• Robotic lawn mowers can mow the yard, go back to their charger and return to mowing on their own without human intervention.
• Rain sensors are becoming standard equipment. When it starts to rain or the sprinkler system activates, they return to their charging base.
• A perimeter wire, like an invisible dog fence is placed around the yard to define the mowing area. Gardens, flowerbeds and trees can also be easily protected. Running the wire is not difficult, you do it only once and you don’t even need to bury the wire.
• Dogs get tired of barking at it after about an hour. Cats usually run from it.
• It only costs about $7.00 a year in electricity to mow an average yard.
• Robot mower life expectancy is more than 10 years, about the same as a new quality riding lawn mower.
• They are waterproof and won’t rust.
• Your neighbors will love to watch your robot and give you reports on when your yard was last mowed.
• They are so quiet they can mow at night and not disturb you or your neighbors.

Some robotic lawn mowers have sonar detection systems. If any moving objects get close, they’ll slow down and if it gets closer, they’ll stop the blade before even being touched. This advanced feature makes them safe to use in areas where kids and animals frequent. All have touch sensors so when they lightly bump into a stationary object, they change direction and their tilt control stops the spinning blade almost instantly upon being lifted only a few degrees.

Another big concern is curious pets tangling with your robot. There have been no reported accidents involving robotic lawn mowers and pets. Dogs have a tendency to chase and bark, but not attack. Cat’s tend to run the other direction. Goats are jealous and are concerned they may be replaced by the robot.

Since these robotic lawn mowers are designed to mulch, there is no outlet for flying debris. Pebbles and pine cones do not get tossed very far and only at low velocity.

Robotic lawn mowers move relatively slow, people and animals can easily move out of the way. If everyone used a robot lawn mower last year, there would have been 72,000 fewer hospital visits.