Dreame A1 Robot Mower Review: Three Months Later
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- I'll get straight to the point. The Dreame A1 is awesome.
It's been busy mowing my Sydney backyard since April and it's still going strong despite a cold (by our standards) winter.
Dreame makes excellent robot vacuums but that was no guarantee it would do the same with a robot mower, which is a much tougher assignment.
The results have been excellent with only a few issues here and there. In this in-depth review I'll show you how the A1 works and how it performed through Autumn and Winter Down Under.
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I bought this mower in the beginning of June and it is my first robot mower purchase and I do like this mower a lot. I really haven't had any problems with it getting stuck or any other issues. What sold me on this mower was the LIDAR. I don't know why this isn't used more. Hopefully more mowers will adopt this technology. I would recommend this mower, but like anything these mowers are tools and what might be right for one person's lawn may not be right for another.
What I'd like to see is extendable side cutters (with soft flexible plastic blades) for dealing with edges - similar to robot vacuums with extending brushes/mops. We're hopefully going to see something like that soon.
Could it handle a 3000 m2 yard? maybe if i split it in 2 zones?
I reached out to Dreame on this question and this is their response:
"For A1, right now it only supports up to 2000m2 space and only one map/zone. For next gen, we will have bigger zone and multi-maps."
@@ImageMatrixTech Any idea when 2nd Gen is expected? Maybe spring 2025?
Does it work when the internet goes out?
Yes, it still works. It's something I did not test but Dreame confirmed to me as long as the A1 is successfully paired with the APP via Bluetooth, mapping can be conducted. Once the mapping is complete, you can activate a mowing schedule, and A1 will mow to the set times even without a connection. You can also start tasks directly using the buttons on the robot.
What about dog poo?
Unless you've got a very small dog, it will run straight over it. If I haven't cleaned up my Great Dane dumps it will not avoid it. Actually @7:14 you can see the right wheel carrying a bit of Dane poop. The good thing is you can really pressure hose the hell out of the A1 to clean it on the run or stationary.
@@ImageMatrixTech I’ve .75 of an acre for our house yard and 3 big dogs. What’s the battery life like?