Flymo EasiLife 150 GO Robotic Lawn Mower – Cuts Up to 150 sq m, Ultra Quiet Mowing, Manicured Lawn, Bluetooth Application Control, Safety Sensors, Hose Washable, Lifestyle Functions
Flymo EasiLife 150 GO Robotic Lawn Mower – Cuts Up to 150 sq m, Ultra Quiet Mowing, Manicured Lawn, Bluetooth Application Control, Safety Sensors, Hose Washable, Lifestyle Functions, Orange and Grey
Flymo – The Lawn Care Experts
Flymo EasiLife GO 150 Robotic Lawn Mower
Our smallest robotic lawnmower yet with a simple Push & Go interface and advanced smartphone control. Designed for gardens up to 150m2 the Flymo EasiLife Go 150 is a fully automatic robotic lawnmower that gives you a tidy lawn with zero effort. Set a schedule in seconds and it automatically cuts the lawn returning to the charge station when needed.
- Streamlined Push & Go interface for instant scheduling & control
- Tilt, Lift and Collision sensors for your safety.
- Hose washable for your convenience.
No screen or complex programming. LED indicators guide you for quick and easy control
Where do the grass clippings go?
A Healthier, Greener Lawn
No need to empty a grassbox or dispose of grass clippings, its regular cutting technique returns fine grass clippings back into the lawn which acts as a natural fertilizer and improves grass quality.
Does it have extra functions?
Extra Mowing Flexibility
It’s functions are designed to fit around your life: Spot Cut, Override, Park or Second Area – which can all be controlled from your EasiLife App!
Why Choose a Robotic Lawn Mower?
Why Flymo?
Finding the right robotic mower for your lawn can be daunting, and it’s important for you to find a lawn mower that fits your lifestyle. Robotic lawn mowers are ideal for those of us that want to spend less time mowing our lawn, and more time relaxing and doing the things we love…
What robot best suits me?
Push & GO | Interface | Assist-U LCD Screen |
25% | Slope Performance | 35% |
150m2 | Working Area | 800m2 |
16cm | Cutting Width | 16cm |
20-50mm | Cutting Height | 20-50mm |
Smartphone App | ||
Lifestyle Features |
Push & GO | Interface | Push & GO |
25% | Slope Performance | 25% |
150m2 | Working Area | 500m2 |
16cm | Cutting Width | 16cm |
20-50mm | Cutting Height | 20-50mm |
Smartphone App | ||
Lifestyle Features |
- Flymo Easilife 800
- Flymo Easilife GO 500
| Weight: | 6.1 kg |
| Size: | 150 m² Cutting Area |
| Dimensions: | 51.8 x 33.7 x 21.5 cm; 6.1 Kilograms |
| Model: | 9704785-01 |
| Part: | 9704785-01 |
| Colour: | Orange and Grey |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Manufacture: | Husqvarna UK |
| Dimensions: | 51.8 x 33.7 x 21.5 cm; 6.1 Kilograms |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Size: | 150 m² Cutting Area |
Fantastic product, cannot recommend enough
I have finally got around to using this after waiting for my garden work to be completed.
The wiring was pretty straight forward, the cable is hammered into the grass approx 5cm from the edging and away it goes! It is able to handle various garden ornaments without any hassle, just bumps and moves on, and handle our path without issues. I am also happy to report that is does not have any issues with dogs mess if it goes out before I have scooped the poop. It shreds it and mulches for fertiliser.
The programming for timings was pretty straight forward and it is fully customisable for timings and days.
Once again, cannot recommend enough.
A really efficient labour saving device
I was sceptical when my husband wanted to by a robotic lawnmower, seemed like a waste of money. How wrong was I? it’s brilliant. It took quite a few hours to install the perimeter and guide wires because we decided to bury them. But once this was done and “Larry” as we call him was on the move, we’ve never doubted the decision. He goes merrily around the garden mowing the lawn. It means we never have to do this again. No more trips to the dump with bags of grass either. I’m so impressed I might consider a robotic hoover next!
A really efficient labour saving device
I was sceptical when my husband wanted to by a robotic lawnmower, seemed like a waste of money. How wrong was I? it’s brilliant. It took quite a few hours to install the perimeter and guide wires because we decided to bury them. But once this was done and “Larry” as we call him was on the move, we’ve never doubted the decision. He goes merrily around the garden mowing the lawn. It means we never have to do this again. No more trips to the dump with bags of grass either. I’m so impressed I might consider a robotic hoover next!
Mowses
Game changer. I don’t have the largest of gardens but also don’t seem to find the time to cut my grass.
I love this Flymo. It makes me so happy to know my grass is cut and always looks good.
I find myself just sitting and watching him so his thing.
I cannot recommend this enough. It has honestly made me very happy and content.
It just works well! Great lazy gardening tool.
I had a choice of synthetic grass or this. Saved myself 2500.
I’ve just set this up today and found it pretty easy if you watch the video on YouTube.
I’m pleasantly surprised how it erratically covers the whole garden including under the trampoline. I had to block off the lower legs of the trampoline when the Mower tried to go over them. No drama.
The mower did a great job and I haven’t lifted a finger after setup. Very happy with my purchase.
Good produc
It really does the job very good. But it needs a bit of supervision and maintenance.
protect from thunder storms
we love this product.it saves hours of hard work because we have a huge lawn,it starts by itself,recharges by itself..
The best thing ive ever bough
I was watching and thinking about these for an age, then I happened to end up with just enough Amazon vouchers to cover the cost so it was effectively free.
We got the wires installed in just under 2 hours, I went along putting the wired down and pushing the pegs in by hand and my 10 year old daughter followed me around with the mallet hamering them home. Its only been a few days and already the grass looks better.
If you’re thinking about it just do it, brilliant piece of ki
Brilliant, even on a rough garde
I have now used this mower for a couple of months and am extremely pleased with it. My lawn must be a mowers nightmare. It has large slopes, rough ‘grass’, twigs from overhanging trees, dips and humps, concrete paths and many garden features to bump into as well as lots of boundaries so many changes of direction. It has coped with them all (suffered a few scrapes down its side) but is a very tough and determined machine.
Very pleased with the Flymo.
Brilliant, even on a rough garde
I have now used this mower for a couple of months and am extremely pleased with it. My lawn must be a mowers nightmare. It has large slopes, rough ‘grass’, twigs from overhanging trees, dips and humps, concrete paths and many garden features to bump into as well as lots of boundaries so many changes of direction. It has coped with them all (suffered a few scrapes down its side) but is a very tough and determined machine.
Very pleased with the Flymo.
Fewer features you wouldn't really need!
I have a Husqvana 450x which has happily cut my large and complicated layout of grass for 3 years.
As a housewarming present for my daughter, decided to try the Flymo 1200 auto mower.
It cost about 1/6th of the price of the big Husqvana but operates on the same principles.
It works brilliantly! Lots less bells and whistles but so what?
I really recommend this product!
Fewer features you wouldn't really need!
I have a Husqvana 450x which has happily cut my large and complicated layout of grass for 3 years.
As a housewarming present for my daughter, decided to try the Flymo 1200 auto mower.
It cost about 1/6th of the price of the big Husqvana but operates on the same principles.
It works brilliantly! Lots less bells and whistles but so what?
I really recommend this product!
Cheaper than Husqvqrna
It has successfully replaced an old Husqvarna mower which I had for 10 years at a much lower cost!!
Welcome to the future!
Love this! We were laying our first ever lawn so really deliberated between a push mower and robot. This appears to be the best “cheap” robot. Decided to go with this and installed the cable under the grass, this was simple enough. Lawn has gradients of up to 20 degrees which the robot handles fine, my son loves watching it amble around. Be warned that unless your lawn is defined by level paving etc the robot will leave a fringe that you need to strim, but for the sake of not having to mow AND the lawn always looking like it’s just been cut, this is perfectly acceptable in my book.
I write this review, sitting in my garden, sun beating down on me with cold beer in hand, watching my robot lawnmower (named Mary Poppins by my three year old) mowing the grass as I relax and succumb to the delights of Sunday afternoon alcohol consumption.
The money I spent on this entirely unnecessary contraption is by far the best money I have spent on anything, ever.
If you value your time and like the idea of watching robots work for you – before they enslave us and we work for them – don’t hesitate – but the damn thing. Oh, and order some beers while you’re at it.
Once this is set up and running it’s a wonderful thing! I can already see the difference between sections of my garden that are automatically mown, and those that aren’t yet.
Originally I installed the boundary wire using the pegs provided which initially seemed fine. However, I also ordered more pegs because our lawn in quite large and I wanted to make sure it was properly secured in all places so it would be avoided by the mower blades. Unfortunately the third party pegs I used cut the boundary wire in several places (which I didn’t notice until I’d used several). This meant I had to get spare connectors and repair the cables. I then decided to bury the cable which took around 3 hours but is worth doing to avoid future breaks.
I’ve primarily been using the mower on the auto setting which started mowing at 7am every day until the end of the day, recharging itself as required.
It’s also worth pointing out they the power cable has a box that whilst it can be mounted outside, must be kept out of persistent rain. Mount it under a covered area, or even inside an outbuilding, and then feed the cable through… there is plenty of length supplied.
A life save
I bought this when I moved house and have been so impressed. The grass area is quite large but always looks perfect. It was time consuming to set up with the wire and electrics but worth it now.
A life save
I bought this when I moved house and have been so impressed. The grass area is quite large but always looks perfect. It was time consuming to set up with the wire and electrics but worth it now.
Wow
What a fantastic buy. Easy to install, best understood by watching the Flymo installation info on You Tube.
‘Billy’ does a great job, takes the work out of mowing and hassle as there are no grass cuttings to get rid of. The cutting mulch in the lawn and you wouldnt notice. We put Billy on more than we need just to watch him. The dogs were funny and barked at first but now happily share their space. I just need to make him a shelter now, excited about that too.
I have been using the 1200R for 3 years now (since June 2006) and it works just great.
I think probably as good as more expensive models but the big bug bear is the wire that you must peg around the border of the grass. This wire is a frequent problem, it gets broken and it takes a lot of effort to find the break and replace the section of wire. I think all robotic lawn mowers work this way though.
Such a time saver. Excellent machine.
Easy to set up, if a little time-consuming in a large garden with features, but once it’s done…that’s it! We set our’s going manually in good weather only and keep it covered with a large plastic box, but that’s because we have dogs that bark every time the mower is out and working. It’s very quiet, cuts extremely well and saves so much time and space in our green bin. I would definitely recommend. Just make sure the wires are set up properly to begin with, then you can sit back and relax. The neighbours are all contemplating getting one, too!
Such a time saver. Excellent machine.
Easy to set up, if a little time-consuming in a large garden with features, but once it’s done…that’s it! We set our’s going manually in good weather only and keep it covered with a large plastic box, but that’s because we have dogs that bark every time the mower is out and working. It’s very quiet, cuts extremely well and saves so much time and space in our green bin. I would definitely recommend. Just make sure the wires are set up properly to begin with, then you can sit back and relax. The neighbours are all contemplating getting one, too!
Excellent little serva
Excellent piece of hardware. My lawn is mowed without me even touching it. But recommend burying the wire as mower has cut it few times without burying.
This robot really is outstanding. it’s so good I dont one a lawnmower anymore.
Great little mower once you have worked out a layout specific to your lawn areas.
Great little mower. Took a bit of working out how to incorporate 2 areas across a path, the closest we could lay boundary lines to flat edges and how to link 2 separate manual areas but after experimenting a bit we got there.
Great little mower once you have worked out a layout specific to your lawn areas.
Great little mower. Took a bit of working out how to incorporate 2 areas across a path, the closest we could lay boundary lines to flat edges and how to link 2 separate manual areas but after experimenting a bit we got there.
Just amazing. Get it. Worth every cent.
Just the best money I have ever spent in gardening. Ever. Just brilliant. Grass looks awesome and zero work. Thank you Flyome
Buy one!
There are lots of detailed reviews and I’m not inclined to gild the lily. Bury the guide wire rather than peg it, although the pegs do come in handy when you reach an area where it is difficult to penetrate such as a tree root. Other than that my lawn gets mowed and I never have to waste my time doing it. Kids love it. I got it for 449 which isn’t hugely different to the price of a new mower. You won’t regret it.
I wanted a robot lawnmower to give me some time back in my busy week but I had not bargained on getting a good friend too. Yes, I get short grass but more importantly I look forward to my early evening walks with ‘Rover’ as he is a good friend and a great listener. My wife now complains that I spend more time talking to Rover than I do to her but she doesn’t understand the bond Rover and I now have.
This Was One Of My Better Ideas
We have a challenging lawn to mow. It is full of hills and narrow access from place to place and several almost separate lawns. There are also numerous obstacles. However, by careful use of the guide wire I was able to ensure all of it is mowed by this robot.
What used to be an all day job is now a day off.
I cannot recommend this robot mower highly enough.
One thing. Be sure to order a lot more ground pegs and extra connectors if you have a good sized lawn. You will need them 🙂
Running smoothly for over 8 months!
The Flymo is one of the best purchases I’ve ever made. It’s been cutting our large and un-even lawn flawlessly for 8 months now.
At the start there where a couple of patches that where too step but I just reduced the incline with a bit of solid.
Really impressed how quiet and reliable this mower is.
The grass look great as well with no long patches left behind.
Running smoothly for over 8 months!
The Flymo is one of the best purchases I’ve ever made. It’s been cutting our large and un-even lawn flawlessly for 8 months now.
At the start there where a couple of patches that where too step but I just reduced the incline with a bit of solid.
Really impressed how quiet and reliable this mower is.
The grass look great as well with no long patches left behind.
This Was One Of My Better Ideas
We have a challenging lawn to mow. It is full of hills and narrow access from place to place and several almost separate lawns. There are also numerous obstacles. However, by careful use of the guide wire I was able to ensure all of it is mowed by this robot.
What used to be an all day job is now a day off.
I cannot recommend this robot mower highly enough.
One thing. Be sure to order a lot more ground pegs and extra connectors if you have a good sized lawn. You will need them 🙂
GREAT PURCHASE, VERY HAPPY WITH IT
This is our first grass cutting robot and we ate very pleased with it. It’s great to wake up in the morning, look outside and see your grass being cut!
The model is a bit old so by 2019 standards it could do with a phone app to control it remotely. Laying down the sensor wire around out garden perimeter was the biggest chore but now we are benefitting each time it cuts our grass.
I honestly cant see us going back to a standard lawn mower anytime soon.
Having read a few reviews I decided to bite the bullet and order one. It was relatively easy to set up, but it was up and running within minutes once connected up to power. We decided not to bury the perimeter wire in case we needed to adjust it, so we pegged it down as described. We were a bit apprehensive about this as several reviews insist that she should ignore this advice as the mower will inevitably run over the wire and cut it. On our lawn though, which isn’t particularly flat, it has ben no problem at all as long as you put pegs close enough together. Had the mower running for 2 weeks solid without issue to the perimeter wire.
One issue we did have was the power cable was temporarily going through the window and the mower did run over it as it ran across the the lawn a little…and it cut it to shreds. The repair was simple enough and we have now fitted an outside socket and ‘house’ to store the mower in (and the slack in the cable is tucked away inside it).
We have called the mower ‘Snip Dog’. Rejected names were Farrah, Shreddie and Sir Lawnsalot. Have sat and watched it do its thing for hours. We do wish it went a bit closer to the edge of solid objects, but strimming the edges is easy enough and very rewarding as the rest of the lawn is constantly perfect.
The resulting lawn has never looked so good, the results are fab even after 2 weeks. It is particularly good for the areas of the lawn that the petrol mower was a bit harsh on as the cutting is much less aggressive and the mower is really light. We even have a few edges that have been seeded and the mower is running over them without stopping the new growth or damaging the area. Will certainly not be going back to the petrol mower any time soon.
Really pleased, and despite the cost have no regrets at all.
Easy contender for the best purchase I ever made!
I was really quite dubious about buying this but, I *HATE* gardening of any/all sorts and really fancied the apparent convenience.
Installing the guide wire around both my front and rear lawns was a somewhat of a challenge, though made more difficult because of how I had to run the cable and not having the right tools to hand. Overall it was the third day after I started that it was finished and operating but, if I was doing the same again armed with the knowledge of having done it previously, it’d be installed and operation on the same day.
I have it running automatically every Monday, Wednesday and Friday doing the rear lawn whilst we’re all out of the house at work/school etc. Then on Tuesdays and Thurdays I’ll take it andhave it manually do the front lawn.
It’s hypnotic watching go about its job – I could spend hours watching it I’m sure – which kind of defeats the object.
I did try running it at night that first night around 01:00 AM so I could see whether it was quiet enough to not wake the neighbours in the process but, it was a very still night with no wind… with my bedroom window open I could hear it fairly loud so I assumed my neighbours would probably be able to hear it too so reverted to daytime running only.
Had there been some wind/rain noise it probably wouldn’t have been so noticeable.
At 500 it’s more (considerably so) than I’ve ever spent on a lawn mower but for the convenience of not having to perform the absurdly tedious task of mowing the lawns and just perhaps once per week whipping out the strimmer to tidy up the edges, it’s the easily a decent investment and definitely a contender for the best purchase I ever made.
I absolutely recommend this.
Simply the best gadget money can buy
We needed a new lawn mower, so the decision was simple: buy a new lawn mower and spend an hour a week mowing the lawn or spend a bit more money (and more time setting it up) and then never having to mow the lawn again. Yes it takes a while (like most of a day) to get properly set up especially if you bury the cables (mine are half buried and half pegged). And you do need an outside power supply (luckily we already had one of these). When I finally connected everything up I was very glad to see no fault lights as that does look time-consuming. Occasionally ‘Mo’ (sigh) gets stuck but then our lawn is really uneven – maybe twice a week I have to go and find him and relocate him, but it’s a small price to pay. So far we’ve had him for just over a year and have had no problems at all. Fingers crossed.
Once set up I've not had to think about mowing my lawn. Such a time saver.
Set up with no fuss. Enjoy watching it buzz around the lawn.
Perfect.
My dad first bought a petrol Flymo in the seventies and then taught me to use it at thirteen years old! I have been cutting grass ever since. Here I am buying the new version n 2019 age 47!. Bought to mow my mum’s large garden. Set up has take me a good few hours because I have chosen to bury the boundary wire in the ground, using a half moon edger. I did this so I can mow in the autumn if necessary picking up leaves. Once I did this it was a simple set up and away it went. Have a good read of the instructions one evening before you start and it will be easy. Its early in its life yet but its doing just what I expected it would and very neatly with out fuss.
Great produc
Works very well so far. Charging base situated on flower bed (ie off the lawn) with no issues.
Buy it you won’t be disappointed!!
OMG this little grassbot is the business, keeps the grass cut perfectly all the time. I had it set up in 1 Day this was mostly time spent burying the cables. Next day (I let it charge overnight) off my little grassbot went and I’ve never had my bother except from the wife who complained that I was watching my new helper too much…..but it’s so therapeutic watching somebody else do my usual job while I enjoy the sun lol
This thing is so quiet it can cut the grass at night, pushes footballs out of its way but smaller items will cause problems so make sure you check the cutting area is clear before you let it loose, great invention!!
Quite and very easy to set up
Set it up in 3 hours set it off had to modify the boundary due to inability to negotiate round a trampoline which was easy to do by splicing into the boundary. Dose the job well, very quite, dog and cat not bothered by it slow enough for them to get out the way if needed.
Quite and very easy to set up
Set it up in 3 hours set it off had to modify the boundary due to inability to negotiate round a trampoline which was easy to do by splicing into the boundary. Dose the job well, very quite, dog and cat not bothered by it slow enough for them to get out the way if needed.
Bought it a year ago and finally got round to installing it 2 months ago: a 2 hour job. My advice – just sink the wire in your lawn as soon as possible – do it with a knife, not a spade, as the spade compacted the edges to the point that I now have outlines of the cable route that have dried out and need filling with soil.
It now trundles around the lawn saving me time and still doing a great job. Also you can go closer to edge than the instructions advise, particularly if there’s little “drop” off. This will minimize the amount of growth that will be inevitable that you’ll need to strim to keep tidy.
I moved it way down the garden and got an after market 30m low voltage power supply cable from Amazon. It’s better quality than the 10m version supplied with the mower! It’s now much further away and out of sight. Bright orange does stand out! – so we built a shed for it to sit in. Stops my kids and their friends inadvertently damaging it and keeps it out of sight.
I have found 2 small issues though:
1. If you have leaves or other debris falling on your lawn that would normally be “hoovered” up by a regular mow, then these will just get left on the lawn. It looks unsightly and you’ll need to mow or blow/vacuum the lawn to clear away debris.
2. If your lawn is bumpy, or has depressions (i.e. in mine where a pond used to be, we filled it in but it’s settled into a small depression relative to the rest of the lawn) then the mower will create a “crater” outline of short cut grass (or soil areas!) where the mower isn’t able to run level/flat. You’ll then need to raise/lower such areas to remedy this. If you were hand mowing you’d be “careful” and avoid such issues – robomower doesn’t care.
Had this robot mower in use for a few days now. Wow! My lawn is rough due to previously chickens, so there are holes and it’s uneven. I have a pile of branches in the middle of the lawn. In three days, it’s transformed my rough mown grass into an evenly trimmed lawn.
We call him Murray. Given he is mowing my lawn, I looked out and saw him beetling about in the rain – and felt sorry for the bot. He carries on in the rain and the mowing works very well.
The dog took an interest in him for a few minutes, but it’s just part of the garden now and they ignore each other.
The boundary wire took some effort – probably because I wanted to bury two thirds of it near the patio. I shouldn’t have worried about a trip hazard as it disappears really quickly, so should have pegged the lot down.
Seeing him approach the charging station, back up and reverse into the station is cute. He hasn’t missed it once.
He got stuck three times. One on a branch I had cut down and twice on two holes I should have filled in (one was a brick I removed when digging in the boundary wire)… Most of the t8me, he surprises me by reversing or turning out of trouble.
Was this a waste of money? No way.
Does it give me time back? Certainly yes.
Do I have a nice lawn? I do now and I expect it will get much better as the lawn much helps feed the lawn.
This unit must be made by Husqvarna as the power supply has that name on it, so I feel this is great quality kit and at an OK price.
I did think I wanted a bit to create lawn stripes, but the result I have now is tidy, neat and better than the petrol mower I previously used.
Be prepared to have some attachment to the bot, as it very quietly sorts your lawn out. That said, he isn’t coming on holiday with us as he will be too busy mowing the lawn – and I have every confidence he will get on with it whilst we are away…
Yep, we named it 🙂 We’ve had ours for a year now and it’s fantastic. Trundles away quietly and serenely; even our cats aren’t scared of it anymore. 🙂
There are a couple of things to watch out for:
1) The original installation took a couple of hours for our 150 sq.m lawn, but once it’s done that’s it. We followed the instructions and laid ours on the grass, hammering the pegs down to the level of the soil. After a couple of weeks the grass had grown up around the wire and it’s now invisible. During this time, keep the cutting height high to avoid cutting the wire – again this is in the instructions;
2) Cutting frequency: For our lawn Flymo suggest 4 times a week with 10 hours of cutting time available, which left it looking trampled. Once I thought about it, I realised that a set once approach is never going to work: you wouldn’t stick to the same cutting frequency with a manual mower, so why with an auto? Also everyone’s lawns are in different conditions, so will grow at different rates. A more flexible approach is needed. What we worked out (by putting it on manual and leaving it till the battery ran out) is that one charge pretty much does the entire lawn once. So we’ve now reduced the cutting down to a couple of days a week and a couple of hours of cutting. As the season progresses and the grass grows faster we’ll up it. We’re also trying having it start mowing later in the day so that the morning moisture has gone. Yes, it’s designed to cut when it’s raining etc. but it just seems better to try to minimise wet cutting as much as possible.
3) Winter: I brought everything in: mower, base unit and power supply. Just disconnected the cables and put it all back in the box having given it a clean. Does mean you need somewhere to store the box, but it’s worth it.
4) Connectors / Wire: buy more connectors and leave plenty of spare cable. The wire is quite brittle, so has a tendency to break especially at the base unit. Then you need a new connector and will get through the supplied ones quite quickly. They’re inexpensive (<5 for 5), so worth ordering some more. Just search the internet.
5) Don't forget where you laid the guide wire: I did. Raked it up getting rid of some moss. Dohh. (that's why I used more connectors)
In summary, get one you won't regret it. Watch the pricing, it fluctuates wildly; buy at a price point you're happy with and don't look again! 🙂
Boundary and guidwire connectors not great.
The product is great, in the short time I’ve had it, all good, easy to install, the only down side is that the boundary and guidewire connectors are not great, just plastic which serve two purposes, splicing the actual wire, and connecting to the blade connector on the “docking station”. I’ve replace these with normal blade connectors which work much better in my opinion. The supplied ones might be ok for you, but weren’t up to scratch for my use, easy to fix though.
Install and forget for a perfect law
I was sceptical how good a job this would make of my lawn, but since installing it 6 weeks ago, it has been out rain and shine keeping my lawn looking great.
A Cut above the res
Robo cop is excellent cutting the lawn. only time consuming part is setting up the wire system to tell the lawn mower where it can not go. If there is one criticism I have is the plugs to fit the base I had problems with mine every so often they would detach themselves. So I cut mine and soldered spade connectors to the cable and fitted them on and have no issues with the cables detaching from the base
Install and forget for a perfect law
I was sceptical how good a job this would make of my lawn, but since installing it 6 weeks ago, it has been out rain and shine keeping my lawn looking great.
The best thing i've ever bough
I’m having to write another review for this mower. Its now being used for the second year and I just love it.
If anybody is pondering over whether or not to buy one of these then I want to convince them that they must.
There are no longer days when I can’t enjoy sitting in the garden because the grass needs cutting. It always looks immaculate. It coped fine with the leaves falling from the neighbouring nature reserve too.
If it packed in tomorrow i’d be straight out to buy another.
AMAZING
Great idea
Works amazing
Saves tonnes of time
Quite easy to install also and v clever how it works to cover the entire lawn
Covers areas up to 400m2 which is a lot more Han you expect
Great for any size garden really and shape
AMAZING
Great idea
Works amazing
Saves tonnes of time
Quite easy to install also and v clever how it works to cover the entire lawn
Covers areas up to 400m2 which is a lot more Han you expect
Great for any size garden really and shape
Worth every penny
I bought this mower as I despise mowing lawns. I don’t have a huge garden, but it’s still a chore I would rather avoid.
Setup took around an hour, during which time the mower charged itself up fully so it was ready to go as soon as I’d finished the boundary wire.
Instructions are clear and straightforward to get you up and running with the minimum of fuss.
The mower is incredible quiet, I had no idea it was actually cutting the grass on its first run, I thought it was calibrating. I have now set this to mow overnight and there is no chance of it disturbing anyone. The loudest part of the routine is if it bumps into anything on its route.
My only dilemma now is what to do with the front garden – another mower or artificial grass…
When my mower had first arrived over a year ago I had read the manual from front to back. The initial set up took some time because I had over 400m of grass. Although laying the cable took a long time I quite enjoyed the task, measuring the distances from obstacles and making sure the wire was pegged down in to hollows and not exposed on mounds. I then gave the base unit a roof by buying a Door Canopy on Amazon for 27, does the job and doesn’t break the bank.
Then I powered up the circuit and let my mower go, now named ‘Herby 2’ after a dog I had as a kid. It got stuck in a couple of times in muddy holes in my rough lawn, which I easily filled with extra soil. It cut the wire a few times on mounds, so I cut the top of the mound off or buried the wire. But soon it was cutting away without any problems and chasing my dog around the garden. I had one concern at the start, it didn’t cut the full amount I had programmed, but after consulting the help desk I found it works like my Roomba, it estimates the size of your garden and stops once it thinks its cut it all.
As the summer progressed I lowered the cutting height and found the perfect grass length and have never looked back. The grass is greener and thicker and looks something akin to ‘Telly Tubby Land’ with its precisely mown undulations. Now I’m looking forward to opening up another 100m because it handles 400m easily on a 4 day week.
Finally, apart from cutting my lawn better than I could ever hope to with a normal mower, it is interesting to watch, travelling and bumping around my garden and hiding behind my shed so I think its disappeared. I would most certainly buy it again if I had the choice.
Hedgehogs love it.
This is brilliant. Even the hedgehogs chase it around the lawn, A beautifully manicured lawn, thanks to the mower.
We have a moderate back garden 12mtrs x 20mtrs around 3/4 is laid to lawn. Moses (that’s our mower ’cause he “mows us lawn for us”) does a superb job of keeping under control. A few edges to finish off here and there but the bulk is always managed. One conventional mower to cut the first time in Spring then Moses takes over. You can sharpen the blades quite easily or simply replace. Two years down the line ..no regrets. I thought my wife would never forgive me when I first bought it, but she loves it now.
3rd season, still going strong. Might need to get a replacement battery soon as his times at work are getting a little shorter. Still does a great job. And the elecrtic loop if left on 24/7 365 keeps the moles away!
Expensive but money well spe
Over summer my lawn was like a snooker table.
Bob (As my daughter called it) keeps the lawn perfect with zero effort. In the 6 months it was running it stopped twice. Twice due to my daughter feeding ‘Bob’ bananas.
Only negatives are is that it is a little expensive and could do with incorporating a trimmer for the edges. Overall worth the money.
Expensive but money well spe
Over summer my lawn was like a snooker table.
Bob (As my daughter called it) keeps the lawn perfect with zero effort. In the 6 months it was running it stopped twice. Twice due to my daughter feeding ‘Bob’ bananas.
Only negatives are is that it is a little expensive and could do with incorporating a trimmer for the edges. Overall worth the money.
Brillia
This product is one of the best purchase I’ve made in a while. Cuts grass while you sit back and relax just make sure you set it up correctly
Bought one last summer for son who’s away all the time. Upto 3 months sometimes. I thought I’d leave a while before leaving a review. After a bit of setting up and 1 problem with cutting through guide cable he has (Hobbo) been amazing. Small 40 meter garden with newly laid turf. When it had been down a week, we let Hobbo loose. His grass looks fantastic and he’s been fault free. Son has built him a little house. There’s one small narrow angle Hobbo can’t get to but it only takes 5 mins by hand. Excellent product and well worth the trouble setting up. Saved him paying someone to cut it weekly. We sat in the garden, glass of wine in hand mesmerised. I hope it stays fault free. Hobbo will be back out again when spring arrives, problem is I want one now!
Excelle
Takes a bit of time to set up but then saves so much time cutting the grass, as I have it mowing 4-5 times a week my grass has never been so good.
Excelle
Takes a bit of time to set up but then saves so much time cutting the grass, as I have it mowing 4-5 times a week my grass has never been so good.
Having read the instructions from cover to cover I threw them back in the box and started again by just examining what had actually been delivered.
1. A very long real of cable. Peg this down around the boundary of the area you wish the lawnmower to be confined. Tip: save a decent length for the guide wire because it all comes off this 1 real. Don’t use it all up on the boundary.
2. A couple of bags of plastic pegs. Use these to peg the cables in to the grass. Smash them in deep so children, animals, the lawnmower and YOU cannot trip over them. Either that or bury the cable in the soil.
3. A large charging pad. Needs to be relatively close to the power outlet. Do not install the pad in direct sunlight. The mower will sit there and cook itself in the summer. Both ends of the boundary wire, the guide wire and the power supply all plug in to the sockets at the back of the charging pad.
4. A robot. This is the clever bit that cuts the grass. The cutting blades look quite pathetic at first glance, but don’t be fooled. Because the robot mower is cutting just the growing tips of the grass at regular intervals these little ‘razor’ blades do a good job. It doesn’t cut the grass like a good quality mower would do, but it’s good enough for a family lawn.
5. Power adapter. Steps down the 240v to 12v DC (I think). Either way it’s a sealed unit with a fairly long lead. Probably 5 metres.
After using the mower towards the end of last season I can visually notice the grass looks healthier. This is more than likely down to the mulching effect this mower has on the grass. I actually purchased three on these lawnmowers because I have several lawns. 2 I have yet to install as I wanted to see how 1 got on first. I’m happy enough with the first one so, come spring, I will be setting them all trundling across the gardens at midnight to take over mowing duties that would usually take me a weekend of manual mowing.
They are extremely quiet. You can hear the grass being cut over the noise of any motors inside!
They bounce off of objects, animals and people.
Be careful if you have overhanging trees. When dead wood drops to the ground this mower will typically run it over and whack it with the cutters for good measure. This will inevitably blunt the blades quicker than expected.
The theft alarm works well. I’ve set it off a few times. it cannot distinguish between a real theft attempt and the owner moving it.
It handles all terrains, that we have. Some mossy, more moist areas. Some barren areas. Some ares where, for reasons unknown to me, the grass grows 10 times quicker than anywhere else in the garden. We have inclines that could be described as small embankments I suppose. It cuts up and downhill as well as along the slopes.
In other words, the wheels are very gripful (I invented this word. It isn’t in the English dictionary yet but the more people use it the more likely it is to be included.)
You WILL name it. It’s natural for humans to name things that appear to have personality.
To summarise. I am a robot mower convert. I doubt I will never not own one again.
A few people have commented how slow this is at cutting and they’d be frustrated that it takes an age. Thats fine. I’m not cutting the grass. They aren’t cutting the grass, the machine is. I really don’t care how long it takes.
I had mine running twice a day (dawn and dusk), but that really was overkill. Its now been reduced to twice a week at 6AM and no visible mulch is left. I sleep through it mowing every day.
The mower is almost silent. If your grass is a bit long (first cut of the season) or there are leaves on the grass, you can hear this. Its not loud, but its audible. The motor whine driving the wheels makes more noise than the spinning disk.
The mower doesn’t go in straight lines, its not GPS or wifi controlled, just a timer and a random pattern.
The boundary wire is key. When setting this up, peg it out loosely where you want it to be and have enough slack cable. Its easier to cut wire off, than cut it on! Let the mower bounce around the lawn and try position the mower at different angles to the guide wire to check it doesn’t fall off (if you have a drop). The book says leave about 30 cm from the edge. I found I can get away with between 10 – 15cm YMMV I also turfed the area, so the cable was buried just underneath the turf without any issues
Top shell is a bumper, so it can operate forwards or backwards, so even if you mess the guide wire up (short of it falling off into a pond), it’ll bounce off something and probably take the heads off some flowers.
This is waterproof and will cut in the rain, but its always nice to make a little kennel for the device too. If you make it deep and short, its out of prying eyes and its fairly difficult to see as the orange is a bit shouty. As long as the return wire is straight for the last few meters, it will hide away nicely. Its fairly satisfying to see it reverse back into its kennel. Its even better not having to cut the lawn too.
Perfect produc
I am more than happy from the product. Used it all summer, the yard never looked so perfect. Deffinately reccomend it.
Brillia
I was reluctant to buy one of these until I read the reviews and they are quite right. Its great. A little fiddly laying the wires but with a bit of forethought that was not too difficult. I laid them on the surface first to try the layout & when that worked I buried them. It’s the best thing I have bought all year. Sit back & watch it do the work.
Brillia
I was reluctant to buy one of these until I read the reviews and they are quite right. Its great. A little fiddly laying the wires but with a bit of forethought that was not too difficult. I laid them on the surface first to try the layout & when that worked I buried them. It’s the best thing I have bought all year. Sit back & watch it do the work.
Superb! Best thing we’ve bought in a while. A bit of work to set up but once that’s done it is so simple to use. There was enough wire provided to allow us to set up both our front and back garden but we did need to buy more connectors. Our grass is kept short and tidy, doesn’t matter if it is damp, as Wall-e (yes, I named it!) goes and cuts it. No grass cuttings to get to the recycling centre. The big question we had was why we hadn’t bought it before now.
Really rather impressed after two years ownership
It cuts the lawn, which looks tidy as a result. It goes about its business without any fuss. It cuts around 400sqms of my garden and I am thinking of getting another one for the rest. It sometimes does not want to start in the morning, but opening it up, inputting the password and pressing Start will get it going. Most times though it is to be seen early morning going about its task. I rarely buy things that impress, but this does. Well done Flymo!
Works well
Bought this for the in-laws who are getting too old to be pushing a mower even in their small garden. Works well.
The almost perfect garden gadge
This is such an awesome piece of kit, it’s even converted the very sceptical wife who thought I was buying a useless toy. It’s easy to set up, cuts brilliantly, and is addictive to watch. I just wish it coped better with slopes at the edge of lawns and could edge the lawn, but at this price point it’s still a 5 sta
The almost perfect garden gadge
This is such an awesome piece of kit, it’s even converted the very sceptical wife who thought I was buying a useless toy. It’s easy to set up, cuts brilliantly, and is addictive to watch. I just wish it coped better with slopes at the edge of lawns and could edge the lawn, but at this price point it’s still a 5 sta
Great lawnmowe
Best purchase ever. It was very easy to set up. lt’s cutting the lawn, giving me time to do other things. The lawn is permanently tidy. No need to worry about when to cut it or if you are going to get a dry day to do it.
Great lawnmowe
Best purchase ever. It was very easy to set up. lt’s cutting the lawn, giving me time to do other things. The lawn is permanently tidy. No need to worry about when to cut it or if you are going to get a dry day to do it.
Two years on and still running very well. Such a time saving. Just ticks over doing its thing and hardly notice it other than having a really good lawn and no trimming to compost. My advice, take time to lay the guide wire, preferably under the turf. Lay it thoughtfully and well because pulling it back up and repairing will be a pain.
Easy to set up and use x
We love it. It was easy to set up. You do need to ensure the lawn is at a decent level to start with. It does the job nothing more to say.
Easy to set up and use x
We love it. It was easy to set up. You do need to ensure the lawn is at a decent level to start with. It does the job nothing more to say.
Tool 2 hrs to set up. Now saves me 30 min every week. I run mine 3 evenings a week for 2 hrs at night. Very quiet and low maintanence (clean it monthly for 5min). Lawn always looks immaculate and whenever ‘Shaun’ is out it puts a smile on my face. Love it!
Great Little Robot Lawnmower, My contribution is for it’s little all weather garage …….Use a SAMLA Box Transparent 130L from IKEA…..10,…..Get Blade / Saw to Cut Away Part of Front section……….Add Spray can to the inside (If so wishes) or doll it up with a bit of imagination (Something as you can see I am lacking in….”Johnny Cash Black” will do ) …..but all ready to go in 30 min. The little robot fellow deserves a bit of comfort.
These aren’t quite perfect but getting there. Easy to set up (so I’m told!) and works away happily, quite hypnotic!
Simple to stop if necessary, eg rain. I’d recommend the Gardena cover too, and place a mat on wires at back.
Certainly beats heaving round the cable and electric mower.
Best little mower eve
Bought in May 2018 and even through all of the dry Summer we now have a stunning lawn. No weeds in the lawn anymore, no grass cuttings to get rid of! Hubby loves to sit with a beer and watch his mower work her little wheels off! Brilliant buy
Best little mower eve
Bought in May 2018 and even through all of the dry Summer we now have a stunning lawn. No weeds in the lawn anymore, no grass cuttings to get rid of! Hubby loves to sit with a beer and watch his mower work her little wheels off! Brilliant buy
I have had this amazing mower for over four years now.
All I do, is replace the three blades (cost 50p) every three months.
My lawn is always perfect and, because it mulches the grass, which helps the lawn, there is no green bin issue.
I recommend this wonderful machine.
Brian J Garside
I’m now into my fifth year with this Brilliant mower. It is still superb. Glad I bought it when I did for about 550. Clearly it’s catching on as it now costs almost 800. It remains great value for money. My lawn always looks great. All I do is replace the blades every three months. Cost around 50p. I think Flymo should employ me as one of their salesmen. I can honestly sell this to anyone who simply doesn’t like mowing lawns, or is elderly and can’t deal with a heavy mower.
Full marks to Flymo.
Took me about a day to set up for a lawn that’s in the 100 – 150 square meters region. I did a proper job though and buried the cables rather than pegging them to the surface. I was also very careful with my measurements (distance between the edge of the lawn and cable). The mover has done well over 100 hours of mowing since I set it up a few months ago and has only once needed my intervention. I arrived home from work one day and found it half in the flower bed and half on the lawn – stuck. Maybe one of my cats got in the way or something, but one time out of many dozen times is a good average. You really can ‘set it and forget it’. Only minor niggle – as expected, it doesn’t cut right to the edge. You have about 10cm of unmowed lawn. Just means getting out the strimmer or conventional mower briefly once every few weeks.
Oh, and it’s fascinating to watch, is a real talking point for visitors and works in all weathers. VERY quiet too. Hardly sounds like it’s doing anything. Oh, and no, you don’t notice any grass cuttings (unless you leave it a very long time between cuts).
Honestly this is amazing – I couldn’t be happier!
Robomow goes off every night (you can programme him) and cuts the lawn while we sleep – it is so quiet!
The lawn is in excellent condition.
We have him installed on a couple of paving slabs in the corner of the garden under a little garage that keeps him out of view for the most part.
Easy to setup and works great.
Had this robotic lawn mower for some time now it works great ! easy to setup cuts even in the rain.i have had No problems at all.
I have it set to cut the lawn every other day ,it only cuts a tiny bit each day but the lawn always looks good.
I don’t think I would ever go back to mowing the lawn.
Easy to setup and works great.
Had this robotic lawn mower for some time now it works great ! easy to setup cuts even in the rain.i have had No problems at all.
I have it set to cut the lawn every other day ,it only cuts a tiny bit each day but the lawn always looks good.
I don’t think I would ever go back to mowing the lawn.
Fantastic, I love i
Runs for 90mins then automatically goes back to the base station, and continues to mow. Great value for money, only catch is setting out wires to mark boundaries.
Our new best friend
One of our best buys ever. ‘Mo’ has been mowing the garden since the day after we bought it, and has put in over 150 hours of mowing. It is out there rain or shine, keeping the lawn perfect.
We only have a very small garden (typical new build) but that meant that the effort involved in getting the old Flymo out, cleaning it and putting it away was disproportionate to the actual mowing time.
It was a bit of a pain to set up by putting the wore around the garden (we chose to bury it) and you should allow rather more time than they suggest.
We have programmed ‘Mo’ to mow every other day during hot weather, but daily if the grass is growing quickly.
Now we don’t have to think about the weekend weather, and we don’t have to put aside time to mow the lawn. It just happens!
I’ve had my mowbot for a couple of months now and overall it’s brilliant. Not cheap, took some effort (and further expense) to get it up and running but now that it’s working I absolutely love it.
Price: when I first set eyes on it a year ago it cost 999. By Christmas it was down to 600. In March when I bought it, it was 487.50. Then it went up again. So if price is an issue for you, keep checking back until it reaches a level you’re happy with.
Setup: You can learn a lot by reading these reviews and the Q&As. You can also download the manual from the Flymo website before you buy to help understand the installation process. A key question is where you are going to position the base station and how you are going to get power to the base station. It comes with a power supply which you plug into a socket at one end and at the other end you either plug it straight into the base station, or into a 10m low voltage cable that is supplied (3m or 20m cable can also be purchased) which in turn plugs into the base station. I didn’t want to plug the power supply in inside the house and then run the low voltage cable out to the base station, as I didn’t think that would be safe. So I had to pay an electrician to put in an outdoor socket for me. (I got him to do two sockets while he was at it. They are very handy.) This meant the outdoor sockets were right by where i wanted to put my base station. So I didn’t need the low voltage cable.
However, the power supply must be kept dry at all times. My solution to this, which I had decided on anyway, was a robot mower garage. There are some very snazzy Swiss ones but they cost more than the mower! I found a wooden one online that came flat-packed and didn’t break the bank. It protects the mower from sun and rain, and it keeps the power supply dry (the power supply sits on top of an old hummus pot to keep it off the dew).
You have to choose whether to bury the boundary wire, or just peg it down using the pegs provided. I went for pegging because it’s less work and if there was a break in the circuit I wanted to be able to see it. It took several hours to lay the boundary wire and the guide wire. If you have a small or medium size garden then the pegs provided should be plenty. I have a big garden and the ground is quite uneven which means you need more pegs to keep it flat, so I ended up buying more. If you’re in a hurry to get the mowbot going, buy extra pegs in advance.
Once this was done I only had a couple of false starts, in both cases because I hadn’t followed instructions closely enough and in both cases I was able to identify the problem quickly using the troubleshooting guide.
Coverage: my garden is 400 sq m which is the upper limit of what the mowbot is said to cover. In fact it manages this quite easily and I think it probably could handle 500 sq m, maybe even if you ran it 7 days a week.
Slope: the mowbot is said to be able to handle 1 in 4 slopes, but the manual says not to lay the boundary wire on more than a 1 in 6 slope. Eh? My lawn has the same slope at the boundary as it does everywhere else. So I just laid it anyway down my 1 in 5 slope lawn. It hasn’t been a problem. (You can measure the slope of your lawn using Google Daft Logic tools to measure length of a line, and height above sea level at either end of the line.)
Mowing times: It’s important to understand that it doesn’t run all the time. It has a built in down time of 12 hours per day, so you can only run it for 12 hours per day. Within those 12 hours it will spend 6 hours recharging, so the most it will do is 6 hours mowing per day. The manual gives some figures for coverage to help you calculate how many hours you need, but I found it impossible to make sense of these figures so I just used trial and error. In any case I’m not there all the time, and I don’t like to leave it out when I’m away for security reasons, so I just run it to the maximum possible when I am there. This works for me.
Security: this was an issue for me as my garden backs onto allotments and anyone could walk in. I don’t worry about the allotment users but people do sometimes break into the allotments at night looking for things to steal. The mowbot comes with a pin code and you can’t use it without that, and it comes with a sticker that says so to put on the machine, but I’m not sure thieves would necessarily see that in the dark or believe it if they did. They would probably only find out later that it has no re-sale value, but I doubt if they’d bring it back. So I keep it on the highest security setting which means it screeches if you lift it and you need to enter the pin code to make it stop. This means I can leave it out overnight when I’m home knowing I’ll hear if anyone tries to move it. But when I’m away I leave it indoors.
Improvements: the mowbot works very well as is but I think it could be improved with a bit of smart technology. It would be nice if error messages to say it’s stuck or it’s been lifted could be sent to my smartphone. It would also be nice if I could tell it from my smartphone not to mow today if I can see it’s going to pour with rain. (It does work in the rain but it’s not ideal). No doubt future versions will have these features. But if I didn’t have one now would I buy one now or wait until it’s perfect? Get one now, no question.
Great little mower! Not left a review until it’s had a few months’ work.
It took a little longer than expected to secure the boundary wire, but well worth it! You can get away with ~5 cm less boarder edge distance if you measure accurately, meaning less strimming every couple of weeks.
Our garden is a very odd shape too, and having the return wire not in an ideal location, it still manages to find it and re-charge itself.
Our kids have taken to calling it Edward (scissor hands!).
Very happy and would recommend.
Amazing product that saves a ton of time and makes your lawn look evenly mowed like never before. I was sceptical but easily the Best Buy of the year.
Great machine. Works day after day cutting away. It’s amazingly quiet. All I have to do is strim and mow the edges as and when the mood takes me.
I recommend you lay boundary wire on surface first to make sure all is well. After few weeks bury in lawn (which turns out to be good exercise).
Excellent machine. Set up and forget it. I have set mine tocome on overnight which is fine as it is so quiet.
I have only good things to say about this little mower.
The thing that surprised me most about the mower is how quiet it is…
In the manual it explains setting up the schedule. It mentioned something like setting a time range from 7am to 5pm or something like that.
I was thinking “If I put my mower on at 7am, my neighbour will kill me!”
I spent the afternoon setting up the guide lines etc and started up the mower. It was moving around the lawn but it basically not making any noise… I thought maybe it was just driving around, but not mowing…. I watched it for half an hour or so and it was clearly cutting the grass, it’s just that it’s super quiet.
Later on, I turned the device over and noticed that I doesn’t have one bit blade like other lawn mowers, it has a few tiny little blades. I guess this is why it’s so quiet?
In terms of features, this is just a basic mower with a schedule. No mobile app integration etc. But if that’s not important for you, then I can confidently recommend this device.
Excellent product. Well made and simple to operate. An absolute must especially for an older adult and good value for money.
Best gadget we have ever bought – and we have bought many over the years! Easy to set up. Lovely to look out of the window and see ‘Lawna’ trundling around, rain or shine. This has saved us 2-3 hours of manual mowing every week and no cuttings to dispose of. Had it about 10 weeks now and grass looks great. Recommended.
Read instructions thoroughly
Cuts grass neatly.a lot of setting up of boundary wire
Brilliant little thing. wish I’d bought one years ago. Virtually silent in operation. Easy to set timer. The razor blades cut the grass neatly, not tearing it to bits like my last mower.
Setting out the boundary wire is a bit of a faff, but not difficult. The pegs supplied for this are very irritating, they are far too thick for the very light job and bend easily, making the task twice as long as it needs to be. I think it would be easier to cut a slit in the lawn with a knife and push the wire into the hole.