An idea for all modules; opportunistic charging (i.e. head back to charge when Yarbo is physically close to the docking station). The idea here is to add another battery threshold above the “Recharge Battery Level”, which sets a range in which Yarbo should head back to charge when its close to the docking station, rather than waiting until the Recharge Battery Level threshold. Example: If I have the opportunistic recharge threshold at 30% and the recharge at 20%; if Yarbs is below 30 but above 20, head to recharge when it is at a part of the work plan closest to the docking station. If it drops to 20%, head to the docking station regardless of location. I’ve seen Yarbles many times be close to the recharge threshold, but continue working away and end up furthest from the docking station when it hits the recharge threshold, then have to drive all the way back. Seems inefficient.

That’s a pretty interesting idea! Could be super useful and time saving.

Love this. I think it could be combined with some other recommendations like if it hits the recharge limit and there’s only a few mins left in the plan, then it will finish and then go recharge. Also, on these same lines, if it doesn’t have enough charge but only has a little bit left in the plan, go top off just enough with 5-10% buffer to finish. This is extremely important for staying on top of the snow clearing.

That one I’ve noticed more often.

Thanks for the suggestion. This approach could definitely add more flexibility to the charging behavior and help Yarbo operate more efficiently. If more users express interest in this idea, I’ll be happy to pass it along to our product team for further consideration.

How are those 4 sidewalks working for you on the right side of your map. They all run independently? No cross up down one sidewalk and back on another? Any reverse run sidewalks?

Last time I ran my overlapping sidewalks, they all ran properly without any doing the weird backward thing. I need to adjust them some more for better coverage, but they seem to be working as-is for now. [IMG_8316]

Good idea. Maybe there should be a notification asking whether you want to confirm heading back to recharge.

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rcguymike December 20, 2025, 10:03pm 16

Mine seems to run the work plans differently…no idea why it’s different sometimes

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