Control a home treadmill over Bluetooth
The poster says Claude was able to control their home treadmill through its Bluetooth protocol. ·
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- What they did
- The post only gives a brief description: the poster discovered their home treadmill exposes a completely open Bluetooth protocol, and Claude was able to control the whole machine through it. The thread does not describe the app, commands, access setup, or any human steps beyond the poster having Claude work against that Bluetooth interface.
- How it went
- The stated result is that Claude could control the entire treadmill. The source gives no metrics, demo, or limitations for this specific build.
Try it yourself with Claude
I have a [treadmill brand and model] that supports Bluetooth control. Help me find its Bluetooth protocol, such as FTMS, and write a small script on my [Mac, Windows, or Linux] computer that connects to it and can start, stop, and change speed. Test it by reading its status first, and ask me before sending any command that moves the belt. Finished means I can set a speed of [target speed] from the script.
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Source: Reddit · Oct 28, 2026
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