# Weird pathway "dancing"/behavoir **URL:** \ **Category:** Support & Solutions\ **Created:** [November 4, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/weird-pathway-dancing-behavoir/4227 "2025-11-04T14:00:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rcguymike](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/rcguymike/32/4166_2.png) [@rcguymike](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/rcguymike)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/weird-pathway-dancing-behavoir/4227/1 "2025-11-04T14:00:20Z")
Why would it do a, dance and then a bunch of tank turns and then go backwards through this pathway to get from one area to the next? Is it because of the overlap of areas? Why can’t it just transition between overlapped areas even without a pathway? Or be able to mark overlapped areas as allowed to consider them a contiguous crossing zones? There are a few places I prefer it go to a specific area to cross to get better GPS quality first but I definitely don’t want missed swipes. Would making that pathway longer help? I also need to re-optimize my dock pathways… ![Screenshot_20251104-085550](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/3/32ba393195969d632e68ceb0c0fefe70a95273d7.png) ---
**Author:** ![bryan.wheeler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/bryan.wheeler/32/215_2.png) [@bryan.wheeler](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/bryan.wheeler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/weird-pathway-dancing-behavoir/4227/2 "2025-11-04T14:47:08Z")
Pathways should extend into areas (non overlapping ones) by at least 3.3ft as a good rule. Ending or starting in an overlap can cause issues. There is also a weird bug with the leaf blower that I’ve seen reported and basically is what you described. Assume this was the leaf blower? I agree that pathways between overlapping areas seems unnecessary. ---
**Author:** ![cobradunn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/cobradunn/32/298_2.png) [@cobradunn](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/cobradunn)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/weird-pathway-dancing-behavoir/4227/3 "2025-11-04T15:11:49Z")
That pathway does look a little short. I would certainly try making it longer. ---
**Author:** ![rgloverii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/rgloverii/32/956_2.png) [@rgloverii](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/rgloverii)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/weird-pathway-dancing-behavoir/4227/4 "2025-11-04T17:26:32Z")
Do you know if the leaf blower bug was fixed in this latest firmware? That bug has been plaguing me since day 1 with the blower. Took me a while to figure out the temporary workaround, but I’d love to see it properly resolved. ---
**Author:** ![rcguymike](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/rcguymike/32/4166_2.png) [@rcguymike](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/rcguymike)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/weird-pathway-dancing-behavoir/4227/5 "2025-11-04T17:40:46Z")
Mower Pro. I’ll go make it a little longer. ---
**Author:** ![bryan.wheeler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/bryan.wheeler/32/215_2.png) [@bryan.wheeler](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/bryan.wheeler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/weird-pathway-dancing-behavoir/4227/6 "2025-11-04T18:05:29Z")
I thought it was but not entirely sure. ---
**Author:** ![steve](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/steve/32/816_2.png) [@steve](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/steve)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/weird-pathway-dancing-behavoir/4227/7 "2025-11-04T21:34:57Z")
Agreed, too short. At least for the M1, you CAN have pathways across overlaps even span multiple areas, but ensure that the head and tail of such pathways extend well into single, distinct areas. Yes, the areas in the middle will use the pathways without issue. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/a/a19af3fbcf6483e3811a2ebeb67b9965bdcb9b0c.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/8/85651c3f68d0d5dec03f4bd666f9af4874451d90.png) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/0/09d9808167a88d991eb365e88f681f1ea98ee221.png) Cheers, ---
**Author:** ![jso](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/jso/32/340_2.png) [@jso](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/jso)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/weird-pathway-dancing-behavoir/4227/8 "2025-11-04T22:29:38Z")
My Yarbo was updated today. I will test it tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![rcguymike](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/rcguymike/32/4166_2.png) [@rcguymike](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/rcguymike)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/weird-pathway-dancing-behavoir/4227/9 "2025-11-05T00:08:46Z")
Better^ Now I should probably fix all these😅 ![Screenshot_20251104-184919](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/a/a3db0663468aba4a0576ae9bbe7166c4e35f7578.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20251104-185101](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/c/c8e33de0ec7d983e2fade052f26d69788de070d1.png) ![Screenshot_20251104-185006](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/uploads/yarbo/original/2X/2/2d8ca316b67d828d37e7d16a62415cec018c339b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Yarbo-Forum](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/yarbo-forum/32/126_2.png) [@Yarbo-Forum](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/Yarbo-Forum)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/weird-pathway-dancing-behavoir/4227/10 "2025-11-05T06:57:04Z")
Currently, Yarbo does not support traveling directly through overlapped zones when moving between areas. As some others mentioned, extending both ends of the pathway **at least 3.3 feet (about 1 meter)** into each area can help reduce the unusual turning or “dancing” behaviors. Once you make those adjustments, please let us know how it goes — we’re interested in your results. And feel free to reach out if you have any other questions!