Yea, I would NEVER expect that to happen
Yep - caught me by surprise one day a long time ago and luckily I was there to catch it. Also works the other way. Can pull the core on the driveway, anywhere, and send it out into either area on the left or right. Itās handy when Iām doing maintenance in the garage but scary when you donāt expect it. Now that I know, I plan for it. What prompted me to it previously is I had a pathway from the docking station in the back yard, through my patio and out to the front driveway. There was no pathway that connected the driveway to the front area on the left. There was a pathway that connected the area on the right to the back yard. That gate was open. The one near the garage was not. I hear the mower blade guards scraping on concrete as Iām working in the back yard and see it follow the āsnow blowerā pathway that I had made. Never did this before but after a firmware update, the snow blower pathway and down the driveway to the crossover pathway was the shortest route. So - it did what it was supposed to do and followed the shortest route (unbeknownst to me).
I see why Iāve never encountered it. I donāt have any Pathways that span 3 areas. I wouldāve done a short one between each area. Iām sure thereās are reason you wanted it that way.
Hereās another one Iāve seen. Finishes a job and enters the pathway on the side (within the area) and because of the angle it hits the closed gate on the left. The pathway goes through the right gate. Also periodically when mowing, if both gates are closed, it will pull into the pathway and hit the fence if itās closed while trying to turn around in the zig zag pattern.
Thatās the one Iāve never seen. Mine takes great pains to enter at the start. The pathway is very near the area boundary and it bounces back and forth to find the entry without leaving the area. Hitting it like youāre showing would save yard wear and be fine my case.
Depends on its mood. Iāve seen both ways. I have the offset on the crossover pathway. Totally fine to vary that. But certainly need it to enter and exit the pathway close to the mapped entry and exit on this particular pathway so that it can safely travel through the gates. The part that bothers me most is because that pathway is there, it thinks that it is always safe to use it when working in the area. If the gates are closed, it is not safe. I think pathways, dead ends, etc should be 100% ignored when working in an area. When it would use the pathway for some extra turning room last year, obstacle avoidance was triggered and man that thing would go on some adventures and come right back and usually hit the gate again sending it back in another avoidance loop. Thankfully, it rarely does this now. The trimmer bump and slightly adjust algorithm helped with collision avoidance a lot.
Iāll be watching more closely with that info. Thank you.
I have never observed any behavior like this either. But to be honest, I donāt usually watch Yarbo when itās driving to and from the dock or crossing areas.
Iāll have to pay attention the next time I send it out.