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Robot Lawnmowers (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by cynar@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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Does anyone have much experience with robot lawnmowers? I've been considering one, but trying to find info now involves digging through a lot of AI slop.

Id prefer one that plays nicely with HA, as well as not internet dependant. It's also for a small garden (50m²).

The best bet I've seen so far is to modify a yardforce mower with open mower. What other (good) options are there?

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[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I have 0.2 acres with a Husqvarna auto mower.

Frankly I don't really "manage" it, it just mows and occasionally I get a notification if it gets stuck or something.

So I haven't really had reason to care about HA or Internet monitoring of it, though it does have a feature to park off it has internet module and forecast shows rain.

But anyway, mine requires a boundary wire and that breaks and is really annoying. I'd hope a wire free solution works well by now.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I've heard the wires are a pain and tend to break. I'm definitely erring towards one using GPS.

[–] klangcola@reddthat.com 2 points 4 weeks ago

Your mileage may vary... I've used mine for 5ish years, no problems with the wire apart from seasonal stripping and re-terminating the ends due to corrosion. My neighbour have up on his wire based one after a few seasons because the wire somehow broke over every winter.

In addition to GPS based one, I believe there are also some camera based ones these days.

[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I've had 2 different brands, and once the wire is placed just right, it just works.

Placing the wire is not that much work in the first place, and then some minor adjustments in the first few days or weeks to get around corners better. Easy.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

For me, wire breaks happen every couple of months.

Some utility digs into the easement, maybe breaks it then, but maybe somehow nicks it so it corrodes and falls randomly later. Sometimes I've no idea how it would have broken after finding the break.

[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

My lawn is fully enclosed property, so the only breakage is caused by myself 🤦