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  • Members: 1583
  • Category: Robotics
  • Founded: Apr 9, 2003
  • Language: English
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The Koreans are releasing numerous robotic devices -- I don't know about a lawnmower yet. Go to Google, type in "Hanool OTTORO" and look for the Hanool ...
1 Feb 10, 2005
9:11 pm

atlantasailor
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... From: "hlhalvorson&quot; <hlhalvorson@...> Can someone tell me what the minimum distance between the wires can ... I think 5.5 will be about it, anything...
3 Feb 10, 2005
9:11 pm

terry_veldhuizen
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In short. - It will work. I have done just that. Is it the most efficient way - maybe not. You might find the mower go back and forth on the same area multiple...
1 Feb 10, 2005
9:11 pm

Srikkant Sridharan
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... Yep, this is what I was thinking you meant. You should be fine to put the wire on the edge of the grass. Just have it "edge" half over concrete and half...
1 Feb 10, 2005
9:10 pm

Jeffrey Callahan
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... Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think what I've read on here so far is tha tyou can get away with 2 - 3 feet apart. Also, (and I may be wrong on this too...
1 Feb 8, 2005
5:58 pm

Jeffrey Callahan
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Can someone tell me what the minimum distance between the wires can be for a RL500? Not really interested in how far an obstacle must be from the edge but the...
1 Feb 8, 2005
1:44 pm

hlhalvorson
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http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/robomower/lst?.dir=/dollpins&.sr c=gr&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.com/...
2 Feb 7, 2005
4:58 pm

.* IGGY & Svetlana *.
iggykc
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3157773a28,00.html "Turning Your Home Dream into Reality" Sincerely Yours :o), IGGY Dybal - RE/MAX Best - Kansas City ...
1 Feb 7, 2005
3:53 am

•* IGGY & Svetl...
iggykc
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I found as I was fixing the perimiter wire, I was short of pegs big time. I decided to do some research myself and find alternatives. Thought I would share it...
1 Feb 6, 2005
5:30 pm

Srikkant Sridharan
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The President of iRobot was on NPR "Science Friday" today. I called in and asked her live on air if they were working on robotic lawn mower. Mrs. Grainer said...
7 Feb 6, 2005
5:30 pm

roboticservice
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... Mulching can also cause thatch buildup as well as just regular grass/roots dying. I don't know exactly how it works. I think I read on www.scotts.com about...
2 Feb 4, 2005
6:19 pm

Chris Weaver
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During the New England Home Show in Boston, Mass., February 19-27 at the Seaport World Trade Center, there will be several robot mowers, vacuums and floor...
2 Feb 4, 2005
6:18 pm

Jim Pearsall
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Hi Looking for some cool ideas for Science Fair Project (HS level). I'm thinking about comparing the Robomower with traditional push mowers. From what I know,...
9 Feb 3, 2005
3:45 pm

robotsandrelax
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I finally got my robower this week and I have not got around to install the wire etc but I tried to mow using the manual mode. I felt the navigation button...
1 Jan 30, 2005
7:10 pm

Srikkant Sridharan
ssrikkant
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Don't waste your time. The wheels will hit rocks, roots, sidewalks, branches, etc as they will do thousands of revolutions per mowing session. This will...
6 Jan 30, 2005
7:09 pm

patheticforums
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... Dear RoboMower group members, Above is an e-mail that has been sent to the group allegedly from me and may have contained a virus. If you received any...
1 Jan 28, 2005
1:24 pm

•* IGGY & Svetl...
iggykc
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No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.6 - Release Date: 1/27/2005 [Non-text portions of...
1 Jan 27, 2005
9:59 pm

Iggyandsvetlana
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1. I see, in the files section, some pictures of adding a rotary switch to the switch unit. What would this do? Is this something that would allow the switch...
5 Jan 27, 2005
12:58 am

Chris Weaver
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New switches have a sticker on the back that say "5 hrs". "Turning Your Home Dream into Reality" Sincerely Yours :o), IGGY Dybal...
1 Jan 26, 2005
3:06 pm

•* IGGY & Svetl...
iggykc
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Thank you guys for responding to the Q. I was taken aback by some of the techie details I got back ( was little overwhelming). But I got the essence of it....
1 Jan 26, 2005
1:59 pm

Srikkant Sridharan
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If you know of someone who has a RoboMower in your area you may ask them to borrow it and test teh slopes in manual mode. If RM does OK and doesn't stop or...
1 Jan 25, 2005
4:32 pm

•* IGGY & Svetl...
iggykc
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I have been searching this group for a technical description for the differences between RL500 "woot" and newer RL550 model. I have seen some clues but not a...
4 Jan 25, 2005
3:45 pm

.* IGGY & Svetlana *.
iggykc
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Can anyone in the group let me know how to calculate the angle of my slope . Want to make sure my lawn remains within the 15 degrees recommended by FR. I have...
3 Jan 25, 2005
12:04 am

Chris Weaver
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I just uploaded a rough layout of my yard. The file is under "Files - then Yard Layouts and Zones - then the file is called JC house layout.jpg The...
1 Jan 24, 2005
7:30 pm

ezatnova22
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Hi, Me and a group of friends were working on designing a robotic lawnmower that would work without the need for laying down perimeter wire. Conceptually,...
10 Jan 21, 2005
7:31 pm

Chris Weaver
cweaver
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Well, UPS delivered my mower today. The delivery guy and my father-in- law couldn't believe what it was. This was from the last Woot batch. I got the LAST one...
11 Jan 21, 2005
1:24 am

tysamigo@...
robodirect
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Looking at e-Bay apparently there is an adequte supply of older FR robomowers still available at 1/4 to 1/3 the cost of new models. While these may not have...
5 Jan 21, 2005
1:23 am

tysamigo@...
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Question to/opinion from the group- Great group it looks like so far, I've read most of the emails and I'm new to the group. I realize I *have* to have a...
5 Jan 20, 2005
8:06 pm

Clint D
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After charging my new mower of a day it says Fully Charged. I unplugged it and drove it around a few feet and parked it. I noticed the battery meter icon was...
2 Jan 20, 2005
3:17 pm

. IGGY & Svetlana .
iggykc
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For what purpose there is a hole from the remote control compartment to the center blade seat? The mower blows a lot of dust through that directly to the...
8 Jan 18, 2005
6:37 pm

nomen1998
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