Robot Mowers

[Would ye whist]

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?

[Fogarty]

Do you save money in the long run? The cost of fuel and repair on a petrol mower adds up.

[David McKeown]

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?

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

[flowerpot]

Would you not of done it for free. 

[David McKeown]

Would you not of done it for free. 

I live 90 minutes away from them otherwise I'd come up with some other excuse.

[toby47]

Would you not of done it for free. 

I live 90 minutes away from them otherwise I'd come up with some other excuse.

Excellent lol

[mouview]

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.

[tiempo]

Bring back robot wars, I want to see some of these up against the indomitable Sargent Bash

[WeeDonns]

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

[Would ye whist]

Had a look at this, need one which could do a bigger area as need .7 acre

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

[lurganblue]

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.

[trueblue1234]

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.

[tiempo]

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.

Mop i'd like to floor

[David McKeown]

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.

Just don't let them get outside.

Nature abhors a vacuum

[OakLeaf]

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.