Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto

Amanda Thomsen, contributor

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Is there a garden chore you dislike enough that you would get a robot to do it for you? Or perhaps having a GardenTron 2000 would take the fun out of gardening. Is your garden so great because it's all your blood, sweat and tears? Is there room for a little motor oil and battery acid in the mix?

Well, if you could... Would it be a mowing robot?

A weeding robot? A watering robot? A hedge pruning just-right robot?

How about a harvesting raspberries robot? A robot that would just blow cool air on you while you worked?

I would take a watering robot any day. If I could get a robot, or anyone for that matter, that would go out in the evenings when I'm too pooped to party and provide relief to my planties in a heat wave, I'd be ecstatic. If I could just wind it up and have it go out there and take care of business, watering my window boxes and vegetables, putting as much of an end to the the sagginess on my Ligularia as possible-- And then put the hose away afterwards?

Yes, I'd take a garden robot. Sign me up.

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OKCgardener writes: A weeding robot please- to keep the Bermuda grass out of my garden beds & the Johnson grass out of everything! The only things that thrive in our OK drought!! Posted: 5:01 pm on August 21st

mjw20851 writes: I don't mind mowing, weeding & watering. What does get me is digging. I injured my back a few years ago so I can only dig a little before I have to stop for the day. My yard started as nothing but compacted lawn and roots from a dead maple, so every plant I get requires a massive effort to prepare a hole or new bed. Santa please send me a Digbot. Posted: 12:06 pm on August 9th

sweetrebecca writes: Can I get one to water, too? But not just water, but do it RIGHT so dirt doesn't splash out of the containers all over the place? If I kick down for a little extra $$ can I get one to re-locate all the spiders that are just now starting to make their face-high webs in my garden, too? Posted: 10:51 am on July 31st

PamelaPrice writes: It occurs to me, Miss Aster, that you dance brilliantly along the imaginary line between garden and performance art. Thank you for that.

Now come over and trim our hedge, Ms. Roboto. =) Posted: 7:14 pm on July 30th

BillyGoodnick writes: Did anyone ever tell you you're a very silly lady? Delightful little post. BTW: They make these things called irrigation controllers; sort of like robots, but without all the cool buzzing and binging noises. Posted: 12:47 pm on July 30th

petoskystone writes: weeding robot, no question. Posted: 4:16 pm on July 29th

ChrisCasey writes: I command thee to MOW THE LAWN! Posted: 3:25 pm on July 29th

Curpoulos writes: I'll take one to handle our boring front yard, and I'll continue the fun of trying to tame the free-for-all gardens we have in the back yard. Posted: 2:39 pm on July 29th

MichelleGervais writes: I'd like my robot to mow in the summer and water my houseplants in the winter. And perhaps some light housekeeping. I am letting him stay inside for the winter, after all...the alternative is standing in the corner of the tool shed for months on end with nothing to do. It's cold out there. Oooh, but there's snow-shoveling! This daydream keeps getting better and better. Posted: 2:33 pm on July 29th

ippagoggy writes: I need one for watering and another one for weeding. Plz. Posted: 2:00 pm on July 29th

oakleafgreen writes: My KINGDOM for a mow-bot, edging included. If there is one menial task I mind taking care of, it would be that. And I don't care so much about the grass getting long--but then it starts to grow into my flowerbeds, and that I cannot abide. Posted: 1:54 pm on July 29th

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