Eco-Friendly Automower Solar Hybrid – The World’s First Solar Powered Robot Lawnmower

Lawns are great but, for all the freedom to roam they grant you, your
children and Schumacher the tortoise, they, much unlike my hair,
unfortunately have the a somewhat annoying habit of growing - but,
thanks to this Automower Solar Hybrid robot lawn mower you may never
actually have to get involved with mowing your lawn ever again (thus
leaving you free for other, more important things, such as cracking open
another cold beer).

Billed as being 'the world's first dollar electric hybrid lawn mower',
the Automower Solar Hybrid - which was designed at the Husqvarna Global
Design Centre in Sweden and is manufactured in Aycliffe, UK - will power
itself around your lawn for around 45 minutes before running low on
juice - at which point the clever fellow will make its way back
automatically to its recharging station for a quick, free feed courtesy
of the Sun's rays. Additionally the Automower Solar Hybrid also sports
solar panels on its back which can be used to supplement the device's
charge if the Sun happens to have put in an appearance whilst the bot is
away from its charging station on a grass cutting mission.

According to the official product site the Automower Solar Hybrid is
suitable for lawns sized up to 2,100 meters and, if you happen to live
in an area known for having residents with particularly light fingers
its nice to know that the device comes with an integrated PIN code based
alarm system - just in case someone decides to try to spirit your lawn
mowing bot away when you're not looking.

Automower Solar Hybrid Specifications:

Maximum working area capacity: 2100 mยฒ
Area capacity per hour: 87,5 mยฒ
Navigation system: Irregular
Charging system :Automatic
Maximum incline inside working area: 35%
Maximum incline at boundary wire: 10 %
Keypad: 19 buttons
Information panel: LCD display with settings menu
Battery type: NiMH
Battery capacity: 2,2 Ah
Battery voltage: 18 V
Charging current: 1,75 A
Drive & blade motor type: Brushless DC motor
Cutting system: 3 pivoting razor blades
Cutting height: min-max 20-60 mm
Cutting width: 22 cm
Sound level: measured: 63 dB(A), guaranteed: 69 dB(A)
Lift sensor
Tilt sensor
PIN code Alarm

As with all devices designed specifically to free you up from labour
intensive chores, the Automower Solar Hybrid comes at quite a premium -
circa pound sterling2000 ($4030) - but, for those that have money to
burn who would rather not employ someone else to undertake the task,
it's sure to prove a great time saver. Just make sure that Schumacher
the tortoise is safely housed prior to the Automower being let loose as
the consequences of a chance meeting between the two don't bear thinking
about.

Automower [via Gizmodo UK]