How not to build a robotic lawnmower

shadeydaves_lawnbot

[shadeydave] wanted to build his own Lawnbot, but he had no idea where to start. He purchased some DIY plans online which looked like they would get the job done, but then he strayed from the path in a big way and spent gobs of money in the process. In his Instructable writeup, he details each misstep he made, explaining why his choices were bad as well as how much each mistake cost him. It … [Read more...]

Lawnbot 400: an update to an update

lb400_dumptruck (Custom)

Driven by the relentless nagging encouragement of the Hackaday commenters, [Johndavid400] has improved the Lawnbot 400. No longer does it just sport a makeshift wooden shelf. he now has a wheel barrow attachment. It looks quite sturdy as long as that front hinge holds out. There is an actuator coming in the near future for dumping the contents as well. Also, we suspect that might be a shovel in … [Read more...]