Robot lawn mowers might be great at communicating with your phone. Not all mowers manage to communicate the oncoming danger to hedgehogs, however. — Sebastian Gollnow/dpa
Shredded hedgehog, sliced toad and even toddler fingers: All these things are known to have been pulled from the blades of robot lawn mowers. Is the dream of being able to sit back and let a machine tend to your lawn really worth it?
Noses sliced off, skulls fractured, legs torn off – hedgehogs are often victims of today's robotic mowers. Technology that is time-saving and practical for humans can often be deadly for the animals in their gardens.
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