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Should you let a robot mow your lawn?

aired Aug 13, 2026 · 36.0m
Signal
86.8/ 100
Essential
confidence 0.99
Orig57.0
Actn100.0
Dens100.0
Dpth100.0
Clty57.0
Summary

I'm Jennifer Patterson-Tui, the Verge's Senior Smart Home Reviewer. It's officially the dog days of summer.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, it's, yeah, including: I'm Jennifer Patterson-Tui, the Verge's Senior Smart Home Reviewer.

Key takeaways
  1. 01Welcome to the VergeCast, the flagship podcast of robot lawnmowers
  2. 02I've been spending the last few months testing around a half a dozen of these robot lawnmowers to see if they've gotten any better than the last time I tried when I came away hot,
  3. 03Today, I'm going to be joined by Brandon Doyle, a smart home reviewer, podcaster, real estate agent, and columnist for Realtor Magazine who has been going through a similar gauntle
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