Thinking of buying a robot mower as I am fed up with the ride on and frankly I am getting too old to continue mowing the lawn
Has anyone experience of the robots? Worth the money?
Do you save money in the long run? The cost of fuel and repair on a petrol mower adds up.
Quote from: Would ye whist on May 02, 2025, 09:53:41 AMThinking of buying a robot mower as I am fed up with the ride on and frankly I am getting too old to continue mowing the lawn
Has anyone experience of the robots? Worth the money?
My parents got two of them last year and whilst I was sceptical they have been absolutely excellent. I understand the ones they have operate via satellite. Very impressive and no issues to date.
Quite costly but as they are both in their 80's they've recouped a lot of that by not having to pay anyone to cut the grass. All completely automated
Would you not of done it for free. ;D
Quote from: flowerpot on May 02, 2025, 11:13:41 AMWould you not of done it for free. ;D
I live 90 minutes away from them otherwise I'd come up with some other excuse.
Quote from: David McKeown on May 02, 2025, 11:31:49 AMQuote from: flowerpot on May 02, 2025, 11:13:41 AMWould you not of done it for free. ;D
I live 90 minutes away from them otherwise I'd come up with some other excuse.
Excellent lol
Have a 'wired' one where the mower stays inside the buried perimeter fence, and wanders back to the charging station frequently when required. I have 2 separate patches to be cut, which is a bit of a nuisance having to regularly lift it and move forwards and back. That's the only real drawback I have with it. The newer ones are pretty much all GPS guided now, so there's no hassle of having to install the perimeter wire and repair it occasionally if a growing root or some other factor frays or breaks the the wire.
They don't cut the grass, as much as keeping it trimmed. You have to mow the lawn well down first before installing. The cutting height and schedule can be controlled via phone app. They're quite robust and will motor away happily in most conditions, summer and winter.
You'd probably pick up a second-hand 'wired' one quite reasonable, but a GPS one would be less trouble in the long run, though for a decent-sized lawn you could be talking €3k+ price.
Bring back robot wars, I want to see some of these up against the indomitable Sargent Bash
Seen a queue outside my local Lidl the other morning at 7:30. Checked their website to see what the star item was in the middle isle this week & it seems to be their robot mower for £179
I came across this thread where someone did a fairly in depth reviewboards.ie Lidl mower review (https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058308397/lidl-parkside-20v-1000m2-robot-mower-review)
Had a look at this, need one which could do a bigger area as need .7 acre
Quote from: WeeDonns on May 02, 2025, 12:53:49 PMSeen a queue outside my local Lidl the other morning at 7:30. Checked their website to see what the star item was in the middle isle this week & it seems to be their robot mower for £179
I came across this thread where someone did a fairly in depth reviewboards.ie Lidl mower review (https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058308397/lidl-parkside-20v-1000m2-robot-mower-review)
Always liked the sound of these but never actually went to get one. Same with the robot hoovers that i think would be a great job.
I have wondered how the mowers deal with cat/dog dirt and do they just plough on through.
Robot hoover great job. We've one that mops too. And makes a decent job of it. We had a previous older version and it was pretty useless on the mopping. But newer versions getting much better.
Now if someone could just make a robotic grout cleaner we'd be landed.
Quote from: trueblue1234 on May 02, 2025, 02:39:32 PMRobot hoover great job. We've one that mops too. And makes a decent job of it. We had a previous older version and it was pretty useless on the mopping. But newer versions getting much better.
Now if someone could just make a robotic grout cleaner we'd be landed.
Mop i'd like to floor
Quote from: trueblue1234 on May 02, 2025, 02:39:32 PMRobot hoover great job. We've one that mops too. And makes a decent job of it. We had a previous older version and it was pretty useless on the mopping. But newer versions getting much better.
Now if someone could just make a robotic grout cleaner we'd be landed.
Just don't let them get outside.
Nature abhors a vacuum
I've had three of them so far. Two of them are wired, one home (Husqvarna), one at my mothers (Worx) and one at my house in Donegal, which has no wires. It's a Mamotion Luba 2. I would never get a wired one again after getting the Luba. Great machine, never misses a beat, and can go between areas (over the driveway) no bother. It's about £2,200 or so. They have a smaller one out now as well at about £1,500.
Are those robot mowers good on slopes? Have a fairly steep one out the front of the house. Petrol mower is goosed from trying to cut it.
So weighing up whether to get an electric mower or robot
Quote from: OakLeaf on May 02, 2025, 07:45:46 PMI've had three of them so far. Two of them are wired, one home (Husqvarna), one at my mothers (Worx) and one at my house in Donegal, which has no wires. It's a Mamotion Luba 2. I would never get a wired one again after getting the Luba. Great machine, never misses a beat, and can go between areas (over the driveway) no bother. It's about £2,200 or so. They have a smaller one out now as well at about £1,500.
That's the one I recommended via the brother in law on the Gardening thread. I'll be getting one next year as he has recommended getting the lawn in shape first. He says there is nothing more satisfying than sitting at the dinner table after work watching it trundle past and thinking "thank f**k I don't have to go out an mow the lawn!"
What if I enjoy the misery.
Quote from: ONeill on May 02, 2025, 08:45:50 PMWhat if I enjoy the misery.
Arseblog podcast whilst mowing the lawn would be perfection then.
Quote from: Mourne Red on May 02, 2025, 07:58:04 PMAre those robot mowers good on slopes? Have a fairly steep one out the front of the house. Petrol mower is goosed from trying to cut it.
So weighing up whether to get an electric mower or robot
Not great on slopes. Can't mind the exact angle but they won't go past a certain point, maybe 20 degrees?
I have one for the flat garden out the back. Can't do the front because of the slope. They are a fantastic job.
Quote from: RedHand88 on May 02, 2025, 11:27:30 PMQuote from: Mourne Red on May 02, 2025, 07:58:04 PMAre those robot mowers good on slopes? Have a fairly steep one out the front of the house. Petrol mower is goosed from trying to cut it.
So weighing up whether to get an electric mower or robot
Not great on slopes. Can't mind the exact angle but they won't go past a certain point, maybe 20 degrees?
I have one for the flat garden out the back. Can't do the front because of the slope. They are a fantastic job.
An AWD model will tackle a slope.
Quote from: Mourne Red on May 02, 2025, 07:58:04 PMAre those robot mowers good on slopes? Have a fairly steep one out the front of the house. Petrol mower is goosed from trying to cut it.
So weighing up whether to get an electric mower or robot
The Mammotion Luba 2 deals with slopes no bother as its 4WD. It's rated for 80% (38 degrees). My place in Donegal has pretty steep slopes. I had the Worx there to begin with, and whilst it dealt with the slopes ok, it went over the boundary wire at least every other day. As it turns out the slope rating at the boundary is much less than the rest. I think it was 10% at the boundary for the Worx. The Luba 2 doesn't have that problem.
Quote from: ONeill on May 02, 2025, 08:45:50 PMWhat if I enjoy the misery.
You can still buy manual push mowers. No engines or anything like that, just honest graft. They're wile craic, especially in the wet 😀
Oh I have one. Watched Clint Eastwood using one in a film years ago and bought it. Class clicking sound.
Cheers for the advice above gents - Will look into AWD/4WD mowers 👍🏻
Quote from: ONeill on May 03, 2025, 08:58:40 AMOh I have one. Watched Clint Eastwood using one in a film years ago and bought it. Class clicking sound.
Lol. Class. We had one in the late 70s. Being in the countryside on a farm, our grass out the back was about half an acre. After a few goes, we swapped it for a cutting bar on the back of the Dexta!
Quote from: Mourne Red on May 03, 2025, 10:48:24 AMCheers for the advice above gents - Will look into AWD/4WD mowers 👍🏻
Depending on the size of your garden, Mammotion have a new smaller version of the Luba 2, called the LUBA mini AWD
Bought a flymo 1200r which was basically a rebadged Husqvarna back in 2020. A basic, no frills mower that needs boundary and guide wire laid.
I always get the feeling (just like with modern cars) that the more sensors there are, the more to go wrong.
I did make a little house for it when its charging on the base. Keeps the worst of the weather off it which helps.
Very little maintenance bar cleaning ,changing the blades and I've recently changed the battery.
Previously during grass cutting season I would have spent 2 hours a week cutting and another hour or so running to the dump with the grass as our bins are too small.
Roughly doing the maths over its 4 years or so of operation it has saved me 360 hours or 15 days from cutting grass.
I'm looking for some advice and first-hand experiences with robotic lawn mowers. My lawn is roughly 1500m², and so far, I've narrowed it down to the following gps options from speaker to few retailers.
Kress KR171E
Segway X315E
Stiga A1500
I'd really appreciate any feedback from people who own or have used any of these models — how they perform in terms of reliability, ease of setup, app control, and after-sales support.
Also open to alternative suggestions if there's another model you think is better suited for a lawn of this size. I see a number of people have the Mammation Luba and seem happy with it.
Thanks
I have a Luba 2. Great machine. I have a very slopey garden in Donegal, with lots of obstacles. Rarely misses a beat. There's a Luba Mini now which I think covers up to 1500m2
I have a Kress myself, not the GPS one you've linked but the older one which uses a boundary wire. All in all it is excellent. You can really notice the difference between the back garden which has the mower, and the front garden which does not (too steep a slope).
Only maintenance is changing the blades every six weeks or so which is a 10min job.
I got the Segway X315E in July this year and it has been brilliant. I have about 1000m2 of grass in two lawns, one of which has a decent enough slope and the other has several big trees. I just let it map the boundary itself and mapped where the septic tank is as a no-go area and gave it a route between the two lawns. It avoids the trees no bother. I had it cutting every second day with the weekends off. So far it has mowed 28.5Km2 and the app reckons it has saved me 141 hours. I need to bring it in for the winter soon but I think it will need one more cut at least. It cost me €2550.
When you put it away for the winter what do you do about the first cut of the season next year?
Quote from: Mad Mentor on November 03, 2025, 06:54:09 PMI got the Segway X315E in July this year and it has been brilliant. I have about 1000m2 of grass in two lawns, one of which has a decent enough slope and the other has several big trees. I just let it map the boundary itself and mapped where the septic tank is as a no-go area and gave it a route between the two lawns. It avoids the trees no bother. I had it cutting every second day with the weekends off. So far it has mowed 28.5Km2 and the app reckons it has saved me 141 hours. I need to bring it in for the winter soon but I think it will need one more cut at least. It cost me €2550.
Quote from: Would ye whist on November 04, 2025, 10:43:01 AMWhen you put it away for the winter what do you do about the first cut of the season next year?
Quote from: Mad Mentor on November 03, 2025, 06:54:09 PMI got the Segway X315E in July this year and it has been brilliant. I have about 1000m2 of grass in two lawns, one of which has a decent enough slope and the other has several big trees. I just let it map the boundary itself and mapped where the septic tank is as a no-go area and gave it a route between the two lawns. It avoids the trees no bother. I had it cutting every second day with the weekends off. So far it has mowed 28.5Km2 and the app reckons it has saved me 141 hours. I need to bring it in for the winter soon but I think it will need one more cut at least. It cost me €2550.
I might run the ride-on over it just to tidy it up but will probably just bring the robot out and let it go.