News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“Automated or robotic lawnmowers are becoming increasingly more popular. In a typical deployment a work area, such as a garden, the robotic lawnmower is commonly scheduled to operate at certain times andfor certain len gths of time. The scheduling helps avoid the owners from being disturbed by the roboticlawnmower during operation while providing for a reasonably well-kept la wn.
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