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My neighbor said his new AI lawnmower is 'just a smart vacuum for grass' and it got me wondering.
We were talking over the fence last weekend and he said his new robot mower from a company called Luba basically just follows a map it makes, which made me think about how much of the 'innovation' is just applying old tech to new places.
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dylanwells18d ago
Honestly, is a smart lawnmower even that big of a deal? My old roomba has been bumping into walls for a decade. It just seems like they put wheels on it and called it a new thing. Tbh a lot of tech just gets a fresh coat of paint and a higher price tag. It cuts grass on a schedule, cool, but my push mower does that when I turn it on.
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rowanw9118d ago
Right, because who wants to spend a grand on something that gets lost around a garden gnome? The mapping tech is still basically a roomba, just outside. You end up babysitting it, checking the app to see if it's stuck in a bush again. At that point, just firing up the push mower is faster and way less annoying.
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jenny4218d ago
Yeah, the "fresh coat of paint" thing is real. My buddy got one of those smart mowers last spring. It mapped his yard and everything. Then it spent three days just circling his kid's soccer net, leaving this weird, uncut halo. He had to go out and rescue it more than he ever pushed his old mower. Felt like he bought a high-tech pet that was bad at its one job.
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