The Amazing Robotic Lawn Mower

Have you seen those small, circular disk that shoot across someone’s yard, gently humming and leaving grass clippings in its wake. Did you think you were dreaming? You are not; welcome to the twenty-first century and the advent of the robotic lawn mower.

A robotic lawn mower is self-propelled, battery powered mower that can be programmed to cut your grass all on its own. Set its parameters and the time that you would like the lawn to be cut and that is it! Several models can run up to an hour on their high-powered batteries and when they are done, they will return to their docking station to begin charging for its next session.

A robotic lawn mower can be programmed to mow in several ways. It can begin on the perimeter and work its way to the interior; it can begin in a spot in the center and work its way outward; or it can move in a crisscross pattern, creating that ever-so-nice fairway pattern that we are all so fond of. Your own golf course, you say? You bet.

A robotic lawn mower has several advantages over its noisy, manual, gas-powered cousins. The first: you do not have to do anything but watch the amazing technology as it winds its way through the yard. Other, more mundane, advantages are that robotic lawn mowers are quieter, they do not use expensive and smelly gas or oil, and they do not pollute the environment (including your yard).

What about those flowers bordering the walk or the maple tree in the middle of the yard? Do not worry. Robotic mowers are equipped with sensors that can detect an object in its path. The flowers, the trees, and even your pets are safe from the wrath of the modern robotic lawn mower. They can operate on just about any slope and most are fully guarded from the elements. So, if a shower breaks out on your mower, it will live to fight those dandelions another day.