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Kit for GPS supported Yardforce robotic lawn mower finally available (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by MrFloppy@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

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I've been following the project for a year now and Clemens Elflein has actually managed to get the topic off the ground professionally. Recently, his kit is available, with which you can upgrade a cheap Yardforce robotic mower to GPS support. This eliminates the need to lay boundary wires.

https://openmower.de/

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[–] jsnfwlr@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

$490 AUD for the kit, and I still need to buy the original mower to modify...

The original mower will cost $1165 AUD

So $1655 for the whole solution...

[–] Gecko@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Pretty sure it's targeted primarily at a small group of enthusiasts so with a low production volume, the high price makes perfect sense. If that's too much for you, just don't buy it :P

[–] MrFloppy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Are you sure with the price of the lawn mower? The "yardforce 500 classic" should cost ~300 EUR = ~495 AUD mate.

[–] jsnfwlr@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I was including the shipping cost from Germany to Perth in the cost