier? Usually modems/routers are accessible
> enough to be able to turn the WiFi bands on and off. Your 2.4ghz might
> be turned on already but it may be using smart-band-steering, using a
> single network for all bands and forcing devices to use the best band
> for their signal and their activity. Sometimes you just need to disable
> the 5ghz band long enough to finish setup and then the device will be
> able to stay on the 2.4ghz band afterwards even if you turn 5ghz back
> on. If your 2.4ghz is off, I can think of no really good reason to leave
> it off. It has better range than 5ghz and will be faster further away
> from the router than 5ghz is. It is however more congested, as being
> longer range means you have more noise from neighboring networks that
> reach as far as you are. Also everything uses 2.4ghz, Bluetooth,
> Microwaves, USB ports, etc so yeah.
>
> Cheers:
> Aaron Spears, AKA Valiant8086 General Partner at Valiant Galaxy Associates
> "we make (VERY GOOD AUDIOGAMES) for the blind comunity"
> http://valiantGalaxy.com
>
> On 3/28/2024 4:03 PM, Kay Malmquist via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> I got the Q5 pro yesterday and someone was wondering if it had actual
>> buttons or a touch screen.  I can tell you that they are buttons.  with
>> the
>> front facing away from you, the left one is spot clean, the middle is
>> power
>> and the right is home or dock.  They have different functions when either
>> pressed together or held for a couple of seconds.  Right now I can't tell
>> you about the set up because it does not use 5 GB and the carrier we have
>> does not have the 2.4 Gb network turned on by default and of course their
>> app is not accessible.  So we are stuck with waiting for a friend to come
>> over and help us out with getting through what is not accessible.  I think
>> then the actual vacuum set up shouldn't be that difficult.
>>
>> Kay Malmquist
>> kay.malmquist at gmail.com
>>
>> "Abundance flows into your life when gratitude flows out of your heart."
>> - Jon Gordon
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: <carcione at access.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2024 8:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Roborock Q5
>>
>>
>> Kay, I'll be very interested to hear how it goes.  I've decided to hold
>> off
>> on the robot vacuum for a bit longer.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
>> Kay Malmquist via Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2024 4:52 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Kay Malmquist <kay.malmquist at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Roborock Q5
>>
>> Well, it looks like I will be the proud owner of a Q5Pro.  I hope the
>> setup
>> is reasonably easy.  Anything I should know before I jump in to this?  It
>> will be arriving on Tuesday or Wednesday.  The last robotic vacuum I had
>> was
>> two Roombas around ten years ago.  I'm looking forward to something that
>> just might be able to keep up with the pet hair.  We also bought an extra
>> filter and bags for it.
>>
>> Kay Malmquist
>> kay.malmquist at gmail.com
>>
>> "Abundance flows into your life when gratitude flows out of your heart."
>> - Jon Gordon
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Aaron Spears via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Aaron Spears" <valiant8086 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2024 9:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Roborock Q5
>>
>>
>> Hi.
>>
>>
>> There are two apps, Roborock and Mi Home. If one doesn't work as well
>> the other one might work out. Alexa integration works a little better
>> when using Roborock app though. I mostly just use my Android to run our
>> Roborock S6 and yes I can't do anything with the map or no go zones, but
>> I can schedule it. I can also make it restart the map and explore the
>> whole home again and such. Are you shopping from outside the USA?
>> Because the prices are better than you quoted.
>>
>>
>> For me, the regular Q5 is a lot less than the price you quoted? Only
>> $219USD
>>
>> Amazon.com - roborock Q5 Robot Vacuum Cleaner, Strong 2700Pa Suction,
>> Upgraded from S4 Max, LiDAR Navigation, Multi-Level Mapping, 180 mins
>> Runtime, No-go Zones, Ideal for Carpets and Pet Hair
>> <https://www.amazon.com/Roborock-Q5-Upgraded-Navigation-Multi-Level/dp/B09N3
>> JKFFY/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1XFCO1JARTSY0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.G9FMDCkT5PKcSC-LeC
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>> VzaC5PDhbmsg2e0tnkSYOoQNWCFgh9p2k&dib_tag=se&keywords=roborock%2Bq5&qid=1711
>> 158851&sprefix=roborock%2Bq%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1z
>> cF9hdGY&th=1>
>>
>>
>> And then there's the q5pro, which has a lot more suction and adds a
>> mopping function. Costs $279.99
>>
>> Amazon.com: roborock Q5 Pro Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo, 5500Pa Suction,
>> DuoRoller Brush, LiDAR Navigation, Robotic Vacuum Cleaner with 240 min
>> Runtime, Smart No-Go Zone, Perfect for Pet Hair : Industrial &
>> Scientific
>> <https://www.amazon.com/roborock-Q5-Pro-DuoRoller-Navigation/dp/B0C7VLHMQR/r
>> ef=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=1XFCO1JARTSY0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.G9FMDCkT5PKcSC-LeChPISVSz
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>> hbmsg2e0tnkSYOoQNWCFgh9p2k&dib_tag=se&keywords=roborock+q5&qid=1711158851&sp
>> refix=roborock+q%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc
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>>
>>
>> Really good deal I think. We paid $450 for our S6 and it was a Black
>> Friday deal for like a third off the original price. Q5pro has more
>> suction and two brushes versus ours with only one.
>>
>>
>> Cheers:
>> Aaron Spears, AKA Valiant8086 General Partner at Valiant Galaxy Associates
>> "we make (VERY GOOD AUDIOGAMES) for the blind comunity"
>> http://valiantGalaxy.com
>>
>> On 3/22/2024 9:18 AM, Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>> Amazon has the Roborock Q5 vacuum on sale for around $379.  I remember
>>> people mentioning this vacuum as good.  How is the iPhone app?  I expect
>>> the
>>> mapping is not accessible, but is scheduling?
>>>
>>> The ad says it's Alexa-compatible, but I don't have Alexa and don't want
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>>
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