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I let a $5,000 robot mower in my yard - and it became an expensive lesson

The Yarbo robot mower has some of the most potential I've seen, but it isn't without its issues.

While the new disc was made of the same material, it withstood my rough backyard's landscape and hasn't broken again, so I chalked up the first one's demise as a freak accident. Maria Diaz/ZDNETIn the end, I can't really tell you how good a robot mower the Yarbo is when it runs autonomously, though I hope to continue troubleshooting the issues I've experienced with it thus far. That being said, the Yarbo Core is a promising device as a yard assistant, especially due to its compact size, towing capacity, and ability to steer it wherever you want it to go.

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