Flymo 1200R Lithium-Ion Robotic Lawn Mower Expert Review

Are you always hoping for someone else to do the mowing for you, and yet you’re always the one that has to do it in the end?

Well I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be like that anymore.

The new and elegant robotic lawnmowers are becoming more and more popular in British households, and will slowly start to replace the traditional electric lawnmowers and definitely petrol ones.

With the Flymo 1200R Robotic lawn mower you’ll finally have a tool that does all the work for you. It will mow your lawn day or night, come rain or shine and keep your garden in perfect condition, giving you all the time you need to focus on other tasks.

That’s the pitch anyway…Does it actually do those things well? Let’s take a closer look.

What I’ll Cover…

• About Flymo
• About the robotic lawnmower
• Whether its suitable for you
• Features and characteristics of the mower
• How people feel about the product

Note: I wrote a comprehensive lawnmower buying guide to help you make the right decision on which mower to buy.

Who are Flymo?

Flymo is a well-known producer of lawnmowers and other outdoor power tools, and its bright orange mowers have always had their place in the sheds of most homeowners in the UK.

Flymo are innovators by nature, and are always working on new and more practical solutions to make gardening a fun and enjoyable activity – not just something we all have to do.

Their gardening tools and accessories are lightweight and easy to use which makes them suitable for professional and personal use as well.

About the Flymo 1200R Robotic Lawn Mower

The Flymo Robotic Lawnmower doesn’t only mow your lawn, it also buys you precious time to focus on other things, while it does the job for you.

The 1200R has an irregular pattern and is capable of mowing an area of up to 400 m². With a cutting width of 17 cm and an irregular pattern, it provides you with a healthy looking, perfectly cut lawn.

The cutting height can easily be adjusted within 2 to 5 cm, using the rotary knob, located on the mower.

It’s very easy to use. You just have to place the boundary wire, telling it where it needs to go, and it will do the rest. The 1200R comes with a charging station, and it can recharge itself when required. The typical charging time is usually 50 min.

Another great thing about it is the fact that it repeatedly cuts the grass tips as it moves through your lawn, and releases them back onto the ground, which makes for a natural fertilizer later on.

Here’s how the robotic mower works:

Features and Performance

The Flymo Robotic Lawnmower is quite versatile and easy to use. It’s well-suited for most UK gardens, and regardless of how many obstacles there are, it is always able to sense and avoid them completely.

It can tackle even the most complex gardens, but the best thing about it is the fact that it cuts the lawn more regularly than we normally would, takes care of the small grass clippings and returns them into the soil, which helps maintain your lawn and give it all the valuable nutrients it needs in the form of a natural fertilizer.

It also mows the lawn in irregular patterns which helps avoid wheel marks and leaves your lawn looking better than ever.

Another huge advantage of the The Flymo Robotic Lawnmower is the fact that it’s very quiet and discrete, so that you can enjoy whatever activity you’re doing, while it’s quietly doing its job.

The Flymo 1200R weighs only 8 kg which means it can easily tackle slopes and inclines up to 25%, and it can work up to 15 hours a day, 7 days of the week.

You can use the selection panel on the display to set the time and day when it needs to mow your lawn, and leave the rest up to it.

The lawn mower also has its own anti-theft system with an alarm that sounds off once the mower is lifted and can be re-set only by using the secure pin.

It has a large space between its blades and the housing, which makes it safe for children and pets as well.

The robotic mower comes with a range of accessories, including:

• Power cable
• Charging station
• 150m boundary wire
• 200 wire pegs
• Installation manual
• Quick start manual
• Installation dvd
• Product registration card

When writing this piece, I also came across another website reviewing other robotic lawn mowers available in the UK now, so that’s worth checking out too. After you finish reading this review first, of course…

Here are the highlights…

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In honour of Flymo’s 50th birthday they decided to release the the Robotic Lawnmower 1200R, which revolutionized the way we mow our lawns and saved us a lot of time and energy in the process.

This lawnmower was designed to make everyone’s life easier, so let see if it was able to achieve that.

What are People Saying…?

People are very pleased and satisfied with the Robotic Lawnmower 1200R. They are satisfied with their purchase and the results that they’ve seen so far.

Most of them admitted that their lawn has never looked better than it does now, since they got this little robotic “gardener” to do all the work for them.

Here are a few of the positive things that people had to say about the Robotic Lawnmower 1200R:

Best purchase ever. Takes a while to set up boundary wire but works brilliantly. After four weeks I haven’t touched my petrol mower and lawn looks fantastic. Highly recommended. – Russ Ventham

My lawn is a nightmare! It is uneven with a slope down to a 3ft drop off a wall. The robot mower copes reasonably well with these extreme conditions. I have had to reposition the boundary wire a few times to stop it falling off the wall but seriously if it can cope with my lawn it can cope with anything. I am very impressed. – Amazon Customer

What’s the Downside…?

The only downside that some customers mentioned was the fact that their robotic lawnmower got stuck a few times while mowing the lawn, but that is mostly due to extremely dry ground, and it rarely happens.

Also, setting up all the boundary wires does take a bit of time, but once all of that is taken care of, you can just sit back, grab a cold one, and enjoy your day, while it does its job.

The bottom line…

The Flymo 1200R Robotic Lawnmower works perfectly with all garden shapes and makes sure all parts are covered. It can work day or night, without disturbing you, your neighbours or even your pets.

It doesn’t emit any fumes and it doesn’t just cut your grass, but it also uses the grass clippings as fertilizer, giving your grass a nice, healthy look.