I was wondering when this would come up. I led a team building autonomous lawnmowers for a major outdoor power equipment company. To answer some questions: A

I was wondering when this would come up. I led a team building autonomous lawnmowers for a major outdoor power equipment company. To answer some questions: Autonomous lawnmowers are remarkably safe - far safer than standard lawnmowers by a wide margin. iRobot's potential solution isn't a new one by any means - but the requirement of getting FCC approval for transmission is a rough requirement to overcome. GPS isn't sufficient and DGPS can't fix multipath problems. Bosch's lawnmower had GPS "straight line" algorithms in it and it had to be pulled because it was destroying people's lawns. Decawave is an interesting technology, but not what they're using. Fully autonomous lawnmowers have been around since the 1950's and haven't changed overmuch: http://file.vintageadbrowser.com/tg2i5rpfzmy0yj.jpg http://file.vintageadbrowser.com/tg2i5rpfzmy0yj.jpg