Can A Robot Mow My Lawn? - Ecoflow Blade Review

[@randystitt3744]

Thank you. We all want one of these systems to provide the same quality grass cut we do ourselves. There is good progress. Your review provided what most consumers are likely to experience. Appreciate the candid review.

[@toddrobbins125]

Thanks, Chris. Enjoyed the review (and many others). My yard is about an acre and a half here in a neighborhood in Georgia. I’ve had a Robomow RS630 for about eight years. It is greatness about 85% of the time until the perimeter wire gets cut somewhere, somehow. Just finished a couple of days crawling around finding and repairing the issues, but now up and running again. Seems like about once a season. *I literally had a Mammotion Luba 5000 in my cart ready to go if the fixes didn’t work! The Robomow does a beautiful job, but I’ve never cared for the random mowing pattern and the cursed perimeter wires. Also like the “more traditional” metal blades vs the razor blades. Eats ups sticks and pine cones. That’ll be tough to give up. Hoping to get another season or two out of Shlomow…he’s been a good friend.

[@KimmoJaskari]

I've never had wires cut. Nothing ever moves like that at the edges of my lawn that could cut it; the dealer also had a service to come install it with a machine so maybe it's pushed a bit deeper, dunno. Also blessed in that there are no trees on the lawn that drop stuff like pine cones. But yeah, one part of mowers is that they don't really come with a brain, so just like interior robo vacuum cleaners, you gotta keep the lawn clean of debris, can't just leave a hose laying around for instance. I do agree on the ugly random walk the mower does from edge to edge, it may be effective and easy to program in but visually having traces going hither and yon isn't the greatest. I did have a Bosch Indego automatic mower before that was way smarter at that, it cut in pretty parallel lines. Unfortunately that was an earlier generation of those and it didn't really have the rock solid reliability you want - yet. I wonder how well the new ones do. Bosch isn't a half bad brand. But for me, the relatively new Automower from their X line has been basically flawless. Put it out in the spring, have a great lawn the entire summer, pluck it back out in the fall.

[@jeffraines414]

I had a Husqvarna automower, and that thing was the best purchase I've ever made😀

[@czwhat328]

Why did you get rid of it?

[@jeffraines414]

@@czwhat328 moved into a townhome where I don't have to do yard work

[@shadowops62]

I've been considering a robot mower since I can't do a walk behind, and my yard is too small for a ride on. Very educating, thank you.

[@user-hv3tc3vy3z]

Thank you. We all want one of these systems to provide the same quality grass cut we do ourselves. There is good progress. Your review provided what most consumers are likely to experience. Appreciate the candid review.Thanks, Chris. Enjoyed the review (and many others). My yard is about an acre and a half here in a neighborhood in Georgia. I’ve had a Robomow RS630 for about eight years. It is greatness about 85% of the time until the perimeter wire gets cut somewhere, somehow.

[@skylerdylan1005]

I have 3 robot vacuums and 1 robot mop. I love robots. Unfortunately my lawn has too many separate areas and doesn’t take me long to do by hand. Nice to see lawn robots making great progress. I hope to set my lawn up to deal with the robot one day.

[@emmanuelgutierrez8616]

He said you can do 2 separate areas. i think i'd just remove the bottom part of my fence for my third area.

[@daneverhart7649]

Ditto, dude. I ran into the same initial awe and final frustrations. And it took noting the risks of property damage and even personal injury (mine drove into street too) to get return approval. I'm still impressed with the concept, but it'll need significant further development before I'll jump back into this realm. Thanks, Chris, for the informative video.

[@TravisNewton1]

I bought the blade and yesterday they released a firmware update that finally lets you choose the direction to cut the lawn as well as turn off the zero-turn feature. Ever since the firmware update, it's "scared" to cut the lawn. When I'd do quick setting, it'd go out and do its thing. Now it stutters and is constantly detecting obstacles. One of the new features is supposed to be automatic restricted zones by noting where it gets stuck and adding them. It kept getting stuck in the same spot but never restricted it. And, my absolute biggest frustration is that it's supposed to return to the same spot when it needs a recharge but it ends up doing the entire section it already cut once charged. Ultimately, I think I'm returning it and getting a Luba. Similar price and features, and seems to be better liked.

[@functionalvanconversion4284]

Great review. I am waiting for one that can do 2.5 with almost a thousand large trees, so GPS will have to work. I don't care what it mows like since my yard is more of a field, but I need the grass short to identify gophers. There is an Italian version that can move 5 acres but it's $17k plus and that is way way out of price range. Hopefully eco can fix issues and increase the yard size.

[@MrSuperman258401]

Love to see you review a few more of the ecoflow products, the new wave 2 and the new glacier portable refrigerator.

[@rico8607]

I like cutting the grass. It’s therapeutic… I can listen to my old head albums on 100 volume … 😂😂

[@mixedrealitiestv]

We have the worx and it does an amazing job for a fraction of the costs.

[@toddmiller7541]

Love your video. Thanks for sharing your experience with the robot mower.

[@michellance2395]

Yes it can, Theres a company not far here, they use a robot, not this one but it work all summer long. It does a perfect job. Mike from Gatineau Quebec Canada

[@michaelvance2981]

I’m trying out the Segway Navimow. I’m hoping for a better experience than you had with the blade. Mine should ship out later this month. Thanks for a great video.

[@twelvevlego3840]

My husqvarna epos robotmower has none of these issues: it has a great App, does not get lost, mows in many different patterns (eg triangles, see my video) and can handle many different mowing zones, using gps. Etc. One disadvantage is that epos is very expensive (but it pays off via the time gained that I do not have use my X590 lawn tractor!).

[@AMRINDER-123]

Isn't that 6000$ ?

[@hagar2025]

Hi, thanks for the review. Your experiences seem to be in line with all other reviews I’ve read (except those of paid influencers which were much more favourable). Also, consider planting some trees and keep a part of your garden wild and with flowers (depending on where you live).

[@christopheranderson5290]

Chris I just bought the eco blade and it’s still in the box. landriod was my first choice and when this came out the features appealed to me. I don’t think ecoblade robot lawn more is not ready yet

[@nageshcrmtechie]

Can you please review Luba Awd 5000 or 1000, which is supposed to be really good.

[@DanRichardson]

Unlike robot vacuums, I think it's worth noting that having a robo mower go in straight lines and efficient, set paths can actually be bad for your lawn - most mowers are meant to be operating somewhat continuously and randomly. Having them repeatedly follow a set path will quickly create a visible path from the treads. Doing this every week or so with a manual mower is fine, but doing it daily won't have good results

[@Thecaptainblackadder]

Not true at all. Systematic mowing pattern is the way to go. You should be able to change the pattern (like Luba and others allow). Problem with random mowing is that 1. It takes longer 2. You don’t know if it has finished all the areas. 3. The ways in which it gets stuck are unlimited.

[@DanRichardson]

@@Thecaptainblackadder doesn't matter if it's "finished" if it's mowing all the time

[@Thecaptainblackadder]

@@DanRichardson 1. lesser the amount it is mowing, lesser the wear and tear. 2. Lesser the amount of time it is mowing, lesser chances of it getting stuck.

[@DS-gk8vr]

Great review! Can you review your ego electric mower!

[@ChrisMajestic]

Not a bad idea

[@cruxiphy1708]

Hey Chris would it be possible for you to make a update video reviewing and going over what sound bars you think would be best for “home theater” like the Samsung q990c etc, Sonos,etc

[@major_west]

When I purchase a basic mower for $200, I'm expecting it to last 10 to 15 years with basic, inexpensive maintenance. I'd be worried spending $3K for robot mower with no track record for quality and durability and with replacement parts will that likely cost more than a basic mower.

[@MrCharmz81]

Quality is questionable and I highly doubt it would last a year without replacement, you're better off sticking with a basic mower that will last a lot longer than these unit's, don't get me wrong it's nice, but I wouldn't depend on it, especially going through the hassle with warranty claims etc.

[@KimmoJaskari]

This is why people are willing to pay for a Husqvarna. They've been doing robot mowing longer than most and they've beaten the obvious issues. You can even get it as a service around here - they come and lay down the wire, they install the machine, and if you pay them they pick it up in the fall, clean and service it, and put it on maintenance charge over winter and then deliver it back in the spring with new blades and ready to go. I'm even willing to overlook the relatively ugly pattern it creates when it wanders randomly around the cut area, because I don't have to lift a finger at almost any point. Which is good since I hate gardening.

[@andrewhaynes5537]

I am considering this and the Luba AWD3000. The Luna has all wheel drive but it seems the general issue with these mowers is consistent GPS connectivity.

[@spizzy7996]

Luba AWD5000 I'm looking at, seems to be the best but has some of its own issues.

[@ChrisMajestic]

I’m interested in trying the Luba next. What issues have you seen?

[@cars9686]

Nice honest review. Sadly the competition is double the price like husqvarna epos. But hopefully they make this better with time. I have also ordered one.

[@Devilsmed98]

Thanks for the honest review.

[@christopheranderson5290]

Your video review was extremely helpful

[@RayGarza-sr3zj]

Thanks for the honest review!

[@dauntae24]

Two of the people on my street had these robotic lawnmowers. They both gave up on them before the first season was through.

[@MKAnr1]

Where I live, almost the entire area has robot mowers, it's been several years since I've seen someone with an old-fashioned mower, probably between 100-200 new houses. Yes, a robot can get stuck. Mine have got stuck once this year and it was due to an area without grass, so now new grass has been sown there. Mine just move half way up on the tiles so that the edge is cut, you dont get a sharp edge because, so every 14 days I go one round with the edge trimmer, but I also did that with the normal mower. and it's not even the case that everyone has the most expensive models, but this design we see in the video is just begging for problems with that design on the front wheels

[@dauntae24]

@@MKAnr1 it would take a robot days to cut my lawn. I also want the clippings to be collected so they don’t thatch my lawn. No way those little toys can even come close to properly mulching grass. Even when done well it leads to thatch.

[@MKAnr1]

@@dauntae24 I don't really understand the problem, whether it takes one or more days, my mower cuts every day when I'm at work, you don't have to do it yourself, so time doesn't matter and once it cuts, the grass is always cut all the way down to the height you want. There is no uncut grass on the lawn, as it mows often and that is the whole point, it mows a few mm each time so you can't see anything and the tiny bits act like fertiliser. My lawn is nicer than when I did it myself, but I'm also not a fanatic who spends a lot of time doing garden work, but after the robot arrived I don't have moss etc. in it, and I can throw fertilizer as often as I want without it gives me a lot of extra work to cut constantly. Mine is 4 years old now and cost about 800$ in the EU

[@KimmoJaskari]

@@MKAnr1 For that matter, my Automower is so silent that even if I sleep with the window open, the mower could theoretically just run 24/7. Would probably use up the battery pack faster to charge/discharge that constantly but it wouldn't bother me or the neighbors in the slightest, that's how quiet this thing is. Mostly you hear a faint ticking noise as it cuts the grass and a very quiet electrical hum, and as you say the grass doesn't have time to grow and the tiny grass bits will decompose.

[@MKAnr1]

@@KimmoJaskari I believe what you say, mine doesn't say anything either :) Some people just know best, without having experience.

[@LL-ue3ek]

Lawn cutting appears to be simple but it's not. I've done it for many years and I know almost for sure that none of the robots would justify itself when it comes to overall considerations. It's understandable that it's a project that would get engineers across the world excited and dive into, as it would appear interesting initially. Yet most of these engineers have not physically done the lawn cutting and lack the in-depth understanding of the details it takes to cut the simple lawn. These details are simple to humans but forbiddingly difficult for robots. I still hire people to cut it, it's zero hassle, and most importantly, they do a nice and complete job that these robots can never dream of accomplishing in a hundred years.

[@garryhammond3117]

Interesting unit and review Chris! Not sure where you live, but there are also robotic snow blowers too - similarly priced. I live in Eastern Canada on a 2.5 acre lot with a 150' driveway, so for me none of these units seem up to the task - yet. - Cheers!

[@ChrisMajestic]

I live in Maryland. We don’t get enough snow here to warrant a robot snow blower. I haven’t used my blower in a couple of years. We didn’t even get snow this past season.

[@jeffhalterman4833]

Can it go over sidewalks to mow the grass area next to the curb and street?

[@omerozdemir1221]

If the blade isn’t the best one on the market, which mower would you recommend for a 3200 sqm property. That has gps feature with perimeter cabling requirement.

[@charlessaftner4208]

I bought a Mammotion Luba. It never gets stuck and mows in places that were impossible for my ride on mower. I still have spotty GPS coverage due to a ton of trees though. Luba does well enough though and is way better than the Blade.

[@ChrisMajestic]

I’m interested in trying the Luba next.

[@AMRINDER-123]

Can Luna clean leaves and grass clippings like ecoflow does ?

[@charlessaftner4208]

@@AMRINDER-123 Luba doesn't have a bag but you're really not going to collect much in the small bag the blade has anyway. Its mostly pointless. Luba does chop up the leaves a bit better than other robo mowers though because it has 2 blades instead of one.

[@vBDKv]

3000 bucks for a robot? wow. I payed 300 for mine and it works. It's the Redback something something for 1000 square metres.

[@Salty_reviews]

Seems like these should come with 2 GPS antenna's for better coverage in the front yard.

[@cruxiphy1708]

Hey Chris would it be possible for you to review the formovie fresnel 100inch UST projector screen and pair it with the formovie UST? And give a breakdown of viewing angle and maybe even compare it to the spectra screen you have? Thanks!

[@ChrisMajestic]

I’m not a big fan of the fresnel screen. It does block ambient light better but the viewing angle suffers badly. I just don’t find it to be as practical as a lenticular screen.

[@cruxiphy1708]

@@ChrisMajestic thank you for the input was torn between which screen to go with sounds like the spectra is the better choice

[@ACoustaDC]

Great review as usual! I like Eco flow, they are very apple like in their design and their product have a high end appearance. How is their packaging? Is it also very high end like apple?

[@ChrisMajestic]

The packaging was nice.

[@AliciaBrownSugar]

The packaging was really really nice. The box is sturdy as is the foam or whatever that it comes in. The foam isn't the type that gets everywhere. It comes with stakes for the wire and stakes to screw the charging base in place. The robot is fully assembled and the satellite is mostly assembled. If you have the sweeper, it comes in 2 parts.

[@michaelslocumbsr.2286]

If you add two speakers and a Sub, I'm all in...One of my friends had one when he move to his new house...it cuts in no standard pattern...It won't give you the just cut look...

[@nunyabusiness1499]

I have such high hopes for the Ecoflow, but they've gotta get some hardware/software issues ironed out. Maybe they should start with a fresh batch of designers, engineers and developers. Ecoflow has already lost the majority share of customers to Luba and have a lot of catching up to do. I've been holding out, waiting and watching. I'll be one of those lost customers if things aren't sorted very soon.

[@DanRichardson]

The automower subreddit has a post claiming EcoFlow are paying customers to remove bad Amazon reviews of the Blade, which is gross

[@Losttouchjs]

The trimming is the hard part. Mowing the actual grass is easy.

[@TheEightball3000]

Can you review LUBA 5000?

[@ChrisMajestic]

Planning on doing that one too

[@AliciaBrownSugar]

I returned the sweeping attachment for a refund. On my first sweep, it detached less than 2 minutes in and broke. I decided that although they were going to replace it free of chargé that I would rather just not take the risk when the warranty runs out. I also let mine charge then turn it off put it inside when I'm sleeping or not home. My neighborhood is nice and all, but I don't trust my neighbors THAT much. It keeps hitting my tiki touch lights, so I'm gonna put different ones in... and I've got some thick grass in some locations that it doesn't like to cut. The weeds. Maybe crab grass. I've seen other mowers come out that allow you to edit your maps without deleting the entire map, so I know it's doable. Maybe they'll listen to us.

[@ChrisMajestic]

I sent them a VERY long list of my issues and they were aware of nearly all of them and planning to release fixes in June. They are definitely listening. I just think it was released without enough testing.

[@dkoykoala1488]

For 3k? Hell no, this thing should have been plug and play out of the box.

[@MrCharmz81]

It won't last long either, most likely need replacement before a one year mark.

[@vermontjeff2535]

The front wheels is broken out of the box 👏🏼

[@KimmoJaskari]

If I didn't have my Husqvarna robot, I'd probably torch the house for the insurance money and buy a cabin built on a rock. Because to hell with mowing the lawn. The Automower is just incredibly reliable. Obviously the place that sold it to me also came out and laid down the wire, using a machine designed for that purpose. Took them all of an hour or something. That service should be available everywhere - just pay them the pittance they want if need be and get a professionally laid down wire, you don't have to lift a finger. Even if you do have to go out and do some polish on the edges and such, you're not out there every couple days trudging across your entire effing lawn, which is a massive W. I even had them lay the wire in a narrow channel in one of the outlying areas so the robot could go around and through that little "keyhole" of an area and mow in front of the hedge... and it does that just fine!

[@drec.134]

Graze

[@TheGamingArt]

This thing was a POC compared to the Luba. I literally returned it within a week and got a Luba instead to replace my Husqvarna.

[@AliciaBrownSugar]

How'd you like the Luba? I'm kind of wondering if I should have gotten that instead, haha

[@ChrisMajestic]

I want to review the Luba. How do you like it?

[@TheGamingArt]

@@ChrisMajestic the challenges with it this far have been software related. Usually, when everything is up and running it works exactly as you’d expect. The positioning logic is far more accurate and far less sensitive in comparison to the EcoFlow. A large gap between the EcoFlow and Luba is the wheel design. The AWD Luba basically destroys the fairly flawed Omni wheel design on the EcoFlow. The Omni wheel design, for me, was consistently catching on grass and picking up any form of debris between the gaps. This basically became friction for the EcoFlows large rear wheels, which would try to power through things digging itself into the ground. The Luba simply doesn’t have this issue and handles incline, dirt and even sand without breaking a sweat. For the price and hardware, it’s the best trade off in comparison to buying the 2x priced EPOS Husqvarna and I’ve been happy thus far. It would be awesome if you performed a side by side comparison.

[@Jeffreviews4u]

Lol... I'm returning mine too

[@ChrisMajestic]

Did you have the same issues?

[@ptrain9020]

Also don't forget the most important reason why you returned it. That is your wife saw how much you paid for it and put a frying pan up to your head and told you to return it.

[@ChrisMajestic]

Although that may have actually happened it’s not my reason for returning it 🤣🤣

[@ptrain9020]

@Chris Majestic but just in case, you might want to put on a football helmet. Better to be safe than sorry. 🤣🤣

[@ReevansElectro]

Be cause of your lack of a technical background, you give good reviews for the average Joe. Most of your issues with products seem to be easily resolved by anyone with some basic understanding of engineering principles.

[@ChrisMajestic]

I actually do have a technical background but I purposely write my videos to appeal to and be understood by the average joe. I’ve considered starting a new channel that would consist of more technical content but I’m not sure the audience is broad enough.

[@JosephHardison]

For 3K you better off purchasing a rider lawnmower.

[@KimmoJaskari]

Size, noise terrorism (internal combustion engines should be illegal for lawn tools without special dispensations for situations where they're actually needed) and other issues maintaining a greasy, prone-to-fail mechanical engine? No thank you. My Automower has mowed the lawn with basically zero issues for a few years by now, I've basically never heard it do it and neither have my neighbors because it's just that quiet and was absolutely a better purchase than a riding mower.

[@Zilla12]

​@@KimmoJaskari relax. Electric riding mowers are a thing. 😊

[@stephen6157]

Looks like the predator.

[@Auburndad50]

How much does it cost to hire a kid in the neighborhood to mow the lawn?

[@ChrisMajestic]

Probably 20-40 per cut depending on the size of your lawn. And the frequency of cutting depends on your climate. On the very low end it might be around $800-1000 a year unless you like your grass to get long in between cuts.

[@richardvacanti9428]

It looks like a lunar rover something nasa would send to mars. But $300 is just too much $$.

[@69ztang]

For 3k you can get a nice zero turn that'll give a great cut in no time.

[@ChrisMajestic]

Still gotta have a place to park it and you have to maintain it and put gas in it.

[@enajarro21]

LFG

[@Innovate2renovate]

Mine failed badly.....

[@ChrisMajestic]

What happened

[@SoldierBoy3064]

you could use the workout think of it as investing in your health

[@pierreklee8032]

No longer available on Amazon. 48% bad reviews.

[@BIGGBULLxxx]

Forget the dumb! Just push a lawnmower or drive a zero turn lawnmower. Because the world technology is not ready to do the lawn cutting by itself correctly yet🙏😇🙏

[@pmtilbury6596]

Sounds like way too much effort!

[@modquad18]

Seems like a real piece of crap. Thanks for the heads-up!

[@broderp]

This is an overpriced toy. A 10" cut? That's a joke. Not until these get 20-21" and can cut like a gas or electric will thesd be of any real use.

[@ChrisMajestic]

The deck doesn’t need to be so large on an autonomous mower. It mows more frequently so it can easily handle a large space as it can recharge in the middle of cutting and still finish the job. That being said, a larger deck would allow it to cut fast and possibly cover an even larger space but it’s not 100% necessary in every case.

[@keithkamps77]

Sorry But i find it useless, do it yourself or hire proper landscapers, I'd be wealthy afraid if some inquisitive children/kids started to mess with it, Not worth it.