WORX WR155E L2000 Landroid Robotic Mower 2000m²

In general, this is a great little unit that works well, but it has a couple of limitations and requires a few enhancements.

Firstly, the battery supplied ideally needs to be upgraded to higher capacity or the unit will spend much time charging and not cutting. I would also recommend a garage to prevent overheating in the sun and additional protection from rain.

If you have a single piece of lawn to be cut, this mower will be ideal, it gets a little tricky if you have multiple areas/zones that need to be cut that don’t have easy access for the unit to cross from one zone to the other. The requirements are for you to be able to provide a pathway from one zone to the next with at least a 5cm gap between the perimeter cables.

In my case, I do not have this, I have four zones all completely independent of each other although I am able to lay the perimeter wire around all four zones as per the instructions. I have to manually move the unit between zones and start the cutting manually in each zone except in the zone where the charging unit is located. Now I have a further problem where I am not able to get the mower to cut the perimeter (known as an Edge Routine) of other zones other than where the charging unit is located. You also have to calculate the area of each zone, rather than the grand total of all areas.

I also have a dog which means I am restricted to starting the cutting manually and not using the automatic cutting mode, as I need to be sure the area is clean prior to cutting.

In summary, I am fairly happy with the mower so far (I have had it for a couple of months now). I think some of the limitations could be easily addressed to make it more user-friendly but I would be happy to recommend it.

It appears to be good value and competitive with rivals. I have had very good service from Worx equipment dating back over 10 years without problem. I was drawn especially to the long warranty on the motor and the ability to update the software. The installation, Bluetooth set-up and manual operation all went as per the instructions. A trial run drew attention to some minor adjustments needed to the boundary wire to ensure the drive wheels kept out of the borders.

Unfortunately it will not see serious use until the grass starts to grow again, but I’m looking forward with confidence to it being a good buy!

Awesome little product and worth every penny! It’s does take a little time to set up but once that is complete all you do is sit back and relax. I haven’t cut my lawn since purchasing and the grass looks amazing, well maintained, luscious and green. Would highly recommend!

Good bit of kit, the manual could be better and more information in it would be helpful.

I got two units of the WR155E L2000 to cover a large and complex garden. Because of the number of garden features like ponds and flower beds of varying sizes, I also added the ACS and Off-Limit modules in the hope that they would make the mower “smarter”. In my experience, the core unit worked reasonably well, but my two added module made the mower dumber (more below). I have also had to order the ACS module from the Worx official site instead of from Amazon due to stock issues, and sadly the Worx site has been a customer service nightmare.

The initial boundary wire setup took days, and the adjustments have since taken weeks and are still ongoing. If you have a complex garden like mine, you will need plenty of extra boundary wires to mark the long perimeter plus the perimeters of each garden feature. First thing to know is that the boundary wire works just as a long antenna, so you don’t need to buy them from Worx — any cheap unshielded wire from the local hardware store would work. In the manual it says that the length limit of the boundary wire is only 450m, but you can go theoretically go higher if you use wires with larger diameters and therefore lower resistance. In my case I used 1.5mm wires and easily went above 600m without issues.

Now, the mower would struggle with tall grass and uneven grounds. A small rabbit hole would often be enough to get the mower stuck, so expect to spend time keeping the ground even for the mower to function properly. On balance, however, the mower does save one time and keep the lawn in a better shape.

Now onto the modules — while I liked the idea of a modular design, and that the module hardware seems to be well-built, the software works so poorly that I would not recommend getting either the ACS or the Off-Limit module.

The ACS has two major problems:
1. it assumes every obstacle is a pole, so it could avoid a tree but would drive straight into a wall.
2. it avoids tall grass! This second problem means that during the period of rapid growth, sometimes the grass would grow enough between mowing sessions (remember that the mower doesn’t cover the whole lawn every time, and also cannot mow in the rain, so sometimes the same patch would not be mowed for days) such that the mower would start avoiding it.
Overall the mower works better without ACS.

If the ACS is less than helpful, the Off-Limit module is positively damaging:
1. The top problem is that it doesn’t always work. Sometimes the mower wouldn’t recognise the module and would behave as if the module isn’t installed, and other times the mower would recognise the module and still mow through the magnetic strips, destroying whatever the Off-Limit strips are meant to protect.
2. The other major problem is that even when the Off-Limit module functions, it always turns 180 degrees around when it hits a magnetic strip, instead of applying the randomised turn algorithm. That effectively leaves the area around any Off-Limit strip less mowed statistically, a problem that is further exacerbated if the strip is used near a hard-to-reach area.

So as some other reviews have pointed out, it is better to either rely on the boundary antenna wires or simple wooden planks, as they are both more reliable and do not screw up the mow algorithm. Another point I want to mention is that the manual says that the magnetic strips must form a loop, but that is just nonsense for anyone who understands physics (the weaker magnetic fields at the ends don’t justify the instruction either, especially when it is possible to cut a longer strip to farther remove the ends or just double up the strip). I cannot help but feel that the modules are developed to a far lower quality than the core unit.

There is, however, one useful undocumented function for the Off-Limit module — if you have an island larger than 6m x 6m, it is possible to add a short magnetic strip across the island boundary wire to break the loop, allowing the mower to not get stuck in the loop while trying to follow the boundary wire back home. It’s ironic that the only valuable use of the Off-Limit model is expressly forbidden by the manual instructions.

I hope that Worx would provide a firmware update that makes the modules more useful. A simple change to reuse the good random turn algorithm for both when the ACS detects an obstacle and when running into a Off-Limit magnetic strip would be enough to make the modules more useful than they are today. Until then, I would recommend the core unit but not the additional modules.

Have now had my Landroid running for 6 weeks and it is really good. As others have said spend a little time thinking about the setup and spend the time getting the boundary wire right ( required a few tweaks, but nothing major) and this will be time well spent. One tip on installing the boundary wire, every now and then (7/10m) peg some spare wire (30/60cm) just in case you need to make adjustments later – if the wire is close together the Landroid ‘sees’ it as one wire. No more grass clippings, so there’s plenty of room in the green bins !
Very impressed.

The first questions I wanted the answers to were:

1, What’s the difference between the models when they all look like the same size unit cutting anything between 300 and 1500m2?

2, Can you increase the cutting area of the cheapest model by upgrading the battery?

And the answers are:

1, Not much it seems, the bigger models have a 4ah vs 2ah battery and come with more wire and pegs but that seems to be it in terms of capacity although a couple have extra features such as edge cutting and floating cutting decks

2, Yes. The eagle eyed amongst you might spot that the spec for the charger on the smaller model is 500ma va 1500ma on the bigger ones which suggests its going to take longer to charge a bigger battery. In fact, they all come with the 1500ma charger which charges the 4ah battery in under 3 hours and the additional weight over the main wheels probably improves traction a bit.

So, I bought a 4ah battery for 35 and 200m of wire for 62 (from this very boutique) and I’m now using the Landroid S 300 to cut 505m2.

Overall I found the installation much more straightforward than some of the reviews suggest, and was gearing up for a week or troubleshooting but in fact was up and running the next day. My tips are:

1, Use the Landroid app to calculate your area and lawn perimeter- not essential as the 200m roll of wire is best value but useful to confirm that you’re beating the system by far exceeding the stated capability of the S300.

2, Mow your lawn- sounds a bit odd but the Landroid is designed to continually maintain grass at a set length not do a weekly cut so will struggle taking off anything more than a couple of mm. Also, cutting it enables you to get the wire closer to the ground as well as clearing twigs and other debris if you have trees.

3, After choosing your base location, peg out your wire allowing a bit of slack and pegging every 1.5-2m not the 80cm recommended.

4, Take the blades off the mower, set it at the maximum height and let it follow the wire. I wanted to ensure it was as close to the edge as possible and was able to adjust the path where necessary without risking damage to the blades or wire.

5, Perimeter set, I then let Ted do his thing for a couple of hours and was expecting to have to fill and level the many ruts and undulations in my lawn as he struggled and got stuck but no, like small child taking unexpectedly quickly to riding a bike Ted was off and motored up and over them with no problems while I stood at a distance like the parent of said child, watching and feeling both happy and unneeded.

6, Don’t worry about trees or other fixed obstructions, I’ve got 4 trees and a wooden combined swing and slide frame with 6 legs, Ted bumps into them gently, has a re-think then heads off in another direction. That said, if you prefer just use your extra wire to extend the perimeter to get your Landroid to avoid them.

7, While Ted was exploring the garden I pulled in the slack wire and I buried (I used a flat bladed spade but a lawn edger will do) in the areas where people walk or where its visible, at the back and far sides I fixed it on the ground with the supplied pegs, make sure you keep the wire tight. I used a big square woodworking mallet and where there were small lumps and bumps I gave the path of the wire a hammering just to make it flatten primarily to save on the pegs because they’re plastic , the wire has tough insulation so can’t be damaged by this but you might need to re-tension it. Where there were big dips I added extra pegs where needed.

And that was about it, its early days but Ted is set to auto schedule and just does his thing following about 4 hours effort by me over a couple of days. I plan to add my 200m2 front lawn and can see no reason why Ted won’t be able to cope with it. All I need to do now is get him to sort out the drainage in the lower field.

Simple and no bother, no clippings to add to the already full composter. It does eat the wire if you’re not careful, bury it once you are sure about where it should go. Allow half a day to properly lay the wire, it will save hours of looking for breaks if you don’t. Won’t be going back to a ‘pusher’.

I purchased the L1000 from a well know diy store because it was 35% off! Huge saving! (Bought it this year because of the price!) And after a week I’ve fallen in love with it!

Recognise now, it isn’t a 5 minute setup and it works. If you think this then reset your expectations now. Its not even a set it up in a day and it works. Think about getting a pet, you have to spend time to settle it in and train it. Then it will be comfortable and do things which make you happy; but equally you need to invest time to make it happy.

So there’s some key things to consider…

Phase 1 lay the boundary wire.
I have a garden which is 40m x 12m so it is large. It took a couple of hours to lay the boundary wire.
There are some good tips and tricks videos on this. (American and German)
My advice is as follows
Plan, and check the plan before you start.
Start with the base make sure it is level
Going around the boundary, make sure the area for the boundary is level and without pot holes (I’ll come to this later)
After setup I found a good video which gave a great tip which is good for larger spaces.
1. Use a garden spray marker to mark the line (useful but not essential)
2. Use an edge trimer turned on its side to make a trench for the cable so it is very slightly buried

Phase 2 test the boundary
Because the mower is now ready to go. Get it to run the boundary line.
Now what you may spot is places the mower struggles with. Either fill the holes with a little topsoil so it is level OR move the boundary wire slightly.
I had to do this quite a bit. Also note this may need to be done over several days once things are running.

Phase 3 sit back and relax as you cut the grass.
Grab a beer or wine or gin or whatever, and enjoy it as you cut the grass from your sun lounger!!!
Your first cut you will be mesmerised and nervous about what will happen… a bit like when you let your cat or dog out the first time. A little apprehension and a lot of happiness! (and that’s the end of the pet analogy!)

Phase 4 fix the problems
Actually you need to watch it well keep checking it for the first week.
Why??? Because sometimes it gets stuck.
This isn’t a fault with the mower, it is a reaction to how it deals with problems! I have a divot in the ground near the end (return to home) of the boundary wire. If I hit this divot at the wrong angle, the hunt for the boundary wire causes it to go too far away and it then looses itself and reports a fault. BUT once the divot was filled, it never had this problem. (note hitting a divot elsewhere didn’t produce the problem and it found the boundary wire, it was just because it couldn’t do the hunt for wire in the short distance back to the home base)
There are other little problems you will spot and the mower’s logic doesn’t always deal with it the best, so rather than let the mower deal with problems in your garden, just fix the underlying problem which is usually a dip or a bump or being too close to a fixed object.

General comments
After 12 days, (12 charging cycles) it has travelled 44Km and been cutting for 41 hours.
Each day it works for about 3.5 hours.
Ive set the mower to cut every day in the time window of 6 hours ie cut till you get a flat battery.

So I didn’t think it was doing much, especially in this heat. BUT when I compared to the grass in an excluded area, I can see there has been about 4 inches of growth elsewhere. So the mower takes a tiny amount off every day and you don’t notice it. This is much better for the grass. Remember because it cuts each day, keep the grass cut high! Don’t think like a normal mower where you cut once a week and take loads off let the grass be a little longer but it will maintain that same height. Longer blades of grass means more photosynthesis, means more healthier grass. Trust me this will be better!

Do you need all the other attachments??? Well this is about choice.
I think some modules are useful I have wifi which covers my garden, but many people don’t if you want to use the app, you need wifi or the radio link box.
The two interesting ones are
Off limits virtual fence this allows you to put down a magnetic strip (this isn’t clear in the documentation) which creates a boundary around objects in the middle of the garden, or temporary things. Personally I have a different solution which requires some electrical knowledge and an understanding of how the boundary wire works! There is a video on this topic which you can look at if you are interested. BUT this is idiot proof and quick and simple just expensive!
ACS (anti collision system) this is an ultra sonic detector (common in robots) that detects something in its path. And so it will redirect itself to go around the object. I might get this next season as it means items such as footballs left on the grass can be avoided and I can then be super lazy and not clear the garden at night!

Oh just because it cuts the grass, doesn’t mean you don’t need to do anything!
You still need to trim edges as it may not be cutting right to the boundary if you have uneven ground, or obstacles for it to go around.
AND you need to clean it once every two week (I suggest) and check the blades are still sharp. They will blunt if you cut in the wet; and it will get grubby!!!

Summary
Love it. It does what it said on the tin. Its not perfect, but then again I didn’t expect it to be. BUT with a little patience and consideration, it does what it should and cuts the grass for you.
Invest the time up front, don’t complain when it goes wrong, but try to work out the problem with the boundary and ground its only dealing with what its being ask to cut and so you can iron out those problems with a little thinking.
Keep watching it to understand what is happening I’ve gone from multiple problems per cut to multiple days without a problem; each time I have a problem I remove it and its no longer an issue. By the end of the month I should be cutting without an issue any more.

Oh and I didn’t say its really quiet, I mean you don’t hear it level of quiet! I have it start at 0700 but I would be happy to have it cut in the early hours. You just don’t hear it unless its beside you.

I would recommend this to people who don’t have the time or inclination to cut the lawn it’s a great timesaver BUT if they want stripes in the ground; sorry that’s a manual job with a mower.

This is my second robot lawn mower, my first was the Bosch indego 800. Both these machines are great and do a fantastic job. WR 142E is a bit more advanced that is why i changed from Bosch, edge cutting, app control and a other add on makes it more advanced. The only CON is that to add on all the bits that do not come as standard is another 500 plus which is insane.

Great little robot to have in the garden
Once setup it works a dream doing the grass although I have only had in use a few times

Set up is easy but had to change my WiFi router settings to only work in 2.4ghz for app. Use a malett to put wire pegs in ground; your fingers will thank you. I left it charging overnight and it made a good job of the test area I set up but I think it could do with a bigger battery. Have put it away until spring and will update it it does not perform well.

I liked watching Lionel the Lawnmower do it’s thing…

Update – Lionel continues to make my lawn the envy of my neighbours. Have not changed my opinion about the battery. Will be looking to replace that.

Otherwise, I can thoroughly recommend you getting your own Lionel.

As described box a bit tatty ,the goods inside appeared never have been out,not had chance too test it yet.however good value for the money.

Love it, great app support. A word of caution when laying the boundary wire close to a driveway or border which is not level or nearly level with the lawn, you need the full 23cm distance otherwise the landroid can fall off the edge, however the machine does tell you its fallen off via the app 🙂 One area where the instructions are absent if how to connect it to Alexa

This has taken away 99% of the work of cutting the lawn. All i have to It cuts the grass around the very edge which now takes minutes.
If you have a fast growing lawn that you have to cut every 7-14 days and it takes you an hour or more and dont like the task, this is for you!
It even has multiple zone support so I can take it out of the back and put it on the front lawn, press go and away it goes cutting until the batty dies then you just put it back on the dock. Brilliant!

This has taken away 99% of the work of cutting the lawn. All i have to It cuts the grass around the very edge which now takes minutes.
If you have a fast growing lawn that you have to cut every 7-14 days and it takes you an hour or more and dont like the task, this is for you!
It even has multiple zone support so I can take it out of the back and put it on the front lawn, press go and away it goes cutting until the batty dies then you just put it back on the dock. Brilliant!

Quite brilliant! Does what is says on the tin. Buy with confidence. Well engineered, capable software and logic. You may need to help with the edges from time to time depending on your layout.

My wife and I had a bit of a disagreement about this robot mower to be honest. I felt strongly that it was a retrograde step compared to my old faithful robot, ‘Isaac,’ but my wife having nursed it to life over a few weeks feels the complete opposite.

Let me explain.

If you look around, you will see that there are two main types of robot lawnmower under various names and with minor cosmetic differences. The older type has the bigger wheels at the front whilst the newer type has reversed this with the bigger driving wheels at the back and the small bogey wheel to the front.

This is an important choice for two reasons. One good and one bad for both designs.

Now, I have an old Flymo mower that I bought four years ago — also Husquavarna brand — with the big wheels at the front, so I can make a reasonable comparison. This design means that the mower is ‘dragged’ along and thus lawn imperfections are easier to travel over which, of course isn’t a problem if your lawn is perfectly flat, but mine isn’t thanks to the mining efforts of Mr. Mole and his chums. I have cleared the dastardly beasts and done my best to level the lawn, but there are still areas where the ground is less than ideal although, not terrible. With the old mower, this isn’t too much of an issue as it pulls itself over the uneven bit without too much of a problem.

That’s not the case with the new style mower. The rear wheels push the mower and because the bogey wheel is at the front — and is quite small — if it hits a divot or uneven patch, the wheel drops and then gets pushed down into the dip, stopping the robot. Now, there is a program that is designed to pull itself back out and this does work most of the time but not always.

So, from the point of view of ability to deal with a less than perfectly flat lawn, the new version with the small wheel at the front is less good than the old version.

But.and this is where my wife has stood up for Hal 9000 — is that once you have dealt with the worst offending problem areas the mower is better at cutting grass it seems, despite having the same kinds of blades that all these types use. It certainly can get close to the edge and this is where the design choice for reversing the position of the wheels comes in. It’s more manoeuvrable. Bit like a shopping trolley, having the control at the back allows near right angled turns, thus this mower can follow a border much more closely than the previous model. This is used to its advantage because when it returns to base to recharge, it follows the perimeter wire thus dealing with the edge better than the ‘big wheels at the front’ type robot.

There is also another difference over the previous model in that there is no ‘return to base wire’ which had to be laid out towards the middle of the lawn. Not that it makes a huge difference, but it’s there.

So, having got the design changes out of the way we can talk about the rest of the mower.

Number one on the list of ‘Good things,’ is the use of a standard battery for tools. Well, Worx tools anyway. It’s a simple job of opening the back of the mower to take out and change the battery if you need too which, is far simpler than my old Flymo which has an integrated battery pack. That being said, it’s still going strong after four years so not as big a downside as it might seem. The one thing I do notice is that this Worx robot using the exchangeable battery pack does seem to need far more regular charging up than my old Flymo. I assume the cells are a little smaller as they are designed for hand power tools.

The cutting disc — fitted with the very sharp disposable blades — is offset so that when doing the perimeter, it can get nice and close to the edge. This is a good thing, although it does not negate the need to occasionally take an old-fashioned grass cutter out and go around the edge to neaten it up. The offset perimeter wire naturally means there is a strip that does not get cut which can easily be done in one pass with a ‘normal’ mower.

Speaking of blades, these can be cheaply bought on Amazon from 3rd party suppliers. I’ve used original and the non-original and there is no difference apart from your wallet being better off.

The depth of cut can easily be adjusted by means of a large dial on the top of the mower. I’ve got mine set to ‘Somme’ mode so that it clears the craters made by the small furry destroyer of lawns. You can set it low as you need to deal with a billiard table smooth lawn if you have one. I might just have a small cry to myself at this point. If anyone out there is of a ‘certain’ age they may recall the superb Jasper Carrot ‘Mole’ skit. Believe me, it’s true.

There is an inevitable app which is used for setting up the mower which, thankfully my wife downloaded and used to set up the mower. I have almost become allergic to apps given that nearly every item you buy has an app to go with it. My old mower does not have one and it worked fine just out of the box and I’ve never changed anything. The next bit is from my wife who did the setting up and is far calmer than I am.

The app is easy to find and install from the Play Store but as I’m using an Android plat-form I can’t comment on the Apple availability. I assume it’s there and just as good.

There is a QR code for linking the machine but, my Sony phone is never too keen on doing this, so the easy alternative is to enter the serial number located under the lift-up cover.

Once connected the menu is straight forward and logical and makes setting up the schedule far easier than trying to do it on the machine itself.

There are various configurations regarding the days to run, hours each day, which days to do the edges and whether to cut in the rain. I think the default is for it not to go out in the rain but, we live in England and if it didn’t go out in the rain, it would never cut the grass. It rained solidly yesterday, and he happily continued cutting the grass all day – a huge advantage over a conventional mower.

The app will also warn you of various problems. For instance, in my garden due to the lumpy edge thanks to Mr. Mole occasionally the mower will go ‘off piste’ – slightly over the guide wires – and need to be rescued. Sadly, the app doesn’t do this, and a physical rescue is needed. We also had in the very first few days, a warning ‘Wire missing.’ This was because the wire was still a little proud from the ground (and on a little bit of an incline) and the mower had sliced through it. It was quickly remedied using one of the cable connectors and he was off on his merry way again.

Some other things. You need to put a perimeter wire around the lawn and for this you have two options. Surface mount or bury. Frankly I surface mounted mine as I know from the other part of the garden where Isaac runs after a year or so the natural movement of soil will draw down/bury the cable. After three years it’s about 50mm below the surface. The only thing you need to be careful of is to make sure the wire is well pinned to the ground so that the blades won’t hit it when doing the perimeter run. These blades are more than sharp enough to cut the wire causing instant stoppage.

And that reminds me. Get some wire joiners as well. As careful as you are even if you bury the wire, there is always the chance of a wire break. In my case it’s the mole man digging around who has twice cut through it.

The build quality of the robot is pretty good. Nice tough plastics and if my other version is anything to go by should last a good few years as long as it’s not abused.

They are safe. As soon as you move, lift or disturb it the unit shuts down. This in theory makes sure that pets or children cannot be hurt by the blades. That being said, it’s a last line of defence and if you do have small crawling children around then I’d always turn it off when they are playing on the lawn.

Conclusion
Get one. Get this or any other type — they are all very similar and based upon the same model I suspect. Just be aware that your lawn needs to be fairly flat and lump/hole free for proper operation. Just look carefully at the overall design so that you understand which brand marketing version you are considering and then buy the cheapest.

After doing much research on-line we bought the WORX Robot Mower having seen it on a TV ad. I must say, we are not disappointed. It took about 2hrs to install including linking the Robot to the App which is fantastic. The quick start A3 guide was really useful and gives you all the information to lay the boundary wire and docking station. On the first time out the Robot goes round the boundary wire and we had to make a few small adjustments so it did not nudge the edge of the patio, but apart from that all was good. The App was also easy to download and connecting it to the Robot was easy and since then we have not touched the Robot as all the changes we have made have been done via the App. The automatic schedule set by the App we have extended to cut a little longer each day and you can even tell it to cut the edge by selecting this by day. One thing we will say, is that by the end of the 1st week all the lawn will be cut and then going forward it looks great all the time as ours does. The only thing we have done is trim about 4cm of grass along the patio edge. This has been a great purchase and a massive time saver as according to the App we have 647m2 of grass we now do not have to cut!!!

I did a lot of research before forking out – this is a big expense for a non-essential item. in fact I’ve got the M500 but I wanted to write a review to help others considering a landroid.

Two key things mattered to me: ability to cut close to the edge and ability to be lifted up and put on an isolated piece of lawn as i have more than one. The landroid M500 and models upwards deliver on both – if you go for the m300 you’ll only get cutting to the edge of your lawn if it is surrounded by paving slabs flush with the level of the lawn that allow the mower to straddle a good 6-8 inches. My lawn is surrounded by flush 4 inch brick so i needed the edge feature of the M500. it works very well – although sharp internal corners are the one bit that will need periodic trimming.

This brings me on to the best feature – which is not even mentioned in the instruction manual! You can lift the landroid up and move it to an isolated lawn so it can do multiple lawns. The two catches are that you will need to lift it up manually to move it (unless there is a metre-wide channel to drive itself there – in which case it’s not isolated anyway) and you will need to move it back when it’s run out of battery so it can go and charge.

The only thing to make this possible is you need to run the continuous perimeter wire round both lawns. you can achieve this by having a section between the lawns where the perimeter wires (out and back) are run together – see picture. One thing to note – if you do this it is essential that the direction of the current in the perimeter wire is the same for the second lawn as it is for the first lawn – so the landroid can follow the direction of the wire and travel anti clockwise when cutting the edge.

I’m so pleased i took a chance on this being possible as I have three isolated lawns and the main benefit of having the automatic mower is that i don’t need to mow any of them myself now.

The app is very good and allows complete control – you can check up on it from anywhere. it’s also got a handy lawn size calculating using gps and your phone’s camera to measure the area of the lawn using the perimeter of your lawn if it is an irregular shape and then sets an automatic schedule for the time of operation that you can manually adjust for the days and times you want it to cut.

Mowers that say that they cut in the wet are actually telling you they don’t have function to not cut in the wet. it is a bad idea to cut wet grass as it does the grass no good so this rain sensor is excellent.

There are parts of my lawn that I’m going to need to fill in some holes dug by foxes as it struggles a bit with these but nothing that a bit of soil and a spade can’t sort. It’s very inventive when it gets stuck and does a good job of wriggling out if it gets struck. The main issue is that if the hole persists the landroid will end up digging up around it if it is continually getting stuck and backing itself out.

The landroid is a hard working little machine and the lawn looks very smart. I’m looking forward to an easy summer of having the best continuously neat looking lawn I’ve ever had!

I picked this mower up at the launch in a retailer. Very simple to install and set up, perfect for my small garden and now runs about cutting my lawn 24/7. I like the options of building up the mower with additional accessories to make it more clever, will have to save up for those.