Mower: The Robotic Lawn Mowing Sheep

July 15, 2008 by Kiltak |

Yep, you read that right. A robotic sheep that will mow your lawn while you lie down in the sun sipping a delicious strawberry daiquiri. The sheep, named Mower, has been designed by Osman Khan, a visiting assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon’s, with Philip K. Dick’s “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” in mind.

The robot features GPS navigation, obstacle avoidance sensors and lawn mowing teeth. It will move around your backyard on 6 little articulated legs, cutting grass wherever it steps. If you want to check him out, Mower is currently on display at the Robot 250 festival in Philadelphia, PA.

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7 Comments »

Comment by gasper_k
2008-07-15 07:07:27

doesn’t seem very efficient :D

Comment by Kiltak
2008-07-15 07:19:08

No, not really, but hey, who cares? The fact that it simply exists is cool enough. lol

 
 
Comment by Timika
2008-07-15 07:48:06

Interesting idea, but it looks a huge marshmallow with a sheep’s head attached to it.Why does the sheep have two eye balls on one eye?LOL

 
Comment by Beau
2008-07-15 10:47:25

I love the Aardman look of the sheep!

 
Comment by mary
2008-07-15 18:34:30

just to note that this is in Pittsburgh, not philly. its a matter of pride.

 
Comment by nihil
2008-10-30 18:14:28

“I’ll call him Shorn!” This sheep looks so much like the ones from Wallace and Gromit!

 
Comment by amy
2008-10-31 06:09:16

It’s like Roomba - for your lawn!

 
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