Bosch Robotic Lawnmower Indego S+ 500 (with 18V battery and App Function, docking station included, cutting width 19 cm, for lawns of up to 500 m², in carton packaging)

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MultiArea feature Bosch Indego S+ 400 Connect has is not the best when it comes to dealing with multiple mowing zones. I’d consider this to be an alternative to a real multi-zone feature. So then, what you get is 2 things. With the 1st one you can set up up to 3 separate mowing areas each with their own charging station and perimeter wire loop. The 2nd option is to create a zone no larger than 40 m² (0.0099 ac.) by extending the perimeter wire around that smaller zone. There’s more info on this in the manual. bosch-diy.com When it comes to actually mowing the lawn, the Bosch Indego S+ 500 is one of the best we’ve tested. The first time you mow, the Bosch travels around the perimeter wire to create the map of the area, which is stored in the robot’s memory. It cuts as it goes, ensuring you’ve got a solid perimeter cut as it goes. Bosch Indego 350 robot mower’s battery is equipped with temperature monitoring which allows charging only when the battery temperature is between 5 °C and 45 °C (41°F to 133°F). Batteries don’t fare well in neither cold nor hot temperatures. Since all robot mowers are more or less autonomous, so is this Bosch Indego 350. It will go out to mowing the lawn and to recharging automatically as per your instructions or configured schedule. This is basically a manual command that makes this robot mower clear just a small area in a few meter radius from where you used this feature. This is useful for when you only want some certain area to be cut rather than wait for the mower to get to it with a full mowing cycle of the entire lawn.

It might not be for you if your garden layout was very complex and/or consisted of more than 3 larger zones or the slopes were steeper than 27% (or 15°) and you wanted cut height to be less than 30 mm (1.18″) or more than 50 mm ( 1.97″ ). Apart from the higher price and no remote control, I don’t really see a reason against going with this one – it gets the job done. While the collision sensor’s main function is to aid navigating the lawn, it’s also a safety feature. Instead of the robot mower just pushing forward with the intent to tear down absolutely everything in its path, it will instead bump into it, realize there’s an obstacle, turn, and start mowing in a different direction. Tilt, lift, and turnover sensors will bring the blades to a complete stop if the mower is tilted, lifted, or when it makes an awesome flip. A simple bump sensor rather than an ultrasonic one that detects obstacles from afar. So when it bumps into something, it simply changes the mowing direction.

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Instead of randomly bouncing around your garden like more affordable robot mowers, the Bosch then works in stripes, efficiently starting at one end of the garden and mowing in lines until it’s all done. This doesn’t give you the same stripey lawn you’d expect from a mower with a roller, but some striping is still visible when it’s finished. More importantly, it hasn’t endlessly trundled over the same bits of lawn, so there’s much less wear and tear than we’ve seen with robot mowers that move randomly.

Indego S+, 350/400, M+ and M 700 have an on/off switch on the rear of the mower. Other Indego models are being switched off by removing the red isolator key under the mower, between the rear wheels. There are quite a few options to choose from. Bosch Indego 350 is a more expensive one among those robot mowers able to cover a lawn up to around 350 m² (0.087 ac.). If you preferred quality over price, and the features were right for you, this is a reliable option. The alarm can be enabled or disabled. It goes off when fishy things happen to it. The correct PIN makes all good again.

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Bosch Indego 350 features a USB port which is to be used for software updates only. It’s because there’s no over-air connection capability with this non-connected version. Add in a solid app that keeps an eye on the weather and schedules mowing times accordingly, dodging any days when you’d rather keep the lawn free from robot activity, and you’ve got one of the most intelligent robot lawn mowers around.

Another neat feature fairly unique to Bosch robot mowers is the temperature monitoring for the battery. As you know, neither cold nor hot temperatures tend to NOT play nicely with a battery, so when the internal temperature of the robot mower is not between 5 °C and 45 °C (41°F to 133°F), it simply won’t charge. As is with all robot lawn mowers, Bosch Indego S+ 400 Connect robotic lawnmower, too, requires very low maintenance:Bosch Indego S+ 400 Connect has a USB port which is used to update its software in case you couldn’t create over-air connection temporarily or for some other reason. Additionally, it is recommended to clean your Indego before putting it into storage. Instructions how to clean your Indego can be found in the user manual. The recharging and mowing cycle is automatic. That means it will both mow and go to recharge all on its own without you having to do much of anything, unless a mowing schedule was not set. install on top of the wire at an outer edge of the cutting area (not in the middle of cutting area). Where would I say does this Bosch Indego S+ 400 Connect stand among the competition? It’s not competitively priced for a robot mower meant for small lawns up to 400 m² (0.1 ac.), but you do get German level quality in return. If you were ok with quality over price, and the features were right for you, this is quite a reliable option.

Bosch Indego S+ 400 Connect is designed for gardens up to 400 m² (or 0.1 ac.) in size in which the slopes aren’t much steeper than 15° (or 27 percent). Putting a camera, even if fake, in an obvious easy to spot location overlooking the area will at least make the potential thief think twice. Bosch Indego 350 measures 44.5 cm x 36.4 cm x 20.2 cm / 17.5″ x 14.3″ x 8″ (length x width x height) and weighs 7.6 kg (or 16.76 lbs). don’t forget to unplug the power supply connected to the charging station you left outside for winter;

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While most robot mowers mow in a random pattern, Bosch Indego S+ 400 Connect features LogiCut Navigation System which allows it to first map out the garden and then mow it all efficiently row by row. It even remembers where it left off when it happens to return to the charging station in the middle of mowing. This mowing pattern system is about 30% faster that random mowing pattern. Almost every robot mower mulches grass. That means the grass is cut more often leaving smaller grass blades drop onto the soil and act as fertilizer. That’s what the Bosch Indego S+ 400 Connect is also set out to do. Mulching keeps the grass fairly healthy. If you wanted a truly healthy looking lawn, all that’s left for you to do is aeration. Since this Bosch Indego S+ 400 Connect robot mower is “connected” and features over-air connectivity, it’s got an app which allows you to pair the mower with a smartphone or a tablet and thus control things remotely. You get to give the mower instructions, receive alert notifications, and more. Bosch Indego 350 robotic lawnmower uses 3 pivoting small blades for a cutting system where they’re attached to a rotating disc. This type of cutting blade system is quieter, safer, and more energy efficient when compared to the solid blade, a common 2nd type of cutting blade system robot mower tend to have. As for the negatives, the pivoting small blades attached to a rotating disc are a little less efficient at cutting things when compared to the solid blade. And also, as you can imagine, they are more likely to break off for you to step on (but that in itself is highly unlikely to happen).