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Re:Ask HN: What are the things that you have automated in yo... by SnowingXIV on Monday June 25, 2018 @09:31AM (#17392244)
Please do a writeup on this! One of the reasons I've been dragging my feet on home ownership is I'm not a fan of lawn mowing. Now if only you could also automate shoveling/snowblowing.
Re:Ask HN: What are the things that you have automated in yo... by cweagans on Monday June 25, 2018 @01:25PM (#17394075)
Husqvarna has a pretty excellent roomba-for-your-yard system. 100% autonomous. It's somewhat expensive, but if that's the only thing that's holding up a home purchase for you, it might be worth at least looking at. Alternatively, you can probably whip something up with some kind of frankenstein assembly of an electric wheelchair base, an electric lawnmower, a Raspberry Pi, and a camera.

https://www.husqvarna.com/us/products/robotic-lawn-mowers/

Re:Ask HN: What are the things that you have automated in yo... by onychomys on Monday June 25, 2018 @11:13AM (#17393027)
I've priced heated driveways (I live in Minnesota), because I also hate snowblowing. It looks like in order to replace my current normal driveway with a heated one, it'd be about $30k-$40k. I can put up with a lot of cold days pushing the snowblower for that price. :(
Re:Ask HN: What are the things that you have automated in yo... by sjg007 on Monday June 25, 2018 @10:21AM (#17392618)
You can! Just hire a teenager or landscaper. :) Otherwise get a ride along mower that you can put a plow on in the winter. Pretty simple. Also depending on your car you can put a plow on it too.
Re:Ask HN: What are the things that you have automated in yo... by gkfasdfasdf on Monday June 25, 2018 @10:55AM (#17392869)
You could try https://lawnguru.co. My lawn was mowed within 20 minutes of signing up.