Lawnmaster Vbrm16 Mx 24v Drop And Mow Robotic Lawnmower + Battery with code

I have this, bought in spring, its brilliant, best gadget I've bought this year. Mine came with the strimmer too and 2 bateries for £340ish

Was put off robot lawnmowers as

1) its a pain having to lay boundary wires, especially if an awkward shape
2) you need an outdoor plug socket near by to wire up charging station
3) Means its easily nickable
4) They're dumb, just randomly bumping in to things so you have to clear the garden which if you have kids and garden full of stuff means it takes longer than just having old mower out.
5) Some have rain sensors, great, but garden can still be boggy so you have to remember to turn off scheduling.

None of the points above apply to this. Just plonk it down and set it going, either as a spiral out pattern, or forward drive. Battery lasts for hours, I use my other battery it comes with in the strimmer as its about a 4" gap from where it cuts (all lawnmowers will have this issue) to the fence.

It has cameras which can detect the difference between grass, mud, flowers, your 4 year old. Its as close to something like a xiaomi robot vacuum cleaner for the garden as you'll get.

I run mine once a week depending on weather (was twice a week in june), copes fine at the 30mm setting. If I miss a few days I run on 40mm first and then let it have a 2nd pass at 30mm. Its really quiet and quite fascinating seeing it run, especially the first time it heads towards my pea plants and you get ready to jump up to stop it, only for it to detect it isn't grass so stops a few inches away, backs up and changes direction.

When its done its locked in the shed and I stick batteries on charge.

Does get stuck on one bit of the garden where the kids once dug a hole and its now full of grass, which is legitimate target, but sticking a football in it works.

So glad I didn't go for a £700+ one

Find these a bit of an incovinience as you need to pick it up, charge it, put it back etc. I'd spend 30 or 4p quid more and get one that docks itself, runs everyday unattended even while on holiday etc.

I'd only consider this if I had multiple different gardens/homes

Anyone find that the edges that it misses are more like a border?!!

No guide wire needed, just “A clearly defined edge around the full perimeter of your lawn is required to prevent the mower leaving the grass.” Because all lawns have those.

Also, the whole benefit of these mowers is to use them little and often. They don’t collect cuttings, so you want them to run daily to remove as small an amount as possible so it can break down. Using this once a week would cause thatch build up pretty fast in periods of fast growth. So you’d have to commit to setting it up at least every couple of days, I reckon.

Feels like a great example of “you get what you pay for” to me

I bought one at the start of July, found it great so far, also bought the set with the strimmer, well worth it with the convenience of an extra battery too. Only annoyance is I have to put the trampoline on bricks 😁, otherwise very occasionally goes over the lower part of the metal legs which blunts the blades.

Has anyone found any cheap replacement blades that are decent for this?

How does it work on step parts of grass?

Hi OP, I can see this is bavk in stock now. Can you share what's your experience so far with this mower? Seems like a good price for drop and go at £300

Cheers!

Are there any generic batteries for this or do you have to use their brand?

How good are these at avoiding the odd pile of dog poo?

How is it with sloped grass?

We've got sleepers on three edges and patio slabs along the fourth and it works a treat. Love the fact there's no faffing with wires or whatever. I'd say we have a 15m x 6m rectangle so well within Mobots (we named it) capability.There is a 'border' before the sleepers and patio, but nothing a strimmer won't quickly deal with.
I think we are the perfect use case scenario, but very happy with it.
Also, placed the order last Friday at 1pm, and it was on my doorstop by 11am Saturday!
No idea how long the blades last but that could be a 'significant' running cost. There might be 3rd party ones that are cheaper. Though if these last say 6 week a set and we only mow for 9 months a year it won't be too bad.

We've got sleepers on three edges and patio slabs along the fourth and it works a treat. Love the fact there's no faffing with wires or whatever. I'd say we have a 15m x 6m rectangle so well within Mobots (we named it) capability.There is a 'border' before the sleepers and patio, but nothing a strimmer won't quickly deal with.
I think we are the perfect use case scenario, but very happy with it.
Also, placed the order last Friday at 1pm, and it was on my doorstop by 11am Saturday!
No idea how long the blades last but that could be a 'significant' running cost. There might be 3rd party ones that are cheaper. Though if these last say 6 week a set and we only mow for 9 months a year it won't be too bad. (edited)

Anyone know with the other type of robot mowers that you have a base station for and wire round the garden, can you pick it up and put it on another piece of grass for example the front and as long as you have wire round the perimeter get it to mow that as well? Obviously it wouldn't find the base station as that would still be in the back garden

Does anyone know of a Robotic Lawnmower that has a longer range than this? Looking for a drop-and-go one without the wire as it sounds ideal for our circumstances. Just are front garden is probably 400m2.