Mini / Small version of the mower to complement the mowing that is done by the full-sized Yarbo mowers (M1, Pro)
Customer complaints often talk about the inability of the current mower to get into tight spaces or to mow small yards effectively.
- For very small lawns, Yarbo’s size can be a barrier to a sale. This isn’t Yarbo’s fault, it’s a case of a tool too big for the job.
- For getting into tight areas and corners, the workaround is often to use Deadends, which can be a little tricky and can leave tracks. Deadends also can’t mow to the very end with a clean cut.
A smaller, simpler mower model could fill that gap. In looking at lower-end mowers on the market, many have narrow decks, are very quiet, and have a simple drive system. They still use GPS. What if such a mower configuration could be developed by Yarbo to:
- Handle very small yards, such as small front yards where the current rover is just too big
- Be narrow and low enough to get into tight spots and trim under bushes (most of the competitors look like grotesque eggs or something – they’re not getting under anything to do clean-up)
- Be a complement to the rover:
– Determining what parts of the mowing map the rover cannot get to and doing that clean-up work; there would be a capability to coordinate with the standard rover/mower, perhaps sharing a Data Center and/or map
– Do some trimming in tight spaces and under bushes
– Do tight turns around objects to trim around them
– Get in closer to the Area boundaries where the Trimmer cannot be used because the rover can’t get in there
The Mini-mower would:
- Be a…
– small mower
– a complement to the rover’s mowing as a clean-up partner where the rover can’t go
– a trimmer - Be simpler
- Be less expensive
- Use a lot of the current technology Yarbo has developed and is developing (is there a reason to use LIDAR?)
- Expand the brand: Be a standalone entry into the Yarbo community for those who have less property to maintain for whom a quality small mower that has good runtime and can mow at night quietly would be beneficial.
- Get additional use out of previously owned hardware
– Could be purchased standalone or added to an existing Data Center (to share maps/coordination with an existing rover)
– A rover could be added to a Mini-mower configuration to begin sharing/coordinating
Not sure how to create something that is both narrow to do clean-up and to be able to get under somewhere to trim. Perhaps the cutting deck can shift over a few inches under the shrubs as the mini-mower drives by (there’s your patent, Yarbo - mention me in the application, please), or the wheels can be turned allow the rover to point the mowing deck under some shrubs and move along them (or use omni-wheels?).
There are HaLow limitations that would need to be worked out if sharing a Data Center, unless multiple Data Centers can be coordinated and share mapping data.
