Honda (UK) has extended its range of premium robotic lawn mowers
with the addition of Miimo 3000, which features a host of enhancements, is
capable of handling lawns up to one acre and controllable via a smartphone app.
Aimed at those with larger areas of grass to maintain, the new
range-topping Miimo HRM 3000 joins current models HRM 520 and HRM 310 in
Honda’s existing robotic mower line-up.
With cutting width increased from 220mm to 250mm, it means maximum
cutting area is up by 2,500 square metres to 4,000 compared to the Miimo 310.
Cutting capacity is also up, by 87 metres per hour to 170 and cutting time per
charge has more than doubled to 90 minutes.
Honda’s new and unique ‘Smooth Turn’ technology, available
exclusively on the 3000 reduces non-productive turning time by allowing it to
maintain forward travel and turn away from the boundary without stopping.
One of the most significant developments for the Miimo 3000 is
wireless control through its own intuitive smartphone app. Using Bluetooth, and
compatible with iOS and Android devices, the app allows programming of Miimo
from a distance, making it easy and convenient to set operating times and
adjust cutting parameters.
Taking the concept of ‘smart’ even further, for ultimate convenience
the app also allows HRM 3000 owners to connect directly to cloud-based dealer
support, through which a dealer can view the customer’s settings and issue
reports remotely, allowing quicker resolution of problems.
A further development for Miimo 3000 is the flexibility to position
its docking station discreetly out of sight in a recess to the side of the
cutting area, in a corner, or hidden away down a narrow grass passage.
Customers can also set five different zones around the garden to
ensure each zone is maintained individually – ideal for the bigger, more
complex garden. A range of cutting modes is available, including random or
random with directional bias, while HRM 3000 also switches to a spiral cutting
mode automatically when motor load sensors indicate an area of longer grass
needing special treatment.
Slopes and uneven work areas can be tackled easily thanks to the
large drive wheels and an optimised centre of gravity to ensure class-leading
traction, allowing operation on slopes up to 25 degrees (47 per cent). A
direction sensor helps maintain a straight line of travel, even over undulating
ground.
As with
all of the Miimo range, HRM 3000 can operate in any weather and for further
convenience, it can also be washed safely with a hose. Meanwhile, at just
59db(A) HRM 3000’s guaranteed noise level is as low as a household fridge. It
even offers a selectable quieter 53db(A) night-time mode by slightly reducing
cutting speed.
