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The price of a robot mower follows the size and difficulty of the lawn it is built for. Here is what you pay for, what it costs to own, and how to compare it with a lawn service.

Cold affects batteries, rubber and plastic differently on every machine. Here are the makers' own temperature limits for the snow, lawn and pool robots we carry, and what to do when it drops below them.

A snow blower throws snow off the driveway. A plow pushes it to the side. Here is how to choose by snow depth, how much room you have for banks, and how long your driveway is.

A remote control snow plow pushes snow while you steer from somewhere warm. Here is how the Mowrator S1 4WD does it with a 31.5 inch blade, and where a snow blower is the better tool.

Slopes collect leaves and make them dangerous to stand on. Here is how to clear a hill safely, how to measure the grade, and which machines are rated for it.

A robot mower will chop a light scatter of leaves as it passes, but it has no bag and is not built to shred a deep layer. Here is what each kind of machine does with fall leaves.

Yes. A mower with a lifting blade and a collection bag works as a leaf vacuum. Here is how the airflow does it, what gets in the way, and what to look for in a mower that handles fall.

A blower moves leaves somewhere else. A vacuum picks them up and shrinks them. Here is how to choose by yard size, where the leaves need to end up and how much of the work you want to do yourself.

Mulch when the leaf layer is thin enough to shred, bag when it is not. Here is how to tell, what each method costs you in time, and how to switch between them.