One thing I personally would benefit greatly from, would be a “mimic mode,” ie place yarbo in a position, and angle or heading and then “record” it’s exact movements as input by a person using direct control. In my case this is because one side of my property has a ditch that is sufficiently steep that, while I can plot and pilot an angled point of entry, and a mowing path that gets the job done if I drive the Yardvark manually, all autonomous turning methods invariably, in backing up and jostiling around, end up with the mower and core bent to max across, rather than parallel with the ditchline, or backed out into the road to varying degrees, which given the speed and volume of traffic is extremely dangerous. (55-60 MPH, 9000+ cars per day)
Were it possible to simply position Yarbo exactly as it was when the “recording” was captured, and then press continue, and have it mimic my movements exactly, I could successfully, and autonomously mow ditches that are probably, if I’m honest, too much to ask of autonomous mowers in 2025, and this is a testament to the abilities of this machine, owing to its form factor, weight, locomotion, and build materials!
Could something like this be done?