The Mowba lawn mowing robot

From the creators that brought us the Roomba is coming another household-helping robot; this time one that mows the lawn. The rumor of such a robot has been spinning in the tech community for a long time and it was recently discovered that iRobot (the company that makes the Roomba) has designed and patented the Mowba.

The grass-cutting robot seems to be very similar to the Roomba in design according to the patent. The filing contains several different versions of the robot, over which the company is most likely debating at the moment. Differences in the models are everything from shape to the cutting system to whether it should be gasoline or electric powered.

Whatever the company chooses, it will be an amusing invention because according to the current information the robot will be able to avoid hard surfaces, water, and other obstacles. It will also be able to sense whether or not the grass is cut. There are also other options being discussed for the robot including a possible edge trimmer or an option to have the robot collect clippings and drop them off at a specific location. iRobot knows that it has competition in the market due to the recent release of the LawnBott LB1200, so we may see some extraordinary add-ons to the Mowba as they try to outdo their competition.

We won’t know for sure what comes with the robot until it is released (or at least officially announced.) No one knows why it hasn’t been released yet, but once it is it seems like we will be getting another quality product from iRobot.