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Choosing a Robot Mower When You Have Pets
My sister's terrier treated their new robot mower like a rival the first week, barking at it, chasing it, and once trying to ride it across the yard.…
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Browse the full library of robot lawn mower guides, from picking your first model to fixing an error code on a rainy afternoon.
GPS vs Boundary Wire Robot Mowers Compared
Watch two robot mowers work and you might not notice the difference, but under the shell they are solving the same puzzle…
How to Match a Robot Mower to Your Lawn Size
The number one reason people end up disappointed with a robot mower has nothing to do with the brand. It is size.…
Making Sense of Robot Mower App Notifications
For the first two weeks with my robot mower, my phone buzzed like a nervous smoke alarm. Mowing started. Mowing finished. Mower…
Robot Mower Maintenance Mistakes That Cost You
I have watched three neighbors kill perfectly good robot mowers in under two years, and not one of them did anything dramatic.…
How to Set Up a Wire-Free GPS Robot Mower
The appeal of a wire-free GPS mower is obvious the moment you skip the spool of boundary wire entirely. No pegs, no…
How to Update Robot Mower Firmware
The first time my mower refused to leave its dock, I panicked and nearly boxed it up for a return. The real…
Robot Mower Error Codes and What They Mean
Error codes on a robot mower can feel like a foreign language. One brand flashes a number, another spells out a phrase…
Fixing Bare Patches in a Robot-Mown Lawn
A reader emailed me last spring in a mild panic: bare, muddy tracks had appeared in her lawn a few weeks after…
The Robot Mower App Features Checklist
The phone app is where you and your robot mower actually spend time together, yet it barely gets a mention on the…