# Yarbo Blast From the Past (mower prototype) **URL:** \ **Category:** Yarbo Product Talk\ **Tags:** lawn-mower\ **Created:** [September 27, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/yarbo-blast-from-the-past-mower-prototype/7674 "2026-09-27T22:25:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [September 27, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/yarbo-blast-from-the-past-mower-prototype/7674/1 "2026-09-27T22:25:37Z")
I was browsing through some old videos and found this. I took this video at CES 2023. > **[Jan 7, 2023](https://photos.icloud.com/shared/album/025mX0gtLZQQym1mnrmgDPR7A/#/i,DC32A03F-BC06-46D4-8A2E-EE9CA4C788E9,0/)** > > Shared with iCloud What’s really amusing is that Yarbo _STILL_ can’t turn and maneuver as smoothly as this prototype! ---
**Author:** ![B-Mod](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/b-mod/32/292_2.png) [@B-Mod](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/B-Mod)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/yarbo-blast-from-the-past-mower-prototype/7674/2 "2026-09-27T22:30:29Z")
I hear Ken spewing his sales pitches. Too bad years later and it still can’t drive smooth. Nice video btw! ---
**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:** [September 27, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/yarbo-blast-from-the-past-mower-prototype/7674/3 "2026-09-27T23:07:10Z")
I went back through the live streams a month or so ago (specifically the one where they revealed the leaf blower) and that mower was turning a lot smoother in that video too. Ken also said VSLAM was about to be released. ---
**Author:** ![B-Mod](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/b-mod/32/292_2.png) [@B-Mod](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/B-Mod)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/yarbo-blast-from-the-past-mower-prototype/7674/4 "2026-09-27T23:19:17Z")
You should send him a reminder message. We are all still waiting. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/yarbo-blast-from-the-past-mower-prototype/7674/5 "2026-09-27T23:24:50Z")
Oh, it could. They’ve made choices. ---
**Author:** ![B-Mod](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/b-mod/32/292_2.png) [@B-Mod](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/B-Mod)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/yarbo-blast-from-the-past-mower-prototype/7674/6 "2026-09-27T23:25:34Z")
To not spend money on software? ---
**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:** [September 27, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/yarbo-blast-from-the-past-mower-prototype/7674/7 "2026-09-27T23:30:52Z")
I thought you guys would like the video (and the sales pitch). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Peter](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.yarbo.com/peter/32/597_2.png) [@Peter](https://forum.yarbo.com/u/Peter)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/yarbo-blast-from-the-past-mower-prototype/7674/8 "2026-09-29T20:18:12Z")
I seem to remember the yard destruction being the big complaint which required some change, but I could be wrong. In the video, the left tread would be destroying the grass if it wasn’t turf. That said, really easy to just have it move slow/reverse to help and be smooth, but what the hell do I know. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.yarbo.com/t/yarbo-blast-from-the-past-mower-prototype/7674/9 "2026-09-29T20:29:01Z")
Unfortunately he’s just a mouthpiece and has no real control of the mother entity.