Review of my Works Landroid WR130e

I thought I would give you a quick intro and review of my Robot LANDROID lawn mower from WORX after using it for just over 3 years. Our family has nicknamed him Spike and he lives outside about 8-9 months of the year, he does not have any garage or cover which you can also buy as part of the Worx range. Worx Lawn Mower Products

Worx Landroid Lawnmower WR130e

It was purchased in July 2020 and back then it was the grand sum of £373. The prices have risen a bit since we purchased it, but then so has everything!.

My specific Landroid model is the WR130e S300 (for lawns up to about 300 m2) but I believe that it is no longer in production and superseded by the new ‘Cut to the Edge Model’ Worx Landroid WR184E – My device connects to the Wifi and has an app to control its schedules etc. I believe that some are now focused more on using Bluetooth. My blades are set central to the mower and I do need to trim the edges of the lawn every now and then to keep it neat, but I also believe that the ‘Cut to Edge’ models don’t get right to the edge either (but obviously closer).

Lawn maintained by a Worx Landroid Robot Mower

I set my Robot Mower to run every day for about 30 minutes in the quicker growing season and then phase it down to once every other day. I have 2 zones, so it works alternate days per zone. If needed, the battery will do about an hour of cutting before it needs to recharge, so if you need to, it could schedule it to work multiple times in the day if you have a lager lawn.

Here you can see I have traced the wires into the Path for the mower to reach Zone 2

I have it set up as two zones. Zone one (back Lawn) has about 70m2 with zone two (Front Lawn) being about 55m2. My lawn is a bit awkward as my two zones are separated by a footpath. (circa 8-10 meters long) Initially, I bought it on the basis of just looking after the back lawn (Zone 1) but decided to make it work for both after a few months of ownership.

When I first trailed it, I simply taped the wires to the path with duct tape… after a few days of testing and making sure it worked, I traced the wires into the path with an angle grinder. I had intended to re-skim over the pathway, but as it’s a low-use/visibility path, I have not bothered. The perimeter wires were not buried in the lawn, just pegged down and over time the wires have just grown into the lawn and you can’t even see that they are there.

I have lifted/leveled up my Zone Two area for a couple of reasons… Partly was to help with the mower but more so to make it level for our own use and entertainment.

Some stats for you:

• Distance Traveled: 610 km
• Mower Work Time: 657 Hours
• Blade work time: 465 Hours
• Battery Charges/Cycles: 578

I have a regular check of the device to ensure that the blades are ok as they often get a little stuck and don’t swivel due to a build-up of grass/gook, and I expect that I probably replace the blades about twice a year, this is a 10 min job with a screwdriver and 3 replacement blades and you can pick up a pack of 20 or so for under £10. I replace mine a little more often because, in Zone Two, there are some branches that fall out of the hedge and also the occasional pine cone from the dreaded pine tree we have above us over Zone One.

I think the important things to remember, these are not really lawnmowers, they are lawn maintainers… 2-3 times a year I will run over it with the traditional mower, but this is only if it’s too long to handle or has debris from my trees? They don’t do pretty parallel stripes across the lawn, they run around entirely random, so occasionally you may see the odd tuft it may have missed, but it generally gets it all. These devices are designed to simply nibble away frequently at the grass growth and these clippings stay and go back to the lawn to help promote growth and save trips to the tip getting rid of those pesky grass clippings.

Overall, I would definitely recommend a tool like this if your lawn suits. If it’s larger or has more slopes, you may need to consider other options. But our little Spike does it well and we regularly get lovely comments about how nice the grass is looking.

I hope this write up has helped understand a bit more about these pieces of kit, if you are interested, you can buy yours here: Landroid Robot Lawn Mower

You can see a time-lapse Perimeter cut of the two zones here: