A Better Way to Mow?: The
Ambrogio Professional is a robotic mower
that will keep a half acre of grass neatly
trimmed with no human assistance.
I could use that at my new house.
[ Photo: The Robot Store ]
When Kathleen and I move in two weeks, we will be taking over the maintenance of about a half acre of grass outside of our new house. We have been thinking about the best way to keep the height of the grass at a reasonable level. So far we’ve considered push and self-propelled walk-behind mowers as well as riding mowers.
One thing we hadn’t considered was a mowing robot. Maybe that’s partly because I didn’t know there was one and it sounds like something that would appear in the pages of Make Magazine under the title Hack Your Roomba.
I was surprised to find an article about the Ambrogio Professional on Cool Tools. For only about $1,500, you can get a robot that will mow your lawn for you on a daily basis. It’s an electric, self-recharging, mulching mower that can take care of a lawn that’s about 3/4 of an acre in size. The Ambrogio Professional is a product of the Zucchetti Robotic Division, a company based in Italy.
I love the idea because it would save me at least an hour a week during the eight months a year during the growing season in our area. I think it would be really interesting to get one of these, although I don’t think I can possibly afford to buy one this year.
If you are interested in more information, the Professional is available at The Robot Store and Robots and Relax. The latter company has posted the manual for the robotic mower on its website.