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Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2026 3:11 pm
by Taipan
Update. I'm impressed! Now I've set the cut height
and let it do its thing, it's doing a really good job. It cuts for a while, then goes back and charges itself, then goes back out. TBH, the only complaint now is it's being a bit free and easy with my electric!
I think I have it on the 8 hours a day cycle and need to change that, but I CBA to read the manual.
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:37 am
by Taipan
Perfick!
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:42 am
by Yorick
Taipan wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:37 am
Perfick!
A decent lawn should have stripes.
Need to train it better.
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:44 am
by Felix
They have one running up the Mound in Edinburgh. Tourists stop to video this thing FFS.
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:53 am
by Taipan
Yorick wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:42 am
Taipan wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:37 am
Perfick!
A decent lawn should have stripes.
Need to train it better.
Too formal. I hate that look. Just as well as this cheap POS can't do them!
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:58 am
by Yorick
Taipan wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:53 am
Yorick wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:42 am
Taipan wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 9:37 am
Perfick!
A decent lawn should have stripes.
Need to train it better.
Too formal. I hate that look. Just as well as this cheap POS can't do them!
My dad had big lawn and obsessed by straight lines.
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:37 am
by Noggin
Can you set a boundary? Or does it just keep going until it can't go past a fence or something?
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:43 am
by Taipan
Noggin wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:37 am
Can you set a boundary? Or does it just keep going until it can't go past a fence or something?
This one has sensors, so it stops if it comes up against something. The really cheap ones you have to put a boundary wire around the edges. The really expensive ones you can create maps using the app and gps and even zone them so you can just cut faster growing areas etc.
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:46 am
by Noggin
Taipan wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:43 am
Noggin wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:37 am
Can you set a boundary? Or does it just keep going until it can't go past a fence or something?
This one has sensors, so it stops if it comes up against something. The really cheap ones you have to put a boundary wire around the edges. The really expensive ones you can create maps using the app and gps and even zone them so you can just cut faster growing areas etc.
I like the idea for here as the owners mower is not a possibility for me!! But I wouldn't want to spend ridiculous money on one that I can set a boundary - and the cheaper one would probably disappear into the distance as there isn't a fence between the two properties, only a road!!
And the boundary wire could be an issue for mowing the other apartments' areas
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:56 am
by wull
Noggin wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:46 am
Taipan wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:43 am
Noggin wrote: Sun Jun 21, 2026 11:37 am
Can you set a boundary? Or does it just keep going until it can't go past a fence or something?
This one has sensors, so it stops if it comes up against something. The really cheap ones you have to put a boundary wire around the edges. The really expensive ones you can create maps using the app and gps and even zone them so you can just cut faster growing areas etc.
I like the idea for here as the owners mower is not a possibility for me!! But I wouldn't want to spend ridiculous money on one that I can set a boundary - and the cheaper one would probably disappear into the distance as there isn't a fence between the two properties, only a road!!
And the boundary wire could be an issue for mowing the other apartments' areas
You can get ones where the boundary wires are put in the ground solving that issue.
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2026 12:41 pm
by Taipan
As I left to go to work this morning, I saw the robo mower heading out to do its job too.
I've a couple of wide cracks in the lawn that I need to fill, or it can get caught in them, but apart from that easily solved issue, its been brilliant! I strim the edges at the weekend, as it doesn't do them obvs, but that's all I do now. No marching up and down and emptying grass boxes and putting the big green garden waste bin out for the bin men anymore either! I think i'll even drop my garden waste subscription next year, so in effect, it'll pay for itself!
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2026 12:43 pm
by Yorick
Taipan wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 12:41 pm
As I left to go to work this morning, I saw the robo mower heading out to do its job too.
I've a couple of wide cracks in the lawn that I need to fill, or it can get caught in them, but apart from that easily solved issue, its been brilliant! I strim the edges at the weekend, as it doesn't do them obvs, but that's all I do now. No marching up and down and emptying grass boxes and putting the big green garden waste bin out for the bin men anymore either! I think i'll even drop my garden waste subscription next year, so in effect, it'll pay for itself!
How does it collect and dump the cuttings?
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2026 12:52 pm
by Taipan
Yorick wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 12:43 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 12:41 pm
As I left to go to work this morning, I saw the robo mower heading out to do its job too.
I've a couple of wide cracks in the lawn that I need to fill, or it can get caught in them, but apart from that easily solved issue, its been brilliant! I strim the edges at the weekend, as it doesn't do them obvs, but that's all I do now. No marching up and down and emptying grass boxes and putting the big green garden waste bin out for the bin men anymore either! I think i'll even drop my garden waste subscription next year, so in effect, it'll pay for itself!
How does it collect and dump the cuttings?
It doesn't. Thats kinda the whole point. Its cuts daily so the clipping are small, and they just drop as mulch and actually feed the lawn.
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2026 2:57 pm
by dern
A mate has one and swears by it but it seems like a pretty lazy automation unless you really hate outdoor activity. If you have a dog you’ll be scraping dog shit out of it at some point.
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:07 pm
by Taipan
dern wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 2:57 pm
A mate has one and swears by it but it seems like a pretty lazy automation unless you really hate outdoor activity. If you have a dog you’ll be scraping dog shit out of it at some point.
I have facet arthropathy and as much as I used to enjoy mowing my lawn, the pay off just isn't worth it, as i'll be fucked for the next few hours. You're right about the dog shit though!
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:47 pm
by dern
Taipan wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:07 pm
dern wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 2:57 pm
A mate has one and swears by it but it seems like a pretty lazy automation unless you really hate outdoor activity. If you have a dog you’ll be scraping dog shit out of it at some point.
I have facet arthropathy and as much as I used to enjoy mowing my lawn, the pay off just isn't worth it, as i'll be fucked for the next few hours. You're right about the dog shit though!
I had to look that up and that sounds shit. Sorry about the lazy comment.
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:49 pm
by Taipan
dern wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:47 pm
Taipan wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:07 pm
dern wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 2:57 pm
A mate has one and swears by it but it seems like a pretty lazy automation unless you really hate outdoor activity. If you have a dog you’ll be scraping dog shit out of it at some point.
I have facet arthropathy and as much as I used to enjoy mowing my lawn, the pay off just isn't worth it, as i'll be fucked for the next few hours. You're right about the dog shit though!
I had to look that up and that sounds shit. Sorry about the lazy comment.
Don't be, as I am lazy too!
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2026 4:31 pm
by Yorick
Have you sold it yet?
Or is it a keeper?
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2026 6:17 pm
by Dodgy69
If something is a chore that you dislike then automation is the way to go. If I had one, I drink plenty of tea just watching it, fascinating things.
Re: Robot lawn mowers, anyone got one?
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2026 12:20 pm
by Taipan
This isn't a criticism, but one thing i've noted is, with the current scorchio weather, we're getting a lot of dry and dead leaves dropping from the various trees and bushes. As this doesn't collect anything, I will have to
hoover them up with the lawn mower. Apart from that its doing a stirling job of popping out each day for its 4 hour, random direction maintenance cut!
