Sawyer Merritt set up Grok Bot to remotely control his autonomous robot lawn mower — 50 miles away
On 19 Aug 2026 Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) wrote that he set up Grok Bot to remotely control his autonomous robot lawn mower 50 miles away. Setup took two minutes. He told it to start mowing; it started three seconds later. Then he had it dock itself. He says he will set up his vacuum next, and have a Grok Bot dedicated to controlling and managing all of his autonomous robots. The attached screenshot is an Engineer Bot chat: linked to a Navimow X450, then “Start mowing now” and “Go dock.” The clip is the Navimow X450 map.
Based on a public example shared by @SawyerMerritt on X.
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