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…
troubleshooting
The Robot Mower Troubleshooting Checklist
After a few seasons of owning these machines, I stopped troubleshooting by instinct and started working from a list taped inside the…
How to Find and Fix a Broken Boundary Wire
The mower would not leave the dock, and the app flashed a loop error. My first thought was dread, because a boundary…
Robot Mower Missing Spots in the Lawn
The first summer with my robot mower, one back corner stayed noticeably longer than the rest of the lawn, like the machine…
Fixing Robot Mower Lift and Bump Sensor Problems
Sensors are the reason a robot mower is safe enough to run around kids and pets, and also the reason it sometimes…
Robot Mower Not Charging? Here’s How to Fix It
A robot mower that will not charge is one of the more frustrating faults, because the machine looks fine and simply refuses…
Why Your Robot Mower Gets Lost and How to Fix It
There is a particular kind of embarrassment in fetching your robot mower from a neighbor's flower bed. Mine did it twice in…
Robot Mower Troubleshooting: Fix Common Problems
My first robot mower gave me a scare in week two. It sat in the middle of the lawn, blinking a red…
Why Your Robot Mower Won’t Leave the Base
There is a particular kind of confusion that comes from a robot mower that charges perfectly, shows a happy green light, and…
What to Do If Your Robot Mower Is Stolen
Walking out to an empty charging base is a gut punch. A neighbor of mine found hers gone one Monday, the dock…