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Dyson V8
E2 · Level 2 · A quiet chip Dependable doofus

Dyson V8

Dyson V8 cordless stick vacuum.

$315Buy on Amazon
Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

A chip manages the battery and nothing more. No account, no map of your flat. The battery, the part that wears out first, comes off with two screws.

Off-grid
Runs on battery, crank or solar, so it survives a power cut.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisDyson V8
What it replacesSmart oneiRobot Roomba j7+
2
Power cut
TRUE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
#DEPENDS
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
#DEPENDS
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
#DEPENDS
#DEPENDS
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
5 of 65/6and one maybe
0 of 60/6and three maybes

The smart one is the iRobot Roomba j7+.

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A battery chip, a motor, no app.

Dyson V8

$315
Off-grid
Dyson V8$315
Buy on Amazon