# dekuNukem/bob_cassette_rewinder

Renew and Refill Bob Cassettes for 98% Cost Saving!

Repository: https://github.com/dekuNukem/bob_cassette_rewinder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bob_cassette_rewinder
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: bob-cassettes, bob-rewinder, daan-tech, dishwasher-detergents
Last push: 2025-05-12T22:06:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 21, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1979, "days_push": 478, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1493, forks 46 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:52.724021+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source hardware/firmware project that defeats the DRM on Bob dishwasher detergent cassettes, allowing users to reset and refill them with generic detergent at roughly 1/60 of the official cartridge cost. It is written in C for a custom embedded device (the 'Bob Rewinder').

## Use cases
- reset bob cassette counter
- refill dishwasher detergent cartridge
- bypass bob cassette drm
- save money on dishwasher detergent
- rewind bob cassette wash counter
- hack daan tech bob dishwasher

## When to choose
- you own a Bob dishwasher and want to avoid expensive proprietary cassettes
- you want to refill cartridges with bulk detergent at a fraction of the cost
- you enjoy DIY hardware projects and DRM reverse-engineering

## When to avoid
- you don't own a Bob dishwasher
- you're unwilling to build or buy the rewinder hardware
- you prefer to keep the device under warranty and unmodified

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, embedded, security
- domain: hardware, reverse-engineering
- platform: embedded, cpp
- tags: drm-circumvention, firmware, dishwasher, detergent-cartridge, cost-saving, diy-hardware, automation

## Member repositories
- dekuNukem/bob_cassette_rewinder (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.724021+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:33:26.515166+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dekuNukem/bob_cassette_rewinder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.724021+00:00, sha 336faf3393d8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.