Anyone know of a robot vacuum cleaner without lithium batteries and that works well?
Anyone know of a robot vacuum cleaner without lithium batteries?
Aug 15, 2025
Last reply: 11 months ago
7 Replies
Your wife?
How do you expect it to move without batteries?
Perhaps T wants lead-acid batteries.
Who said anything about not having batteries?
I would be perfectly happy with Nickle Metal Hydride batteries. Just not lithium batteries.
I am not fond of larger lithium batteries either as they pack more energy density and are more hazardous if they short out.
Here is an example:
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Google sez:"Several cargo ships carrying lithium-ion batteries, often from electric vehicles, have sunk due to fires, raising significant concerns about the safety of transporting these batteries by sea. These incidents, such as the sinking of the Felicity Ace and the Morning Midas, highlight the dangers of thermal runaway within lithium batteries and the challenges of extinguishing these fires."
I am hoping aluminum graphene batteries arrive soon.
It could run on steam, powered by coal.
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