{
  "id": "dreame/f9",
  "vendor": "Dreame",
  "model": "F9",
  "category": "vacuum-robot",
  "status": "controllable",
  "summary": "Rooted, then runs Valetudo for cloud-free local control. Valetudo binary: armv7. Secure boot: no.",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "Valetudo",
      "url": "https://valetudo.cloud/pages/general/supported-robots/#f9",
      "kind": "integration",
      "license": "Apache-2.0"
    },
    {
      "name": "Valetudo rooting instructions (UART)",
      "url": "https://valetudo.cloud/pages/installation/dreame/#uart-shell",
      "kind": "other"
    }
  ],
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "Valetudo",
      "method": "serial",
      "guide": "https://valetudo.cloud/pages/installation/dreame/#uart-shell",
      "difficulty": "hard",
      "tools": [
        "USB-serial adapter (3.3 V)",
        "Dreame Breakout PCB",
        "USB stick"
      ],
      "notes": "Through the robot's debug connector with the Dreame Breakout PCB; on robots with secure boot it must be defeated first or the robot is bricked."
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "valetudo"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17"
}