Robot Vacuum Cleaner Firmware: Step-by-Step Reinstallation Guide

The manufacturer began to install voice modules in automated robotic vacuum cleaners relatively recently. Not every model has a similar function, but even fewer copies have Russian-language voice acting. For a domestic buyer, this is not very convenient, so there were craftsmen who can reflash the device so that it speaks Russian.

How to flash a robot vacuum cleaner?

To get a device that not only copes well with cleaning, but is also able to issue complex sentences in their native language, users often choose vacuum cleaners from the Xiaomi line. It is this company that produces devices that can be flashed.

Products of other companies may not respond to the installation of a new voice package or serious changes are required in the technical part to get what you want.

First generation Xiaomi reinstallation step-by-step guide

To Russify or install the original voice acting package on the vacuum cleaner, use the guide:

1. Download the Russian-language voice package and firmware to your smartphone.
2. We reset the wireless network settings directly on the device. To do this, you need to hold down two buttons on the case at the same time, holding them for 2-3 seconds until a beep sounds.
3. On the mobile device, go to the "Wi-Fi Settings" tab and define the vacuum cleaner as an access point to the wireless network.
4. Select the menu called "Voice settings" and install the firmware on the device by launching it.

All that remains is to open the folder with the voice files and choose the appropriate one in order to hear it from the automated assistant.

Please note: This procedure is considered a third party intervention. The device is automatically canceled from the warranty. The service will no longer be provided free of charge.

Re-flashing the popular Mi Robot Vacuum

This model is considered the most popular of the line of vacuum cleaners from the Chinese corporation. To install a new voice package, you need a smartphone, a computer and the device itself. Before starting the operation, it is required to charge the device by more than 20%.

Step by step guide:

• install the Mi Home application in the usual way;
• we go through the registration procedure (it is important to set the location "China");
• synchronize with the robot and open the appropriate tab;
• looking in the upper right corner, you will see an icon, and after clicking it, select "General Settings" from the list;
• go to the "Network Data" tab (here we need a token and an IP address);
• download the firmware and archive of voice commands on the PC, open it;
• select one of the proposed files: "mirobo", "mirobot" or "win-mirobo", all have the extension ".ini";
• open and enter the IP address and token into it;
• again we return to the archive and enter another one with the extension ".bat";
• in the pop-up window, agree with all requests and wait for the download process to finish;
• a field will appear in which you need to press the number 1 and send with the "Enter" key;
• the process will take no more than 8 minutes - after that a window will pop up, in which you need to agree with all the requests;
• press number 2 and send using the “Enter” key;
• wait half a minute until the download is complete;
• when finished, the robot will beep.

The token, which is considered the identification number of the device, you will find in the Mi Home application.

After the completion of the firmware, it remains only to select the appropriate voice package and enjoy the work of your automated assistant with clear commands or various jokes.