Robonect
geertmeersman/robonect · vv5.1.19
Home Assistant integration for Robonect
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
switch | Switch or outlet | |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) | |
sensor | Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…) | |
lawn_mower | Lawn mower (as a switch) | |
button | Button (as a switch) | |
device_tracker | Presence (as an occupancy sensor) |
What people report
Robonect mower modules connect locally, with MQTT topic matching needed for full sensors; the cloud mower.online hostname caused connection trouble.
- Partly works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robonect lawn mower module | Partly works Local | Needs matching MQTT topic for all sensors; mower.online cloud host failed in 1.64Saved copyDescribe the bug After udate to 1.64 connection to 'https://[mowername].mower.online' does not work anymore. Have tried to remove hub and unistall integration and restart and then reinstall but it does not help. Done it many times in different ways. Tried to find some config to remove manually but did not find any. To Reproduce Add integration Enter Robonect acccount Enter Robonect rest account - an url, username and password for automower/mower.online, Hit 'Save' - Error occurs Expected behavior The service to be registered and the integration to be able to access the REST API Screenshots … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #158 · 2024-05 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local push
Talks to the device on your network, and the device tells Home Assistant the moment something changes.
Found automatically over
- MQTT
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 379 (0.05%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 53 |
| Latest version | v5.1.19 (2026-10-21) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @geertmeersman |
| License | MIT |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
Sources
- Documentation: https://github.com/geertmeersman/robonect
- Source code: https://github.com/geertmeersman/robonect
- Issues: https://github.com/geertmeersman/robonect/issues
- HACS: https://hacs.xyz
