GUIDES
Before you buy, know your yard.
Written from the same rules our advisor uses. Each guide ends where it should: with a check of your actual lawn.
How steep is too steep for a robot mower?
Slope ratings, why manufacturers quote the number they do, and how to measure your own yard before you buy.
RTK, vision or boundary wire: which guidance fits your yard
The three ways a robot mower knows where your lawn ends, and which one your trees, neighbours and layout favour.
Robot mowers and trees: canopy, roots, and signal dropouts
Why tree cover is the single biggest predictor of a bad experience with a wireless mower, and what to do about it.
Front and back yards: separate areas, gates and narrow passages
How robot mowers move between lawn areas, why a 28-inch gate can be a deal breaker, and the workarounds.
How much lawn can a robot mower really handle?
Rated capacity versus real capacity: battery, mowing hours, obstacles and why we plan for 70 percent of the box figure.
Robot mowers with pets and kids: the safety features that matter
Lift and tilt sensors, object detection, blade design, and habits that keep the yard safe.
What a robot mower really costs: subscriptions, blades, batteries and RTK
The purchase price is half the story. Here is the rest, year by year.
What installation day actually looks like
Wire pegging, base station placement, the first map, and the mistakes people make in the first week.
Rain, wet grass and winter: what to expect through the seasons
Rain sensors, traction in the wet, storage, and what happens to the battery over winter.
Do robot mowers actually work? What owners report
Where they shine, where they fail, and the pattern behind almost every disappointed owner.