Unveiled in 2000, Automower Robot goes around a lawn and cuts the grass without needing help from humans. In order to keep the robot within a certain area all a person needs to do is put down an electric wire that prevents the Automower from going beyond it. In order for the robot to avoid objects on the lawn it has ground level impact sensors that help the robot sense and move around obstacles. The instant that the robot senses pressure against its sensors, it pulls in its blades. After the Automower Robot has finished cutting the lawn there is no need to rake up what is left because the robot cuts the grass into such small pieces that it quickly decomposes and fertilizes the lawn. The owner of the Automower can set the robot to either cut all the time or can set specific times for it to cut such as only at night.
Special features of the robot includes the ability for it to recharge itself at a recharging terminal, the ability for it to safely cut grass in the rain, a secret code that is known only by the owner that makes the Automower theft proof, it does not pollute the air, and its three-bladed disk that cuts the grass smoothly and evenly. The inspiration behind the Automower Robot came from animals grazing because the grass is only cut a little bit but it is cut often keeping the grass short.
The improvements I would make to this robot would be to make it able to cut grass that is taller. Since the robot is always so close to the ground while cutting grass it seems like it would be unable to do lawns that had tall grass. Another improvement would be to make it possible to adjust the robots height off the ground, that way the grass can be a little longer if that is how you like it and so it would be able to go up steep hills rather than only flat ground.
Picture of the Automower:
http://www.automower.us/node158.aspx
Information about the Automower:
http://www.automower.us/node159.aspx
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It is very neat that this robot can cut grass. I like the fact that you don't have to clean up after it because it cuts the grass into such small pieces that they fertilize the lawn. Advancements will make it more powerful in the future.
The great thing about robotic lawn mowers is they never have to face tall grass once they get out and get everything under control. Since all types of grass grow best and thickest at or less than 2.5 inches (including St. Augustine and Tall Fescue) the blade height is perfect. You can check out the full review of robotic lawn mowers at http://www.bamabots.com
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