Automated Home - Lawnmower Gets Connected

Lawnmower Gets Connected

Saturday, 17 August 2002

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Tired of mowing the lawn? New Zealand researchers say they have a device that could make your neighbors green with envy.

The robotic grass cutter is controlled through a web page which monitors the mower by a small camera on the side of a house.

"What our technology allows us to do is to control lawnmowers and other robotic devices while people are away at work," Massey University's Glen Bright told Reuters.

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What's the most obscure thing you've seen connected to the net? Add your sightings as a comment and we'll compile a list of the most HA related items. No fridges please :-) PS: Sorry about the image :-)

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