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Claude Code and Home Assistant script a Roborock out from under stairs

A Raspberry Pi setup reached 10 of 10 successful exits using undocumented remote commands. It is a single user's project and the commands are not supported by the vendor.

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What the research found

A user used Claude Code and Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi to script a Roborock out from under a stair gap, reaching 10 of 10 successful exits using undocumented remote commands.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

  1. Roborock accepts undocumented remote-control commands used by the app joystick 97%
  2. Moves in the first about 5 seconds of remote control are silently ignored 99%
  3. After backing off the dock the robot does a 180 degree turn by itself 98%
  4. The fixed script got 10 of 10 runs out and back to the dock 99%

Evidence

Actionability rated low.