We are hoping the same! We are excited about all of the new products and manufacturers on the horizon. We love getting some hands on with them to test and see what might have the power to stick around. The end users are definitely primed to benefit from a lot of the innovation to come. Thanks for the comment!

Hopefully the experts on here will confirm. But in my opinion based on what I have learned. You can use your phone hotspot to get it setup and allow it to download any software or firmware updates. Once it’s set up and running you can use your phone Bluetooth to control it. If you want to be able to control it remotely when you are away you will not be able to do that as the device will have no internet connection without you there. Just my two cents if that helps. PS. I’ve my Luba ordered and waiting for deliver to really looking forward to my first robotic mower.

That's a tough question. In an ideal world, yes. You should be able to setup and manage Luba 2 through your hotspot connection. That said, you will be limited in what you are able to do without being near to and directly connected to the machine and you'd regularly need to connect to it for updates. There are a few models that have 4G built-in and ready to go that you may have an improved experience with. You're welcome to contact us directly and discuss your property further. Thanks for the question.

Great questions. Something I wasn’t aware of.

These are all great points and I don't disagree with having an eco mode that we have seen on other wired models to help reduce energy consumption. That said, the battery charges at different rates depending on the batteries current level. It will charge faster from a low level and once at 100% will trickle charge to maintain dropping a few percentages and slow charging back to 100. Total consumption should only be a few kWh a month, less than or comparable to a modern TV. Regardless, thanks for the comment. We will pass along the suggestions to Mammotion and hopefully they take it into consideration.

Alternate your cutting angle every cut

You can you the "Customize" in Task settings/Task mode and set the "Cutting route angle" (10 degree increments) for each scheduled task. Path spacing is the amount of overlap when driving back and forth - its just user preference, I would say 10-11 is a good range.

If you are an Autmow customer, I hope you have submitted a ticket for resolution. If not, I assume you may have submitted one for Mammotion. Did they have any response? Are you missing your key? I would suspect not if you are able to power it on. So far as the connectivity issues go, the key should not play a role, but if you have your spare, you could swap them out to confirm. For Bluetooth, you did make sure no other devices were paired correct? I know you may not want to hear this, but it may require a factory reset (which means remapping). It's not ideal, but if none of the advice worked starting fresh may be the path of least resistance.

If the power button is not responding, you can remove the Safety Key - this will disconnect the battery. Wait 30 seconds and replace the Safety Key then try to power on (hold power button for 5 seconds).

We're glad you found someone near your area. Many of our locations will service customer's outside of their typical area, but there may be additional trip charges in those cases. Fill out a contact form or use the email address associated with the location to inquire about service in your locations. Thanks for the comment, we hope to hear from you.

We appreciate you asking, but you will probably get more out of your sale going private. If you have paired the mower, make sure to unpair it though so the new owner does not have issues setting up and using. Thanks for the comment, have a good day.

Thanks for the question. We have not come across any issues with wireless products like Luba and high voltage power lines. We had experienced some with wired units, but I would suspect the interference with the AM signal the wired products use is more likely than interference with the RTK signal.

Please reach out to hello@autmow.com to further discuss.

Depending on your robot vacuum, the technology is different. The thing with a house is, it is guaranteed to have walls as boundaries and older models operate by random bouncing off walls/objects. So for certain mowers, they use a virtual perimeter, to build a "wireframe" wall. But it's a huge pain to manage that wire, and random bouncing mowing/vacuuming is super inefficient and not pleasant for grass mow lines, that people like to see. The rtk and GPS pairing allow for decently precise adjustable boundaries that don't require a wire to maintain. Then you can align GPS positioning to draw even lines/pathing, so you eliminate random bounces - quicker mowtime, cleaner look. The best solution would be a roborock style mower - which uses lidar (or similar) mapping technology. This allows it to "see" its environment and form a frame of reference to map its pathing to, so it no longer requires random bouncing and doesn't require GPS. That won't work outdoors because roborocks boundaries are always internal walls. So to make a mower work, you need a boundary guide. This is either going to be GPS driven, boundary wire driven, limited to fenced areas (not great), or - similar to the luba, a manual drive that maps out the line and establishes the boundary based on the manual drive. GPS is still probably the best solution here. If they added lidar to the luba, you'd have a system that cam have the manually mapped boundary and automatic object avoidance (rather than the current awkward blind bumper object avoidance). The tech is still just new/expensive to develop the "best" system. Give it 5-10 years and you'll have a more complete solution.

@@Firehazard159 It's amazing that the GPS on my Samsung Galaxy can just about find me anywhere, but a robotic lawn mower has problems....

Ignorance most certainly excused. We're glad you asked. It's a great question in that we do describe these for many folks as being similar to robotic vacuums in concept. Where the RTK comes into play here is, unlike the robotic vacuum, there are typically very few physical boundaries to define a lawn. We don't specialize in the vaccums, so there is some ignorance on our end with how they manage "no-go" zones, but they will use walls, obstacles and I assume some specialized algorithms to manage its location. There are some mower models that do not use RTK and are wireless, but they need a fenced in backyard (with defined boundaries) and use a secondary "no-go" system for areas without. These are typically reserved for smaller lawns at this point. I hope that helped.