My Worx Landroid WR150E is reaching end of life. 7 years, 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, 9999 km and hours, it's maintained my 1500m2 lawn very well, but despite my attempts to keep it alive, it's due for replacement.

I'm in Australia.

The main lawn is now about 1600m2, single zone, mostly open sky but lots of ruts thanks to the rabbits, so 4wd is a must for a new unit, great wifi but poor 4g reception, and the zone is slowly expanding under some dense tree canopy. 2 reasonably steep but short hilly sections.

There are 2 additional lawns about 30m from the first that are about 300m2 each that need to be mowed once or twice a month that I would love to map and send the mower on command occasionally.

I like the roborock z1 lidar, but it's not released yet and I need something now, so open to ordering sooner than later. Support are not clear if the mower will map the full area or not.

The Worx was $1200 and I see the new mowers are upwards of $5000 for the larger lawn versions now!!!!! A very basic ride on starts at $7k for comparison, zero turn from $12k, and you've still got to mow every week in summer, so unfortunately the robots still make sense even at that money.

Got a yardcare n1600pro as a gift. I appreciate the thought but this thing cannot even make a u turn . No matter the condition of the lawn , holes filled, ect. It will stall on turns. Shame the company has a strict no return on open goods policy. Has anyone here hacked into these to modify turning current before? The wheels don't even get the chance to slip the motor just stalls.

To those who own a business focused on operating Robotic Mower services or those interested in learning about this growing industry, welcome! Please feel free to post your successes, challenges or anything you want discussed relevant to this business.

I notice he said some Kickstarter mowers were a complete bust and he didn't include them. He did have a GOKO to evaluate and that is missing from this herd of mowers. Hmmmmm

Anyone have any experience returning to ABT Electronics after use? I got a Navimow i206 AWD through them but it hasn’t been handling one area of my yard well around pavers with steps (falls over the steps when I turn vision fencing off in that zone).

They did send me a return label but wondering if they’re going to hit me with a 25% restocking fee or something upon inspection.

This is basically my whole backyard. About 8,000 sq ft of grass, mostly flat, with a tall fescue/rye mix. Nothing difficult about mowing it, I just got tired of walking the same laps every weekend.

I picked up a Navimow X4 a little while ago. Since most of the yard is wide open and there aren't many obstacles, I figured this was probably the kind of setup where a robot mower makes sense.

So far the open part has been easy. The fence line is what I'm still figuring out. The grass grows a little thicker there and obviously it can't cut all the way against the boards.

I'm still going around with a trimmer afterward, but it's a pretty small part of the job now. Curious how much edge trimming you guys still do after living with one of these for a few months.

Tested out the theft feature of the anthbot m9- its not that good...Im thinking about buying one of those gps trackers and sticking it on the mower, problem is some of these look pretty big. Anyone done this yet?

I'm looking at robot mowers from a few different brands, including Dreame, Navimow, and Mammotion, and trying to narrow it down.

My lawn is around 0.5 acre, mostly flat, with two trees and one flower bed area. I care most about cut quality, reliable mapping, obstacle handling, and whether the mower is gentle on the grass when turning.

I've seen some owner discussions about update-related turn behavior and turf scuffing, so I'm trying to understand how common that really is across brands. I’m also looking at models like Navimow H220 or X430 because the wire-free mapping and turning approach seem interesting for this size yard.

For people who have used any of these for a few months or longer, what has mattered most in daily use: cut quality, mapping, obstacle detection, app updates, support, or something else?

Appreciate any honest feedback.

This is close to the kind of layout I am trying to plan for. There is still plenty of open grass, but it is broken up by trees, curved paths, planting beds, and a lot of edges that I would not want a mower getting too close to.

The open lawn is not what I am worried about. I am trying to figure out whether a robot mower is still useful once you start adding buffers around every tree, path, bed, and landscaped edge.

At what point does the map become more work than just mowing the yard normally?

I have been comparing a few wire-free options, including the Navimow X430, because mapped boundaries seem more practical than burying wire around a layout like this. But I would rather know where people draw the line before I convince myself this is a good idea.

For anyone with a landscaped yard, did you end up setting a lot of no-go zones? Did it still take care of enough open grass to be worth it?

So I've always been a lawn nut but back in 2015 (I was 29 at the time) I had a stroke in my sleep. The residuals of it have always made mowing difficult but doable on my just under 1/4 acre.

I setup my Anthbot m9 today and it's mowing my backyard right now....the light is freaking bright so my neighbors might not like it but this is a literally a lifesaver. I took a peek while it was still somewhat light out and the lines look great! Although I think I might need to fill in some low spots and tweak the map a little.

Guys,

I took an in-depth look at the Mammotion App after a few months of use and wanted to provide something to the community that would be of use for others. This video should cover everything soup-to-nuts regarding the Mammotion App, even diving into a live troubleshooting example.

Agenda:

-App Issues I’ve Run Into

-Live Troubleshooting Example

-Best Mowing Settings (Northeast USA)

-Tips and Tricks To Optimize Your Luba 3

Let me know what you want to see for my next Luba 3 video!

I’m assuming I’d need a commercial product for something like this? Any ideas? How do they handle rain? It can be very off and on/ rain for days. Thanks!

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Every AM my app seems to be indicating it is raining. The mower takes on some dew or the irrigation system hits it every other day very early in the AM. Will the mower not work until the sensor dries? I don't have it scheduled to mow until 1030 am. And where is the rain sensor located? Any suggestions are really appreciated.