Bosch Indego Software
Discover the latest mobile applications developed and offered by Bosch. Bosch App Center. Can I get a software update to make my existing Indego robotic. Using the intelligent Logicut navigation system, the Bosch Indego robotic lawnmower calculates an efficient cutting route and mows in clean, parallel lines.
Boschindego:indego: lawnmower username = ', password = 'idontneedtocutthelawnagain', refresh = 120 Channels item-type description state Number You can send commands to this channel to control the mower and read the simplified state from it (1=mow, 2=return to dock, 3=pause) errorcode Number Errorcode of the mower (0=no error, readonly) statecode Number Detailed state of the mower. I included English and German map-files to read the state easier (readonly) textualstate String State as a text. (readonly) ready Number Shows if the mower is ready to mow (1=ready, 0=not ready, readonly) mowed Dimmer Cut grass in percent (readonly) For example you can use this sitemap entry to control the mower manually. 0=Reading status 257=Charging 258=Docked 259=Docked - Software update 260=Docked 261=Docked 262=Docked - Loading map 263=Docked - Saving map 513=Mowing 514=Relocalising 515=Loading map 516=Learning lawn 517=Paused 518=Border cut 519=Idle in lawn 769=Returning to Dock 770=Returning to Dock 771=Returning to Dock - Battery low 772=Returning to dock - Calendar timeslot ended 773=Returning to dock - Battery temp range 774=Returning to dock 775=Returning to dock - Lawn complete 776=Returning to dock - Relocalising.
Bosch Indego Mower
German multinational engineering and electronics company Bosch has recently unveiled what it calls to be the world’s first intelligent robot lawnmower. Enter Indego, a “robo-mower” that can do the job without human intervention. According to Bosch, its Indego is special being that it can mow in sequential rows, contrary to other robo-mowers that will randomly mow in different directions with the idea that they will eventually cover the whole lawn over time.
The Indego can reportedly mow an area of up to 1,000 square meters. However, the company said that Indego will need to recharge itself after covering an estimated 200 meters. Thankfully, the robo-mower can reportedly find its way into its charger to recharge its lithium-ion battery pack. Bosch added that Indego that can fully recharge itself after 90 minutes of charging and that it can resume its work from where it left off. But probably what’s more interesting about the robo-mower is its built-in audible alarm that will sound if it is removed from within the property of its owner. Bosch’s Indego lawnmower is currently available in Sweden for now, although the company said that an international release is underway.
The suggested retail price, should the device launch in the U.S. Soon, will be around $2,121.
Developing a more intelligent and efficient way of mowing the front lawn, Bosch wants you to put your feet up while a small, green robot does all the work. Drawing similarities to the Roomba vacuum cleaner, Bosch has developed a robotic, electric lawn mower that will mow a lawn without the need for direct supervision. According to IEEE Spectrum, the Bosch Indego will cut up to 1,000 square meters at a time, approximately a quarter of an acre. Using the provided wiring, the Indego owner must define the perimeter of the yard in order to help the electric lawn mower understand the boundaries of the property. The robotic lawn mower will automatically avoid obstacles in the path of the mower such as large rocks, lawn decorations, toys left out by kids and other small objects. The mower can operate for twenty minutes before automatically returning to the charging pad and recharging the lithium-ion battery.
After spending 90 minutes to recharge the battery, the mower returns to the process of cutting the grass. Using the charging pad as a navigation point, the mower returns to the exact spot that it stopped mowing and cuts the grass in straight lines to avoid missing any patches of grass. According to Bosch, this method of cutting the grass is four times more effective than other robotic lawn mowers. In addition to quiet operation, the electric lawn mower mulches grass clippings during the process and doesn’t expel exhaust like a gasoline-powered mower. For anyone concerned about a thief snatching the lawn mower off the charging station or stealing it during operation, the Indego has a built-in alarm that goes off when the device is moved a significant distance from the charging station. According to estimates from Bosch, the Indego electric lawn mower is ten times cheaper to operate than a standard gasoline-powered mower.
However, the extremely expensive $2,040 price tag will definitely turn people away for the near future. The robotic lawn mower will be sold within northern Europe during 2012 and expand to larger markets over 2013.