Turn a Roomba into an Online Multiplayer Game and Let Strangers Do the Cleaning

Ollie Q hacked a Roomba so people anywhere can drive it in real time through a web interface. A low-latency video feed lets remote players steer around the room and compete to see who can clean most effectively.

A Raspberry Pi and custom software keep the controls responsive, and Ollie even experimented with a racing-wheel controller. A machine designed to automate housework is deliberately turned back into a human-controlled activity—just with the humans moved onto the internet.