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I’m in a park. The grass is being mown by a robot. (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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We thought the rider fell off or something and it was going to crash. Then it turned and kept mowing. Park Roomba!

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Damn, $45k. Though I guess for something like a park it probably has a pretty quick ROI.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

The lower price for 600m² I saw here is 200$. It's very cheap.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you want one for your own yard, there are significantly cheaper options. The husqvarna automower is under $1000 and can be integrated into Home Assistant. I've seen a lot of positive opinions about it in the HA communities

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Nah, my yard is tiny and I don't mind mowing it. I have a Ryobi battery mower so it's super-easy to do. If I ever move somewhere with a bigger yard though I would seriously consider it. Especially as I already have Home Assistant running!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm about to move into my first home with a yard and I've been debating it. I have terrible allergies and even though I really wanted to as a kid, I couldn't mow the lawn because I'd have snot running down my face half way through.

I haven't had a reason to try again for a couple decades but I was gifted a mower so I'm gonna try doing it myself this summer. If it's bad and I can't find a local kid to hire, automower it is!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh my allergies are horrible too, I just make sure to take a Sudafed (can't recall the generic name) before I start. I love that stuff, we always keep a stash around especially as you have to get it from the pharmacy and they don't keep very much stock it seems.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Ohh Sudafed and I are already well acquainted lol

But if I have to take drugs just to mow the lawn, I'm definitely looking at alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hello fellow Ryobi mower owner. Or as I call it, my $500 gym membership.

I have a big old ride on mower as well but hate all the noise and the smell of exhaust, so rather just take three times as long pushing the Ryobi about.

Nothing quite like the satisfying thwack when it eats a small blackberry bush or snaps a runaway wysteria tendril.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

At least the Ryobi is super-lightweight! I can easily carry it out of my garage and even with the battery it's far lighter to push around than a gas mower. I'm hard on blades though with so many sticks and pine cones, no matter how many I pick up I always miss some.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I agree nice and light.

It's not really equivalent to a gym membership, although I have to do a fair bit of Hungy Hippo'ing if I leave it for too long.