Sizing a Robotic Mower: Lawn Area, Slope and Obstacles
A mower’s rated area is a best case. Here is how slope, passages and obstacles change what it can really cover, and how to size with margin.
Author: Doyle Pemberton
Doyle Pemberton spent ten years in the service department and then on the sales floor of an outdoor power equipment dealer in Michigan and Ohio, fixing mowers in March and explaining them in May. He started installing robotic mowers when the first wave of customers arrived with a boundary wire and no idea where to bury it. He writes LawnBot Guide for homeowners who would like their weekends back and would like to know what that actually requires.
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Boundary Wire vs. Wire-Free Mowers: GPS, RTK and Vision Compared
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