12/15/2025, 16:19

Dear undersigned,

I am still amazed by the longevity this petition is showing. Yesterday, 52 new signatures came in - which is one of the best days since start of the petition more than two months ago!
As long as this rate keeps, I am hopeful to get something rolling with this petition.

Yet, it is still only a petition. Vorwerk can decide to ignore it, if reputation is irrelevant to them. Thus I am happy that there are other creative and diligent people who also find ways to fight the situation that Vorwerk has created. Today I would like to show two of them.

Please be aware: I am not affiliated to any of the two and do not take ownership. I can not be held responsible for what these people do.

1- Reddit user shaman79 (www.reddit.com/user/shaman79/) claims to prepare a class action lawsuit. You can find all information on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/NeatoRobotics/comments/1piifcf/legal_action_collecting_affected_users/ - including information on how to take part.
(Disclaimer: I do not know this user and can not be held responsible for this user's activity, especially for the data collection of that user as part of the process)
2- Reddit user Aggravating_Gur_4710 (www.reddit.com/user/Aggravating_Gur_4710/) haS created a way to connect your bricked Neato Botvac to Home Assistant (an Open Source smart home solution, see www.home-assistant.io/) in order to revive it.
It includes setting up an ESP32 (a micro computer on a single chip for development) and connecting it to the Neato's ports. You can find all the information on GitHub: github.com/philip2809/neato-connected - and they also provide a chat server on Discord for helping out: discord.gg/PAgwhWvyD8
(Again, I can not be held responsible for their approach or damages possibly done by that.)

I am amazed, especially by this last approach: This can really solve the issue, even if all legal ways might fail.

Let's keep all the efforts going - and please keep spreading the word of the petition. I hope to be able to get some traction via press/media - therefor more signatures are needed.