The first impression was that the mower looked very tough with a steel tube frame. The Mowrator S1 Pro Remote Control 4WD Lawn Mower isunlike any lawn mower l've ever seen. lt looks like it shouldbe exploring the surface of Mars, not cutting my lawn. Myfrst impression was how tough the mower looked. The S1Pro's 21" mowing deck uses reinforced aluminum alloy, anda steel tub frame surrounds the mower.

In any case, the fact that l was cutting grass by controllinga handdevice was a surreal yet fun experience. What's more, the Mowrator wasable to cut the grass in under 20minutes-compared to my 40 minutes of manual labor.

I was particularly impressed with the mower's ability toscale inclines.Theplay in its front-axle helps it roll overuneven surfaces, such as the steeptransition from thesidewalk to my lawn in front of my house. That'sproven tobe a near-insurmountable obstacle for many of therobotmowers l've tested, but the Mowrator Sl barelyfnched.l also tested it onmy neighbors' yard, which has aneven steeper slope, and it had no problem.

The Mowrator S1 is a godsend for those with trickier terrainand could bea total game-changer for people withaccessibility needs who want totake control of their lawns.

Earlier this month, I took the Mowrator out to a field to do the only thing I could think of: mow crop circles into an empty field. I was shocked both at how well it traversed the land and how fun it was. You don't have to have a pasture, either. If you've got a substantial lawn or anything over 4,000 square feet of land, I could see how bumping up to a heftier model could be worthwhile.