• cuttlefishcarl@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        My guy, robot mowers have been around for some time now. The catch is you need to bury a guide wire around the perimeter of the area the mower is meant to cut. Or at least that was the case the last time I looked into getting one.

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          There are some which are guided via gps now. However, i won’t trust them being so precise. For me/us burying a guide wire was the better solution. Some manufacturers even claim, that you dont have to burry the line cos it will be overgrown by grass after a short amount of time.

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            1 year ago

            GPS will only ever be accurate within 5 meters, which won’t cut it for small yards where even 1 meter over the line may send it down a hill or into the neighbors yard

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      1 year ago

      My Roomba vacuums in a pattern. It finds the edges of the room, finds obstacles, and then goes ||||| across the middle of the room, doing little circles around table legs.

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      1 year ago

      I’d need 6 of 'em for my lawn, last time I checked. Would bee nice tho

      • Nach [Ohio]@midwest.social
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        1 year ago

        Must have a big yard! Mine is good for 1/2 acre but it could just run more often so I think you could stretch it a bit