I am writing to suggest a new feature for the “Y” series and “M” series mowers.
I recommend implementing a “Work Period Restriction Option” that allows users to restrict operation of the Yarbo to specific hours (e.g., no working between 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM). If a task is not completed by restriction period, the mower should automatically return to the charger and wait until the following morning’s start time to resume. This would function similarly to the current behavior triggered when the battery reaches the 20% level. Some of your users like myself live in an HOA (Home Owners Association). I am not permitted to mow the lawn of use any lawn or other machinery after 8 PM. The other brand of robotic mower I use has this feature
Thank you for considering this request to improve the scheduling capabilities of these models.
I originally posted this on the FB Official Yarbo page. A Yarbo tech suggested submitting an email, and then asked to post here. I think this suggestion is well broadcasted.
Thank you for sharing this thoughtful suggestion—this is a very practical use case, especially for users in HOA communities with time restrictions. We completely understand the need for a feature like this to better control operating hours while maintaining automation.
I’ve passed your feedback along to our product team for consideration. We really appreciate you taking the time to share this, and it’s great to see it being discussed more broadly in the community.
Please feel free to keep the ideas coming—we’re always listening
Thanks for the consideration. I can’t risk getting fined by my HOA. I had a group come to my yard to inspect the mower- if it would apply to that HOA article, which they said it does. However, I was able to demo the Yarbo to eight curious people!
I am curious if your HOA articles have provisions for robotic lawn mowers? It is quite different from any other type of mower out there, even electric ones. A lot quieter in most cases. Especially the smaller ones like Luba, Yuka, Landroid, etc. Even the Yarbo track gear whine, I cannot hear mine inside my house. I mow all night sometimes and have no complaints from my wife, kids, or neighbors. It might be time for your HOA board to update their covenants and restrictions.
This is very important and personal to me as I live in a HOA. As @george.e.mcgraw states, HOAs are not always tolerant of anything new nor anything that vaguely infringes on their rules.
This is also courteous in all neighborhoods especially if the lots are sub-2 acres in size.
A group of 8 people came to inspect it for the HOA??!! That’s insane. Can’t imagine having to put up with that level of nonsense.
That said, I hope the group left your house impressed with Yarbo. Your neighbors are gonna be jealous when they see Yarbo keeping the yard nice and neat. And even more jealous when your driveway is automatically cleared of snow.
Also, @bryan.wheeler has a good point - Robot mowers (especially the smaller ones) are almost completely silent. So any regulations associated with sound abatement probably shouldn’t apply, or the ‘rule’ adjusted to accommodate them.
In my humble opinion I think they are just inserting robotic equipment into the narrative because the article is so broad in terms. I’m not going to be disrespectful to the board, but they are of the belief they’re the HOA God’s of the universe. I’m working on a couple petitions with 3 other neighbors regarding that article and another to be redefined. But, as of now the “law of the land” rules.
The longer they watched and asked questions, the deeper they were pulled into it. But her majesty, the HOA queen broke the spell with her nose in the air and “I see no reason to exclude this mower from the article.”
I can’t decide if I like the HOA concept or not. I can see how it would protect the neighborhood from dogs barking all night long, burning their trash in the backyard because they missed putting it out the morning before. But some HOA’s are built by people who are just addicted to holding power over others. But I digress.
@george.e.mcgraw as you say, HOAs do provide benefits. It is when the Board gets power hungry or has nothing better to do that they begin to get ridiculous. Consider joining the Board and providing a voice of reason. Often a peer member can tame/restrain the worst of the busy-bodies.
Hi there, with the latest update, you can already achieve this by using the “Next Run Behavior” in the schedule settings. You can set the working hours for your schedule and adjust the “Next Run Behavior” to resume the next time. This way, Yarbo will resume from where it left off when the next schedule starts.
Maybe also incorporate a ‘Run quiet mode’ during hours where Yarbo runs at slow speed to reduce drive motor sound, slows the cutting discs a bit (not that they make much noise to start) and an option to dim running lights.
I’ve notice my front camera runs over exposed at night and I can’t make anything out in the distance, because the front lights are so bright, yet the other cameras seem to work well in the lower light conditions of the other lights.
We’ve already discussed this workaround in detail, and it unfortunately doesn’t solve the core issue. Setting a hard “quit time” that prevents the mower from resuming the next morning (or following the scheduled routine) forces me to manually intervene every single day. This is impractical for reliable autonomous operation.
Other brands, including Mammotion, have successfully implemented a simple “no-work period” or quiet hours option directly in the scheduling/routine system. This is a standard consumer expectation, especially for users with HOA noise restrictions (in my case, no equipment after 8 PM).
Because this basic feature is missing, I’ve had to sidelined the Yarbo mowing module on Frosty and limit it to snow blowing only. I genuinely want to keep using and recommending the full Yarbo system—I’ve been vocal about its strengths to neighbors and local farmers—but the current limitation makes the mower impractical for my setup and prevents me from endorsing it as a complete solution.
I’d really appreciate it if the team could prioritize adding a proper no-work period / quiet hours toggle to the scheduling system. This would be a straightforward programming addition that would significantly improve user satisfaction and adoption. Happy to hop on a quick call or provide more details from my testing logs if it helps move this forward
I don’t use Yarbo scheduling and I haven’t tried this new feature but I think this would work exactly as you have described? The end time would be 8PM or shortly before and it would go back, dock, and resume at the next scheduled start time. Is that not happening for you or did I miss something?
Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback. Could you please share more about why the current solution doesn’t meet your needs? Theoretically, it should not require manual intervention. If you could provide more details about your specific case, we’d be happy to further explore and address the issue.
I think they are just inserting robotic equipment into the narrative because the article is so broad in terms. I’m not going to be disrespectful to the board, but they are of the belief they’re the HOA God’s of the universe. I’m working on a couple petitions with 3 other neighbors regarding that article and another to be redefined. But, as of now the “law of the land” rules.