Robin Auto Pilot

About the offering

In a survey conducted by market research group Mintel, 90% of respondents believed that an attractive lawn and garden increased their home value.i However, proper landscaping and lawn care can be difficult to maintain, it also contributes large amounts of pollution to the environment. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans burn 800 million gallons of fossil fuels a year cutting their lawns, and gas lawn equipment contributes up to 5% of the nation’s air pollution.ii Lawn and garden equipment can also be very noisy. According to the Noise Free America Coalition, gas powered mowers can generate audible noise levels of 82 to 90 decibels, while a running hedge trimmer can generate noise levels of 103 decibels. Exposure to this level of noise for two hours or more can cause hearing damage.iii Rain and unreliable maintenance crews can also make it difficult for those in the lawn care industry to manage day-to-day operations. Founded in 2015, Robin Autopilot™ aims to solve the problems inherent in the lawn care business with battery-powered autonomous lawn mowing robots and other battery-powered equipment. The company began with an “Uber-for-lawns” on-demand business model, completing more than 195,000 lawn care jobs over its first two years. It was in this time that founders Justin Crandall and Bart Lomont experienced many of the challenges present in the lawn care industry. After appearing on ABC’s Shark Tank in November 2017, the founders decided to fully commit to the future with a robotic mowing-as-a-service franchise business. They sold off the “Uber-for-lawns” portion of the business to Porch.com, but retained the rights to the company’s brand, intellectual property, and the robotic mowing business.

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