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Originally Posted by redpoint5
A robot mower has been on my mind for a while. All of my yards would be right-sized for one, but they sure are expensive. They would really have to be problem-free for me to drop that kind of money. At those prices, I better only have to set it up in the spring, and service/store it in the fall.
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A robot mower has ALSO been on my mind for a while (like maybe 20 years)
It is now possible to implement without burying a cable around your entire yard.
But I have a dilemma ... and I don't like EITHER choice
- a one-of prototype costs too much. AND it takes a lot of time.
- an off-the-shelf unit costs a bit less, but you need to pay someone to fix it since they are all very secretive about how their equipment works.
So ... I'd like to go halfway ... start with an older robomow or similar, do a bit of reverse engineering to figure out what pins need to be driven to get it moving and mowing, then add the guidance system and mapping with a PI 4 and some add-on modules. It's one of my retirement projects ...
