Mowrator S1 ZDNET's key takeaways The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower costs $3,999.
This mower makes fun work of yard maintenance; perfect for someone with mobility issues, has a long-lasting battery, and fast RC response.
Unfortunately, it is an expensive device, at $3,999, and it's not meant to perform completely hands-free cleaning like a robot mower can. $3,599.1 at Amazon
The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower is on sale at $400 off, so you can get it for $3,599 for a limited time.
The household robot market is saturated with robot vacuums, robot mops, and, more recently, robot lawn mowers. I've tested several robot mowers on my lawn and enjoy watching them autonomously perform an otherwise tiring task that used to occupy part of my weekend. However, though my current robot mower has proven consistent and dependable, it still relies on a map and GPS boundary, giving me little control when it gets lost or randomly leaves a corner unmowed.
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I'd rather not dig physical boundary wire along my property line, and I hate having to remap a robot the occasional time it gets lost. I also enjoy yard work, so the Mowrator S1 mower was more useful and fun than I expected.
The Mowrator S1 is a remote-controlled lawn mower, not your run-of-the-mill robot mower. While it doesn't autonomously perform yard maintenance for you, it uses sensors to avoid obstacles intelligently and can almost gamify the yard work experience.
What's the case for a remote-controlled mower over a robot mower? The Mowrator S1 doesn't reinvent the wheel. It resembles a traditional push lawnmower, with a similar metal chassis and a 21-inch blade. It also includes a mulch bag with the same mechanism as a traditional mower. The biggest difference is that it's remote-controlled, has sensors to avoid mowing down bushes or people, and it's battery-powered.
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