(BPT) – For most homeowners, mowing the lawn is a necessary chore that eats up precious time on weekends and exposes those with allergies to the kinds of grasses and pollen they’re trying to avoid. For landscapers, it’s a time-consuming and operationally challenging part of their core service. What if you could get a beautiful lawn without all of that hassle?
The answer is a robotic lawn mower. It’s a small, self-propelled unit — think of a lawn mower without a handle — that zips around on your lawn and cuts the grass so you can tend to other chores.
The robotic lawn mower market is expanding rapidly and regional programs like the Mowing Down Pollution initiative have reduced harmful emissions by nearly 50 tons per year since 1999, promoting the adoption of eco-friendly alternatives like robotic mowers. California’s January 2024 ban on the sale of new gas-powered landscape equipment is expected to boost demand for robotic lawnmowers as well.
With the recent innovations in robotic mowers from industry leader Sunseeker, these units are becoming the ultimate mowing solution.
Sunseeker offers a number of proprietary, game-changing technologies in its Orion X7 series, like Always-On Navigation, which delivers precise positioning accuracy down to the centimeter, and avoids signal loss in diverse outdoor environments. It also includes a 3D binocular camera, and incorporates a proprietary AI Deep-learning System for precise obstacle avoidance. Why is that important? Most robotic mowers on the market today depend on just one of those technologies. The combination dramatically improves the bot’s accuracy by giving it a complete picture of the yard. The AI-assisted mapping also allows landscaping pros to program the unit with maps of multiple lawns.
“This is truly the ‘iPhone moment’ in outdoor power equipment,” said Justin Novosel, Executive Vice President and GM of Sunseeker U.S. “It saves precious time for homeowners and allows landscaping crews to attend to other tasks.”
Is a robotic mower right for you? Here are some of the advantages of robotic lawn mowers versus traditional models.
Convenience. No more delaying weekend activities with the family to mow the lawn. A robotic lawn mower can operate anytime, day or night, while you’re at work or out doing fun activities with your friends and family. Once you install and program your mower, it’s basically self-sufficient. It has its schedule and is on the job, whether you’re there to supervise it or not.
Efficient mowing. Dare we even say it? A robotic mower may be able to handle your lawn better and more efficiently than you can. They are designed to cut the grass in random patterns, so you won’t get those rows or streaks. Some units offer electronic height adjustment for maximum efficiency. The Sunseeker Orion X7 offers Float Cut Technology, which allows the blades to automatically adjust to any terrain and provides a consistent and high-quality cut.
Stealth operation. Robotic mowers are quiet, operating almost silently. No more disturbing the neighbors! Another advantage of quiet operation is you can program your mower to run at night. Most come with anti-theft features so you don’t have to worry about someone picking up your bot while it’s on the job.
Built to handle slopes and other terrain issues. These little units are tough enough to handle sloped yards. And the bots can also identify thicker spots in your lawn and cut accordingly. Sunseeker’s Orion X7 is actually an all-wheel-drive unit.
Effortlessly rechargeable. With standard electric mowers, you need to remove the battery and put it on an external charger. Robotic mowers don’t require that step. Their docking station is their recharging station. The Sunseeker X7 automatically heads back to its charging station for a recharge. So you know that, whenever it’s time to mow, your mower will be charged and ready to go.
Low maintenance. No changing the oil, refilling gas, or any of the other maintenance involved with traditional mowers. With robotic mowers, you’ll need to change the blades once a year, and replace the battery every two to four years. That’s it.
Wouldn’t you like a bot to mow your lawn and get the job done right? That’s a big chore off of any homeowner’s mind. For more information about the latest in robotic lawn mowers, visit Sunseeker.
