will like to mock-up a simple flat platform on wheels upon which my garbage bins will rest (96 gal & 64 gal bins). Will have Yarbo pull the platform to the bottom of the driveway in the morning and return after garbage pickup.
As @rgloverii mentions it will need to save customer settings for each attachment. See he excellent list above.
Thank you for sharing such detailed and thoughtful feedback. We really appreciate your input, and I’ve passed all of these suggestions along to our product team for consideration.
You’ve outlined several very practical requirements that could make Tow Mode much more useful in real-world applications. We also welcome everyone to continue adding to this list if there are other ideas or needs that should be considered.
I’ll steal/reiterate from @rgloverii
in order for the Tow Mode to be useful and effective, I think the following are Requirements…
Ability to save custom settings for each yard implement being used with Tow Mode
User definable width and length of towed object
maybe axle/wheel locations so tail swing and radius can be calculated automatically?
Also they make those poly slides that could be pretty useful behind Yarbo.
Customizable rules for turning radius geometry (how tight can Yarbo safely turn)
Override from calculated value, warnings if below calculated value or data for calculated value not entered
Yarbo’s speed while task is underway. (Customized for each yard implement)
User defined starting and ending points for each area.
Where does Yarbo stop and park after area is complete. (Can’t dock, so where does Yarbo go)
could Yarbo park facing forwards on the dock???
My current thought for use case is for towing around a trailer for yardwork, hauling supplies maybe dirt/mulch, leaves, sticks, etc. Next up a way to integrate with actuators or other controls so we can automate dumping for leaf collectors, trailers, dethatchers, etc
More automated, either hand/voice commands or a tap on the app. Then I stay working on the project, Yarbo drives away, dumps the load and comes back empty.
I can’t wait till I can do this! I tried doing it with a pathway, but I couldn’t get it to work reliably without backing up and jackknifing the wagon.
Be able to enter a series of waypoints with a limited set of “actions” at each waypoint.
For example, continue to the next waypoint, Stop at waypoint until told to proceed to next waypoint, wait X minutes and proceed to next waypoint.
The example action set above is not exhaustive.
Be able to name and save these groups of waypoints and actions for future use.
Be able to engage tow mode with any and all attachments. I should be able to tow with the snow blower to spread salt. I should be able to pull a wagon with the leaf blower and the mower not just with the assist module.
