Comments on: Remote control Lawn Mower

By: Southern RobotX

Southern RobotX — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:34:45 +0000

Our circuit board has been tested beyond the extremes anyone can dish out at Southern RobotX. Have you seen our line up of ready to go remote control mowers?

By: Gene

Gene — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:45:28 +0000

Has any thing been done since 2007 on the circuit board v.2 I am quite interested.

By: funmower

funmower — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:02:27 +0000

check out our remote control lawn mower

Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lwbtGtjpU4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnpAhcRo7CQ

By: SÃ©bastien

SÃ©bastien — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:15:32 +0000

I began the project but still waiting for the v2.0 of the controller. It’s been a long time since the last update on the site (feb 2007). Does the v2.0 exist or everything is aborded?

thanks in advance and im sorry for my english…

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:36:50 +0000

I have wanted to build one of these for the longest time… Ever since I first watched “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” when I was a kid.

By: Karl

Karl — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 00:24:48 +0000

here'a a commercial one:

Evatech Remote Control Hybrid Drive Lawn Mower Robot -E

http://cgi.ebay.com/Evatech-Remote-Control-Hybrid-Drive-Lawn-Mower-Robot-E_W0QQitemZ7747000627QQcmdZViewItem

By: robodude

robodude — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:58:44 +0000

I don't see the point of making a remote controlled lawnmower when there are robotic lawnmowers that can run by themself without you controlling them. You can program them to run anytime including nights. They mow the grass for a few hours, then find their docking station to recharge. Prices start at only $1,749 so it's not that expensive considering all the time you'll save and never have to buy gas, change spark plugs and etc. Check out http://www.lawnbotts.com

By: xx

xx — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:38:37 +0000

There actually was a remote controlled lawnmower manufactured back in the 70’s. My Dad bought one. But it was wired. And had a round type push mower blade. Which was good for the wires cause you ran over them it didn’t really hurt them to much with that style blade. Most of you won’t remember that there once were lawnmowers without motors. that’s what I mean by “push mower blade”. It was gear driven by the force of you pushing it.

the remote control powered one was electric and a ton of fun. But very hard to get accurate enough to do perfectly straight lines. It would mow alot of grass and real fast. But guiding the things is just like trying to guide a remote control car in the exact line you need to cover row after row of grass cutting.

People would stop in the front of the house in amazement. Fun toy. don’t remember what he bought it for or what he did with it.

By: the lawn mower

the lawn mower — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:06:51 +0000

That is so cool. I want one. What is the range on RC?

By: morcheeba

morcheeba — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 03:51:08 +0000

joey y – I heard that too – security clearances are expensive, and a courtyard like the pentagon would be an ideal enclosed places for robot lawnmowers.

By: roach

roach — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:55:24 +0000

This could also be applied by simply modifying the control box, and leaving the chair intact. This could be used to drive patients that are paralyzed from the neck down, mentally unstable, etc. On as larger scale similar methods while replacing the r.c. car remote with a central transmitter and controlling computer. When coupled with radio positioning within the hospital and SONAR, nurses and medical staff could simply select a location for the patient to travel to, and the patient would be automatically conveyed there.

By: sinerasis

sinerasis — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:20:53 +0000

pkm: that was my thought exactly, crazy.

good to hear that irobot is making one, although a simple google search will bring up more than one that have already been built that appear to do similar things.

By: Scott Hildenbrand

Scott Hildenbrand — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:05:04 +0000

BTW, there IS height adjustment. If you look, you’ll see that the frame attaches to the mower via the factory wheel hubs, which allows for adjustment of height on the front/back.

By: Scott Hildenbrand

Scott Hildenbrand — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:03:32 +0000

It’s back now.. If you’re going to cache it, I’d say now’s a good time.

By: Joey Y

Joey Y — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:23:57 +0000

Actually, iRobot (makers of Roomba) are working on a lawnmower:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/23/irobot-cooking-up-lawn-mower-bot/

I also heard that high security sights have an automated lawnmower (so they do not have to do security clearances for minimum wage workers) with a camera on it (to add to their grounds surveillance).

I may be making this up, though. I cannot cite my sources at this moment...