DIY robot lawn mower
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There is a snow blowing forum a few lines down the main page from this one but I hope you keep posting updates here.
All kinds of off-topic stuff gets posted -- I wouldn't give that a thought.
If I step outside the forum rules, please let me know.
It seems until someone makes a Mule forum, George is going to be off topic anywhere(depending on season)
Multipurpose
Utilitarian
Lawn/Garden
Equipment
In my mother's case, it's her knees that give her the most trouble while she is out side working in her
garden or the lawn, she also hates waiting for someone to do the things that causes her problems so
she'l still do them(which causes me problems). vacuuming requires much less walking and carrying.
when done, I see my mom using a fanny pack/Joystick setup to use George to carry potting soil, potted
plants and other things around.
Tommy
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When you say robot lawn mower, now I am not sure what you are referring to. There are gadgets to make the lawn mower move. Remote control today is easy.
But to be called "robot" I think is more that. Robot thinks on its own. If not, then maybe almost. It's why I said it can be expensive.
But to be called "robot" I think is more that. Robot thinks on its own. If not, then maybe almost. It's why I said it can be expensive.
minkyung
What the OP had in mind I'm not real sure either, George has three modes of operation.
1) Wifi for snow removal, my mom can control George to plow snow from a PC in her house.
2) Remotely controlled by Joystick/Keyboard to move things around her garden
3) Programed to mow the lawn autonomously
IMO George has more in common with an industrial robot then any cute toy they call a robot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2iorMHJqwc&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2STTNYNF4lk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQtwV0Atzdc&feature=player_embedded
But with that said, i'd call George a Mule before I'd poke fun at it by calling it a robot.
I was hoping for a used one to show up on E-bay, I stopped by a local dealer looking
for the below unit, they listed a cost of $100US more then the E-bay price
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WARN...orsQ5fATVQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_609wt_1166
Tommy
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minkyung
I'd have to agree with the above statement. I'm looking outside the Box for the answer.
I think for @$1500US you can buy a battery powered lawn mower that uses bumpers
and boundary wires to randomly path cut a very small lot.
Lawn mowers ? Eco-Friendly & Easy to use Lawn Mowers for the Perfect Lawn Maintenance Provided by Robomow
Or you could spend big bucks on something like below
YouTube - PrecisePath's Channel
But neither of these options fit my application.
IMO to crack the autonomous precise path mowing with a 50" mowing deck, 10 acre range,
and 30deg slops will take thinking "Outside the box", or like you said, a very large pocketbook.
Stepping off topic...
The below link is sweet.
YouTube - ROBOPLOW
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That's an impressive video. I tried to figure out if it's for sale or just a prototype -- I found this website. Do you know any more?
Two-Stroke
Schools today are a driving force in the development of projects like in the video, the
elementary and high schools are using the Lego and Battle Bots as the draw for the kid's
attention, in colleges they do projects more like the RoboPlow video(Purdue), most if not
all serious attempts at automating things like mowing and plowing seem to come from
schools.
If you or I tackler these projects it seems we end up using lots of duct tape and doing
projects like in this video YouTube - FLYING LAWN MOWER??? MUST SEE _ NEVER BEFORE SEEN ON YOUTUBE??? ITS FLYING???? or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JKb3ifRUsg&feature=related
Some of that has to due with funding, the project in the sweet snow plow video would cost you or me @15K
to put together, yet for liability reason going commercial may not be practical.
On a side note: the precise path automatic greens mower was a exception, that was a
college project that did go commercial.
Tommy
All opinions expressed are mine alone, and subject to change as information is gained.
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I watched the YouTube ROBOPLOW. Impressive indeed. It's controlled remotely by computer. If I was that kid outside the house, I will tell everyone it's robot. They won't know my Dad is controlling it from the garage anyway :thumbsup:
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You are doing very well for a DIY mower bot builder.
I enjoyed the videos -- I thought the flying mower might be a fake but decided it's probably real. The song in the background by "Frankie Goes to Hollywood" was a blast from the past.
I had the same thought about RoboPlow -- that liability might be the reason if it's not commercially viable.