We bought a new EV! It’s all wheel drive, includes full self driving, with proximity…

…sensors and just a front facing stereo camera. But it takes about four hours to fully charge and the acceleration is pretty slow 😉.

It’s a Mammotion Tech Luba 2 robot lawn mower. We could have bought it online direct from Mammotion, but opted to buy it through a local service centre, Robotech Australia, just in case we need support or maintenance.

Our lawn is about 1500 square metres. We bought the Luba 2 AWD 3000 model, which is rated to mow 3000 square meters, allows up to ten mowing areas, and handles extra step inclines. The base model does 1000 square metres, and allows less separate mowing areas. There are also 5000 and 10000 models.

I followed the fairly simple hardware instructions to screw in the camera (which looks like Wall-E), screw the charging station into the ground, and assemble the transmitter (RTK) onto a pole.

We have named the robot “Marvin” (the mower). To misquote Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: “Brain the size of a planet, and all they want me to do is mow the lawn”.

Next, we’ll see how the software goes. We should be able to just map out the yard, and leave the mower to automatically figure out how to mow it. 🤖 See: https://www.facebook.com/share/4aKmrKA7AExztrNU/