Robotic Lawn Mowing Services – Can TurfBot and Others Pull It Off?
Can Robotic Mowing Services Like TurfBot Replace Traditional Lawn Crews? We’ve long explored the use of robotic mowers like the Husqvarna Automower to take care of residential landscaping tasks on a homeowner level. Now, however, TurfBot has launched the first (that we’re aware of in the U.S.) franchised robotic lawn mowing service. The company promises […]
Using Autonomous Commercial Zero-Turn Mowers as a Service
We’ve been involved in several conversations about using autonomous commercial mowers in landscaping, but not the zero-turn variety. When wresting with the challenges of staffing landscape crews and running a business, the idea of using autonomous commercial zero-turn mowers, especially as a service, raised some eyebrows around here. But how might it work? Using Autonomous […]
Gas or Cordless Lawn Mowers: The Pros and Cons of Ditching Gas
This question seems to come up a lot around here: gas or electric? It seems like a polarizing question for a lot of folks, and I get the sense that your profession will determine which side of that question your answer falls on. For instance, for many pros, especially ones that aren’t currently hamstrung by […]
How Robotic Lawnmowers Work – Not a Roomba!
If there’s one misunderstanding I’ve encountered again and again with respect to robotic lawnmowers, it’s how they cut. The questions aren’t necessarily about the quality of cut, but rather the coverage. Most people ask: “Will it get all parts of my lawn?”. How robotic lawnmowers work is very different than the way you traditionally think […]
2016 GIE Show – Tractors, Mowers, Cordless OPE and More!
There’s simply no question that when you step into the 2016 GIE Show the future is here. Just about everyone was demonstrating a new technology that simply wasn’t possible 10 years ago. We saw battery-powered riding mowers, new oil circulation systems, zero turns with tractor treads, and more. I almost sprained my neck glancing left and […]
Choosing the Best Type of Lawn Mower for You
A Guide to Design Types, Their Pros and Cons, and Cost Considerations Lawn care is a chore, and there’s no way around it, but with a new lawn mower, it can be a much more enjoyable experience. This guide covers the different kinds of lawn mowers and explains how to choose the best type of […]
Tertill Solar-Powered Robotic Garden Weeder
We thought we had seen the practical limits of lawn robotics when we reviewed the Husqvarna 315 Automower . Then the Tertill solar-powered robotic garden weeder arrived. The Tertill weeder automagically senses the terrain, learns its surroundings, and weeds your garden so you don’t have to. How? Magic. No, actually, it’s a lot of science. […]
Using Commercial Robotic Lawn Mowers | Know the Landscape
If you’ve seen a small, unmanned device cutting a neighbor’s grass, you already know that residential robotic lawn mowers have gained in popularity. It’s easy to understand the reason: they offer a carpet-like lawn of constant height—and a lot more free time! It’s only natural for Pro landscapers to wonder if the same technology can […]