Trimba

Last Saturday I was doing brush clearing around the turtle pond as part of our Rajasi Day project. I was drooling over Ray's Husqvarna brush cutter. I have the big task of clearing the brush and grass around my house. I bought a decent electric trimmer last year but it takes a loooong time to cut through the overgrown grass. By the time I finish the whole area, I need to go back and do it again because the grass ends up growing back especially if we get more rain. I decided I need a stronger unit that can do the job faster. I started looking at the husqvarna web site. I was amazed to see that they have a "hovering" trimmer. It's a walk-behind trimmer that floats on a cushion of air. I thought that was pretty clever. Don't know how well it works in reality, but it is a clever concept.

Ideally, I would like to see a roomba equivalent of a trimmer. Let's call it "Trimba": a robotic trimmer where you can set the perimeter of your area to be trimmed, turn the thing on and let it whack. Of course you need to make sure it doesn’t whack the paint of your house, trim your pet's hair or damage your flower beds and fruit trees. Roomba has the accessories to prevent it from getting into certain areas, so I am sure the Trimba can do it too. I remember seeing robotic lawnmovers on the web a while back. Drop me a note if you see the Trimba.