They are so close. Base issues to fix and then it will be icing for the cake at that point, hopefully.
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Luba 2 actually is what set me off on the journey to find a robot capable of mowing 3 acres.
Yarboās 6 acres, snow blowing, and leaf blower seemed appealing. I figured there would be growing pains, but I am totally surprised by the release cycle. I find it shockingly slow.
I know Yarbo is dealing with a robot capable of climbing play sets, climbing walls in reverse and playing in the street. Safety is not something to be taken lightly when large heavy things are moving on their own.
I have a neighbor who once turned a very large motorized overhead hopper into a battering ram for end stops. It was very loud and earth shaking. Heās very glad the end stops held. The entire plant stopped what they were doing to gaze at his creation. 
There is testing and there is real world experiences. All it takes is one slight mix up on a wiring diagram and you have a battering ram instead of motorized hopper.
All that said to point out that you can do all the testing in the world and still miss a possible scenario that causes things to go awry.
You can certainly pick some low hanging fruit to deliver to customers that does not impact safety. Notifications for one should have NO detremental safety impacts. Iād argue they could improve safety.
With limited resources maybe you get an intern to work on the notifications?
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Funny performance and economics of Luba2 -
You are actually ARE better off buying multiple, smaller 3k or 5k Luba2ās than a single 10k version. And depending on your yard layout, you buy the smallest Luba2 thatāll manage exactly the regions that REQUIRE the AWD / no-gps navigation, and buy a pile of other, cheaper RTK robots for the easy stuff.
The 10k and 5k and 3k all mow at the same speed. But using a pair of 5ks will mow twice as fast, and if one dies you still have options, blah blah blah.
That said, nothing touches Yarbo when it comes to bulk area processing. Really, the only thing it truly needs is a dispatchable minion for the tight, complex parts.
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My vote is sharks with lasers
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Thatās one of things turned me off to Mammotion. The 5000 and 10000 have the same battery. It seems like theyāre flipping a software switch that limits the mappable area and charging a boatload more for it.
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I just ran my āfullā job. 3 acres, >100 trees, playset, NGZ, a lake, an orchardā¦ It did it in 36h charging included despite it being 30 degrees out thereā¦ Medium speed, 10cm overlap. Diagonals everywhere, with mowing around NGZ.
Of course I have a few rough patches here and thereā¦ Of course Iāll be very vocal about this inefficient routing (imagine I could do faster!) and the management of pathways that is suboptimal to say the leastā¦ And the unwanted zero-turns that are mostly responsible for those rough patchesā¦ But stillā¦ I find it impressive.
No way Iād be able to do all of this with a fleet of Luba 2 as you describeā¦ Imagine the nightmare of coordinating all of thisā¦
And zero interventionā¦ So, the beauty of this thing is that it is doable to achieve something great. Letās hope they fix the quirks so they can get a larger user baseā¦
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That seems to be more common these days.
My 2019 Chevy spark that we tow behind the RV has no key fob. Yet when you exceed 15 mph the doors lock automagically. Iām sure there is a software switch I can pay for and get a fob.
As long as consumers put up with it, the practice will continue.
For now, I use the Yarbo for keeping the acreage cut and for areas that I donāt care as much if the rows arenāt perfectly straight or if some spots are missed. It does a very good job at that.
Iām using the Lubas for the āfinish workā, keeping no go zones neatly trimmed, the outer perimeter of the zones cut, and the front yard zones cut, because their cutting method is much more precise and gives a better finished look.
I am very hopeful that Yarboās precision will continue to improve. But I donāt think such a large, heavy, powerful machine will ever be able to do fine level detail work around no go zones and obstacles. Itās simply too large and awkward.
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Exactly. I owned an original awd 5000. They up to it to 10000 sqm shortly after I got it. I can say for certain it is not able to keep up with even 7500 sqm in Ohio. During July I WAS barely able to, but with the rain this year I was unable to do even 5000. Sadly it got ran over, but they are sending me a refurbished one. Will be my trimmer. I have managed to get Yarbo much closer and less trimming. Still fine tuning.
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It literally is a software switch that for early backers/influencers or something they flipped and made a 5k a 10K. YouTuber CrazyPostMan has some videos talking about it.
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