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Introduction ​

As mentioned in Getting started, the project is mostly for my own learning purposes. I am not sure how far I will get with it, but I will try to keep it up to date.

I want to share it with others, so also I want to make it clear what is the current state of the project and what is planned for the future. (what I can afford myself to plan given it's a hobby project)

Roadmap ​

Feature parity with open_mower_ros ​

I'd like to focus first on making sure everyone who is OpenMower user can use OpenMowerNext as a drop-in replacement for open_mower_ros.

This definitely means implementing all the features that are already implemented in open_mower_ros, but done in a different way.

Compatibility with all side projects that are using open_mower_ros is not expected. For example, Mowgli or OpenMowerGUI are not in the scope of this project.

Modularity ​

What if we have a modular system that can be used with other hardware as well? One of the closest examples would be a Mowgli compatible hardware layer. What about other YardForce or similar mowers?

Additional sensors ​

It does not limit to base mower only. What about other sensors?

More fancy stuff ​

What about other capabilities? Your robot could be a mower, but also be responsible for other garden chores.

GitHub issues ​

All the work is tracked in GitHub issues:

Feel free to add your own.

Conclusion ​

All this stuff is not going to happen overnight. It will take time. It can stay as a hobby project, or it can grow into something bigger. It's up to you.