WORX Landroid L 20V Robotic Lawn Mower 1/2 Acre / 21,780 Sq. Ft Power Share - WR150 (Battery & Charger Included)

When I got this mower I thought it was a fail since it did not work properly, when WORX repaired it I thought it was good and now after a summer of mowing I think it is GREAT – the best tool I have ever owned. I wanted to wait until I had fully tested this mower before I left my review. I bought my WORX WR150 Landroid Robotic Lawn Mower in October of 2020. Since I live in Colorado, I had to immediately break open the box and begin putting down the perimeter wire to test the mower before the snow started to fly. Unfortunately, after staking out the entire yard the Landroid did not work. It continuously threw an error indicating that it had been picked up. I even took video of the Landroid on my perfectly flat and pre-mowed and raked yard just refusing to work. After a long call with the Worx team including reverting my software to a less sensitive previous version to no avail, WORX decided I had to send it to them for repairs. By the time I got it back it had already snowed a few times and all I could do was start the Landroid and determine it ran continuously without error, so I was hopeful for spring, but into the garage it went. Fast forward to May 2021 and ‘Larry’ the Landroid is back in action. I’m going to break my review into sections to help others with similar issues. My yard – I probably have the ideal yard for this type of mower to be fair. I have a 7,000 square foot, perfectly flat rectangular lot upon which sits my house, garage and two sheds. The ½ acre WORX WR150 Landroid I purchased is more than adequate for this application. My yard has trees, however I did not bother to circle those trees with the wire since the mower only taps them lightly, for the smallest of trees I have hammered rebar around the trees so that the mower taps that first before changing course. I have Kentucky bluegrass which is a very fine blade grass species and this easy for the mower to get through. Typically, small tree bits and leaves don’t seem to bother the mower at all. Setup - Let’s start with the setup. I would suggest not rushing through the planning, charger placement and wire installation phase. The charging pad – I believe the instructions say to leave space in front of and behind the charging pad, however you really need it to be clear on all three of the sides that face the inside of your yard. My mower navigates back to the pad flawlessly however when charged the first thing it tends to do is not drive straight forward but make an immediate 90 degree turn and thus bumps into the ladder garden I have it installed under (see photo). A better option would have been for me to simply build a little roof under which the Landroid could get out of the weather. The perimeter wire - The wire is going to be your weakest link in the entire system; fortunately Worx did not flavor the wire with rabbit or squirrel chow like all of my other outdoor wiring seems to have been (soy based wire coating) so to my surprise my wiring was 100% intact this spring. In fact, since I put it down in the fall after a good mowing and onto dormant grass, I find it very difficult to even find the wire in most areas now. Pay close attention to all instructions, including the distance from objects and the inside and outside corner instructions as well as how to secure the wire to the ground. If I had it all to do over again, I would have given the Landroid a bit more space on the inside corners in particular. As I have a fence, when the Landroid makes its cleanup lap and comes to an inside corner if even the grass under the fence has built up the mower will sense an obstruction and back up. Since this is an inside corner it immediately hits the fence behind it and struggles. Ultimately it will figure it out but not without effort. My observation is this, you will likely need to weed eat every now and again so what is an extra inch or so of weed eating? Give the Landroid a little more room. Obstacles – again, I have my Landroid mow under a stair landing and when it is following the wire it does so flawlessly, however when it is mowing it comes at the perimeter from a 90 degree angle and always struggles to free itself (see photo). Again, hindsight being 20/20 I would have just had the Landroid stay out from under the landing. Also pay close attention to obstacles that may exist above the perimeter wire. Unfortunately, as my mower performs its clean up lap by following the wire it goes under a Lilac bush that has a branch that is just low enough to grab the back wheel of the mower and make it hiccup a bit on its way home. Again, it navigates this perfectly well, but I did not think about low hanging branches when I strung the perimeter wire. Keep in mind the real wheel of the Landroid is ~9.5” high so anything that overhangs your yard by less than this height will eventually catch your Landroid. I have not had this mower through a fall season where I expect leaves may affect it's performance however a good raking should be enough to mow until the snow flies again. Sidewalk – As I said before, your wire is your weakest link. I have a front walk with grass on either side of it. Since the wire has to cross this in order for the Landroid to cross it you have to figure a way to get the wire across your sidewalk. I guess I could have burrowed under the sidewalk and snaked the wire underneath however I know it would be at least 5 inches deep and I’m not sure that would even work. I was lucky insomuch as I had my front walk scored with a diamond blade and thus was able to lay my wire in this crack leaving about a 3 foot gap through which the mower occasionally randomly finds it way (see photo). This actually works quite well but in any other application this may have been difficult. Surprises – now for the best part. I have not had to mow my yard once all summer! This is the best purchase for my yard I think I have ever made. I am stunned at how well this mower works. We have a Roomba, and this blows that away. A couple of side benefits that were unexpected to me. First, my yard looks freshly mowed every single morning because it is! I never look outside and think to myself that the yard needs mowing, it doesn’t. Next since the yard is kept short all of the time my dandelion problem seems to be under control. When you see the photos, bear in mind I do not use weed killer to kill dandelions, I simply pick them but with the Landroid they never have the chance to flower. Bottom line – I would HIGHLY recommend this mower or other WORX models depending on your grass type, configuration and yard geography. I read a lot of reviews before buying this mower and there is really good information to be learned by doing so. I hope this helps with your decision to by a robot lawnmower.

I'm writing this review on a beautiful Saturday morning. Really, that's all I need to say to give my new Landlord a five star rating. I love having this little guy around the house, keeping my lawn looking great and freeing up my weekend mornings. He's almost become like one of the family. I'll share a few of the things, pros and cons, I've discovered about Landroid since his arrival -- 1. Landroid works anytime I want him to. Day or night. I can program Landroid to run at night because he RUNS SUPER QUIET. And by pre-programming Landroid to work a few nights a week, my lawn never looks overgrown. It's got that "just cut" look everyday. 2. I thought it might be hard to set up and get running. But really, it's not. There's a Landroid App. From my phone I can program Landroid - and set and control his schedule for the week. The app monitors Landroid when he's out in the yard mowing, so if something goes wrong (yes, it has gotten stuck on our trampoline a couple of times...but more on that in a different bullet point) the app notifies me on my phone with the problem and Landroid's location. The app also lets me map the boundaries and size of my yard by simply walking around the edges using my phone camera to input data. It also lets me auto-start Landroid at any time - whenever I want to give the yard a quick, fresh trim, which was really helpful on the day we were hosting my kid's high school homecoming pictures. 3. Yes, there is one thing that was a bit time-consuming. I quickly learned it's important to think in advance about where to lay the boundary wire. Once I had a plan, it was easy to do. The kit Landroid comes with is very user-friendly. I just walked the wire around the boundary, tapped the plastic stakes into the yard with a hammer every few feet, and then clicked the wires into the Landroid home base - it was pretty easy, like hooking up home speaker wires. Landroid comes with plenty of power chord line. Just be sure to plan in advance the best place to put the base, relative to where your home outlets are located. ++The quick-start instruction page is easy to follow - if you're familiar with the format. Like so many other high tech products, Worx wants to make it fast and simple, instead of needing you to read the main instruction manual. However, I recommend reading the main manual first, and then using the quick start page as a guide. I found the extra detail in the larger manual helpful. WHAT I WISH : I WISH WORX HAD A VIDEO LINK TO VISUALLY WALK YOU THROUGH THE SET UP... a video online, showing how simple the set up is...this would have been very helpful, and probably saved me a solid half hour of sorting through the paper instructions. ++Be sure to LOOK AT THE BOX FLAPS when open the box - I didn't realize to do this until after I had already set-up the boundaries. Worx included two measuring tools perforated on the box flap. You just peel them off and then you've got everything you need to measure the set up of your boundary wire around obstacles, flower beds and paving stones. (I used a tape measure, which was fine...but if I had known these measuring tools were on the box, that also would have saved me time) 4. So what are the cons? There are a few, and I'll note them here for you -- --A couple of features on the app aren't fully explained. Like zone one, zone two, zone three. I need to call Worx customer service and figure out how those add value to the programming. WORX SHOULD OFFER THE POWER BASES SOLD SEPARATELY. Landroid is light and easy to lift and move around the yard. We have a separate side yard. So ideally I would like to to install a second charging base and have the flexibility to work two independent areas of our property using the same Landroid. --My Landroid, as I mentioned earlier, has gotten stuck a couple of times on our trampoline. I know there are upgrade features available - including a sensor bumper you can attach and a lining material that creates "safe areas" so Landroid will automatically learn how to work around certain obstacles. I haven't upgraded to these items yet, but I'm probably will next season to avoid the trampoline. Landroid works under and around the trampoline, no problem. It's fun to watch him navigate the legs. But tramp legs are oddly shaped, and so instead of bumping and turning away, the cowling sometimes gets caught over top of the metal bar. When this happens, Landroid has an emergency auto shutoff and a signal is sent to my phone. It's a solvable situation. I just need to look into getting the upgrades before the start of the next mowing season. --I didn't get Landroid until this Fall (I wish I would've gotten him back in the Spring) The one thing, now that leaves are falling -- Landroid, doesn't mulch very well. I didn't buy Landroid for mulching, but that would have been a nice bonus feature if he did. Maybe Worx will offer a mulching attachment by next year?? --We have a border collie and she loves barking at and herding Landroid when he's out working the yard. It was cute at first, but then her obsession with Landroid wore thin. Landroid didn't seem to mind her; he just went about his business while she chased him around the yard. But that's why Landroid now only works the night shift around our house. Overall, Landroid easily earns my FIVE STAR RATING - He cuts beautifully. He runs quiet. There's no gas whatsoever (so that's a huge plus in my mind)...and like I said, Landroid saves me time every Saturday morning. I have neighbors with mowing services and I know they pay quite a bit over the course of a season. A couple of friends saw Landroid working around my yard when I first set him up, and they asked me about Landroid...how does he work, where did I get him, what's so great about having him on call 24/7? That's really why I decided to take the time to write this review - because I wish we had more of Landroids in our neighborhood. I think of all the loud lawn mowers running around here, especially early on Saturday mornings....Maybe if I can convince my neighbors of the benefits of letting Landroid take over their lawn mowing duties, by next summer our Landroid won't be working the night shift alone. He'll have friends working along side of him, quietly keeping all of the yards on our street looking their best.

Despite the description, this did NOT include the Find My Landroid GPS module.