With its Navimox i105 and i108, Segway offers 100% autonomous and wireless perimeter robot mowers at an unbeatable price. Presentation of the new talents of intelligent and connected mowing.
Have you been interested in robotic lawn mowers for several years on the Internet or in the aisles of your favorite garden center, but the lack of precision of their navigation system and the sometimes very high price of the most efficient models have always put you off? With its two new models of Navimow i105 and i108 robot lawn mowers, Segway clearly wants to appeal to all those looking for a 100% efficient autonomous robot, at the top of technology and which remains affordable.
Goodbye to the boundary wire
Thanks to their real-time kinematic positioning system, the new Navimow i Series robots have the ability to find their way to the nearest centimeter on a lawn (5 to 10 cm precision depending on the manufacturer). To achieve such a result, Segway combines GPS geolocation via an antenna connected to the charging station with a vision system equipped with an LED camera with a 140° field of vision.
In addition to guaranteed navigation without collision with objects located in the path of the device, this system does not require the presence of a peripheral cable (or perimeter wire) to delimit the mowing zone. It only takes a few minutes for the robot to map a garden manually or fully automatically (automapping).
Robots that flirt with borders
Once its playing field is demarcated, the robot can methodically mow the lawn in complete autonomy and in an organized manner (passage in several directions for a uniform size of the blades of grass). Device owners can then modify and fine-tune the device’s working area using the Android and iOS compatible mobile application (Navimow).
The precision of the navigation system Navimow is such that the manufacturer integrates an edge mode allowing its robots to mow lawn edges, as long as the grassed and non-grassed areas are at approximately the same height.
Able to treat multiple separate areas
Likewise, the robot’s tracking ability allows it to be assigned physically separate mowing areas in the garden. Once the strands on the first area are cut, the mower can then take a driveway on its own to get to the next area. The mobile application’s planning system even allows you to decide on the days and times for mowing each of these areas.
The similarity with the operation of robot vacuum cleaners is really obvious. Freed from perimeter cables, this new generation of robot lawn mowers – which includes the Navimow I series – has everything to become the new must have of the gardens of France.
Up to two hours of battery life
The cutting height is between 2 and 6 cm, the width of grass cut per pass is 18 cm. An imposing dial above the device allows you to quickly and simply choose at what height to cut your grass. A red button, also clearly visible, will be used to stop the device in the event of a problem. The LCD screen located on the back of the mower displays various information such as the quality of wireless reception (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) or the remaining battery life.
In this regard, the Navimow i105 robot could mow for 90 minutes (equivalent to an area of 500 m2) before having to return to its charging station. The Navimow i108 would have an autonomy of 120 minutes (5.1 Ah battery), or a mowing capacity of around 800 m2.
Charging time is said to be one hour for the Navimow i105 and two hours for the i108 model. The mowing system is made up of 3 razor blades and the noise generated during mowing does not exceed 58 dB (A). Both robot lawn mowers come with nine replacement blades. The height of their notched wheels is 24.5 cm and would allow them to move on slopes of up to 30%.
4G as an option when Wi-Fi no longer keeps up
It’s the frog party and it starts to rain? The onboard system would be intelligent enough to detect ground that is too wet for mowing – or even snowy, the device would then automatically reposition itself on its docking station while waiting for better working conditions. The two Segway robots have obtained IP66 certification which gives them resistance to splashes and powerful jets of water.
In terms of accessories, note the existence of a garage roof to install above the docking station (€149.99). Ideal for protecting the device from bad weather and UV rays which damage and age the plastic of the shells in the middle of summer. Likewise, Segway markets a 4G adapter (€99.99) for those who do not have a Wi-Fi network extensive enough to reach the robot’s charging station. This 4G module also serves as an anti-theft system and would allow the mower to be located outside the perimeter of the garden.
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