Very excited for this first time… 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.

Yarbo: Trust, Communication & Compromise I truly believe that this product is on the bleeding edge of autonomous consumer products. Even with the connectivity issues, hardware iterations, and software defects I believe it’s a product worth investing in. I purchased all three attachments and the main unit early on during the kickstarter campagin, and waited (albeit impatiently) like most did. The Main body, and S1 snow blower came just 3 weeks before the first big storm here in the Midwest. My initial experience was above average based on the community feedback, and with Yarbo’s initial performance, it became clear that as long as the company continues to iterate this will become an exceptional product, ecosystem and experience. I’ve already purchased the next generation of hardware through their buy back program and will begin the wait to see the next gen improvements. The product, engineering and CS organizations have earned my trust. I am optimistic that they will continue to impress.

Outstanding Customer Service! Outstanding customer service is what this company is all about. Any issue with the unit is quickly addressed and remedied. Yarbo should be an example to all companies for their superior service.

Kickstarter Project on a Promising Path 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.

Rough start but getting better They are a growing tech company that have had their share of growing pains. Over the last few years their transparency and support systems have vastly improved and their products are well built. I'm excited to see them continue to grow as the product has a lot of promise.