1 The block, from above
Three driveways on this block were clear by 6:30 all last winter.
The yellow pins are pilot homes that ran a Lotline One from November to March. The dashed line is the sample lot; zoom in and make it yours.
- 1Dana R. two doors down
The city plow comes by at seven and buries the end of the drive again. Twenty minutes later it goes back out on its own and cuts it open. I never asked it to.
- 2Marcus T. across the street
Four stars because ice built up on the dock contacts twice in February and it sat there with a red light. A wipe fixed it. The March update fixed it for good.
- 3The Okafors next door
Our son used to do the walk for ten dollars. He is still annoyed about it.
2 Your lot
Drag the lot line. It re-plans as you go.
Pick the sample closest to yours, then move it to match: drag a corner of the yellow line, or drag a garden bed or the tree. The stripes on the grass are the mowing plan, worked out again every time you let go.
- Grass to cut
- 0
- Kept off
- 0
On a keyboard: Tab to a yellow handle, then the arrow keys move it a foot (Shift for five).
3 The mowing plan
Straight stripes, not a random walk.
It trims the edges first, along the lot line and around everything you marked, then mows in stripes one deck wide (22 inches), turning at the ends. The dashed lines are where it drives with the blades stopped.
- Driven
- 0
- Time
- 0
- Stripes
- 0
- Charges
- 0
4 The snow route
Cleared before you back out.
With the auger on, it plows the drive and the walks in lanes two feet wide and throws the snow onto the lawn, on whichever side you choose. Tell it when you leave; it works back from there.
- Paved to clear
- 0
- Time
- 0
5 The dock, and its year
One machine, three modules, twelve months.
The robot lives on a pad by the garage. The modules not in use sit in the rack beside it. Choose your city and run through the year: the map changes season and the robot changes what it's wearing.
Runs per month are rounded planning averages for each city, not a forecast.
- Mows a year
- 0
- Snow clearings
- 0
Dana's first winter Pin 1 on the block · November to March, from her Lotline app
- Snow runs
- 41
- Inches cleared
- 0
- Late for school
- 0 days
I bought it for the mowing. By February I'd have paid the whole price for the snow alone. The one morning it got stuck, ice on the dock, it texted me at 5:10 so I could wipe it before the bus.
Dana R., Edina, MN · written March 30
6 The robot, close up
Hold a place in line.
Choose the modules your year needs. You put down $99 now and pay the rest when it ships. Cancel any time before then and the $99 comes back in full.
This is a demo on an Un-slop page. Nothing is charged, nothing is sent, and there's no card to enter.
What we promise
- Your first winter is the trial. Keep it through one full snow season, or 90 days of mowing if it arrives in spring. If it hasn't earned its spot, we collect it from your driveway and refund every dollar, deposit included.
- Three years on the robot and its battery, two on each module. A failed module is replaced and shipped in two days, and the robot keeps working with the others meanwhile.
- The $99 comes back in full if you cancel any time before it ships. No card is charged until April 2027.
- Updates are free for the life of the robot. Your lot map lives on the robot and your phone, and works with iPhone and Android.
What it won't do
- Slopes steeper than 20°. It maps them and stays off. That's a 36% grade, steeper than most front yards.
- Gravel drives. The auger would throw the stones. Asphalt, concrete and pavers only.
- A foot of snow at once. In a big storm it goes out every six inches instead of waiting for the end.
- Cross your lot line. The fence is on the map, set from your phone. There's no wire to bury.
- Upload what it sees. Its cameras steer. Images are used on the robot and not sent anywhere.