Ecoflow BLADE Robotic Lawn Mower - First Look 

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I hate when you make us go looking for the price. Just say it man

Definitely the best one I’ve seen so far! Some major issues tho, at least for me: 1. Cloud connected. Like every other Cloud powered device, once the service stops, you have an expensive paper weight 2. Needs a buffer at the edge. I think a better design would of been to tuck the wheels in more so that the mowing deck could get right up to the edge of the lawn 3. I’d still need a standard mower or get really good at “mowing” with a string trimmer to cut that buffer mentioned in #2 4. Price. Assuming $80/mo for a lawn company on a 3/4ac lawn, it’d take ~3yrs to break even while you still doing your own edging and “buffer cleanup”

Very cool where we are at with tech, and amazing to think where we are going. For $3K I'll let other people enjoy this novelty. I'll keep push-mowing my yard as an additional means of cardio/exercise. I saw the end of Wall-E. I know where this is headed. :-)

As a former auto mechanic, those front wheels drive me nuts 😅😅😅

I still don’t think the tech has matured all the much yet, but boy is this leaps and bounds ahead of where we were a couple of years ago. Id be super excited to see where this is in another 5 years

Segway have a few gps guided robot mowers that were available last summer in Europe, so this is definitely not the first. From what i understand ppl were pretty pleased with that one. Husqvarna has also got a model that works on gps, but it is much more expensive and not really a regular consumer product. I also believe that the new ambrogio mower without boundary wire is available for purchase, but it works in a different way and is still somewhat dependant on wire to guide the mower back to its base.

Finally, the DJI of law care has arrived. Everything about it looks amazing and I love that it cuts like a mower would in lines as opposed to the most economic route others take with zig zags. The build looks killer too. If I didnt enjoy my mowing time so much Id consider it. Would be great if they made more attachments in the future like a light duty dethatcher or core areator!

Even though I can't afford this, I think it's pretty cool. Imagine how cheap and good they will be in the near future. People that are complaining about the area it can cover aren't thinking about the proper use case for this machine. It's like a rumba works in smaller areas more often. It's more like automated maintenance.

I have allot of questions. 1. how many square footage does it cut at one time? 2. How does it do on uneven or steeper terrain? 3. I noticed that the antenna was in the back yard the entire time where the mower was located. Does the front need another antenna? 4. What's the range? 5. Is this something just a person with a really small yard? 6. How does it cut through small items that may be in the yard like twigs? Very few people will buy it at the current price point. Especially, when they are so many questions that I didn't ask. Like, What kind of warranty and how easy is it to find the parts? How well does it cut overall and when it's a little wet? Not to mention mixed terrain? It seems to me this is just a trial toy for the rich or those who want to waste their money on hoping it works for them.

Next: A flying drone weed Wacker.🛸

Can it be set to vary the mow pattern to avoid digging grooves into the lawn? Does mowing separate front and back lawns require two antennas?

I'd really like to see obstacle avoidance tests. My kids love leaving stuff all over the backyard. Can you do a followup with items of every height? Frisbees, nerf darts, baseballs, footballs, basketballs, etc? I'd love to see how it works before I'd take the plunge.

Yea but does it drink beer, play jams and make comments about the weather or say stuff like “early bird gets the worm” or “they don’t make em like they used to” ?

Wow you and Linus Tech Tips got one each.

$900 for a extra battery and $700 for the bagger? I understand $2900 for the mower. But Man!! $700 for a bagger is nuts.

I can see the signs of your Tenacity working. I put mine on my lawn Sunday a few hours before it rained. We'll see if it is still going to work. I used to battery powered backpack sprayer that I won on your channel. Thanks again for the sweet backpack sprayer and for your time and videos.

I hope it is as good as my roborock vacuum has been. From what I have seen so far, I plan on getting one.

I'd envision they will serve as a widespread sleeper cell for when the robot wars come.

I never knew such a thing existed and how amazing! I have MS and this would change my world!

What’s you opinion on this vs the LUBA? I know the LUBA doesn’t bag but it also uses no boundary wires and seems like the closest competitor with it doing 3/4 acre and 1 1/4 with the upgraded model. I guess it’s still preorder and eco flow is a well known company but the mowers seem super comparable

I see Home Shopping Network was selling this unit this morning. Price was $2599 and all the accessories were included.

I'm always leary about ecoflow product reviews. I know they pay their reviewers quite well to promote their products.

Not the world's first. Husqvarna EPOS models have been generally available since at least last year, also using GPS-RTK.

Well... if it were under $1K it would be mine today. Maybe one day such a thing will fit into my budget. Those two front wheels though... would drive me nuts. I keep seeing sticks/twigs getting caught in them. As far as someone stealing one, I can see that happening... the only anti-theft that would work is if it were somehow able to determine it had been stolen, it would shutdown, be useless until the original owner 'unlocked' it. Still, parts might bring some money... Where you live, it wouldn't be an issue... where I live, yeah, it's gonna get stolen (if I could afford it!)

Ecoflow makes some of the most badass durable products.

It’s not something I’d want at the moment but could definitely see using this later. I’m close to retirement and don’t mind mowing my lawn. As I get older this would be a good alternative to a lawn service. My concern is that I have two distinct lawns. One in front of my home and my back yard. Would this be able to navigate to and cut the front lawn if the base was located in my back yard? This would require the robot to be completely out of view of the base. It would require me to leave a gate open but with today’s world of electronic reminders that shouldn’t be a problem.

I bet you can't beat that dog mowing the grass😂.

Based on what I just saw, the price is a BARGAIN! This is absolutely incredible. Only question, of course, is how long will this thing last? And no one knows the answer to that yet. But this unit is mind blowing.

When I saw the blades I knew it was a toy.

Shipping really bent them front wheels... Must of been FedEx lol...

We’ve had wireless robot brands here in Denmark. Husqvarna and Stiga for some and they use local weather forecasts for optimal cutting time.

Add paving stones or something around the edge of the lawn so the mower can cut to the edge without falling off. You should do this even if you manually cut your lawn.

So, "THIS Robot will END Lawn Mowing Forever" while it mows the ever growing lawn forever. Nice.

I don’t know what that cost, but I bet it’ll be stolen within a month.

Love to see this mow my 2 acres lol. Would need a swarm of them.

The sweeping mode is a game changer!

It is truly amazing how far these have come along. I can see it's use for large properties or people that are very busy and don't want to take their weekends away from family time. As an older person with a small lawn and more time on my hands the old school way keeps me active , especially when I'm stuck inside all Winter. These will be a hit when the prices are more affordable for the average homeowner. 👍💚🦸

I bought my (used) 42" riding lawn mower and bagger for $350, so a $3,000 10" mower is not a realistic option for my 1.3 acre lawn.

$3k and someone will steal it.

Is this sponsored because linus also did the same mower video today

Others are boundary wire free, but this is the 1st with the sweeper/catcher

Damn, that's a pretty incredible robot mower, it's the first one to actually impress me! But that price is a bit ridiculous, I guess I'll have to wait another 5 years...

As great as that lawn mower is, there's no way it would be able to properly cut grass that's any thicker than that, such as the thick, drought tolerant, grasses we have in Australia. Those grasses need a heavy, very powerful, lawn mower. I know that from experience, because I have a Bosche 36 volt cordless electric mower. It just shuts off when it hits those sorts of dense, thick grasses.

That final overhead view did this mower proper justice.

Hilarious. Over exaggerate much?

This is outstanding! I wish I could send this out on my client's property so it can do the work for me! I also really like your product review videos especially like this one. Ive mentioned your channel and other videos that you made to a lot of my friends who are interested in lawn care and DIY things. How were you able to test out this mower?

Mowing a lawn is important time for a guy to get outside and have a loud excuse to not be able to hear anything else 😉. Also, kids need to earn their keep. The robots don't need to mow lawns.

Seems like it would be easier to have a removable handle to push it around for the learning mode to map out the yard.

I’m glad it’s gonna be the end of my profession…..

Very curious how easy it would be to sharpen those blades. I know they give you another set in the kit, but the effort of sharpening those small blades would be negligible compared to a regular mower blade, and you could easily double the useable life of the blade just sharpening it once and then replacing. Maybe sharpen once a year? I feel like the batteries in that unit will need to be replaced before the blades lol Pro-tip for those cool enough to keep reading this comment: That ugly power box? If you decide to replace any external boxes, get the ones with the clear or translucent/fogged plastic covers, not opaque siding-colored ones. Every single siding-matched outlet box on my house is filled to the brim with wasp nests every year, and it's a pain to keep cleaning them out and killing wasps. We have a bunch of clear cover boxes installed in remote outlets in our forest and replacements on our house, and I've never even seen anything living in them, not even spiders. Keeps them really clean and you aren't hesitant to just grab it and yank it open for fear of a wasp attack.

Shame on You With that Piece of Crap from Eco Flow!!!!! Mow the Lawn 2-3 Times a Week!!!!! Electric LOL with Rotary Blade the Size of Three (3) Razor Blades!!!!! I WOULDN'T HAVE THAT MOWER IF YOU PAID ME TO USE IT AND NEITHER WOULD ANY REAL GARDENER UNLESS HE WAS IN A COMA AND HIS NURSES WOULD HAVE TO CUT THE LAWN WITH THAT RIDICULOUS THING!!!!!

Pretty wild the technology they must be packed into this. Surprised to its powerful enough to drag around the bag and clippings. Also that your lawn looks like that already after the four feet of snow that didn’t seem that long ago

I already found the perfect mowers... GOATS! They cut, trim, weed, bag, fertilize, eradicate poison ivy, 'weed eat' fence lines, run on biofuel, are a joy to watch, and they make more little lawn mowers for free. Also, if times get tough, you can eat them. The only real cost is that you MUST have a good fence.

Having a pool with a fully fenced backyard has always been a challenge for all of these mowers because they have no way to get between zones. It would be awesome if they had a gate system like a doggy door.

I am against this lol---->mowing my yard (2 acres) is a privilege not a punishment (got that quote from king of the hill and yes my mower is red like Hank's is). I mow every Friday and after i'm done I'm sad because I have to wait 7 days to mow again. PS. It's a good invention and will help alot of people just not me.

Toro is currently working on one very similar to this. This Ecoflow, however, looks like it's going to hard to beat. A direct current opinion would be nice though. That way it could be connected directly to a solar panel instead of an ac outlet. The mower would not need an inverter then and could be a little less expensive.

2.3 STARS on Amazon. Overall they are saying very bad product. :/ Quit being a paid youtube schill. EGO is coming out with a GPS one, wait for it ;)

I'd like to see a test of your whole lawn. The advantage of a smart mower should be remembering where it has mowed and be able to pick up where it leaves off. Like I'd like to program it to cut 2-3 acres. With it being able to cut 4 hours and charging 2 hours that's 4 cuts a day. It should be able to do a lot in a week.

GPS seems much better for a robot mower. I hope this comes to New Zealand. The other one I am interested in is the Segway Navimow, also GPS and mows in rows not randomly.

Just bought it! Thank you for this great review and the link. I've been waiting to get a full low-down on this unit and you answered all my questions.

Technology= The art of exploring into areas that seem possible to achieve, without stopping to think if we should achieve them. Then discovering something new without ever stopping to perfect what was originally discovered.

Man, the stuff we do for patches of grass. Cool still!

This is definitely not the first without a perimeter wire. There are at least three other manufacturers. Ambrogio twenty zr for example. Also less expensive.

Currently unavailable, discount dud.

Good product. My only problem with this robot is the angled from wheels - it makes it look cross eyed 🙂. But good functionality and design. I went for the Mommotion Luba instead of the Ecoflow. Very similar capabilities, except the bagger (which would be too small for my lawn)

Whats the pulling capacity and is there a diesel version?

If this could save multiple lawn profiles, a small lawn service company could profile each customer's lawn then just drop the bot off to let it mow. Designated human could go around with a string trimmer and touch up. This would be awesome!

You can upgrade that outlet to a higher quality/code with "Leviton 1-Gang Extra Duty While-In-Use Cover". They stick out a lot, but they work a lot better to keep water out.

Would love to see obstacle avoidance tests. This thing looks awesome i would own it if my lawn guy wasn't so cheap.

Well, I know what I'm buying the next time my boundary wire needs replacing or Husqvarna fails. It's been pretty reliable. I would like a higher cutting height.

I'd love to see these lawn bots totally disrupt the home and commercial lawn maintenance segment. I really can see the affluent households and the 70+ year olds that don't want to mow anymore, that pay the $75 per week, and perhaps are noticing that it's $75 for a pretty mediocre rapid tear cut (I call it a lawn beat-down) in about 15-20 minutes, saying enough is enough and just buying one of these.

Mowing lawn is good exercise, does it come with a tread mill as well.😂

I actually don’t think this is too bad of a price. It is comparable to a zero turn rider. Plus If it lasts a decent amount of time, the value of time savings is huge.

Honestly the price is not bad at all when considering that you're not doing any of the work. It's cheaper than electric ride-on mowers and can mow the lawn several times a week.

Awesome. One step closer to getting rid of my expensive mow and blow company. Thank you. Excellent review. Subscribed.

For this price I'll mow the lawn myself...

I absolutely love my Worx Landroid. But ultimately it’s a Roomba with razor blades. If I were to move, I would totally buy this. The pain of setting up the wire, troubleshooting it for a summer.. is not fun. But this 3rd year it’s been flawless.

we're discussing a potential investment for those tired of paying for lawn care services. Currently priced at $2,899.00, this machine is available at a discounted rate of 18%, bringing the new price down to $2,378.00. If you're used to paying for lawn care services, you know that costs can add up quickly. At a rate of $35.00 per week, mowing services in my area for approximately 30 weeks would cost a staggering $1050 per year. However, with this machine, the initial investment could be recouped in as little as two seasons and eight weeks of use. After that point, the cost of grass cutting would be zero. Of course, it's important to consider maintenance costs for the machine, but this could still be a worthy investment for those who want to save money and take care of their lawn themselves.

Until it decides to mow your bedsheets at 3am while you’re asleep

I used to live in New England, and NE grass is easy to cut (and so very soft). Now I live in Florida where, unless you live on a golf course, the grass is terribly thick and much tougher to cut. Anywhere else in the US, Florida grass (ie. Saint Augustine grass) would be considered crab grass. I always question how well have these types of mowers are tested on St. Augustine grass.

People are overestimating these things capabilities. I’m a landscaper, head of my companies mowing division. This sort of thing simply does not work in places like New England. Wont touch sticks. not enough torque or inertia in the cutting system to deal with anything more than 1/8th in thick. I’m sure it would work on a half acre in Florida, but pretty much anywhere that isn’t level is going to be a no-go. Robotics are cool af don’t get me wrong, but some things require an operator.

Yeah I thought my Roomba would end vacuuming forever. Couple years later it's the most expensive paperweight in the home. These small machines are just not designed for full home cleaning. These robot mowers sound great but anyone with more than a .1 acre yard is going to run through their lifespan in a very short time. Convenient, yes. Practical...not yet.

I would love to have this I’m just concerned it wouldn’t work very well for my lawn. I have a few small retaining walls before the street sidewalk. Along the sidewalk I have long strip of grass, if I were to do the boundary I would do it for the retaining wall but then would the sidewalk area not get cut? I also have my yard separated by a driveway and stairs going up to the second strip of land. The only way the mower could get up there would be to use the strip of grass along the sidewalk and enter the yard on the far other side of the yard. Is that kind of customization doable in the app?

What about safety? How easy is it for a kid to go out and grab it and hurt themselves while it's mowing? What about garbage, shoes, balls, etc. that end up on a lawn? How does it handle those? I really love the idea of a robot mower that just gets it done while I'm asleep. I actually don't think the price is too outrageous when you consider what you're getting. A decent riding mower would probably cost about as much and you'd still have to spend the time operating it. With this robot mower, you set it up and then theoretically forget about it. It would save 1-3 hours every single week for most people.

Ok, this is AMAZING! I have a Worx Landroid and boy oh boy is it a pain in the butt. First off, getting it to the point where it doesn't cut the boundary wire, go outside of its boundary wire, etc., literally takes months. Long story short, boundary wires suck! I've NEVER understood why my robot vacuum doesn't need boundary wires, yet can find its way home, but not my robot mower. Then it CONSTANTLY hits bumps, then complains that the mower was lifted. It wasn't lifted, it just hit a tiny bump in the ground. This looks promising. For the mere fact that he didn't mention the price, however...ugh! I haven't even checked the price yet, but I want this! Edit: I just checked the price. $2,599? Honestly, I expected it to be $6k, the way he was talking about it. This is not bad AT ALL! Ugggghhhhh....I'm going to buy it!

For all of you waiting for prices to come down, that's old school thinking. Look where pirces were on everything 5 years ago. Think about it.

Wish I had one when I was a kid trying to make money mowing lawns

I picked up 70 bushels from my 0.5 acre backyard last mow. That was after 8 days. This robo mower is a very expensive toy

PASS looks stupid and WAY too much work Blades look weak....Sorry this one is a Joke and im sure its Crazy expensive

wonder if it can change directions every so often to not make ruts in the lawn

It would be nice if they built a base station that is a “house” that protects the mower, cable, etc from UV damage

How come NO robot mower videos EVER show grass being CUT.

Whats the life span on the battery setup? How many times can this cut before you see a decline in the time cutting? From the time its fully charge ,how long did it cut before needing to be recharged..? Now, how long or how many times will it do this before we see the decline..? I have a Milwaukee weed eater and the battery it came with was trash. Kept burning out, kept taking it back and they kept replacing them. 12v came with a rapid charger.. they had finally, stop giving me the 12v and came out with a 8v . They said the 8v was the same as the 12v but with out the issues.. when i used it, loved it. Finally, batteries that last.. for a while. I say after 6 months, it cant do a 1/4 of what it could do at first before i have to charge the batteries.. so, im guessing thats the same problem here that will come up.. works perfect for 6 months, now it stay charged up more then it do cutting the grass.. every line it cut, it charge for 2 hrs then go cut another line..hmmmmm..thus the problem..

Will it cut across driveways and walkways. For example I need it to do a front yard and backyard. Only separated by the driveway itself. Price wise this would be perfect for me. Mom passed and I inherited her house. Want to hang on to it in case my grand mother wants to live there(mom passed away pretty young). I still need to maintain the yard though. Last year I drove back and forth about an hour and half away and cut it myself. Realized the cost of that and decided to hire someone this year. The best I could find was $50 a cut. Which to me in stupid expensive but I’m paying it anyway and it’s taking 3-4 hours of my time each week. I was thinking this auto lawnmower is basically the same cost as one years worth of paid lawn service and after that it’s free. So it may work. Is it autonomous enough to let it run while I’m completely gone. I will still stop by once a month or so and have cameras to monitor things but really need it to be mostly maintenance free for a month or so.

If you can afford the $2600 for the robot mower, you probably already have a lawn company that does your lawn. So then, somewhat of a moot point, why would invest that much into this and have to deal with all of the issues, which is why I got the lawn company start with. Great idea on paper and when the sales guy is selling it to you, not practical or reliable. Not to mention, when one of the neighbor kids is in your front lawn and this thing drives over their feet and then you have a $10 million lawsuit on your hands. LMAO

No F'n way. I enjoy my two hours outside away from the wife. Just me, a hat, the sun, the lawn, a loud pollution spewing obnoxious rider mower, a can of non-AB inbev beer, and some classic rock tunes in the ear pods.

Is the antenna only line of sight? I want to find a wire free mower I can cut my front lawn and back...my lawn is small around 10,000 sq ft but front yard is in front of house...would antenna transmit through house or could you use 2 antennas?

It's expensive AF. Can only see it being worthwhile if you have a gigantic lawn that'd take you hours and hours to lawn on your own, and even then, might be cheaper on the long run to hire a lawn mower services instead of paying for this machine lmao. Who's the target market for this ? People worth tens of millions of dollars not wanting anyone to come close to their home ?

My grass guy mows my yard and trims twice a month for $70. And where I live it only has to be done for 7 months a year or $490 a year. It would take 6 years of me paying him to buy this thing. Don't think its taking over any time soon lmao.