9.06.2026 Robot goes off road.

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  Tuesday 9th 55F/13C [7.00]  Overcast and breezy. Early rain clearing to showers. 68F/20C in the room. 59F/15C in the greenhouse. 

 Up at 6am after a fairly quiet night. One coughing fit.

 My English friend is coming over after a lapse due to health problems.   

 9.30 It brightened briefly and then darkened and tipped down. I am researching outdoor WiFi options for the robot mower. Which are complicated by the odd coverage pattern required. My visitor is an expert on such matters but I wanted to understand the basics.

 It would be foolish to spend slots of money just to please the mower. Though outdoor waterproof, it doesn't like the rain. Which would cause the grass clippings to stick to its undersides. It has a rain sensor on the control panel. Which sends the mower home on detection of wetness. So today it is having a rest in its charging station. 

 My visitor arrived and we put the world to right over Danish pastries and tea.

 6.30 After he had left I went back to the mower and learning new tricks. I made a pathway from the charging station to the West Lawn. My first stint at steering the mower across the parking area with the on-screen joystick. Then I discovered that adhesion was too low for the thick, uncut grass. 

 It tried manfully to rock itself free but I had to intervene several times. I shall have to mow the grass properly and not rely entirely on the strimmer. A lesson learned but I was curious to see how well it would cope. I had better make some dinner. 

 Mackerel in tomato sauce on toast.

 

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