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A robotic lawn mower is an autonomous robot used to cut lawn grass. A typical robotic lawn mower requires the user to set up a border wire around the lawn that defines the area to be mowed. The robot uses this wire to locate the boundary of the area to be trimmed and in some cases to locate a recharging dock. Robotic mowers are capable of maintaining up to of grass. Robotic lawn mowers are increasingly sophisticated, are self-docking and some contain rain sensors if necessary, nearly eliminating human interaction. Robotic lawn mowers represented the second largest category of domestic robots used by the end of 2005. Possibly the first commercial robotic lawn mower was the MowBot, introduced and patented〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.google.ca/patents?id=tEA0AAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false ) 〕 in 1969 and already showing many features of today's most popular products.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mowbot/ )〕 In 2012, the growth of robotic lawn mower sales was 15 times that of the traditional styles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-10-25/rise-of-the-lawn-cutting-machines )〕 With the emergence of smart phones some robotic mowers have integrated features within custom apps to adjust settings or scheduled mowing times and frequency, as well as manually control the mower with a digital joystick.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.beststuff.com/gadgets/robomow-rs630-review-best-robot-lawn-mower/28881/ )〕 == Technology == In 1995, the first fully solar powered robotic mower became available. The mower can find its charging station via radio frequency emissions, by following a boundary wire, or by following an optional guide wire. This can eliminate wear patterns in the lawn caused by the mower only being able to follow one wire back to the station. To get to remote and areas only accessible through narrow passages the mower can follow a guide wire or a boundary wire out of the station. Batteries used varies from NiMH, Li-ion and lead-acid. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robotic lawn mower」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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