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The Husqvarna Automower 430X
It handles up to 0.8 acres effortlessly without manual intervention, gas, or oil, and is quiet enough to run overnight.
Installing the boundary wire can be time-consuming and may require professional help, and its blades need replacing every four to six weeks (though that's easy enough with a screwdriver).
A robot that mows the lawn for you sounds like technology from an early 2000s sci-fi movie, but it's a real thing today. I've been testing the Husqvarna Automower 430X over the past year, and it still amazes me how every time I run the robot, my neighbors come to watch it cut my grass without me lifting a finger.
Right now, it's on sale for $2,153, that's $346 off the regular price of $2,499.
Also: I let this Segway robot mow my lawn for months - here's why it's been irreplaceable for me
Sometimes, I'll even sit on my front porch, sip some lemonade, and admire the job I'm not doing. When I tell you technology is incredible, I mean it.
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