The robot lawnmower of our dreams has finally arrived, it’s the Luba AWD 5000 and it is a whole
different vibe from our last robot lawnmower. And in this video I’m going to review it for you.
Hey y’all hey, it’s Ashley Renne, and it’s been a minute. Kinda been busy growing a whole human
over here. But I wanted to pop on to share a robot lawnmower update. The last time I did a video on
robot lawnmowers I was using one that required the setup of a perimeter wire which I ran into
issues with over time, because the wire was not buried deep enough by the installer, and it got
cut several times during landscaping projects. So we have been waiting on a really dope wire
FREE robot lawnmower to hit the market, and one finally did. It is the Luba AWD 5000 and the AWD
series is the first and only Perimeter Wire Free Robot Lawn Mower that can handle complex lawns up to
1.25 acres with slope a 37° slope. The first mower I got, I paid for out of pocket,
but this one was sent to me. All opinions are my own. Sooo let’s talk about it.
So first things first, what’s in the box. When you order your Luba, you’ll get everything you need
inside, no need to purchase anything extra. It comes with the Luba itself, the charging station,
power Supply, mower mat, the RTK Reference Station, extension cable, and power supply,
an extra blade, the key, installation kits, mounting pole, and a quick start guide.
Alright so setting it up. So unlike my last robot lawn mower, which required the setup
of a perimeter wire, this uses no such thing. It uses instead what’s called an RTK mapping system,
which can map out your lawn and set up various mowing zones without you
having to dig or bury any wires at all.
With RTK, basically it's used to increase the accuracy
of the GNSS signals by using a fixed base station which wirelessly sends out connections to a
moving receiver, which really all you need to know is this means its accuracy is stellar.
LUBA’s RTK signal range can cover a radius of 120m, so it can work with pretty nice sized
lawns and can maintain perfect route stability even when satellite signals aren’t great.
So this is the RTK base station and it does not need to be connected to the charging
station. You can put the charging station anywhere you want! This is where we put ours.
Ok so once that’s setup, you download the app and use it to map out the
perimeter of your yard. So I downloaded it and walked with the mower around my
yard and I kinda used my phone like it was video game controller and
just navigated it along the perimeter and once that was done, it was ready to go.
So a little bit more about the app. You know, what is smart technology without an
app. For this you would download the Mammotion App, which lets you customize your mowing tasks,
and track you mower’s activities in real-time no matter where you are, whether you’re at home,
you're out running errands, you're at work, on vacation, wherever. It does not need your presence in
order to work. The app has a number of features, you can automate the schedule
of when it comes on and which days, set up mowing tasks for different zones of your yard,
you can check the mower status, and even control the cutting height for each mowing zone.
You can also create no-go zones, which basically, so let’s say you want it to avoid your garden area,
or your kid’s play area, you can make sure LUBA avoids those areas.
Okay mowing the lawn so most importantly, does it work? That’s what everyone really wants to know right? Does it
do the job and does it do it well? Yes. And that should be no surprise considering how well-built
this thing is. Don’t get it twisted. Don’t let its appearance fool you. I know it looks like
a toy car. My 2 year old son Beyond certainly thought it was. But this is sturdy. It has a
double cutting plate with a 16 inch cutting width, four powerful in-hub motors, off-road tires and
suspensions. It has excellent traction and can easily handle steep slopes, challenging terrain,
and even thick tall grass without fumbling. And it will mow in precise straight lines,
like it’s not just going to go all over the place randomly, it has a planned route algorithm that
makes the mowing more efficient, and it just makes your yard look mwah, chef’s kiss. And like I mentioned,
you’re not limited to just one part of your yard. You can do the back yard, the front yard,
the side yard. It can manage multiple zones, as long as there’s a path between these
zones in your yard. Now for us, because our backyard is fenced off from the front yard,
we can just open the gate on the days we schedule our Luba to mow and we just close it back once its done
Charging the battery. Like I said earlier, this comes with a charging station, power supply,
and mower mat. When the Luba is done doing its thing it just automatically goes back to
its little charging station and recharges its batteries. If you have a robot vacuum cleaner,
then you’ll be familiar with how that works. It has a lithium-ion battery that allows Luba to
run for up to about 3 hours and when the battery gets low, it just knows to automatically return
to its charging dock, get some more juice, then get right back at it to finishing the job.
So last but not least, here are just some other interesting features I want to point out.
First it has Automatic Rain Detection
If Luba is in
the middle of mowing the lawn and it starts to rain, it can handle that which
is pretty dope. It has these itty bitty sensors at the top of the mower and as soon as it starts raining,
it’ll detect those rain drops automatically, go back to the charging dock and start charging.
2. It also has anti-theft technology Cuz I know some of y'all are like,
can’t someone see it
and just be like ooh, I’ma take that, cuz nobody’s around. No. It doesn’t quite work
like that. So the app will actually sound an alarm to notify you whenever there is any movement
that’s out of the ordinary and it even has a "lost" feature where you as the original owner
would be notified of the current position of the lost LUBA when it reconnects to the
network and it actually cannot be used by someone else if YOU have not granted permission for it to do so.
3. Smart Obstacle Avoidance I kinda touched on this earlier with the no-go
zones. But basically it has radar sensors that allow the robot mower to automatically detect and
avoid obstacles that are in its way, even really small ones, I’m talking as small as 2 inches.
You have a dog, a kid running around, your kids toys laying around, it is smart enough to avoid.
Final Thoughts
So listen, we’ve been waiting on something like this to come out on the market for awhile
now. It did not disappoint. A robot lawnmower in general is a time saver,
especially for my husband, because he doesn’t have to mow the lawn anymore,
which means more time he is spending with our little family. And if you pay for lawn service,
eventually you end up getting your ROI, so it will save you money over time. And I like the
LUBA specifically because it doesn’t use wires. Some of y’all were trash talking me on
my last video about the issues I was having with the wires of my last robot lawnmower. But it is
what it is. I wanted a wireless one. And I got a wireless one and I’m happy with it. It works well,
it’s easy to use, the RTK mapping system is great, and I don’t have to worry about replacing
or repairing wires when they get cut. I’ve got a little one on the way, and this is just one
less thing for me and my hubby to manage so we can direct our attention to our growing family.
So anyway I’m curious what are your thoughts on a perimeter wire free robot lawn mower?
Currently it is on the Mammotion website listed at $2,899.00, which is actually less
expensive that what I paid for the Husquavarna automower when that first hit the market,
which requires a boundary wire, unlike this one. So is this wire free robot lawn mower
something you’d get for yourself and at this price point? Let me know in the comments and meanwhile,
I’m just gonna be over here waiting for this new human to arrive in the world. As always,
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