Landscape & Urban Design Issue 37 2019 | Page 34

HUSQVARNA LAUNCHES AI ENABLED ROBOTIC MOWER WITH AWD Today, Husqvarna announced the AWD robotic mower can climb steep Multiple voice interaction for release of Husqvarna Automower® slopes with an incline of up to 70%. Husqvarna’s connected robotic 435X AWD, an AI-enabled, robotic To put the number in perspective, a mowers mower with all-wheel drive and smart black downhill slope has an incline home connectivity. of approximately 40-60 %, and the This iconic, fully autonomous robotic lawn mower is designed to manage incline of a ski jump hill measures about 70 %. The new robotic mower from Husqvarna can manage areas of Starting this spring, Husqvarna Automower®435X AWD, and all other Husqvarna robotic mowers with Husqvarna Automower® Connect, will up to 3500 m2 and operates at 62 db. be able to use voice commands via Amazon Alexa, Google Home, IFTTT, “Husqvarna Automower® 435X these voice-controlled speakers, the and provides an open API for smart AWD sets a new standard for robotic user can manage the mower. Advanced home integration. mowers, combining a perfect cut in users can design their own program “impossible gardens” with multiple for the robotic mower via IFTTT or product interactions, including the open API. In addition, Husqvarna conversational AI for Amazon Alexa Automower® Connect also works with and Google Home integration,” says GARDENA SmartSystem, adding Olle Markusson, Director Product irrigation to the smart garden. rough terrain and slopes with an incline of up to 70%, and works with Husqvarna, the world leader in robotic mowers, launches a game changing robotic mower for homeowners with challenging lawns and connected homes - Husqvarna Automower® 435X AWD. With an all-wheel drive Management at Husqvarna. Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Via Voice interaction will first be available system and a new unique body in English, followed by German and design with two connected bodies, French. Additional languages will Husqvarna Automower® 435X follow. 34 Landscape & Urban Design Issue 37 2019