The most notable thing Ive learned about robot lawn mowers: How the lawn mower maps, matters.
Originally, these mowers all used buried wire to determine the boundaries that the robots couldnt cross.
(LiDAR is what robot vacuums use.)
The problem is, it doesnt work.
To its credit, the GX-600 was the easiest robot lawn mower to put together of any Ive tested.
The entire charging base comes already assembled, as did the robot.
Most operations you set on the robot itself, like setting the height of the lawn.
Manual mode is code for remote control, which is a feature easier to find on other apps.
The GOAT, based on the way it maps, is different.
After an hour it hadnt gotten half the lawn done, and eventually, it stalled on a sidewalk.
Even worse, the robot refused to return to the dock in most cases.
It had just been mowed when we showed up.
I just wanted to see if the GOAT would make one complete run.
It would only continue a few inches before having another error.
At least on this lawn, the robot returned to dock.
On my last attempta small, completely enclosed lawn that measured 30x15 feetwe experienced more of the same.
But I have never had an experience like this, where every single aspect of a product fails.
without reporting constant errors.
A robot lost in your living room cant do a lot of damage.
For large lawns or those with steep inclines or rough terrain,, theMammotion Luba 2is incredibly reliable.
For smaller lawns or those with more smaller turns and delicate areas, I recommend theSegway Navimow.
