Bosch Robotic Lawnmower Indego S+ 500 (with 18V battery and App Function, docking station included, cutting width 19 cm, for lawns of up to 500 m², in carton packaging)

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What is the size of your garden? It’s the first factor that you need to figure out because robotic mowers differ in terms of coverage area. For Precision: Flymo 1200 R: An affordable autonomous mower, the Flymo 1200 R is great to cover a garden that has multiple obstacles. With a 17 cm cutting width, the machine can cover an area up to 400 m2. 1200 R comes with very sensitive collision sensors and it’s the reason why it’s one of the best robotic lawnmowers to provide you with precise cutting results. If your lawn is your pride and joy, the Bosch Indego S+ 500 is the mower to go for. It cuts more intelligently than most mowers because it cuts in a guided pattern, rather than bouncing around randomly.

It comes with a SIM pre-installed and the cost of the service is included in the price. The great benefit of this is that it doesn’t need Wi-Fi, so it doesn’t matter if your signal doesn’t reach your garden. However, you still get all the benefits of a connected app, so you can set your mower going from your armchair.This compact yet capable little robotic lawnmower is an ideal choice for small to medium sized gardens and we awarded it a BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Best Buy for small gardens.

You can maintain a small lawn using an electric mower or even a manual push variant. After all, how much it could to cut the grass from a small area? But, what if your lifestyle is very hectic? What if you cannot manage the time to maintain the lawn when required? In such situations, you need a well-built robotic lawn mower that can take this burden away from your shoulders. Honda’s Miimo is also more efficient at mowing than most rivals. It cuts in a sensible pattern, breaking the lawn down into sections, then cutting in stripes, much like you would if you were mowing manually. This means the risk of it missing a bit is significantly lower than with mowers that move around your lawn randomly. The sky’s the limit at the upper end of the scale but, for a top-of-the-range mower with the smartest sensors, the most sophisticated control apps and enough equipment to mow a large lawn, you can expect to pay thousands of pounds. Other features to look out for: Gardena Sileno City impresses you with accurate cuts, but that doesn’t mean it can disturb you or your family members. Well, it knows the same and never crosses a sound limit of 58 dB. At this sound level, it will never even think to bother your neighbourhood. READ NEXT: The best robot lawn mowers to buy Bosch Indego S+ 500 review: What do you get for the money?Most robotic lawn mowers work by detecting the edge of perimeters via sensors or a boundary wire. The latter is laid out around the edge of the lawn — as well as any obstacles such as trees or island flower beds — to tell the lawn mower to stay within that area. When the mower senses the boundary wire, it will change direction to avoid leaving the lawn. Many have collision sensors so that if they bump into an object, the robotic lawn mower will automatically turn around and head off in another direction. You also need to lay a boundary wire around the edge of the area you want your robot to mow. This is usually supplied on a reel, is connected to the charging station at both ends and carries a low voltage, which the mower uses to detect when to stop and turn around. You can bury this wire, or peg it down and eventually it will bed down into the grass. Not all the lawns are flat. If you have slopes in the yard or garden, then don’t think that the mower will not be able to cut the grasses. Its powerful motor and high-quality wheels easily push the mower over paths that are inclined up to 25 per cent. Robomow RX12U is a cost-effective model but it has features that are only available in high-end mowers. So, it’s difficult to match the worth of this mower. And why not? It can easily cover every inch of your garden and squeegee through tight spaces without any hassles and provides you with accurate results. Most robot lawn mowers then require you to set up a scheduled mowing time, which is either done on the mower itself or by using an app.

Gardena’s app lets you carve your garden into areas, so you can set it to mow some sections more than others. This includes CorridorCut, which reduces the intensity of the mow in small, narrow areas that don’t need as much repetitive mowing. If you don’t like watering, either, you can also control Gardena’s automated irrigation system (not included) using the same app. Once the mower is ready, you can use it according to the requirements. Clean its blades once you notice soil and change its blades according to the instructions. You can use a brush or garden hose to clean the mower. Ability to move over inclines paths is another function you should consider, especially if you have a lawn with lots of hills and slopes. Most of these tools can handle slopes up to 15 degrees, but some of them can mover 35 degrees as well.

Instead of being guided by a wire, the mower uses a camera mounted on the front of the device to scan the lawn in front of it. If it sees a surface that isn’t grass, it turns round and heads off in a different direction. Because of this it doesn’t need a perimeter wire or a charging station – when it’s cut enough you simply switch it off and put it away. The battery is removable and is charged in a separate charging unit.