Get your hands on this fully robotic lawn mower from Italian manufacturers Al-Ko & you’ll be able to effortlessly achieve the sort of pristine formal lawn that would otherwise take serious dedication. Just because it’s a technologically advanced bit of kit, it doesn’t mean it’s complicated & difficult to operate. All you have to do to get it going is layout the perimeter wire around the area you wish to be cut; perform some simple calibration; programme the mowing times; & then you can sit back & relax as the Orion quietly & discreetly mows your lawn. Driving its powerful & durable brushless propulsion-motors is a high-performance 25.2v (2.9 Ah) lithium-ion battery that has no memory effect; & which charges in only two-hours, giving a mowing time of up to the same amount. The beefy propulsion motors work with the high-grip tyres to allow the unit to operate on inclines up to 35˚. The Oleo-Mac Orion Robotic Lawn Mower is equipped with a pair of ultra-sharp blades which work together to reduce clippings to tiny particulates that will rapidly rot down, leaving your lawn debris-free & naturally nourished. It boasts pin-code theft protection, which renders it useless if stolen; & it features a unique retrieval function, which means you can choose to suspend mowing at any time & bring the mower back to its base-station. Obstacles are no problem for the Oleo-Mac Orion – if they’re under 7cm it will simply drive over them; if they’re bigger than that, the anti-collision detector will kick-in & direct it around the obstruction.A safety sensor stops the blade immediately the unit is lifted; important if children & pets are in the garden; while a five-stage height-of-cut means you can start with a higher blade position, & then gradually lower it until you’re left with a pleasing close-cropped finish. The Orion is waterproof, so it can operate in wet weather. However, if you’d rather it stayed at home when it rains, you can activate the rain-sensor that will see it return home the moment the precipitation starts. Also worth mentioning is the LCD control & status-information panel, which makes the mower simple & intuitive to use; & the carry-handle that ensures you’ll have no trouble shifting it from place to place when necessary.