Ah! There he goes. I watch the latest addition to our household, out there on the lawn, and I feel all warm inside.He trims the clover, adjusts the moss, slices a blade or two, and then backs away as though to inspect, before nudging forward again to tidy things up. Then he swivels on his axis and in total Jeeves-like silence goes up and down the garden in stripes of Wimbledonian perfection.
I reflect that if we can produce an automatic lawnmower that is not only British built, but that also possesses such magical powers of tact and intelligence, then there is no limit to our Promethean* abilities.The thing about grass is that around about this time of year it starts growing, and then it really doesn’t stop for months and months.
Fortified with a bottle of wine in the cup-holder, I would roar up and down, headlights on, like a combine harvester on the prairies of Saskatchewan. READ MORE: Putin's space nuke threat: Vladimir says setting up a nuclear-powered unit in space is 'a priority' after Kremlin floated joint moon project with China
He’s right. When you add up the cost of petrol, the repairs, to say nothing of the exorbitant cost of human labour, these robo-sheep will save you grief, guilt, time, and pretty soon they will save you money, too.