LB3500's out there that are "trouble free".  The reason I'm willing to say that is because of the market these are currently for.  With the price tag, they draw the "geek" in people to buy them.  How many robotics enthusiasts do you know that aren't active on the internet? I think I'll call the museum in Wisconsin that I saw the Automower running at (which is what drove me to even look into robotic lawn mowers in the first place) and see what they have to say about the Automower, since it's on display cutting their lawn, I'm sure it gets a lot of use. That's the problem, with the current quality being as poor as it is, why would I trust them with another $800 for a product that is only 3 seasons old? 3 Seasons! I think I have half a season or so on my 3500 working and it looks worse than my dads 20 year old riding mower with the failed transmission he gave me. If only chopper had gotten stuck by that tree like he keeps doing the night that od'd lady drove her caravan into it. Then i'd be able to use the insurance money and buy an automower Now all I got is a torn up lawn. I don't think insurance is going to cover someone running over my mower in the street I"ll probably get a bill for whatever happens and hopefully no one gets hurt. And today it tried to send