Robotic devices are very hot these days considering the fact that they offer more than Technology itself. One of the more popular domestic Robots is the Robot lawn mower. Robot lawn mowers are uniquely and innovatively designed to take the place of traditional lawn mowers. These robot lawn mowers offer more than what the traditional lawn mowers can do. They do other things aside from cutting the lawn.

A robot lawn mower uses a variety of Sensors and navigation techniques to cut your lawn. Some of them are sophisticated enough to use GPS navigation to guide themselves and laser sensors to detect obstacles, like the Carnegie Mellon University Automated Turf Management project. Several of the consumer models have already become extinct, like the Toro iMow, but you can still buy units like the Robomow from Israeli based Friendly Robotics corporation.

It is common knowledge that gas powered lawn mowers are serious environmental polluters. It is estimated that 1 hour of lawn mower use equals driving an SUV 100 miles. Now, technology has advanced where batteries can now Power lawn mowers to do an effective job. They can mow, go back to the charger by them selves, and go back out again on a schedule without any help all season.

Generally speaking, it takes from 2 to 3 times longer for the Robomower to mow than a walk-behind mower. This can be an understandable concern from people who have never used the Robomower, but remember, this is an automated process, no human time is involved. Robotic lawn mowers are also very quiet. They are so quiet that they can be run at night while every one is asleep. It costs about $7.00 a year in electricity to mow your yard.

Tech Materials (Free)

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Amazon Books

	Creative Projects with LEGO Mindstorms by Benjamin Erwin Buy new: $20.64 / Used from: $13.00 A good place to start, especially for kids, with Lego Mindstorms
	A Practical Guide to Behavior-Based Robotics by Joe Jones Buy new: $20.67 / Used from: $15.13 Very good for programming not so much behavior as control. Language and controller agnostic