Components and supplies
Voltage Sensor Module
Mechanical Endstop Limit Switch (No 2 Limit Switches required)
Angle Tilt Sensor SW520D
PWM Motor Speed Control
DC Motor Blade 12V 8000Rpm
Bubble Level Round
8x8 dot matrix module MAX7219
Arduino Mega 2560
Worm Geared Motor 12VDC 27rpm
Bluetooth Module HC-05
30Pcs Lawn Mower Blade
Blade Motor Flange 5mm
USB-A to B Cable
USB extension cord type B male/female
Wheel Motor Flanged connection 8mm
Ultrasonic Sensor hc sr04
Lipo Battery 3S (11.1V)
Relay Board
T-plug connector
Motor driver board module L298N
Waterproof Metal Push Button Switch LED Light
Buzzer Module
Red mushroom head emergency stop button switch
Toggle Switch, Toggle
Tools and machines
Multitool, Screwdriver
Premium Female/Male Extension Jumper Wires, 40 x 6" (150mm)
Soldering iron (generic)
3D Printer (generic)
Apps and platforms
Fusion 360
Bluetooth RC Controller
Arduino IDE
Project description
Code
Mowerino
c_cpp
Arduino Software
Mowerino
c_cpp
Arduino Software
Downloadable files
Mowerino schematics
This diagram shows how to connect all sensors and items to Arduino Board. Color code: RED = 12VDC, BLACK= GND, ORANGE= 5VDC
Mowerino schematics
Mowerino schematics
This diagram shows how to connect all sensors and items to Arduino Board. Color code: RED = 12VDC, BLACK= GND, ORANGE= 5VDC
Mowerino schematics
Documentation
Right Bulkhead
Right Bulkhead
Motor Support Right
Motor Support Right
Motor Support Left
Motor Support Left
Motor Support Cover Left
Motor Support Cover Left
Rear Bulkhead
Rear Bulkhead
Chassis
Chassis
Motor Support Cover Right
Motor Support Cover Right
Wheel
Print two times
Wheel
Cutter Disk
The slot allows you to tighten the motor fixing screws
Cutter Disk
Top Cover
Top Cover
Front Bulkhead
Front Bulkhead
Front Wheel Support Left
Front Wheel Support Left
Left Bulkhead
Left Bulkhead
Front Wheel Support Right
Front Wheel Support Right
Front Bulkhead
Front Bulkhead
Top Cover
Top Cover
Motor Support Cover Right
Motor Support Cover Right
Motor Support Left
Motor Support Left
Motor Support Cover Left
Motor Support Cover Left
Front Wheel Support Left
Front Wheel Support Left
Rear Bulkhead
Rear Bulkhead
Blade motor Support
Blade motor Support
Left Bulkhead
Left Bulkhead
Wheel
Print two times
Wheel
Chassis
Chassis
Front Wheel Support Right
Front Wheel Support Right
Cutter Disk
The slot allows you to tighten the motor fixing screws
Cutter Disk
Motor Support Right
Motor Support Right
Right Bulkhead
Right Bulkhead
Comments
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liodagobert
a year ago
Hi, Coud you put one or two pictures inside the mowerino ? I would like to see the mower motor setup. And nice wrk :)
ciamciam
a year ago
Była by możliwość zrobienia i wysłania całej elektroniki
wafif27
2 years ago
Mowerino chain
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Hi, thanks for share this interesting project, it's very similar to my Arduino based lawn mower I never finished :-( Can I suggest to add automatic blade speed based on blade motor current value? The main Power drain of the battery is the motor of cutting blade, you can increase the speed only when the current of the motor raise a certain value so you Will have a better energy management of the battery
salmec
2 years ago
Dear Paolo, could you please clarify better the point? blades motor is 80W, considering 12V power supply, nominal current is 6.66A. I didn't get you suggestion, if I set a set point value for the blade motor current, for example 3A, once reached 3A the motor speed is fixed, if I increase the speed the current value will increase accordingly, please clarify. At the moment blades speed is controlled manually with a potentiometer on PWM eternal board, but of course is possible to control motors speed through Arduino board, if needed. Try to finish your project in a simple way, once finished I assure you that you will have a lot of satisfaction and the strength to improve it.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Are the Fusion original files available for customization of the project? Tks
salmec
2 years ago
At the moment I'm not planning to share FUSION files, which kind of customization are you thinking about?
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Can you give me voltage sensor code ?
salmec
2 years ago
Hi bhagirathshelar876, sorry there isn't any indication on sensor. The only indication is Vcc< 25V. If you click on component list you will be redirected on sensor page that I bought. Regards
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Great projekt
alexanderminchev
2 years ago
I saw that the battery voltage is 11,1 v. But the motor voltage is 12v. I dоn`t saw a transformer. Why does this happen?
salmec
2 years ago
Dear Alexander, nominal speed ( @12VDC) of the motor is 8000 rpm (133 rotation per second) and this value is very high. The blade motor is a DC motor, if you supply less voltage to the motor it will run slowly. If I supply directly 11.1V to DC motor the speed is anyway very high, for this reason I've decided to add a PWM controller board to achieve the best speed that cut the grass without any problem. The set point of PWM is about 50%/60% (you can set by the back potentiomenter), higher values do not add efficiency but increase the vibration and the power consumption. I choosen 11.1 Lipo battery because I've derived from my RC car and I can easly charge it, but the design is made for 12VDC so if you use 12VDC battery all will work fine. Thanks for your interest.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Thanks for this write-up! I am planning to make it, but including a Raspberry Pi connected to the Arduino. This way future development can be even more modular. One note, the material list is missing the "Blade Motor Relay" and the "limit switch" should be X2. Is there anything you think should be changed now that yours is complete? Aside from making it larger using a larger printer.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Hi Salmec, Thank you! I absolutely will share my progress, I like how modular this design is, instead of going with the usual flat/compact design.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Hi TobyR, keep us updated on your progress with he Pi Zero! I've run motors on Pis before, but it was slightly slower to react than the Arduino which made some weird issues where it would constantly miss it's path and overcorrect. This probably isn't a concern with this project though since it doesn't have a path to follow. I'm definitely finding it hard to order components at their usual price, but Amazon has them for $3+ more. Luckily this project doesn't really have any specialized components.
salmec
2 years ago
Dear Toby, I am very happy to be an inspiration for other people. If you made it with Raspberry Pi please share your design. From start to finish it passed almost one year and delivery time is a critical issue for all electronic components, I’ve decided to save money waiting one or two month before to receive goods, if you are in a hurry you can go with other shopping platforms as you have indicated. PS WaveShare motor HAT link shared is not working, there is a refuse on it, you have to delete HAT at the end (https://www.waveshare.com/motor-driver-hat.htm)
salmec
2 years ago
Dear Dylan, Thanks for the feedback, I've added the relay board in component list and changed the description of limit switch, the package that I bought had 6 items so only one package is required. I strongly suggest to buy all those Limit switches because the limit switch design is weak and could be improved. I’ve also added a section dedicated to FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS, please check it and feel free to comment. Of course a larger design can give you a larger cutting surface and more space inside to arrange the components. Please share your progress.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Hi Dylan. I am in the process of building the project. I want to actually replace the Arduino by a Raspberry PI Zero. I found this WaveShare motor HAT (https://www.waveshare.com/motor-driver-hat.htmHAT). It plugs directly to the PI and also delivers power to it. Many of the other items from the material list are hard to get where I am. It is usually cheaper and faster to buy on Amazon or ebay.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
There is no 12V 8000 Rpm Blade Motor on your link. Only 6000 and 12000 Rpm. What power did you use for your blade motor? I also miss pictures of how many blades you use on the cutting disc.
salmec
2 years ago
Dear John, When I've buyed it, it was available, anyway you can use 6000 Rpm, that correspond to 100 rotation per second, that is an huge value. I've also used a PWM speed control board in order to control the blade speed. I've used 4 blades. If you look at the disk blade holder you can find four holes with 4mm diameter and three holes with 3mm diameter so you can choose the right fixation bolt. The blades that I've buyed can rotate freely and stay in position due to the rotation. Please see dedicated above picture and component list.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Hello Salmec, how are you? Thanks for sharing your project, it's very interesting! In your opinion, which would be the maximum area that it would cover? Kind regards! Rafael
salmec
2 years ago
Well, all depends by battery capacity. I've use a 3S lipo battery for RC car and I've used Mowerino for more than half hour without any problem. My garden is about 100m2 L shape. My cutting scheme is to leave in auto mode for a while, and when is covered almost 70% of the lawn I switch to RC mode so I can go exactly where I want and cut the areas not covered by Auto mode. I use also RC mode when the lawn is high and interfere with ultrasonic sensor on the front. The 3D chassis version that is downlodable is upgraded version compared to my version: the holes for Ultrasonic sensor are higher, so this problem is minimized.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
A while back I bought one of those cheap IR tachometers for testing drone motors. I tested on the platters of a 5 and 7.2K hard drive for accuracy and it was right on it. I used it to set the gear motors for the wheels for this project to 30rpm. The PWM only needed to put out 3.2v for this. I let them run for 30 mins on the bench and they never increased in temperature. Torque was very high. I read rotary mower blades run at 3500 to 3800 full power. Normally they run at 2800 to 3200 for smooth cutting. This is the combo I picked up for the blade: https://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-10000rpm-775-DC-Electric-Spindle-Brush-Lawn-Mower-Motor-With-2-Ball-Bearing/293657602051?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D227672%26meid%3Df1a1be92d63e41e6b99d4f961a73c3fb%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dco%26sd%3D164301479056%26itm%3D293657602051%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebWithBBEV2bDemotionZeroArw%26brand%3DUnbranded&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
Anonymous user
2 years ago
I'll echo TobyR's comments. This is the best. Not overly complicated, a great chassis design along with complete write up. I too have looked at many other projects and collected many of the same parts. I have one question. The one/off switch on the rear. Is it a momentary switch or one that locks in when on? Wondering if a lighted rocker could be used instead. -Thanks
salmec
2 years ago
Dear DronePilotFlyby Thanks for your feedback! The ON/OFF switch is locked on type (not momentary) and when is pushed the led is ON by 5V power. If you look at the third picture you can see the light on the button. This light is very useful because at first stage (when this specific button was not present) I forgot for a week the mowerino powered and it completely drained the lipo battery, it was quite complicated to recovery but thanks to these instruction I made it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vusc1BFJX40 TIP The hole of Emergency push button shall be positioned considering the possible interference with cabling of push button inside, in my design the cable are very close to the push button, centering a bit the hole could be useful.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Cool project. When it meets edge/boundary, does it make 90, or 180 deg. turn?
salmec
2 years ago
Dear nimrodquimbus, Thanks for the question, I take this opportunity to go deeper in the algorithm and explain how Mowerino works. At the moment there is no default path, once a boundary is detected it will stop, go back, turn in a random angle, and then go ahead until the next boundary. More in detail: if is detected an obstacle on left side (either with left ultrasonic sensor or left limit switch) Mowerino will stop, go back, turn right, then go ahead. The turning angle is chosen randomly by this function: randNumberdelay = random(2000, 3000); 2000 and 3000 are millisecond, so it means that Mowerino will rotate from 2 sec to 3 sec. If you want to reach a specific angle you can calibrate considering a specific value of milliseconds. Please consider that in the field is not in the same condition of flat surface, if you calibrate in you room maybe in the lawn Mowerino will not turn exactly in the same way. As alternative you can consider to add a gyroscopic sensor (I’m planning to add this features in the future) or you can change the DC motors with Stepper Motors, but the problems with a not ideal surface will remains. If Mowerino detects an obstacle on the right side (either with right ultrasonic sensor or right limit switch) it will stop, go back, turn left randomly as stated before, then go ahead. If Mowerino detects an obstacle on the front, it will stop, go back, turn left randomly as stated before, then go ahead. In Manual Mode (via Bluetooth application) all sensors are disabled and it will run according the commands sent by Android Application, this features is very useful when lawn is quite high and interfere with sensors, or when is needed to reach some specific tiny place that is not reached by random pattern. In case of any doubts please ask.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Does it have a perimeter ?
Anonymous user
2 years ago
I guess incorporating this (https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-OpenMower-is-a-Raspberry-Pi-and-ArduSimple-based-robotic-lawn-mower-that-you-can-build-yourself.613269.0.html) would be a natural progression for the project.
salmec
2 years ago
Thanks Conrad for the suggestion. OpenMower is a very good project, but it is much more complicate and is based on Raspberri Pi Board. The philosophy below Mowerino Project is to achieve results in the cheapest and easiest way. On the chassis there is a lot of free space that allows users to customize and add new features according their needs and creativity.
salmec
2 years ago
No, at the moment, perimeter wire is not included. In case you are interested in perimeter wire solution, at following link you can find full tutorial and schematics: https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Perimeter-Wire-Generator-and-Sensor/
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Hi. What 3d printer did you use? it seems mine is too small, I was wondering. Thanks for sharing.
salmec
2 years ago
Larger pieces was printed with Anycubic 4max pro (printing volume: 270x205x205mm), smaller pieces with Prusa mini. The Mowerino Chassis stay inside an A4 sheet.
bisart
2 years ago
I like your project is there any way to get the simulation like in protous, to check the program
salmec
2 years ago
Dear bisart, sorry I've not experience with protous, what I can suggest is to connect one device at a time and test it. Let's start from wheel motor, after blade motor, and after each sensor. If you have specific issue please come back to me. Regards
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Can you give me voltage sensor code ?
salmec
2 years ago
Hi bhagirathshelar876, sorry there isn't any indication on sensor. The only indication is Vcc< 25V. If you click on component list you will be redirected on sensor page that I bought. Regards
DronePilotFlyby
2 years ago
A while back I bought one of those cheap IR tachometers for testing drone motors. I tested on the platters of a 5 and 7.2K hard drive for accuracy and it was right on it. I used it to set the gear motors for the wheels for this project to 30rpm. The PWM only needed to put out 3.2v for this. I let them run for 30 mins on the bench and they never increased in temperature. Torque was very high. I read rotary mower blades run at 3500 to 3800 full power. Normally they run at 2800 to 3200 for smooth cutting. This is the combo I picked up for the blade: https://www.ebay.com/itm/12V-10000rpm-775-DC-Electric-Spindle-Brush-Lawn-Mower-Motor-With-2-Ball-Bearing/293657602051?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D227672%26meid%3Df1a1be92d63e41e6b99d4f961a73c3fb%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dco%26sd%3D164301479056%26itm%3D293657602051%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebWithBBEV2bDemotionZeroArw%26brand%3DUnbranded&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
DronePilotFlyby
2 years ago
I'll echo TobyR's comments. This is the best. Not overly complicated, a great chassis design along with complete write up. I too have looked at many other projects and collected many of the same parts. I have one question. The one/off switch on the rear. Is it a momentary switch or one that locks in when on? Wondering if a lighted rocker could be used instead. -Thanks
salmec
2 years ago
Dear DronePilotFlyby Thanks for your feedback! The ON/OFF switch is locked on type (not momentary) and when is pushed the led is ON by 5V power. If you look at the third picture you can see the light on the button. This light is very useful because at first stage (when this specific button was not present) I forgot for a week the mowerino powered and it completely drained the lipo battery, it was quite complicated to recovery but thanks to these instruction I made it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vusc1BFJX40 TIP The hole of Emergency push button shall be positioned considering the possible interference with cabling of push button inside, in my design the cable are very close to the push button, centering a bit the hole could be useful.
Anonymous user
3 years ago
Great projekt
Anonymous user
3 years ago
Thanks for this write-up! I am planning to make it, but including a Raspberry Pi connected to the Arduino. This way future development can be even more modular. One note, the material list is missing the "Blade Motor Relay" and the "limit switch" should be X2. Is there anything you think should be changed now that yours is complete? Aside from making it larger using a larger printer.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Hi Dylan. I am in the process of building the project. I want to actually replace the Arduino by a Raspberry PI Zero. I found this WaveShare motor HAT (https://www.waveshare.com/motor-driver-hat.htmHAT). It plugs directly to the PI and also delivers power to it. Many of the other items from the material list are hard to get where I am. It is usually cheaper and faster to buy on Amazon or ebay.
salmec
2 years ago
Dear Toby, I am very happy to be an inspiration for other people. If you made it with Raspberry Pi please share your design. From start to finish it passed almost one year and delivery time is a critical issue for all electronic components, I’ve decided to save money waiting one or two month before to receive goods, if you are in a hurry you can go with other shopping platforms as you have indicated. PS WaveShare motor HAT link shared is not working, there is a refuse on it, you have to delete HAT at the end (https://www.waveshare.com/motor-driver-hat.htm)
salmec
2 years ago
Dear Dylan, Thanks for the feedback, I've added the relay board in component list and changed the description of limit switch, the package that I bought had 6 items so only one package is required. I strongly suggest to buy all those Limit switches because the limit switch design is weak and could be improved. I’ve also added a section dedicated to FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS, please check it and feel free to comment. Of course a larger design can give you a larger cutting surface and more space inside to arrange the components. Please share your progress.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Hi TobyR, keep us updated on your progress with he Pi Zero! I've run motors on Pis before, but it was slightly slower to react than the Arduino which made some weird issues where it would constantly miss it's path and overcorrect. This probably isn't a concern with this project though since it doesn't have a path to follow. I'm definitely finding it hard to order components at their usual price, but Amazon has them for $3+ more. Luckily this project doesn't really have any specialized components.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
Hi Salmec, Thank you! I absolutely will share my progress, I like how modular this design is, instead of going with the usual flat/compact design.
Anonymous user
3 years ago
I looked at many such projects and I finally decided to try to build yours. What I like is that you keep things simple while still adding a lot of capabilities. Other projects are too expensive or not well documented. Also it seems like a great platform to modify and extend. Would you mind posting some additional photos of the inside? E.g. where did you place the battery and how did you run the wires.
salmec
2 years ago
Dear TobyR, thanks for the confidence. Of course in the future I'll share some inside pictures. At the moment all is dismatled because I want to add some extra features and redistribuite the weights, in the first version I putted the battery (the heaviest item) on the front but I've noticed that is better to put weight on the back wheels for more traction. If you try my project I'll not leave you alone, I can support You from remote.
Anonymous user
3 years ago
Hi, thanks for share this interesting project, it's very similar to my Arduino based lawn mower I never finished :-( Can I suggest to add automatic blade speed based on blade motor current value? The main Power drain of the battery is the motor of cutting blade, you can increase the speed only when the current of the motor raise a certain value so you Will have a better energy management of the battery
salmec
2 years ago
Dear Paolo, could you please clarify better the point? blades motor is 80W, considering 12V power supply, nominal current is 6.66A. I didn't get you suggestion, if I set a set point value for the blade motor current, for example 3A, once reached 3A the motor speed is fixed, if I increase the speed the current value will increase accordingly, please clarify. At the moment blades speed is controlled manually with a potentiometer on PWM eternal board, but of course is possible to control motors speed through Arduino board, if needed. Try to finish your project in a simple way, once finished I assure you that you will have a lot of satisfaction and the strength to improve it.
rafaarduino2022
3 years ago
Hello Salmec, how are you? Thanks for sharing your project, it's very interesting! In your opinion, which would be the maximum area that it would cover? Kind regards! Rafael
salmec
2 years ago
Well, all depends by battery capacity. I've use a 3S lipo battery for RC car and I've used Mowerino for more than half hour without any problem. My garden is about 100m2 L shape. My cutting scheme is to leave in auto mode for a while, and when is covered almost 70% of the lawn I switch to RC mode so I can go exactly where I want and cut the areas not covered by Auto mode. I use also RC mode when the lawn is high and interfere with ultrasonic sensor on the front. The 3D chassis version that is downlodable is upgraded version compared to my version: the holes for Ultrasonic sensor are higher, so this problem is minimized.
Anonymous user
3 years ago
There is no 12V 8000 Rpm Blade Motor on your link. Only 6000 and 12000 Rpm. What power did you use for your blade motor? I also miss pictures of how many blades you use on the cutting disc.
salmec
2 years ago
Dear John, When I've buyed it, it was available, anyway you can use 6000 Rpm, that correspond to 100 rotation per second, that is an huge value. I've also used a PWM speed control board in order to control the blade speed. I've used 4 blades. If you look at the disk blade holder you can find four holes with 4mm diameter and three holes with 3mm diameter so you can choose the right fixation bolt. The blades that I've buyed can rotate freely and stay in position due to the rotation. Please see dedicated above picture and component list.
Anonymous user
3 years ago
Cool project. When it meets edge/boundary, does it make 90, or 180 deg. turn?
salmec
2 years ago
Dear nimrodquimbus, Thanks for the question, I take this opportunity to go deeper in the algorithm and explain how Mowerino works. At the moment there is no default path, once a boundary is detected it will stop, go back, turn in a random angle, and then go ahead until the next boundary. More in detail: if is detected an obstacle on left side (either with left ultrasonic sensor or left limit switch) Mowerino will stop, go back, turn right, then go ahead. The turning angle is chosen randomly by this function: randNumberdelay = random(2000, 3000); 2000 and 3000 are millisecond, so it means that Mowerino will rotate from 2 sec to 3 sec. If you want to reach a specific angle you can calibrate considering a specific value of milliseconds. Please consider that in the field is not in the same condition of flat surface, if you calibrate in you room maybe in the lawn Mowerino will not turn exactly in the same way. As alternative you can consider to add a gyroscopic sensor (I’m planning to add this features in the future) or you can change the DC motors with Stepper Motors, but the problems with a not ideal surface will remains. If Mowerino detects an obstacle on the right side (either with right ultrasonic sensor or right limit switch) it will stop, go back, turn left randomly as stated before, then go ahead. If Mowerino detects an obstacle on the front, it will stop, go back, turn left randomly as stated before, then go ahead. In Manual Mode (via Bluetooth application) all sensors are disabled and it will run according the commands sent by Android Application, this features is very useful when lawn is quite high and interfere with sensors, or when is needed to reach some specific tiny place that is not reached by random pattern. In case of any doubts please ask.
alexanderminchev
3 years ago
I saw that the battery voltage is 11,1 v. But the motor voltage is 12v. I dоn`t saw a transformer. Why does this happen?
salmec
2 years ago
Dear Alexander, nominal speed ( @12VDC) of the motor is 8000 rpm (133 rotation per second) and this value is very high. The blade motor is a DC motor, if you supply less voltage to the motor it will run slowly. If I supply directly 11.1V to DC motor the speed is anyway very high, for this reason I've decided to add a PWM controller board to achieve the best speed that cut the grass without any problem. The set point of PWM is about 50%/60% (you can set by the back potentiomenter), higher values do not add efficiency but increase the vibration and the power consumption. I choosen 11.1 Lipo battery because I've derived from my RC car and I can easly charge it, but the design is made for 12VDC so if you use 12VDC battery all will work fine. Thanks for your interest.
wafif27
3 years ago
Mowerino chain
rperezretana
3 years ago
Hi. What 3d printer did you use? it seems mine is too small, I was wondering. Thanks for sharing.
salmec
2 years ago
Larger pieces was printed with Anycubic 4max pro (printing volume: 270x205x205mm), smaller pieces with Prusa mini. The Mowerino Chassis stay inside an A4 sheet.
Anonymous user
3 years ago
Are the Fusion original files available for customization of the project? Tks
salmec
2 years ago
At the moment I'm not planning to share FUSION files, which kind of customization are you thinking about?
Anonymous user
3 years ago
Does it have a perimeter ?
salmec
2 years ago
No, at the moment, perimeter wire is not included. In case you are interested in perimeter wire solution, at following link you can find full tutorial and schematics: https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Perimeter-Wire-Generator-and-Sensor/
salmec
2 years ago
Thanks Conrad for the suggestion. OpenMower is a very good project, but it is much more complicate and is based on Raspberri Pi Board. The philosophy below Mowerino Project is to achieve results in the cheapest and easiest way. On the chassis there is a lot of free space that allows users to customize and add new features according their needs and creativity.
Anonymous user
2 years ago
I guess incorporating this (https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-OpenMower-is-a-Raspberry-Pi-and-ArduSimple-based-robotic-lawn-mower-that-you-can-build-yourself.613269.0.html) would be a natural progression for the project.
unixer
a year ago
Hi. Thank you for sharing your project with the community. Is this project discontinued?. Are there ready updates like auto charge, gps or battery rellocation?. Is there any document decribing building process or a builders forum? This project is great. Thank you very much.