Friendly Robotics RL850 RoboMower 21-Inch Automatic Cordless Electric Lawn Mower

Friendly Robotics RL850 RoboMower 21-Inch Automatic Cordless Electric Lawn Mower
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Manufacturer: Friendly Robotics
Brand: Friendly Robotics
Edition: Lawn & Patio
Model: RL850
Publisher: Friendly Robotics
Studio: Friendly Robotics
Music Label: Friendly Robotics
Product features:

Automatic lawnmower designed to mow entirely by itself
Efficiently and safely mows lawn, while you relax
Cuts up to 10,800 square feet on a single 24-hour charge
Onboard sensor and bumper avoids obstacles; built-in child safety lock; powerful mulcher
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Description of Friendly Robotics RL850 RoboMower 21-Inch Automatic Cordless Electric Lawn Mower

Imagine relaxing on your porch with your family instead of mowing the lawn. With the innovative Friendly Robotics Robomow RL850, you can turn your dreams into a wallet-friendly reality. This fully automatic lawnmower cuts grass all by itself, so you can get a vacation from mowing--forever! Just drive the Robomow to the edge of your yard and press 'Go' for a beautifully manicured lawn.

Robomow RL850
At a Glance:
Automatic lawnmower mows entirely by itself
Cuts up to 10,800 square feet in a single charge
On-board sensor and bumpers to avoid obstacles
Grasscycles for a healthier, greener lawn that requires less water
Quiet operation means you can mow day or night

Robomow does all the work so you don't have to.

Operates without gas, oil, or spark plugs.
Automatic Lawnmower Does All the Work for You
The Robomow RL850 is an innovative lawn mower that works automatically, so you won't have to spend another weekend pushing your old gas guzzler around the yard. It mows on its own within a boundary that you outline with a thin wire (included). Once you handle the initial wire setup, this mower does all the work for you--simply press 'Go', sit back, relax, and mow!

Powered by exclusive drop-and-go 24-volt batteries, the heavy-duty Robomow RL850 is a 53-centimeter, 21-inch mower/mulching system. With its three blades spinning at 5,800 RPM--double the speed of a typical gas mower--the Robomow RL850 travels across your lawn in a crisscross pattern, covering up to 10,800 square feet on a single charge. Easy to set, the Robomow RL850 delivers a 1.75- to 3.25-inch cut with high-cut blades and a 1.0-2.5-inch cut with low-cut blades.

Wallet-Friendly Choice
Unlike conventional lawn mowers that pollute as much as 40 late-model cars in just one hour of use, Robomow RL850 offers a way to keep your lawn looking great without sacrificing the environment.

The Robomow RL850 doesn't simply cut your grass--it repurposes the clippings through a patented process called grasscycling. The mower cuts grass into fine clippings and disperses the cuttings over the ground. These clippings quickly decompose and release valuable nutrients and water into the soil, resulting in a better-looking lawn. Grasscycling also leads to a deeper, healthier root system that increases your lawn's resistance to disease, drought, and insects, and it reduces the amount of water your lawn needs by as much as 85%.

And because the Robomow RL850 doesn't require gas, oil, tune-ups, or spark plugs, it will save you money.

Multiple Features for Safe, Quiet Operation
In addition to its environmental benefits, the Robomow RL850 offers several user-friendly, neighbor-friendly features. First, a user-controlled theft protection system guards the mower from unauthorized use, and a child lock provides peace of mind.

An on-board sensor and bumpers identify obstructions like trees, rocks and obstacles, and truly quiet operation means you can mow your lawn at any hour without disturbing your neighbors.

Dimensions and Warranty Information
The Robomow RL850 is WEEE and RoHS compliant, measures 26.0 x 12.5 x 35.0 (WxHxD), weighs 50 pounds (without battery), and is backed by a two-year warranty.

What's in the Box
Robomow RL850; 500-foot perimeter wire and 200 plastic pegs; sealed batteries and charge pack; 2007 Generation software; instruction manual.

Tools and Hardware Reviews of Friendly Robotics RL850 RoboMower 21-Inch Automatic Cordless Electric Lawn Mower

Customer Review: Works great! Wire placement takes time.
Summary: 5 Stars

Look, this took me 2 hours to write and edit just right because I'm passionate about my robotic lawnmower so give me the courtesy of reading this in full and then decide for yourself.

I live in Florida and can handle edging and blowing, but not mowing. I have about 1/4 acre of grass and my property is an L shaped corner lot.
Why did I buy a Robomower rather than hiring a service? This was a no brainer decision. Pay $140 per month to have someone MowBoe mow my lawn no matter what month of the year it is (quick math $1680/year), OR.. pay about $1000 and have Wilson mow the lawn more often and be rid of the deafening noise of the lawn service's equipment. PLUS SAVE MONEY!

How much of a savings? In my case about $2000 in two years. If this mower lasts 2 years it has paid for itself two times over, but from what I read, this bot lasts much longer. The longer it lasts, the more money I save.

I considered the 1000 series, but my lawn's area isn't that large and the docking station doesn't really make things exciting for me.

Wilson is my Robomower. Yes, I named it, I admit it. I name robots, it's tradition.... or it will be in a few decades. I also have a Roomba SAGE called Rosie and a Roomba Scooba called Willie. Robots are the way to go, even though they are really god awful stupid.... for now anyway.

I read all the reviews I could find on the RL850. Generally speaking they gave it two thumbs up except for the on board settings. I read the manual 2 times because I don't have a life and I didn't find anything too difficult to understand about the settings. If you can program your answering machine, you can do this.

HOW IT WORKS
There are 2 main settings you decide for the robot. The first one is follow the wire loop you laid down first then mow inside of it, this setting is called (EDGE), normally it would skip the edge so you have to tell it. It's just a push of 2 buttons. There is a second separate feature you can set called (WIDE SCAN), this allows the mower to take longer passes before it decides to turn to another compass heading.
This should be set after watching the robot mow your lawn a few times. It's for efficiency, you really don't need to do this if you don't have the time.. but like I said.. I don't have a life so I don't mind looking out of my window watching my mower do it's thing for an hour or two. Oh yeah, I'm the talk of the neighborhood alright. Yup, there's that crazy guy watching his robots again.

Basically, the Wilson unit has a built in compass and knows the direction it is cutting (for example North to South). Wilson cuts in a tight zig zag fashion meaning it moves south until it hits an obstacle or detects the wire then moves a little to the right and moves north. Back and forth it goes, at some point, Wilson decides to change the direction of the cut.

There will be uncut globs here and there, don't worry, somehow the idiot programming runs over these spots and your lawn will look perfectly mowed as if someone did it with a precision shaver. Yes, it's that good. It's like a barber cut my lawn, just keep those blades sharp. By the way, it handles small branches very well.

Remember, you MUST lay down the wire first. The bot will look for a signal from the wire or it won't turn on. A nice safety feature.

LAYING DOWN THE WIRE
Depending on the layout of your lawn, it may take you a few hours as the manual suggests, but my L shaped lot with a white picket fence smack in between and a detached garage has taken 3 days of planning, experimentation and installation. 3 zones have been laid out.
Nevertheless, if you have a less complex lawn configuration than mine, such as a big square you should be done quicker.
For multiple zones, I suggest you lay out only one zone first. ONE ZONE! Then try the bot out to see how it handles the layout. This will help you make adjustments and better layout decisions for the other zones. This may take more time at first but it's better than pulling up stakes and readjusting. That can get very messy.

Burying the wire 3 to 6 inches in the ground is not a problem for the mower. I have it going under my brick paved walkway. No problems with navigation. You don't need to bury the wire, just clear the way for the wire with an edger, wet the ground, then lay the wire on top of the grass and brush your hand over the grass so it hides in between the grassblades. Over time, the grass will grow over the wire.

The wire must be laid out in a big loop around your lawn then meeting back to a simple transmitter coupling. Don't rely on a fence to be a perimiter for you. Robomower will not do a good job bumping in to many things because it shuts the blades off, backs off then turns the blades on after it moves which is another safety feature I like. If you have trees it's ok to have it bump the tree, but bushes or flower beds must have the perimiter wire around them.

SUGGESTIONS
PLAN AHEAD! MEASURE! Make sure you have enough wire. The RL 850 box contains 4 bags of 50 stakes each. Plan to punch a stake every 3 feet or so. They give you 500 feet of wire which is good for 4 bags of stakes. If you need more wire buy it but don't cheap out on the stakes. I've caught Wilson's front wheel snagging the wire and pulling on it because I tried to cheap out on the stakes and used less than I should. Of course if you bury the wire this will not be a problem.

Remember, I am saving at least $500 for the first year and over $1500 fore every year afterwards having Wilson doing my lawn with very little elbow grease of my own. I want the wire to be there permanently without any snags so It's dumb to cheap out on the installation.

WHY ELECTRIC OVER GAS
I had it up to here with gas engines! I've given up on them which is why I contemplated a lawn service. Oh, they start up right away at first, but then it's maintenance time and cramps from pulling and tugging on that start rope. I threw out more sweat trying to start the darn things than to actually mow! Then it's the oil, the expensive fuel, yada yada yada...
Electric motors have more torque than gas motors and are QUIET!!!

Wilson was so quiet, I went and purchased a Black and Decker 18v cordless edger and a Black and Decker 18v cordless blower and gave away my gas engine edger and blower. Now I can edge my lawn at midnight and my neighbors won't even know it. Try that with a pull push tug skanky gas hog that breaks down and not to mention gets VERY HOT!

A riding mower doesn't do it for me. I look like a weeble in the first place and will make my neighbors laugh. Also, the noise, the gas, and I still have to edge and blow. PLUS! The riding mower is MORE EXPENSIVE! And I have to store it! Wilson fits under a shelf in my garage. It takes less space than a walk behind mower. Do the math.

HAVE DOGS?
I have two Shepherds. Beautiful, courageous and strong. Besides giving everyone a second thought before coming close to the house, they have one genetic quark. After a good dump they like to wipe their bear claws in the lawn, tearing in to it. This airates the ground somewhat so it's good, but take this in to consideration when you are laying down wire. My male shepherd I call Monster already ripped up a wire without knowing. He's a good boy, so now I have to make sure he doesn't do his business by the edge of the fence. This is a training period for both man, animal and robot.

Lawn... the primal fronteer... the everending saga of man over veggie and the pursuit of perfection.

The Lawn Weeble

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