OpenMower – Open-source robot lawn mower [video]
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#2https://github.com/ClemensElflein/OpenMower for the code.
Re: OpenMower – Open-source robot lawn mower [video]
#3That's a pretty neat project that has the potential to get a lot of interest. I haven't looked at robotic mowers very deeply; currently I use an electric plug-in mower, which is about as non-automated as you can get. But I'm wonder if there are any that support changing the deck height for different areas of the yard. From a software POV, this seems doable but is there any hardware out there that supports this feature without requiring manual intervention?
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#4Another open source robot mower with community following: https://www.ardumower.de/en/home.html
Re: OpenMower – Open-source robot lawn mower [video]
#5That's a pretty neat project that has the potential to get a lot of interest. I haven't looked at robotic mowers very deeply; currently I use an electric plug-in mower, which is about as non-automated as you can get. But I'm wonder if there are any that support changing the deck height for different areas of the yard. From a software POV, this seems doable but is there any hardware out there that supports this featur…
I've never seen a mower with an automatic deck height adjustment, most require you to move a lever on the wheels to change the deck height.
Maybe a full size riding mower would have something automated there? So you'd turn that into a robotic one?
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#6> The border outline is programmed via a standard XBox controller
wow, that's awesome (I mean, the whole project is awesome, but that's an especially user friendly touch)
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#7Using slic3r as the coverage planner for mowing is an extremely cool and clever idea.
Re: OpenMower – Open-source robot lawn mower [video]
#8That's a pretty neat project that has the potential to get a lot of interest. I haven't looked at robotic mowers very deeply; currently I use an electric plug-in mower, which is about as non-automated as you can get. But I'm wonder if there are any that support changing the deck height for different areas of the yard. From a software POV, this seems doable but is there any hardware out there that supports this featur…
Kind of off topic but I'm currently working on a DIY project to add self-propel to a 110v corded mower.
The goal is to have an electric rope mower for the biggest part of my back yard that happens to have a 110v outlet in the very center (septic alarm pedestal).
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#9I'm currenlty building the (mostly) 3D printed one from this website: https://repalmakershop.com/
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#10This was a pitch of mine. Replace traditional lawn care with automated solutions. I would’ve distributed this to ~6 mowers. That was the easy part.
The hard part was making it look nice. The people that pay high prices for lawn care want it to look it a certain way. I couldn’t get over that hurdle.
I could but it would’ve been me driving over the already cut grass with specific grooming tools, and effectively negating any benefits of me over traditional labor.
I really think this tech is the future, and I’m glad there’s FOSS solutions to get hobbyists 90% of the way. The last 10% is going to be the real struggle for a startup.