Investing in a professional robot lawn mower is a good idea to optimize the maintenance of a large area. To do this, it is imperative to choose a system adapted to your ground, its surface area, its nature and its use. Let us go through the advantages and take a look at the questions to ask to know which professional robot lawn mower to choose!

Advantages of a professional robot lawn mower

Echorobotics robot lawn mowers meet the most demanding requirements of professionals who manage the maintenance of large areas of land:

1. Unequalled efficiency: our robot lawn mowers mow much better, in much less time.
   For example, the greenkeeper at the Golf & Country Club Wallenried (Switzerland) says that he reduced his weekly mowing time from 30 to just 7 hours.
2. Optimization of labour cost: our machines operate autonomously and can be programmed and then managed remotely, through an application. Your staff can focus on more difficult tasks, where people can bring real added value.
3. Maximum flexibility: multi-zone mowing can be done at any time, according to your wishes.
4. Unbeatable precision: our on-board WiseNav® navigation technology guarantees unbeatable precision in our GPS RTK since the machines never pass over the same place twice. Mowing is both faster and cleaner
5. Easy installation: again thanks to this GPS technology, the demarcation of the mowing areas no longer requires a buried boundary wire. Installation is now much easier and therefore less expensive.
6. Perfect for (very) large areas: a single installation with a GPS base can cover a radius of 15 km of land.

Other advantages of the WiseNav® navigation system available on Echorobotics robot mowers

• Easy connection of the different safety zones, without limits
• Possibility of combining WiseNav® and wired areas
• Better capabilities in real conditions
• More precise cutting height adjustment
• Easy management on a smartphone from the app or on the portal

3 main criteria for choosing a professional robot mower for the park, football pitch or golf course

The type of ground

The specificities of your ground will guide the choice of the robot lawn mower best suited to your situation. The match between the robot mower and your ground is essential for the mowing quality and the performance of the robot. This is therefore the first criterion to find out which robot to choose.

The surface to cut

Robot mower models are often classified by mowing area capacity. This is not the only criterion to take into account, but it is a second step to narrow down your list of choices.

Limitations specific to the use of the land

The way your grounds are used will also play a role when it comes to choosing your professional robot lawn mower. For example:

• for a golf club with a hotel, you will appreciate the quiet mowing that Echorobotics machines offer;
• for a football pitch, you will love the finish of strip mowing with WiseNav® technology
• If you want to reduce staff costs for maintenance, you will go for maximum automation;
• For a wooded park, you will want to be able to delimit several mowing areas easily;
• …

Checklist to know which professional robot lawn mower to choose

By checking the following points, you will enjoy all the advantages of a professional robot mower as well as an interesting return on investment.

1. Capacity and performance (depending on the ground): maximum surface area covered by the robot mower, battery life, cutting width, adjustable or non-adjustable cutting height, ability to manage slopes or uneven ground.
2. Navigation and technology: delimitation of cutting areas by a buried cable vs the presence of an on-board GPS system, nature of obstacle sensors, possibility of programming multiple zones or mowing schedules, automatic return of the robot mower or not, to its charging station.
3. Durability and robustness: water and UV resistance, expected life of the robot, warranty coverage.
4. Safety and reliability: anti-theft system(s), lift and tilt sensors (to stop the blades in the event of a tip-over), management of curbs and unmowed areas.
5. Service and maintenance: overhaul frequency, ease of maintenance of blades, availability of spare parts.
6. Energy consumption: battery type, charging time, average consumption.
7. Additional functions: connectivity system (e.g., mobile app), provision of mowing reports and performance diagnostics, eco or silent mode.
8. Budget: purchase price, installation costs, operational costs (energy, maintenance).

These various points will help you to choose the professional robot mower best suited to the nature of your ground, its surface and the limits of use that concern it. To optimize the use of your machine/ fleet and your return on investment, we recommend a professional installation. It is the only way to ensure flawless mowing and peace of mind!

Do you too want to optimize the maintenance of your grounds? Ask for a quote!