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Letter: Household robots could make great gardeners

Published 6 May 2026

From Hazel Beneke, Banksia Beach, Queensland, Australia

Regarding the piece on household butlers, the cost of garden maintenance is so high around here that I would love a robot to do it. At least with simple things like mowing. It could also spray weeds as is done in agriculture, but only on the lawn and not in the flower beds, where it would need to dig them out (21 March, p 36).

Issue no. 3594 published 9 May 2026

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