YarboReviews of yarbo.com

Seems like a well built product. Packaged nicely and with great customer support. Had an initial battery issue that took about 4 weeks to resolve. But I’m happy with the result. Also had connectivity issues which led to a main body replacement. It arrived in about 5 days. Have been pretty good since then. Customer service is top notch!

I call support center several times during the setup process and several times afterwards, they have been excellent to support me in my journey with Yarbo.

Very excited for this first time invention. Top of the line quality and customer service. Needs to have the new invention troubles ironed out but they'll have it nailed in v2. Disclaimer that I was also a beta tester, the progress they made between beta to v1 was magical and impressive. Would recommend, too bad the price is too high for my friends and family.

tl;dr: Kickstarter project faced delays, but delivered an impressive first phase. Still waiting to see two more. I backed Yarbo on Kickstarter because of the modular design (snow blowing in the winter, grass mowing in the summer) and the use of GPS + RTK for mapping (as opposed to requiring perimeter wires). So far only the snow blower (S1) module has been delivered. But it exceeded my expectations. It did a surprisingly good job of working within the limited spaces where it is safe to throw snow around my driveway. I was impressed with the path planning and how well it navigated. The less harsh weather and more predictable nature of slow growing grass gives me optimism that the lawn mowing (M1) will run smoothly. But it will still be a few months before the module is delivered. Out of the 3 modules offered during the Kickstarter campaign, I have the lowest expectations for the leaf blower (B1). As of March 2024 (15+ months after the campaign ended), I have seen no updates on development efforts for this module. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised, but I'm not counting on much for this one. Other reviews have mentioned that the software does not feel fully complete and I will generally agree with that. But I have been impressed with the impact of the updates. There have already been significant improvements in the mapping process and the connection reliability. This gives me hope that things will continue to improve. Overall I've been very impressed with the Yarbo team's commitment to delivering a capable product. The delays have been frustrating, but it was clear when the first module was delivered that it had benefited from the additional testing and enhancements. There is still a long way to go with two more modules to deliver from the Kickstarter campaign and I'm looking forward to seeing them in action.

After a very unexpected long 1-year wait, I received my Yarbo in December 2023. The assembly was easy, and I was impressed with the detailed instructions and the carefully labeled items that made the assembly very easy to follow. The antenna installation was relatively easy once I rented a boom lift to install it at the peak of my 28' roof, affixing it by the side of the fascia, since I was not going to put any penetration on my new metal roof. The connection inside was easy and provided me with a nice green signal. Then came the task to try and get the Yarbo to connect to my internet. That proved to be quite a task, as I could not see it showing up as one of my devices. Thankfully the Yarbo team guided me via phone through all the steps required to pair it up and getting it finally connected. After that I did not get a chance to map the area due to my schedule constraints and the weather as well, so I just used the Yarbo in the manual mode with the PlayStation controller to clear out the snow as needed. Right off the garage, with very wet snow, it became obvious that the collar by the chute, and also all of the grilles in front had to be removed immediately, as the slush piled up in front (Yarbo became a de-facto snowplow pushing snow rather than throwing it even without the plow accessory) and the chute got plugged almost instantly. After those mods, I was able to somehow clear some of the wet snow, having to pause every 5 feet to clear the chute that became clogged with slosh. After a while I gave up and shoveled the wet snow by hand and I was very disappointed at the lack of performance. Since I never had the chance to properly setup a map and locate the charging pad, I resorted to recharge the Yarbo using the manual charger cable. I used the Yarbo again, this time with dryer snow and again in manual mode using the PlayStation controller and was able to clear my driveway without many problems, other than a recurring loss of GPS signal. I think that even though the antenna has a great signal, the Yarbo itself had trouble communicating since I never bothered to set up the map. Unfortunately, I had to take off for an emergency and my Yarbo has been sitting in the garage unused since early February (I did disconnect the battery prior to leaving). Have not been back since, but plan to get all of the software updates installed next, then get the base located in the proper location and set up the map for the driveway plowing area once I return. I am pretty sure I will have to make a few more calls and get help from the Yarbo team to get rid of all the bugs and get it ready for next winter snowy season. Also looking forward to receiving the M1 attachment in May or June? It will be interesting to see how the mower attachment and the new map for the lawn will work out for the summer.

The Yarbo itself has some idiosyncrasies, but the team is great at helping customers get around those, and update the firmware and software to help deal with them.

My robot was well made and high quality. Support was responsive when I contacted them. Software needs work but since it's software, I hope it gets better overtime. The price of the robot and the accessories are way too high.

If you want it done right, then choose Yarbo! Fantastic product, and love all the different modules. Thanks for saving my back from snow shoveling, and for a delightful experience!