Proscenic M6 Pro LiDAR Robot Vacuum — ROS 2 / Rootable (Brand New)

An open, hackable LiDAR robot — brand new

The Proscenic M6 Pro is a LiDAR-navigating robot vacuum, and one of the most maker-friendly robots you can buy: it roots cleanly and speaks ROS 2. This unit is brand new (new old stock). The model itself is discontinued and genuinely hard to find — at the time of listing there is just one used and one open-box unit on the entire second-hand market.

Please read first: no app, no voice assistants

Proscenic has removed the M6 Pro from the ProscenicHome app (confirmed on Android). This robot will not pair with the phone app, and because the Alexa and Google Home skills depend on that app, voice control will not work either. As a conventional app-controlled smart vacuum, the M6 Pro is effectively end-of-life — which is exactly why it is affordable for what it really is: a capable, open robotics platform.

Why this one is special

• Guaranteed to root. We have personally rooted this exact model twice. Once rooted, you get full local access to the hardware over your own network — no cloud, no app.
• Connects to ROS 2. Using the open-source bridge, the robot’s 360° LiDAR, wheel odometry, IMU, bumpers, cliff sensors and motors appear as standard ROS 2 topics (/scan, /odom, /cmd_vel, and more).
• Run real robotics. SLAM mapping, autonomous navigation (Nav2), teleoperation, and your own cleaning logic — all on a ready-made LiDAR robot base.

We wrote a complete, step-by-step guide: Connect the Proscenic M6 Pro to ROS 2.

The hardware you are getting

• LiDAR (LDS) laser navigation with real-time mapping — SLAM-capable.
• Differential drive with wheel encoders for odometry.
• IMU, bumpers and cliff / anti-fall sensors (24 sensors in total).
• Three suction levels (Silent / Standard / Max) and 2-in-1 sweeping + mopping with an electric water tank — all drivable from ROS 2.
• Auto-return to dock for charging.
• Built on the 3irobotix CRL-200S platform (Allwinner SoC, TinaLinux) — the reason the open-source firmware and the ROS 2 bridge work so well.

Who it is for

Roboticists, ROS 2 learners and makers who want an affordable, ready-made LiDAR robot base to map a room and run their own code. If you want a hands-off, app-scheduled house cleaner, buy a current model instead. If you want a hackable robot in brand-new condition, this is a rare find.

Note: rooting and installing the open-source firmware is an advanced process you perform yourself; our tutorial walks through every step. Sold as a developer / maker platform.