iRobot, the manufacture of the popular Roomba vacuum
is planning to take its autonomous robots outdoors and has this week unveiled
the Roomba Terra robot lawnmower. Unlike other currently available robot
lawnmowers no perimeter cable needs to be layed, just a few wireless beacons to
help the robot keep track of its location.
Using the companion smartphone application users
will need to drive the robot lawn mower around the desired area that needs
cutting at first to allow the robot to register what to mow and what not. The
small robotic lawnmower is equipped with a rechargeable battery that is capable
of providing up to 60 minutes of run time on a single charge and will take two
hours to fully charge from flat.
For larger gardens if the robot’s battery runs down
it will return to its charging dock and commence mowing where it left off once
fully charged. iRobot has equipped the robotic lawn mower with two modular
shears and spring technology enabling the blades to bounce if they hit rocks or
hard surfaces preventing them from snapping.
Unfortunately, no information on pricing has been
released as yet, but the new Roomba robot lawnmower will first. Launch in
Germany via a beta release in the coming months.
