Robots Take Over Tedious Chore: Mowing Lawns

CBS DFW ^ | April 6, 2017 | Gilma Avalos

[C19fan]

In Richardson, a robot is reporting for its first day on the job.

Dallas lawn care startup, Robin has installed 50 robotic lawnmowers in North Texas, with plans to roll out 50 to 100 more every month.

“We’ve been running a lawn care business for the last 2 years. It’s grown very quickly to 6,000 customers. We see this as an opportunity to create a more reliable experience for our customers,” says Co-Founder and CEO Justin Crandall.

[C19fan]

What is going to happen when illegals and legal immigrants can't make a buck mowing lawns?

[rdcbn]

Can you put a joy stick control on the robots and have your kids control the robots with the joy stick to mow the lawn.

[Responsibility2nd]

Well this is cool.

It’s like a Roomba for your lawn.

[chris37]

That’s cool, but I like mowing and tending my lawn.

Good time outside and good exercise.

[minnesota_bound]

What happens when one drives over a pet?

[virgil]

Me too. I like riding the lawn tractor around.

[Covenantor]

Well this will certainly make crop circle accessible to a broader base. Just need to advertise more.

"Honey, what's the John Deere doing in the living room?

[bgill]

Your lawn has to be flat. It won’t take on hills or dips.

That thing wouldn’t stand a chance with my fur babies.

[chris37]

Yep :D

I got a tractor, a self propelled for the hard to get areas, an edger, a weed eater and a hedge trimmer.

I like making my lawn look good. That’s some fun stuff.

[wally_bert]

I have a sloped and kind of hilly yard so I’m out of luck.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Someone will have to take the robots to the job sites. What if they don’t understand Spanish?

[wally_bert]

I used to like tending the lawn but there were some border disputes with the marxist next door.

Besides I really don’t have anywhere to keep a riding mower and it’s a bear to push. Besides there are other things that I’m more interested in.

A guy cuts my grass, does really good, reasonable but not cheap, and I’ve met him maybe twice.

For the cost and aggravation of a decent pushmower, figuring out some kind of storage for it, time and labor, and being free of the chore, I will keep the yard guy.

I did experiment a little with the old timer mower though.

https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-11045114-stock-footage-antique-lawnmower-on-green-grass-is-tilted-back-showing-spinning-blades.html?src=/djDHlCjrS_FaaRMkhiYoTw:1:13/3p

[TaMoDee]

Worse yet, who cleans it up when the robot drives over a giant pile of dog or cat poop?

[Secret Agent Man]

Mowbots.

Yup, I called it.

[Secret Agent Man]

Now you can change your shag carpeting to regular or berber, without any work!

[Daffynition]

Was visiting a friend in the hospital this morning; as we were waiting for the elevator, this came around the corner, *talking* to itself, waited with us, to board the elevator. Strange and kinda creepy.

We inquired in the lobby and it is a drug-delivery robot. Newbie on the staff.

[Daffynition]

That's why you have kids, right?

[JoeProBono]

[Opinionated Blowhard]

So teenagers can become even more lazy than they are now.

[Daffynition]

Time for your union mandated coffee break