Kickstarter: Luba by Mamotion - 4WD Lawnmover - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: BlackCore
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2022, 04:08:57 am
content: Hi guys, I would like to get your opinion on the Kickstarter project called Luba. It looks almost too good to be trueSpecifications: No Perimeter Cable | Multi-zone Management | Mow up to 5,000㎡ | Obstacle Avoidance | App Control | 75% Slope (AWD) | Auto-rechargingLink to Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/248735162/luba-perimeter-wire-free-robot-lawn-mower

author: jpanhalt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2022, 09:51:00 am
content: Maybe I am just spoiled. My mower has 25 HP, cuts a 60" width, and goes a up to 6+ mph. It takes me several hours for a not very careful cut of my yard,That mower cuts 0.4 m (16") width. 5000m^2 = a square yard 71m per side. Without overlap, it requires 177 passes. At 1 m/s (walking speed, about 2 mph), it would require 3.5 h (more with overlap). All that with a 10 Ah battery? It claims 1500 m^2 per charge, so 3 charges per 5000 m^2 (if charged to start).That mower is not for me. Maybe for a small plot of grass, like a family plot in a cemetery.

author: iMo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2022, 09:58:14 am
content: Quote from: jpanhalt on July 02, 2022, 09:51:00 amThat gadget is intended for EU market, it seems.A 5000m2 grass yard is called "the National park" in EU

author: jpanhalt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2022, 10:16:38 am
content: Interesting perspective. According to Wiki, Liechtenstein has a total area of about 40,000 acres (62 mile^2). Bill Gates owns 242,000 acres of farmland in the US and is buying more. I am sure his yard is bigger than mine.

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2022, 09:09:03 pm
content: QuoteHow do you guarantee that?

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 07, 2022, 09:27:15 pm
content: Quote from: dunkemhigh on July 02, 2022, 09:09:03 pmThey've already designed and built the product, so you'll get something.No guarantee it won't be garbage though.Hard to believe it would last long in the rain like this

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 07, 2022, 09:42:42 pm
content: What's the problem with the rain?I assume the gif is for illustration - showing it head to base at the first sign of a few drops wouldn't really carry the idea across. But, nevertheless, lots of things do survive outside in poor weather.

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 11, 2022, 09:37:32 am
content: My mower has no garage but is parked below some small bush (like 70cm high or so), that's just for the better looks, not a lot of "protection". Our weather conditions are pretty rough, like 140 days with rain - and always windy. Still that below-300EUR-mower is now doing his job for the third year, flawlessly. So with a bit of careful design, it should be doing fine outside.

author: mikerj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 26, 2022, 08:54:14 pm
content: Looks pretty neat tbh. When it can get up and down the steps between the different terraces of my garden I may be in the market.