WORX WG794 Landroid M Cordless Robotic Lawn Mower with Rain Sensor & Safety Shut-Off

The media could not be loaded. I have this little Landroid mowing 1/3 of an acre of nothing but grass. My lawn is level with only a septic system as an obstacle, so it was idea for a little robot to mow. However, it even handles a few foot deep recesses in the yard without issue.First off, this isn't a "power mower". So many people expect a robot mower to be like their traditional power mower. No, instead it is more like a robotic goat: Eating away a little bit of lawn with each pass, eventually getting the whole thing. But in just a few days it catches everything, and you don't have to worry about any high spots.Installation:Why didn't I install it earlier! I bought this on Black Friday, and waited for six months before installing it. Mowing my yard every two weeks, which was a chore each time due to the fast growing grass. I kept telling myself that installing the mower would take all day. In the end, it took as long to install as a single session of mowing.I installed the charger base right next to my porch, with about one foot behind it to the wall of the house. This is similar to how it is shown in the install video. Ignore the "6ft" on both sides in the instructions. You need only about 4 to 6 feet of wire in front of the charger for it to dock properly.The perimeter of the area I was installing is 400ft long. There was more than enough wire and stakes to do that entire space, including surrounding a few obstacles. The included wire is very tough, and held up to lots of adjustments and tugging as I went along.Tip: Don't put the perimeter wire at the bottom of a slope, ensure it is flat on both sides, or the Landroid goes quite slow as it has to keep moving back to the wire if it rolls down the slope.Two week review:The lawn has never looked better. It's April here in Texas, and everything including the lawn is growing very fast. Typically I have to move every week during this time of year. But the Landroid is taking care of it for me. There isn't a missed spot in the whole lawn that I can find.It is very quiet. The noise level isn't even an annoyance when the mower is right near you. It is about a quiet as a running fridge. The sound of it hitting some taller grass it louder than the motors.It moves quite slowly. While trimming the edges of the yard, I can beat it around the whole perimeter. It handles downward slopes, and dips well. My dogs also are not bothered by it at all. I don't mind it working slowly, as it works all day. I have it set to run 6 hours a day, 7 days a week. During the past two weeks, I has only gotten stuck twice. Once on a rock I forgot to move, and once when it hit its charger at just the wrong angle, and lifted up a bit. It automatically stops, and is easy to reset.It has rained twice during this time. Each time it parked itself properly and waited for the rain to stop. It seemed to handle damp grass without any issues.I will post updates over time, but for now, I am happy with my purchase.I only wish it could handle the much steeper and complex nature of my front yard.One Month Review:The robot has gotten itself stuck a few times more, mostly when moving along loose rock near the boundary edge.The manual specifically does say to not run it on gravel, but I can't help it in some parts of my yard. Each time it just waits for me to notice, move it and then goes on its way.The boundary wire has broken three times. The first was due to a puppy eating everything it can find. The second was due to the robot actually catching the wire in a spot where I didn't stake it down well enough. The third time seems to be a spot where I had too much tension on the wire in a place where there was also a factory splice in the wire. Just a weak spot I guess. However, repairing the boundary wire only takes a few minutes. Purchase yourself some Solder Seal Electrical Connectors, these are waterproof electrical connectors that you simply put a wire into each side, and heat it using a torch or heatgun. The solder needed is already inside, and the whole things seals up. It makes fixing a broken boundary wire take only a few minutes.I am still very happy with my Landroid. It just does its job with very little fuss. The yard looks amazing, like it was mowed just yesterday!One year later review:It has now been a year since I installed the mower. The mower is still going strong. Other than a safety label peeling off the side, there is little sign of wear. It mows 6 hours a day every day. We did have two months of heavy rain, so I had to re-adjust the boundary wire to cut off a portion of the yard that was a near-swamp.The boundary wire has broken a few times more, the included stranded wire seems to be spliced lengths at the factory, and brakes at those splice points. I will be replacing it with a solid-core wire with a thick surround. I decided not to bury the wire, it does end up hidden in the grass, but I can still adjust it.I just found out that Worx has discontinued this mower, so get it while you can.

This product is not ready for public release. It woks well when it works. But the #1 problem is that the unit shuts off during charging and because of this does not follow the weekly programming. This is a real problem as it doesn't automatically cut. You have to manually reset the device. USELESS.8/9/2015 So the unit had some issues with it running out of bounds at a specific spot. I reworked the boundary wire to make sure no overlaps were present. It still managed to go out of bounds. And once while it was out of bounds someone stole it. The good news is that they figured out they can't use it without a pin and returned the unit after a few days. Now here is where I have a major issue. I call WORX technical suport. After waiting 10 -15 minutes I get connected to a support advisor who really doesn't know anything about the unit. She tries to help me but after a few minutes I get disconnected. She probably just disconnected the call because she wasn't really able to help me. I call the support number again to wait 10-15 minutes and finally just decide on to let worx give me a call. Terrible customer support. Some issues are going to be expected with a new unit like this but a company should stand by their product with great support. WORX is not doing that. What good is a 3 year warranty when the support people have never even heard of their own device?****************************9/20/2015***************************After writing this negative review a customer service representative directly contacted me. I told them my issue and the only support they gave me was asked me if I updated to the latest firmware update. I told them more than a few times that I did. He told me that he has to get in touch with the service manager and he will let them know what needs to be done. A few days later he sends me the link to the update that I already applied. OF COURSE THIS IS NOT GOING TO FIX MY PROBLEM. I bought a $1000 paper weight. Be happy that your unit is working right now because when the unit breaks it will take forever before the company will take back the unit. I don't have many regrets in life but purchasing this piece of junk is one of them. I would have been better off losing $1000.