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> mowing Robots which do this are already cheap and widely available, I see them everywhere. Snow blower robots seem to be a thing too, not sure how useful ar
by qwytw 3y ago
> mowing
Robots which do this are already cheap and widely available, I see them everywhere.
Snow blower robots seem to be a thing too, not sure how useful are they. Racking leaves is probably also solvable problem.
It just seems that it might be more effective/cheap/viable to have a bunch of way more simple specialized 'robots' than a very complex/expensive general purpose one.
- Amasuriel 3y agoNot particularly good though. I did a fair bit of looking at them and tried a few on loan a couple years ago. At the time at least, you have to set up an electronic fence to set boundaries, which is very annoying if you have scattered garden beds or other obstacles it cannot bump into. Also like Roombas (the brand, not robot vacuums in general) they have poor sensors and no real coverages algorithms, they just semi randomly roam around. Battery life is also terrible, outdoor charging stations are harder to maintain etc. All I’m saying is, there is a long way to go before they become defacto better than a person with a mower, they are a fair bit of work and fuss right now to set up and keep running.
- qwytw 3y ago> they have poor sensors and no real coverages algorithms, they just semi randomly roam around Husqvarna supports that, but yeah it might struggle on very complex areas (I've only really have any experience with it on fairly simple lawns). It's certainly not just randomly roaming around: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLdSLJu8acg&ab_channel=Husqvarna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLdSLJu8acg&ab_channel=Husqv... I'm not even sure what other brands exist. They seem to completely dominate the market where I am.