RE: Is It Time for a Robot to Mow Your Lawn?

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ummm interesting - how well does it cut the edges and deal with paved
boundaries etc, especially on irregular shaped lawns? Also, how well would
it deal with in-laid paving stones etc? I presume there would be some work
involved on some lawns to make it robomow friendly?

Paul.

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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of White, Peter
> Sent: 22 March 2007 23:53
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Is It Time for a Robot to Mow Your Lawn?
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> It's quiet, but a bit more 'droney'.  Probably about half the volume
of
> the
> smallest Flymo.  There's 3 small blades that spin very quickly
> (presumably
> more energy efficient).  I can't think of anything to compare the
noise
> to,
> I don't find it intrusive at all whilst I'm supping a beer watching
the
> grass being cut, but SWMBO seems to get agitated by it every now and
> then.
>
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mal@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 March 2007 23:16
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Is It Time for a Robot to Mow Your Lawn?
>
> How noisy is it compared to a regular mower?  If it's going to be
doing
> it's
> own thing for three times longer, it would be good if it's not too
> loud...
>
>
> White, Peter wrote:
>
> > This isn't new - I've had my Robomow for over 4 years now, apart
from
> > minor software changes it's not changed at all.
> >
> > It copes with lumps and bumps reasonably well, but it takes a lot
> > longer to cut a lawn, I'd guess at least 3 times as long as a
> > Flymo-equipped human!
> > But the rest of the video is true, including the dopey neighbour
> > looking over the fence!
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark McCall [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx
> > <mailto:lists%40automatedhome.co.uk>]
> > Sent: 22 March 2007 15:12
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Is It Time for a Robot to Mow Your Lawn?
> >
> > With the clocks set to change this weekend in the UK, Spring is
> > inbound and our thoughts turn to the garden. As Robotic mowers
> mature,
> > it really may be time to consider letting "R2D2" mow
the grass, while
> > you spend your time on something much more pleasurable...
> >
> > http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1863.html
> > <http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1863.html>
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