Comments on: Mow patterns http://betsielawnbott.com/2006/07/15/mow-patterns/ This robot loves grass Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:52:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sajego http://betsielawnbott.com/2006/07/15/mow-patterns/comment-page-1/#comment-6 sajego Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:46:09 +0000 http://www.lawnbott.dreamhosters.com/?p=89#comment-6 It's supposed to be in response to long grass, or "higher blade resistance" There are 2 spiral settings, one "smart" one "random" and she definitely spirals more often with it on smart. And my yard definitely has a bit of tall grass still. On random she will spiral much longer, making ever larger circles. With smart spirals, she only makes a few revolutions and then goes back to the original straight direction. It works pretty much like the manual says. And its hard to be 100% sure because my yard is so random in it's weed thicknesses, but I think the taller/thicker grass is what makes her start a spiral. It’s supposed to be in response to long grass, or “higher blade resistance”

There are 2 spiral settings, one “smart” one “random” and she definitely spirals more often with it on smart. And my yard definitely has a bit of tall grass still.

On random she will spiral much longer, making ever larger circles. With smart spirals, she only makes a few revolutions and then goes back to the original straight direction.

It works pretty much like the manual says. And its hard to be 100% sure because my yard is so random in it’s weed thicknesses, but I think the taller/thicker grass is what makes her start a spiral.

]]> By: anonymous http://betsielawnbott.com/2006/07/15/mow-patterns/comment-page-1/#comment-5 anonymous Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:04:17 +0000 http://www.lawnbott.dreamhosters.com/?p=89#comment-5 Thanks for posting Betsie's adventures. Do you think the spiral is in response to thick grass or strictly part of a repetitive pattern? Maybe someday there will be a hackable interface for Lawnbott, like the serial interface of Roomba. Thanks for posting Betsie’s adventures. Do you think the spiral is in response to thick grass or strictly part of a repetitive pattern?

Maybe someday there will be a hackable interface for Lawnbott, like the serial interface of Roomba.

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