Cockroaches will learn to fear my SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable
Cockroaches will learn to fear my SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable
蟑螂终将学会畏惧我的 SwitchBot 可充电机器人开关
A little robotic switch-flipper has become my sidekick in combating cockroaches. Before I got the SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable, I’d tiptoe through the dark every morning, hoping I wouldn’t step on one of those terrible bugs scurrying around as I made my way to the light switch across the room. Now I’m ready for battle before I even enter the room because I can switch it on from afar, thanks to the $33.99 SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable.
一个小巧的机器人开关翻转器成了我对抗蟑螂的得力助手。在拥有 SwitchBot 可充电机器人开关之前，我每天早上都要在黑暗中蹑手蹑脚地走过，祈祷在走向房间另一头的电灯开关时，不会踩到那些四处乱窜的可怕虫子。现在，在进入房间之前我就已经做好了战斗准备，因为多亏了这个售价 33.99 美元的 SwitchBot 可充电机器人开关，我可以从远处直接开灯。
The small gadget attaches via adhesive near a switch or button and uses its tiny robotic arm to physically press or pull it for you. You can automate anything with physical power buttons, from coffee makers, light switches, and garage door openers to laundry machines — it makes “dumb” gadgets a little smarter. If you pair it with a SwitchBot Hub, you can then control it hands-free via voice assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, as well as from outside of your home.
这个小装置通过粘合剂固定在开关或按钮附近，利用其微型机械臂为你物理按压或拉动开关。你可以让任何带有物理电源按钮的设备实现自动化，从咖啡机、电灯开关、车库门开启器到洗衣机——它让“笨”设备变得更聪明了。如果你将其与 SwitchBot Hub 配对，还可以通过 Amazon Alexa 和 Google Assistant 等语音助手进行免提控制，甚至可以在家外远程操作。
The SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable’s capabilities are identical to the original SwitchBot Bot that costs a little less. But, as you might have guessed from its name, the newer model has a USB-C rechargeable battery instead of using disposable batteries. While more eco-friendly, its advertised battery life is significantly shorter, lasting up to six months on a charge if you only have the switch triggered once per day (versus up to 600 days with the original model). Still, the rechargeable route is just easier for me. I like knowing I can simply plug the Bot in for a while as needed instead of worrying about buying replacement batteries every couple of months.
SwitchBot 可充电机器人开关的功能与价格稍低的初代版本完全相同。但正如你从名字中猜到的那样，新款型号配备了 USB-C 可充电电池，而不是使用一次性电池。虽然更环保，但其标称的电池续航时间明显缩短——如果每天只触发一次开关，续航最长为六个月（而初代型号最长可达 600 天）。不过，对我来说，可充电方案还是更方便。我喜欢这种感觉：需要时只需给它充一会儿电，而不必担心每隔几个月就要去买替换电池。
Installation can vary in complexity depending on how you want to use it. My simple use case, for example, required more trial and error than I expected. The arm needs to be positioned precisely so it can reach the switch, pull it in, and push it back. Of course, setting it up is still significantly easier than rewiring a switch or replacing it with a smart one, but it’s not quite the set-it-and-forget-it experience I imagined. Installation might be easy for you, but be prepared for a little bit of experimentation to find the right fit.
安装的复杂程度取决于你的使用方式。以我简单的使用场景为例，它需要的调试过程比我预期的要多。机械臂必须精确定位，才能触及开关并完成推拉动作。当然，安装它仍然比重新布线或更换智能开关要容易得多，但它并不是我所想象的那种“一劳永逸”的体验。对你来说安装可能很简单，但要做好进行一些实验以找到最佳位置的准备。
The Bot also includes a small plastic attachment that sticks directly to your light switch. Once looped around the Bot’s arm, it allows it to physically turn the switch on with a push and off with a pull. Installing it tripped me up more than anything else. It wasn’t immediately obvious to me where the attachment should go, and I initially kept placing it toward the middle of the switch when it should have been at the bottom. The instructional video hints at this, but the written instructions just vaguely instruct that you attach it to the switch panel. That led to several rounds of removing and repositioning the adhesive before I finally got everything aligned correctly.
该机器人还附带了一个可以直接粘在电灯开关上的小塑料附件。将其套在机器人的机械臂上后，它就能通过推拉动作物理开启或关闭开关。安装这个附件的过程最让我头疼。我一开始没弄明白附件应该贴在哪里，起初我一直把它放在开关中间，而实际上它应该放在底部。教学视频对此有所暗示，但书面说明书只是模糊地写着“将其贴在开关面板上”。这导致我反复撕下并重新粘贴了好几次，才最终将一切对齐。
Once everything was installed correctly, I was happy with how the Bot performed. Throughout my testing, the Bot remained securely attached, responding reliably from across my apartment, and it never missed a scheduled action. It’s been nice confidently walking into a brightly lit kitchen instead of fearfully tiptoeing through the dark. Beyond that, there’s something oddly satisfying about watching the tiny robotic arm physically flip a switch.
一旦安装正确，我对机器人的表现非常满意。在整个测试过程中，它始终牢固地粘在墙上，从公寓的另一端也能可靠响应，从未错过任何预定动作。能自信地走进灯火通明的厨房，而不是在黑暗中胆战心惊地摸索，这种感觉真好。此外，看着微小的机械臂物理拨动开关，有一种莫名的满足感。
The SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable makes less sense to buy in a house that’s already filled with smart bulbs and smart plugs. But most of us have at least one appliance or switch we’d automate if we could. The SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable is a clever, relatively inexpensive solution. Installation might require more patience than simply sticking the device where you think it should go, and it’s a little chunky. But the automation works like a charm, and it does exactly what I hoped it would: It aided me in a small but helpful way in my battle against the roaches.
如果家里已经装满了智能灯泡和智能插头，购买 SwitchBot 可充电机器人开关的意义就不大了。但我们大多数人至少有一两件电器或开关，如果可以的话，我们都想让它们实现自动化。SwitchBot 可充电机器人开关是一个巧妙且相对便宜的解决方案。安装它可能需要比“随手一贴”更多的耐心，而且它体积稍显笨重。但它的自动化功能非常出色，并且完全达到了我的预期：它在我对抗蟑螂的战斗中，以一种虽小但非常有用的方式助了我一臂之力。