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[-] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 43 points 2 days ago

About the name: “oomwoo” is a rotational ambigram — it reads the same flipped 180°, just like the robot itself roaming your floor in every direction.

There was an attempt.

[-] Mika@piefed.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Now we need to invent a recursive acronym for this name and it would be perfect

[-] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"Open OOMWOO Might Win Over Obstructions"

referring to the fact that these things often end up crashing into everything

this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2026
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