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  1. #Yarbo is, once again, trucking along as absolutely nobody is outside thanks to the heat.

    I cannot overstate how much of a Godsend it is to let it do its thing rather than physically hurt myself trying to do it with a gas mower.

    Is it perfect? No. But I don't need it to be because anything it might miss, I can still use it to manually clean up later.

    I would not have bought it at full price, but I am SO glad I got the early bird discount and upgraded, despite the issues that caused at the time.

  2. #Yarbo is, once again, trucking along as absolutely nobody is outside thanks to the heat.

    I cannot overstate how much of a Godsend it is to let it do its thing rather than physically hurt myself trying to do it with a gas mower.

    Is it perfect? No. But I don't need it to be because anything it might miss, I can still use it to manually clean up later.

    I would not have bought it at full price, but I am SO glad I got the early bird discount and upgraded, despite the issues that caused at the time.

  3. #Yarbo is, once again, trucking along as absolutely nobody is outside thanks to the heat.

    I cannot overstate how much of a Godsend it is to let it do its thing rather than physically hurt myself trying to do it with a gas mower.

    Is it perfect? No. But I don't need it to be because anything it might miss, I can still use it to manually clean up later.

    I would not have bought it at full price, but I am SO glad I got the early bird discount and upgraded, despite the issues that caused at the time.

  4. #Yarbo is, once again, trucking along as absolutely nobody is outside thanks to the heat.

    I cannot overstate how much of a Godsend it is to let it do its thing rather than physically hurt myself trying to do it with a gas mower.

    Is it perfect? No. But I don't need it to be because anything it might miss, I can still use it to manually clean up later.

    I would not have bought it at full price, but I am SO glad I got the early bird discount and upgraded, despite the issues that caused at the time.

  5. #Yarbo is, once again, trucking along as absolutely nobody is outside thanks to the heat.

    I cannot overstate how much of a Godsend it is to let it do its thing rather than physically hurt myself trying to do it with a gas mower.

    Is it perfect? No. But I don't need it to be because anything it might miss, I can still use it to manually clean up later.

    I would not have bought it at full price, but I am SO glad I got the early bird discount and upgraded, despite the issues that caused at the time.

  6. So, I can now say I've sweat into my own eyes. Heat index of over 90°F and #Yarbo threw its tread on a slope, hard, so guess who had to go at it with branded lubricant, a rubber mallet, and the various included tools?

    I'd given the treads a little slack thinking that was the best idea somehow, but after ruining one clean white tee and one nice pair of jeans with something akin to road gunk, I feel like it may be wisest to tighten up the other one tomorrow before I try to finish up the yard.

    On the plus side, catnip worked nicely as mosquito repellent and I was literally watching the little buggers land and calculate whether I was more delicious than disgusting. Ended up with a couple bites on my fingers because I made the mistake of breathing too hard and clearing the catnip scent with my delicious CO2 they can't seem to resist. But I've ordered some catnip spray from Wal-Mart for ease and convenience.

  7. So, I can now say I've sweat into my own eyes. Heat index of over 90°F and #Yarbo threw its tread on a slope, hard, so guess who had to go at it with branded lubricant, a rubber mallet, and the various included tools?

    I'd given the treads a little slack thinking that was the best idea somehow, but after ruining one clean white tee and one nice pair of jeans with something akin to road gunk, I feel like it may be wisest to tighten up the other one tomorrow before I try to finish up the yard.

    On the plus side, catnip worked nicely as mosquito repellent and I was literally watching the little buggers land and calculate whether I was more delicious than disgusting. Ended up with a couple bites on my fingers because I made the mistake of breathing too hard and clearing the catnip scent with my delicious CO2 they can't seem to resist. But I've ordered some catnip spray from Wal-Mart for ease and convenience.

  8. So, I can now say I've sweat into my own eyes. Heat index of over 90°F and #Yarbo threw its tread on a slope, hard, so guess who had to go at it with branded lubricant, a rubber mallet, and the various included tools?

    I'd given the treads a little slack thinking that was the best idea somehow, but after ruining one clean white tee and one nice pair of jeans with something akin to road gunk, I feel like it may be wisest to tighten up the other one tomorrow before I try to finish up the yard.

    On the plus side, catnip worked nicely as mosquito repellent and I was literally watching the little buggers land and calculate whether I was more delicious than disgusting. Ended up with a couple bites on my fingers because I made the mistake of breathing too hard and clearing the catnip scent with my delicious CO2 they can't seem to resist. But I've ordered some catnip spray from Wal-Mart for ease and convenience.

  9. So, I can now say I've sweat into my own eyes. Heat index of over 90°F and #Yarbo threw its tread on a slope, hard, so guess who had to go at it with branded lubricant, a rubber mallet, and the various included tools?

    I'd given the treads a little slack thinking that was the best idea somehow, but after ruining one clean white tee and one nice pair of jeans with something akin to road gunk, I feel like it may be wisest to tighten up the other one tomorrow before I try to finish up the yard.

    On the plus side, catnip worked nicely as mosquito repellent and I was literally watching the little buggers land and calculate whether I was more delicious than disgusting. Ended up with a couple bites on my fingers because I made the mistake of breathing too hard and clearing the catnip scent with my delicious CO2 they can't seem to resist. But I've ordered some catnip spray from Wal-Mart for ease and convenience.

  10. So, I can now say I've sweat into my own eyes. Heat index of over 90°F and #Yarbo threw its tread on a slope, hard, so guess who had to go at it with branded lubricant, a rubber mallet, and the various included tools?

    I'd given the treads a little slack thinking that was the best idea somehow, but after ruining one clean white tee and one nice pair of jeans with something akin to road gunk, I feel like it may be wisest to tighten up the other one tomorrow before I try to finish up the yard.

    On the plus side, catnip worked nicely as mosquito repellent and I was literally watching the little buggers land and calculate whether I was more delicious than disgusting. Ended up with a couple bites on my fingers because I made the mistake of breathing too hard and clearing the catnip scent with my delicious CO2 they can't seem to resist. But I've ordered some catnip spray from Wal-Mart for ease and convenience.

  11. Well. I never actually expected to post about #Yarbo and #AcuRiteAtlas in the same breath, but here we are.

    Yarbo appears to have somehow knocked over Atlas, ripping its own anchoring pegs that I used straight out of the ground to do so.

    I'm posting this to keep myself from screaming. Luckily, I actually just ordered another Atlas for parts because I couldn't find my old one.

    Wish me luck.

  12. Well. I never actually expected to post about #Yarbo and #AcuRiteAtlas in the same breath, but here we are.

    Yarbo appears to have somehow knocked over Atlas, ripping its own anchoring pegs that I used straight out of the ground to do so.

    I'm posting this to keep myself from screaming. Luckily, I actually just ordered another Atlas for parts because I couldn't find my old one.

    Wish me luck.

  13. Well. I never actually expected to post about #Yarbo and #AcuRiteAtlas in the same breath, but here we are.

    Yarbo appears to have somehow knocked over Atlas, ripping its own anchoring pegs that I used straight out of the ground to do so.

    I'm posting this to keep myself from screaming. Luckily, I actually just ordered another Atlas for parts because I couldn't find my old one.

    Wish me luck.

  14. Well. I never actually expected to post about #Yarbo and #AcuRiteAtlas in the same breath, but here we are.

    Yarbo appears to have somehow knocked over Atlas, ripping its own anchoring pegs that I used straight out of the ground to do so.

    I'm posting this to keep myself from screaming. Luckily, I actually just ordered another Atlas for parts because I couldn't find my old one.

    Wish me luck.

  15. Well. I never actually expected to post about #Yarbo and #AcuRiteAtlas in the same breath, but here we are.

    Yarbo appears to have somehow knocked over Atlas, ripping its own anchoring pegs that I used straight out of the ground to do so.

    I'm posting this to keep myself from screaming. Luckily, I actually just ordered another Atlas for parts because I couldn't find my old one.

    Wish me luck.

  16. Well, it may have been VERY out of spec, but using the techniques imparted to me by my mother from her father before her on how not to turn oneself into a smoothie, I have proved that #Yarbo is capable of mowing a slope far beyond what it's rated for.

    It's nothing I would expect anyone to be able to program and certainly does not fit into the programmable spec, but my options were either use Yarbo to do it or use the gas mower to do it and, well, I should get the gas mower started for the year, but that can happen this weekend.

  17. Well, it may have been VERY out of spec, but using the techniques imparted to me by my mother from her father before her on how not to turn oneself into a smoothie, I have proved that #Yarbo is capable of mowing a slope far beyond what it's rated for.

    It's nothing I would expect anyone to be able to program and certainly does not fit into the programmable spec, but my options were either use Yarbo to do it or use the gas mower to do it and, well, I should get the gas mower started for the year, but that can happen this weekend.

  18. Well, it may have been VERY out of spec, but using the techniques imparted to me by my mother from her father before her on how not to turn oneself into a smoothie, I have proved that #Yarbo is capable of mowing a slope far beyond what it's rated for.

    It's nothing I would expect anyone to be able to program and certainly does not fit into the programmable spec, but my options were either use Yarbo to do it or use the gas mower to do it and, well, I should get the gas mower started for the year, but that can happen this weekend.

  19. Well, it may have been VERY out of spec, but using the techniques imparted to me by my mother from her father before her on how not to turn oneself into a smoothie, I have proved that #Yarbo is capable of mowing a slope far beyond what it's rated for.

    It's nothing I would expect anyone to be able to program and certainly does not fit into the programmable spec, but my options were either use Yarbo to do it or use the gas mower to do it and, well, I should get the gas mower started for the year, but that can happen this weekend.

  20. Well, it may have been VERY out of spec, but using the techniques imparted to me by my mother from her father before her on how not to turn oneself into a smoothie, I have proved that #Yarbo is capable of mowing a slope far beyond what it's rated for.

    It's nothing I would expect anyone to be able to program and certainly does not fit into the programmable spec, but my options were either use Yarbo to do it or use the gas mower to do it and, well, I should get the gas mower started for the year, but that can happen this weekend.

  21. A security researcher found Yarbo's robot lawn mowers had an intentional, undefeatable remote access backdoor, allowing control from 6,000 miles away and exposing sensitive user data like Wi-Fi passwords and GPS. Yarbo's response to this staggering breach of trust? They plan to *retain* a remote access tunnel, albeit with 'improved controls.' The author argues, 'You don't patch a deliberate…

    tpp.blog/2b1cois

    #cybersecurity #yarbo #andreasmakris

    🤖 This post was AI-generated.

  22. Ein Sicherheitsforscher fand in Yarbo-Mährobotern ein Root-Passwort, das weltweit auf allen Geräten identisch ist. 90 Kilo Metall und Klingen - aus der Ferne steuerbar. #Yarbo winfuture.de/news,158589.html?

  23. Ein Sicherheitsforscher fand in Yarbo-Mährobotern ein Root-Passwort, das weltweit auf allen Geräten identisch ist. 90 Kilo Metall und Klingen - aus der Ferne steuerbar. #Yarbo winfuture.de/news,158589.html?

  24. Ein Sicherheitsforscher fand in Yarbo-Mährobotern ein Root-Passwort, das weltweit auf allen Geräten identisch ist. 90 Kilo Metall und Klingen - aus der Ferne steuerbar. #Yarbo winfuture.de/news,158589.html?

  25. Ein Sicherheitsforscher fand in Yarbo-Mährobotern ein Root-Passwort, das weltweit auf allen Geräten identisch ist. 90 Kilo Metall und Klingen - aus der Ferne steuerbar. #Yarbo winfuture.de/news,158589.html?

  26. Ein Sicherheitsforscher fand in Yarbo-Mährobotern ein Root-Passwort, das weltweit auf allen Geräten identisch ist. 90 Kilo Metall und Klingen - aus der Ferne steuerbar. #Yarbo winfuture.de/news,158589.html?

  27. So.

    #Yarbo just served a security function. There was a raccoon poking around the cat house and thanks to Yarbo, that raccoon is probably going to reconsider that. The cat food is safely inside. The kitty cam light is off, signaling the kitties not to come. Nobody was hurt. The whole thing was zero contact.

    Raccoons are naturally skittish and they hate stuff like dogs, so Yarbo got to play the role of a guard dog for a bit.

  28. So.

    #Yarbo just served a security function. There was a raccoon poking around the cat house and thanks to Yarbo, that raccoon is probably going to reconsider that. The cat food is safely inside. The kitty cam light is off, signaling the kitties not to come. Nobody was hurt. The whole thing was zero contact.

    Raccoons are naturally skittish and they hate stuff like dogs, so Yarbo got to play the role of a guard dog for a bit.

  29. So.

    #Yarbo just served a security function. There was a raccoon poking around the cat house and thanks to Yarbo, that raccoon is probably going to reconsider that. The cat food is safely inside. The kitty cam light is off, signaling the kitties not to come. Nobody was hurt. The whole thing was zero contact.

    Raccoons are naturally skittish and they hate stuff like dogs, so Yarbo got to play the role of a guard dog for a bit.

  30. So.

    #Yarbo just served a security function. There was a raccoon poking around the cat house and thanks to Yarbo, that raccoon is probably going to reconsider that. The cat food is safely inside. The kitty cam light is off, signaling the kitties not to come. Nobody was hurt. The whole thing was zero contact.

    Raccoons are naturally skittish and they hate stuff like dogs, so Yarbo got to play the role of a guard dog for a bit.

  31. So.

    #Yarbo just served a security function. There was a raccoon poking around the cat house and thanks to Yarbo, that raccoon is probably going to reconsider that. The cat food is safely inside. The kitty cam light is off, signaling the kitties not to come. Nobody was hurt. The whole thing was zero contact.

    Raccoons are naturally skittish and they hate stuff like dogs, so Yarbo got to play the role of a guard dog for a bit.

  32. Just a wee update on #Yarbo. It seems the Trimmer is a bit smarter than I expected and the second cable port in back of Yarbo is, indeed, a data cable port.

    The trimmer isn't running all the time and seems to have a sensor and step motor of some sort that, combined with a blade hidden in what I struggle not to call a "blister," keeps the line to a more or less fixed length automatically. It was smart enough to recognize the line wasn't pulled out. The only real issue is the line itself is held on the spool on two sides and you only want to release one end of it, with no clear indication of which end or if it can be either. DO NOT do both! Honestly just doing one offers plenty of opportunity to make a mess of it. XD

  33. Just a wee update on #Yarbo. It seems the Trimmer is a bit smarter than I expected and the second cable port in back of Yarbo is, indeed, a data cable port.

    The trimmer isn't running all the time and seems to have a sensor and step motor of some sort that, combined with a blade hidden in what I struggle not to call a "blister," keeps the line to a more or less fixed length automatically. It was smart enough to recognize the line wasn't pulled out. The only real issue is the line itself is held on the spool on two sides and you only want to release one end of it, with no clear indication of which end or if it can be either. DO NOT do both! Honestly just doing one offers plenty of opportunity to make a mess of it. XD

  34. Just a wee update on #Yarbo. It seems the Trimmer is a bit smarter than I expected and the second cable port in back of Yarbo is, indeed, a data cable port.

    The trimmer isn't running all the time and seems to have a sensor and step motor of some sort that, combined with a blade hidden in what I struggle not to call a "blister," keeps the line to a more or less fixed length automatically. It was smart enough to recognize the line wasn't pulled out. The only real issue is the line itself is held on the spool on two sides and you only want to release one end of it, with no clear indication of which end or if it can be either. DO NOT do both! Honestly just doing one offers plenty of opportunity to make a mess of it. XD

  35. Just a wee update on #Yarbo. It seems the Trimmer is a bit smarter than I expected and the second cable port in back of Yarbo is, indeed, a data cable port.

    The trimmer isn't running all the time and seems to have a sensor and step motor of some sort that, combined with a blade hidden in what I struggle not to call a "blister," keeps the line to a more or less fixed length automatically. It was smart enough to recognize the line wasn't pulled out. The only real issue is the line itself is held on the spool on two sides and you only want to release one end of it, with no clear indication of which end or if it can be either. DO NOT do both! Honestly just doing one offers plenty of opportunity to make a mess of it. XD

  36. Just a wee update on #Yarbo. It seems the Trimmer is a bit smarter than I expected and the second cable port in back of Yarbo is, indeed, a data cable port.

    The trimmer isn't running all the time and seems to have a sensor and step motor of some sort that, combined with a blade hidden in what I struggle not to call a "blister," keeps the line to a more or less fixed length automatically. It was smart enough to recognize the line wasn't pulled out. The only real issue is the line itself is held on the spool on two sides and you only want to release one end of it, with no clear indication of which end or if it can be either. DO NOT do both! Honestly just doing one offers plenty of opportunity to make a mess of it. XD

  37. After re-checking the rubber cap, I am somewhat more confident in it, but to be brutally honest, I'm still not thrilled with the lack of any sort of cover. There are slots that look like they could hold one, but that might also block the cameras. There is now a distinct ceiling on the rear camera and I'd like to say that might provide some rain protection, but... not from any sort of splash. I feel like this is going to need to shelter under the eaves for any sort of storm. Not that I wasn't doing that already for the scarier ones.

    #Yarbo

  38. After re-checking the rubber cap, I am somewhat more confident in it, but to be brutally honest, I'm still not thrilled with the lack of any sort of cover. There are slots that look like they could hold one, but that might also block the cameras. There is now a distinct ceiling on the rear camera and I'd like to say that might provide some rain protection, but... not from any sort of splash. I feel like this is going to need to shelter under the eaves for any sort of storm. Not that I wasn't doing that already for the scarier ones.

    #Yarbo

  39. After re-checking the rubber cap, I am somewhat more confident in it, but to be brutally honest, I'm still not thrilled with the lack of any sort of cover. There are slots that look like they could hold one, but that might also block the cameras. There is now a distinct ceiling on the rear camera and I'd like to say that might provide some rain protection, but... not from any sort of splash. I feel like this is going to need to shelter under the eaves for any sort of storm. Not that I wasn't doing that already for the scarier ones.

    #Yarbo

  40. After re-checking the rubber cap, I am somewhat more confident in it, but to be brutally honest, I'm still not thrilled with the lack of any sort of cover. There are slots that look like they could hold one, but that might also block the cameras. There is now a distinct ceiling on the rear camera and I'd like to say that might provide some rain protection, but... not from any sort of splash. I feel like this is going to need to shelter under the eaves for any sort of storm. Not that I wasn't doing that already for the scarier ones.

    #Yarbo

  41. After re-checking the rubber cap, I am somewhat more confident in it, but to be brutally honest, I'm still not thrilled with the lack of any sort of cover. There are slots that look like they could hold one, but that might also block the cameras. There is now a distinct ceiling on the rear camera and I'd like to say that might provide some rain protection, but... not from any sort of splash. I feel like this is going to need to shelter under the eaves for any sort of storm. Not that I wasn't doing that already for the scarier ones.

    #Yarbo

  42. #Yarbo is now all together as a mower with the trimmer add-on and everything! Really made the best use of my daylight!

    But... it's a wind chill of literally freezing out; my hands are screaming; everything kind of got thrown into the garage; and I will worry about putting everything away properly once I'm done being very, very horizontal. XD

    Being brutally honest? The trimmer is easy enough to mount once you have the mounting bracket on, but the bracket itself requires a lot of unscrewing and re-screwing structural bolts and it leaves zero protection for the power button. I wish I could say I was super confident in the rubber cap for the charging cable, but I'm not.

  43. #Yarbo is now all together as a mower with the trimmer add-on and everything! Really made the best use of my daylight!

    But... it's a wind chill of literally freezing out; my hands are screaming; everything kind of got thrown into the garage; and I will worry about putting everything away properly once I'm done being very, very horizontal. XD

    Being brutally honest? The trimmer is easy enough to mount once you have the mounting bracket on, but the bracket itself requires a lot of unscrewing and re-screwing structural bolts and it leaves zero protection for the power button. I wish I could say I was super confident in the rubber cap for the charging cable, but I'm not.

  44. #Yarbo is now all together as a mower with the trimmer add-on and everything! Really made the best use of my daylight!

    But... it's a wind chill of literally freezing out; my hands are screaming; everything kind of got thrown into the garage; and I will worry about putting everything away properly once I'm done being very, very horizontal. XD

    Being brutally honest? The trimmer is easy enough to mount once you have the mounting bracket on, but the bracket itself requires a lot of unscrewing and re-screwing structural bolts and it leaves zero protection for the power button. I wish I could say I was super confident in the rubber cap for the charging cable, but I'm not.

  45. #Yarbo is now all together as a mower with the trimmer add-on and everything! Really made the best use of my daylight!

    But... it's a wind chill of literally freezing out; my hands are screaming; everything kind of got thrown into the garage; and I will worry about putting everything away properly once I'm done being very, very horizontal. XD

    Being brutally honest? The trimmer is easy enough to mount once you have the mounting bracket on, but the bracket itself requires a lot of unscrewing and re-screwing structural bolts and it leaves zero protection for the power button. I wish I could say I was super confident in the rubber cap for the charging cable, but I'm not.

  46. #Yarbo is now all together as a mower with the trimmer add-on and everything! Really made the best use of my daylight!

    But... it's a wind chill of literally freezing out; my hands are screaming; everything kind of got thrown into the garage; and I will worry about putting everything away properly once I'm done being very, very horizontal. XD

    Being brutally honest? The trimmer is easy enough to mount once you have the mounting bracket on, but the bracket itself requires a lot of unscrewing and re-screwing structural bolts and it leaves zero protection for the power button. I wish I could say I was super confident in the rubber cap for the charging cable, but I'm not.