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Automower® Challenge 2016

The Husqvarna Automower® Challenge, was the UK’s first and biggest robotic lawn mower giveaway. After recruiting 100 participants from across the UK to trial the Husqvarna Automower® in their garden, they have provided feedback on their robotic lawn mowers performance.

The background

To qualify to take part in the Husqvarna Automower® Challenge, participants had to have access to a lawn which was between 500m2 and 6,000m2, be active on social media and be able to capture and upload video content online, to share their Husqvarna Automower® experiences.

The results

Since the installation of each participants Automower® the participants have since uploaded their videos directly onto our website and rated their robotic lawn mower on a number of categories . Husqvarna had no contact or influence on the reviews or videos. Check out the results on the Husqvarna Automower® Challenge Website. Needless to say they’re very impressed!

Some of our favourites

As a taster we have compiled some of our favourite videos so far: Dave's ultimate review #2, installation day: Pandora's challenging garden and the new Husqvarna Automower®; Simon's jazzy introduction to the Automower®;
Remember to keep checking the Husqvarna Automower® Challenge website as more people post their experiences with the Husqvarna Automower®: Also check out Husqvarna on Facebook.

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