iPhone-controlled Anthbot M9 robot lawn mower has replaced cutting grass for me

I haven’t mowed my lawn in over a month, but it’s manicured like a golf course. That’s because I switched from a push mower to a robot lawn mower that I manage from my iPhone. It’s the Anthbot M9, and it’s by far my favorite new piece of technology I’ve tried this year.

Anthbot M9 robot lawn mower is actually easy to set up and use

When the Anthbot M9 robot lawn mower arrived for testing, I put off setting it up until I had a few free hours to spend with it.

In reality, I needed less than 30 minutes to unbox everything, get the hardware in place, and set up the app. Since the moment the Anthbot M9 robot lawn mower arrived, I’ve been surprised and impressed with this thing.

Anthbot M9 includes three pieces of equipment: the robot lawn mower, the charging station, and a sensor called the RTK reference station.

More primitive robot lawn mower systems rely on burying a perimeter wire. That’s not the case here.

I picked a spot with a clear view of the sky in the backyard for the RTK reference station. It attaches to a pole that includes a forked end for just sticking into the ground. No need to dig.

Then I positioned the charging station in a spot at the edge of my back patio area where the Anthbot M9 robot lawn mower can call home.