Something has changed for Smart Turns. When Yarbo is turning around to start a new row, it is now doing 3 separate Zero Turns (where both tracks are turning opposite ways) and driving 1-2 feet between the turns. This is destroying our lawn (the lawn is new this year) and I stopped the work plan after 10 rows once I saw the damage that is being done.
We started trying to use Yarbo in the beginning of May and have not successfully completed a work plan to date. We have relegated Yarbo to testing errors for support while we have been waiting for the next firmware (first rumoured to be released in the last half of May), we got it last night.
In this short test there were still episodes where shadows on the lawn were detected as obstacles and the computed paths to avoid them were huge and nonsensical detours.
The perimeter mowing paths were always using zero turns and still do use zero turns (causing unnecessary turf damage). When the permitter turning method is combined the newly-changed smart turns, Yarbo is really tearing up our lawn on the perimeter.
We are parking Yarbo until this is addressed.
We spend more time mapping, then watching Yarbo try to complete a plan and fail, remapping, testing and retesting than it takes to mow the lawn manually.