Lawn robots are very popular because they save you tedious work and maintain the lawn well. But they still have security deficiencies, as a sample from the Stiftung Warentest shows.
Berlin (dpa / tmn) - The good news first: Lawn robots are getting better and better. The bad news: your security deficiencies remain.
This has been determined by the Stiftung Warentest. Accordingly, the sensors of the devices do not stop them sufficiently in the case of some obstacles and even dummy children. The latter even with none of the eleven devices tested, it says in the magazine "test" (issue 4/2020).
Cut replicas of children's arms
Replicas of children's arms or legs were cut, cut or scratched. In addition, the testers were able to simulate all but one device that a playing child can reach under the running robot and thus into his knife.
The advice: children and dogs should leave the lawn before mowing. The manufacturers also state this in their operating instructions.
Good cutting results, largely problem-free navigation
Overall, the product testers are satisfied with the cutting result: the devices navigate largely without problems, and only a few fringed spots remain. Even the cheap devices from 330 euros mow "good" to "satisfactory".
The test winners are Indego S + 400 from Bosch, Automover 105 from Husqvarna, Robolinho 500E from Al-Ko, RMI 422.0 from Stihl, Easymow 6HD from Power G and ROB S600 from MCCulloch. However, due to the lack of security, they only achieve the overall grade "satisfactory".
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