ather hard to install but worth it in the end

Easy to set up cuts grass daily for two hours but extremely flexible and programmable
Delighted with lawn and not having to cut it as real boon for older people no gardener fees!

I’ve had this Robot for just over a week so it’s a little early for a review of longevity or lawn quality but I will edit it in future months.

First off, the instructions and installation details were very simple to follow. Out of the box you have everything you need. Plenty of boundary and guide wire and more than enough pegs should you use them.

My lawn is very small, probably about 40msq so the Easylife Go 150 is perfect. I needed a solution to losing space for a petrol mower and this seemed the logical step. As you can see by the video, the lawn is flat to a paved pathway, so digging a small trench around the boundary allows the robot to move effortlessly over the edging. I now only need to trim when the edge creeps onto the path. I would’ve had to do that with a traditional mower anyway so no issues there.

As for the docking station, I didn want it on the lawn as it would be a trip hazard for little ones. The solution was to take out the mortar in the path and lay the guide/boundary wire accordingly. As you can see in the picture (where the mortar is darker) I have repointed the path and the robot has no issues detecting it and stopping. It finds the docking station every time and doesn’t ever collide with the garage wall.

Securing it to the floor, I have used the plastic pegs it came with but drilled into the slabs, then using a rubber mallet, gently hammered them in. They are firm enough to keep the docking station in place, but loose enough for me to take them out for winter.

So far so good. It’s only been a week but I am very impressed with Unicorn (named by a little one). They cut tirelessly and seem to get the job done. I’m not entirely convinced the blades which came with it are the best, there are more than a handle of uprooted grass roots which it appears to have torn out rather than cut. I may pay for higher quality blades when then need replacing just to see if the cut is better or whether it’s just the robot itself.

I will review this again after the summer to see if I’m still as happy with it then.

*Edit 25/5/22

I’ve added an additional photo to show a bumper I have added to Unicorn. This is to prevent further scratching when it collides with our plant bed sleepers which run down one side of the garden. It was only causing minor damage to the front, but this prevents it complete without hindering the mower at all.

If you have any raised areas which the mower will impact with, I would suggest adding a similar bumper to prevent scratching.

Awesome bit of kit that is saving me hours a week . Hate mowing so boring. Set up was easy. Just follow the ruler for the boundary. Guide wire was easy too . Just make sure you push down fully on the coupler. I also buried it so as not to have the mower chop it to pieces.

App is easy to use and install. The mower is scheduled to go out and mow on the highest setting until either the boundary wire gets grown over or I decide to bury it. Can’t fault the little thing. Watching it do its work in the sun with a pop is weirdly satisfying too.

Awesome bit of kit that is saving me hours a week . Hate mowing so boring. Set up was easy. Just follow the ruler for the boundary. Guide wire was easy too . Just make sure you push down fully on the coupler. I also buried it so as not to have the mower chop it to pieces.

App is easy to use and install. The mower is scheduled to go out and mow on the highest setting until either the boundary wire gets grown over or I decide to bury it. Can’t fault the little thing. Watching it do its work in the sun with a pop is weirdly satisfying too.

I like gadgets
But they’re often more fun than useful
This little beastie is both. I have an acre of garden, mostly lawn. Far bigger than the 500m2 it’s designed for. I also set it up in April with long, wet grass. I was totally unfair.
But he just trundles on and on and with each cut makes his life easier, so each time he can trundle further and do more
The grass is a lovely length and evenly cut. It’s actually better than the results from my ride on, as the 500 copes with all the little undulations and hills without beaching or bottoming
Setting up the wire was two days work and I did bury it using an edging spade. But not one problem since. And I sit here with a nice cold Sauvignon and a warm glow as I watch my lawn being beautifully cut
Thoroughly recommend

It can take some time to set up the area to be mowed, it is important you do this correctly to avoid any issues later on. Fortunately the information supplied is informative and does help you to avoid any potential pitfalls when doing the initial set-up. If you have any doubts, there are plenty of informative videos on YouTube to watch and learn from, time spent at this stage, pays dividends later on.
Once you get your EasiLife GO, properly set-up and functioning as you want it, you will not regret this garden aid and you will wonder how you managed to keep your lawn in such good condition, before you purchased your willing lawn mower.

Once you get your head round the need for a perimeter and guide wire, it’s really simple to setup, and perhaps the best labour saving device we’ve ever purchased.

Percy (Thrower the robot mower) trundles out once a day and keeps the lawn at an acceptable level, and just means I never have to worry about mowing the grass

I cannot justifiably comment on the set-up process because I enlisted the help of my 2 sons in law for this. They seemed to find it easy enough, and very reasonable for me, at the cost of a Sunday lunch!
I find the app and scheduling really quite straight forward, so Maurice the mower now wends his happy little way around my lawn on a regular basis. Obviously it lacks stripes, but who cares, when it’s neatly mowed? Frankly ensuring our Beagle’s “calling cards” are removed before he’s due to mow is far more trouble!
Thus far he appears to be way more reliable than either of my ex-husbands, and complains significantly less too! What’s not to love?

I never expected to be so impressed by such a useful gadget.

First off, I bought this from Amazon Warehouse and it was slightly used and repacked, but was near enough half price so a bargain.

Set up is a little involved and please read the instructions, as some thought is needed re the layout and cables need to be laid carefully and ideally buried as there is risk the blades will cut through as the mower goes 20+cm over the boundary. Setting up and connecting to the app is a bit fiddly but logical once you follow it through.
Results are amazing, in less than a week grass is looking better with a daily trim. It’s also somewhat therapeutic to watch the new house pet quietly meander around the garden.

One point that needs making is that these devices aren’t hedgehog friendly so please do not set them to run at night as some reviews have recommended.

I never expected to be so impressed by such a useful gadget.

First off, I bought this from Amazon Warehouse and it was slightly used and repacked, but was near enough half price so a bargain.

Set up is a little involved and please read the instructions, as some thought is needed re the layout and cables need to be laid carefully and ideally buried as there is risk the blades will cut through as the mower goes 20+cm over the boundary. Setting up and connecting to the app is a bit fiddly but logical once you follow it through.
Results are amazing, in less than a week grass is looking better with a daily trim. It’s also somewhat therapeutic to watch the new house pet quietly meander around the garden.

One point that needs making is that these devices aren’t hedgehog friendly so please do not set them to run at night as some reviews have recommended.

I sat down in my garden with a beer, in the sunshine yesterday afternoon and watched this little machine mowing my grass for me. At 7.30am on Sunday morning I was glued to the window watching it again! I LOVE it! No more green bin, no more petrol for the old fashioned thing in my shed, I couldn’t recommend it more! I had a flashing blue light on the charging station which I assumed was for Bluetooth but after looking for something else I discovered it was a problem with the boundary for anyone reading this it was the point where the 3 wires join in the blue connector, I hadn’t clamped it hard enough! I also couldn’t understand why it wouldn’t leave its staton when I asked it too but realised it needed a full charge before it would. This isn’t shown in the videos etc

Buy one, you will not regret it!

Wasn’t too sure this would cope with our VERY bumpy lawn. How wrong can you get.
Installation was easy, although I did clip the boundry wire much more closely than the manual said, again because of the uneven lawn.
Follow the instructions and away it went .
Absolutely delighted with it.

We , as we are disabling, found it difficult to install

This is a review of the Easilife Go 150

I’m writing this review a week after purchase (7th April 2022) and will update at regular intervals.

First thing to note is that there is no real difference in new Easilife Go 150 / 250 / 500 range of lawnmowers. The only difference is the length of boundary wire and pegs you are given. My garden is around 100m squared and the amount of boundary wire provided by the Easilife Go 150 was more than enough. This was an impulse buy for me after receiving a notification on my Amazon app. I had been looking for a new lawnmower but hadn’t considered a robotic lawnmower as I was under the impression they didn’t really work properly. However, after reading the reviews and looking up reviews on YouTube I was convinced that they work well and that the price at the time was a cheap as they ever have been on a deal (I paid 372.99 for the 150 model, the 500 model was available for 409.99).

Set Up

After reading the reviews I expected the set up to me much more difficult and time consuming than it was. I have a relatively simple rectangular shape garden and I managed the set up in under an hour. It is much easier to follow the official Flymo set up video on YouTube (just search for it) than to follow the instructions provided. I am not a very practical person or a major DIYer but I managed it with ease. Also managed to connect it to my Android phone (Google Pixel 4a) with ease first time. By the way, you don’t need to use a phone app to for the lawnmower, it can be used standalone without the phone, it just makes life easier.

First Start
I was a little perplexed at first that the lawnmower was sitting in it’s charging dock and not moving despite me telling it to start both manually on the lawnmower and on the phone app. However, when I moved it from the charging dock to the grass it started working. I later realised that it will not move from the charging dock at first until it reaches 100% charge. So if you wonder why it will not move from the charging dock on its first use, this will be why. It worked its way around the garden and found its way home to charge when the battery it went down to around 20%. Then it moved back out again when it was fully charged. I have set it to mow for 4 hours a day but I will adjust as time goes on. I expect it will only need to be on duty 3-4 times a week.

Cutting and Performance
It did a very good job cutting the grass down. It makes very small cuts and does not collect the grass but leaves it on the lawn. I thought this would be an issue but it wasn’t. You don’t notice any of the cuttings on the lawn unless you look very closely. I have found that the cuttings have increased the quality of lawn already, as the cuttings naturally fertilises it. I started at the highest cutting height (3) and the reduced it to the middle cutting height (2) which is perfect for me. The advice is to gradually reduce the cutting height. I didn’t take any notice of this, and sure enough, I paid the price – it cut through a part of the boundary wire that was a little high. However, this was easily fixed (2 minute job) by using one of the spare electrical wire connectors provided. After this I also bought an extra pack of 20 wire connectors from Amazon for 7.99 for potential future use. Well worth an investment. Lot’s of people recommend burying the boundary wire when first setting it up, but if you do this it will be difficult to find any wire breaks in the early weeks when potential problems are likely to arise. As the weeks go by the wire will gradually sink into the lawn and get overgrown by grass anyway. I main problem is that people ignore the advice to put the boundary wire at least 10cm away from the edge in the hope of a closer cut of the edge of the grass, but if you have a weeds, clumps, dips or bumpy ground beyond the wire the lawnmower will lift or fall and in doing so change the angle of the cutting blades and potentially cut the boundary wire. I find that it edges the lawn perfectly with the boundary wire set 10cm away.

A Note on Changing the Cutting Height
At first I just couldn’t work out how to change the cutting height and the advice on Amazon Questions seemed different from different people. A lot of people told me I just had to turn a knob that didn’t exist on my model. I have since discovered that there have been subtle changes to the models over the years. My current 150 model is the latest model and was released in February 2021. On these newer models you have to take the small top cover off (the black plastic bit, not the main orange cover) and there you will find a hex key. You then flip the mower on it’s back and unscrew the blade mechanism and place it back on the mower on a different setting that is outlined. Easy when you know how but this took me ages to work out.

Neighbour’s and Dog’s Best Friend
A big bonus is that it is very very quiet, unbelievably quiet. You will be able to set it off to cut the grass at any time without disturbing the neighbours. Indeed it is very relaxing and meditative to watch. Also, my dog used to go absolutely mental when I used my hover mower to cut the grass and I was worried he would also bark at the robot mower. Praise the Lord, he takes no notice of it at all and this has saved me a lot of stress as no more unhappy spouse and children as the dog no longer bounces up and down at the patio doors like a demented banshie for an hour or so while I cut the grass.

Final Words
In short, if you’re tempted to buy this but not sure. Take the plunge and go for it. It is my favourite buy of the year so far. I love it. Easy to set up and works brilliantly.

Easy to set up, took me and my son about an hour. Does a brilliant job. Really good purchase. I set my weekly cutting schedule via the app and the mower goes out and does his job perfectly. I now just have to wizz around the first 3 inches of the lawn edges with the strimmer once a week.

The Easilife GO 250 is exactly the same as the Easilife Go 500 but has a different chip, that limits its operation to 180 minutes rather than 310 minutes. The battery, cable length, number of pegs etc is otherwise identical. I chose the Easilife GO 250 because it was considerably cheaper at the time and my lawn was OK with the lower capacity (I hope- its early days). I was tempted by the Worx Landroid s300 based on looks and the wifi controlled app but reviews seemed to suggest the Flymo coped better with undulating grass and was less likely to get stuck (perhaps due to the large wheels at the front). I thought a non-stuck mower was more likely to be important than the lack of wifi (fun for the first few days but then likely forgotten). The Flymo has a bluetooth based app that works fine over a short range and is intuitive once connection is successful. So far, it works fine.

I decided to install the boundary wire by burying it from the outset. It was a brave decision but I decided that I’d prefer to have it done at the outset than have constant problems with a cut wire- as others have reported. So far I think it was a good decision. The installation of the wire took a couple of hours but was tolerable on a nice day when the ground was soft and so the cuts were easy- it would be a different story on a rainy day or with rock hard ground. I laid out the boundary wire, included loops at the corners and where the guide wire was going to attach, and then buried the wire after cutting a slit with an edge cutter- with the wire being pushed down in the slit with a mallet and inverted peg. I set up a small connected secondary lawn area immediately adjacent to the main area too.

I then laid out the guide wire, attached it to the boundary wire and checked the connections via the lights on the charger. Initially I panicked- it was flashing blue (no connection)- but then realised I hadn’t pushed the connector parts together firmly enough when attaching the guidewire. Once squeezed some more, the light went green and bingo- all was good!

I’ve run it a couple of days now (already moving to a shorter cut height of level 2 since the wire is buried). So far its great- it trundles about the garden, doesn’t knock into things, stops the right distance after passing the boundary wire and there’s been no glitch. It got stuck once near the charging station but I think I didn’t put the boundary wire behind the changing station as required (the instructions aren’t totally clear on this) but I think I’ve sorted it now. I would say that the dog definitely wasn’t keen on it and made a bolt for the front of the house when it started up!

I contacted flymo in advance of purchase to ask about the difference between the Easilife GO 250 and 500 and they responded by email and phone- though clearly support was based in Europe. But it was helpful for the simple question- I’m not sure how it would be for a more complex query.

I would note that the low voltage power cable is very short- only about 3 metres long. I bought a weatherproof extension cable and box from Argos that allowed me to run the cable to where required. Otherwise all was good. There was enough boundary cable and guide wire for my 120m2 area (including the secondary area) and enough pegs because I buried most of the cable- more would be used perhaps if on the surface only.

I’ll see how things progress over the coming weeks but so far I’m very pleased. It’s not quick to set up but the instructions are clear if you take time to read and digest them.

With 4 separate lawns I’ve run 1200r mowers for 4 years but the base station pcb packed in on the original one and a replacement costs 200 plus, so I upgraded to the EasiLife.
Big improvement in all respects. Swivel castor reduces scuffing and more sophisticated algorithm and gentler changes of direction avoids making muddy patches adjacent to the boundary wire. Good app but make sure it’s the latest version.
Hose wash down also possible.

Upon set up, you really have to examine the instructions carefully before doing anything! Took me about 3-4 hours to set this up, including the boundary wire, for around a 120m2 garden with odd-shaped edges. You need to place the boundary wire at different distances to the edge depending on whether the edge is a wall, flat path or obstacle, but the cardboard guide helps with that.
After 1 week of use, the mower worked as expected in terms of schedule, but got caught/stuck on the boundary wire twice and also completely cut through it. (It is worth noting I had the mower on the shortest setting). I laid the boundary wire again, but this time buried it in the lawn. It’s not in use over winter but I’ve read it still works when buried (and in fact it’s actually recommended!).

It’s worth noting that you still need to manually cut some grass with certain edges (such a walls), as the mower doesn’t cut right up to the edge.

Overall, I’ve given this a 4/5; it’s overpriced, and fiddly to set up, involving some trial and error.. but once it’s configured properly it works well.

We had a previous generation Flymo before, which eventually creased working. Upon replacing we got tempted by the Landroid Worx, and it’s well marketed Cut To Edge technology. Over promised and under delivered, to a point we had to return it within a few months. Since bought this one, and we’re not looking back. So much easier to set up and operate, no need for expensive add ons to make it work, and the app is really straightforward to use. But mostly: it works as intended, and the smooth motors navigate the lawn well even when the grass is wet. It is gentle around obstacles, and the algorithms are a marked improvement to the previous generation Flymo we had. Definitely the best option out there in this price range.

I’ve had this mower a few montha now and what a treasure it’s proved itself to be – I wish I could have afforded the one that goes right to the edge but hey ho – 20 minutes going round with the strimmer once a fortnight is no great hardship.
This brilliant machine takes away all the hassle of lawn mowing. Most of which is knowing that the grass needs cutting and you really can’t be bothered, but if you don’t do it in the next couple of days it’s going to rain – be too warm – or it will be twice as long! Well none of that with this baby in your garden. You set it up to cut as often as you want – I do twice a week on high, and leave to get on with the job. Which is does without any hassle and no complaining!
The initial setup was a bit of a pain. I laid the boundary wire down on top of the lawn, pinning down as per instruction, mainly to judge how near to the fence I could get (cuts down on the strimming) – After a couple of cuts I reckoned I could move the boudary wire closer to the fence by about 3 cms. Well every little helps. Once satified with that, I used a lawn edge trimmer spade thing to make a shallow trough round the cutting area and. using one of the pegs with the pointed end cut off, I pressed the wire into the trough nipping the soil back together as I went along. The mower needs a guide wire to take it back to base. I chose the furthest point from the base for the straight line so that it could pick up the route to base easier. After a couple of weeks you couldn’t see where I had planted the wires.
If you have OCD about straight mowing, cricket pitch lines in your grass – which I admit I did have before I got this mower, then I’m afraid you’re going to have to get over that, but if you want to take the pain from mowing your lawn this is the one.

Bought this for my grandparents who were starting to struggle to cut the lawn regularly. This robot mower really does help and actually does quite a good job. I was very optimistic at the start as it started to go in all directions once the boundary wire was installed. Once it got itself worked out, it cuts as you might hope it will. Don’t get me wrong, it will never be as good as you cutting it yourself, in that it can’t get in the edges and tighter spaces (rightly so). Not a problem for us as we were looking to reduce the work, not replace it.

In terms of technical setup, the initial wizard is OK, but it’s worth checking out the advance scheduler afterwards. This is so you can set times and days more gradually, rather than the ‘which of the 7 days do you not want to cut’ option the wizard gives you. The cutting length is easy to set for my grandparents. No need to go in to the settings for that, just adjust the knob on top.

The model we bought didn’t include Bluetooth as far as I could tell. I looked up the manual and the settings tree which does show the option, though nothing on the device itself. I think it would be nice to have some kind of interaction with the app, so you can more easily adjust the settings etc.

Since using, the lawn has been healthier. The mulch that gets created by the mower appears to be feeding the lawn. So that’s a plus.

Would we recommend it? – yes if it is on sale. We paid 529 for the 500 option.

Difficult to set up manually, I’d recommend using the app, which after two weeks is doing the job. Cutting seems good ,lawn being cut and looks good. Reserve judgement for this first season.

I purchased the EasiLife 150 GO. The setup was easy as my garden is pretty square with straight lines. I haven’t had any issues with the boundary wire being cut as I pegged the wire down with many more pegs than suggested in the manual. This helped keep the wire tight and within a couple of weeks the wire has pretty much disapeared into the ground so I don’t see any point in me taking the time to bury it as its not visible anyway.

There are 3 cutting heights which you can adjust by unscrewing the cutting base and rotating it onto another height. Level 3 cuts the grass at its highest level and level one at its lowest.

One small issue I found is that level 2 was a little bit too high for me while level one was too short. I was able to easily overcome this by adding a small spacer and getting some slightly longer M5 stainless steel screws which adjusted the cutting height between level 1 and 2. This for me cut the grass to a perfect level!

Its fasinating to watch it navigate the lawn and it really does do a good job in keeping your grass looking good.

I purchased the EasiLife 150 GO. The setup was easy as my garden is pretty square with straight lines. I haven’t had any issues with the boundary wire being cut as I pegged the wire down with many more pegs than suggested in the manual. This helped keep the wire tight and within a couple of weeks the wire has pretty much disapeared into the ground so I don’t see any point in me taking the time to bury it as its not visible anyway.

There are 3 cutting heights which you can adjust by unscrewing the cutting base and rotating it onto another height. Level 3 cuts the grass at its highest level and level one at its lowest.

One small issue I found is that level 2 was a little bit too high for me while level one was too short. I was able to easily overcome this by adding a small spacer and getting some slightly longer M5 stainless steel screws which adjusted the cutting height between level 1 and 2. This for me cut the grass to a perfect level!

Its fasinating to watch it navigate the lawn and it really does do a good job in keeping your grass looking good.

I have not used any technical support so cannot comment on their ability to help, but the mower works very well. Because I do not have any raised areas around the grass area I decided to bury the cable from the very start. It took time but is now fully hidden with no prospect of being cut ( very good). I have not had to cut the grass for the last three weeks, very pleased.

Comes out every morning rain or shine and keeps the lawn looking in tip-top condition despite a pretty uneven surface. Set to level 2 seems to be ideal for our garden. Did cut through the boundary wire, but this was due to the initial set-up when one of the wheels slipped over the lawn edge and it couldn’t continue, but it was easily repairable using the genuine cable connectors and when reconnected carried on using the same set-up when power was restored. Seems to charge up OK for 2 hours each day. Awkward corners and some edges do still need strimming to preserve uniformity, but this is a small price to pay for all weather lawn maintenance. Read the instructions and it’s reasonably easy to set up and test in 1-2 hours, but you do need the app. for timing. Only time will tell how long the battery life lasts.

As a disabled woman with a huge, odd shaped lumpy, bumpy garden, I spend hundreds each year on gardeners. Not any more!!

It took 4 hours to fit the wire’s, and a couple of attempts to get it to calibrate and it was trundling around the garden. My dog and kittens just ignore it and move out of the way when needed. It moves slowly enough to prevent any accidents.

From the house it can’t be heard at all, I let it run over night without issue, or sound, (I live in a bungalow with bedroom at back) and woke to a nicely mown lawn. It was first cut of year and long and thick in places, I thought it might need one last cut from gardener, I was wrong, this little bot coped with it brilliantly.

As lawn is so bumpy, I had to put the pegs in very close together in some places, which meant that the 150 supplied weren’t enough and had to buy more. Thats the only downside I have so far.

My big tip is, set it at highest cut to start, and you shouldn’t have any issues if have laid the wire tight and level to ground.

If your still on the fence, trust me this little robot really is as good as the reviews suggest.