All-season autonomous robot introduced

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – The Kobi Company introduces Kobi, a multi-functional robot for yard work in all seasons. The 3-in-1 autonomous robot can remove snow, mow the lawn and clean up leaves. 

When first bringing the robot home, the companion app enables the user to drive Kobi around the yard or driveway so the robot can learn the perimeter of those spaces and where any fixed obstacles are located, eliminating the need for boundary wires. The app is also used to teach Kobi where to blow the snow or dump the leaves.

Kobi uses GPS and a suite of sensors to achieve its inch-level position accuracy and also features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and mobile data connectivity. This level of connectivity makes it possible for Kobi to monitor the weather forecast and know, for example, when it will snow and alert the user accordingly so the robot can proactively begin clearing snowfall as soon as it starts. There are also several built-in safety features, such as Kobi’s camera and ultrasonic sensors that help to detect objects and immediately shut down its operation when necessary.

Starting in Dec. 2016, 10 beta versions of the robot will be available as the company’s engineers gather feedback. Applications are now available on The Kobi Company website to become a beta user. The yard-work robots will be available to the general public in the Northeast of the United States in early 2017. Prices start at $3,999.

Click here to watch an introduction video about Kobi.

Kobi won the 2016 RoboBusiness Pitchfire competition and will be on display at booth 11203 at GIE+EXPO, held in Louisville Kentucky, from Oct. 19-21.