Reading the IEEE Spectrum this morning, I saw the announcement for the iRobot Terra Robotic Lawnmower.
How cool is this? Soon…..I will not only never have to vacuum the inside of our house, but, I will no longer have to mow my lawn.
The first thing I will need to do is add these battery operated navigation “beacons” to my yard (no more burying wire) then do a quick walk-thru to train the Terra how to mow my particular lawn.
After that, I will just pull out my Pixel 3 XL, fire up the Terra app and, hopefully, set up a schedule. The Terra will then mow my lawn…..
…..following the initial training route.
All I will have to do is sit in my lawn chair with a beer.
What I won’t do for technology. 😉
Seriously, iRobot tells the IEEE Spectrum (click the link above to read the whole Spectrum article) that this project was very technically challenging given the multitude of parameters involved in mowing a lawn.
Geek on!
PS: iRobot is doing some stuff with STEM. I will research that aspect and report back later. Oh…..and…..I am adding “Autonomous Robots” and “Autonomous Vehicles” categories to TechyMike.com.
Because I love this autonomous stuff! 🙂
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