Posts in 2026
New Website Design & OpenMower Brand System
March 21, 2026 in Updates
The docs at openmower.de just got a complete visual overhaul — and alongside it, we’re publishing the first official OpenMower brand system. What Changed on the Site The site now runs a fully custom theme built directly on OpenMower design …
OpenMower ROS v1.1.1
March 16, 2026 in Updates
v1.1.1 is a focused patch on top of v1.1.0. What’s New Skip inactive mowing areas — The mower now correctly skips areas that have been marked as inactive, so you don’t need to delete and re-record areas you only want to temporarily …
Introducing the OpenMower App
March 16, 2026 in Updates
Community member @rovo89 has been quietly building something great: the OpenMower App, a completely new application for your OpenMower mower. You can find it here: github.com/xtech/openmower-app What’s in it right now At this stage, the app …
Firmware Release v0.0.3
March 6, 2026 in Updates
Firmware v0.0.3 is out. This release is a big step forward for SABO / John Deere users and brings a handful of robustness improvements that benefit all platforms. SABO / John Deere Support Most of the work in this release went into maturing SABO …
Posts in 2025
OpenMower ROS v1.1.0
December 7, 2025 in Updates
v1.1.0 is a substantial release with a breaking map format change, a long-standing planner bug fix, and a wide range of new features. Map Format Changed to JSON The map is now stored as map.json instead of map.bag. On first boot after upgrading, your …
YardForce Carrier Board v1.1.0-beta
June 19, 2025 in Updates
v1.1.0-beta brings a handful of hardware improvements to the YardForce v2 carrier board. Changes Fan voltage selector — A voltage selector has been added for the fan connectors, allowing the fan supply voltage to be configured. Fan connector …
Universal Board v1.1.1-beta
June 19, 2025 in Updates
v1.1.1-beta is a hardware revision fixing a critical EEPROM power issue and switching the inter-module connectors. Changes EEPROM 3.3V fix — The 3.3V supply for the EEPROM was not connected in the previous revision. This is now routed correctly, …
OpenMower ROS v1.0.2
June 17, 2025 in Updates
v1.0.2 is a large feature release with contributions from across the community. Highlights GPS via TCP — The GPS driver can now connect to a GPS source over TCP, making it easier to use network-attached GPS receivers and relay setups. Thanks @rovo89. …
OpenMower v2 Hardware Update
June 7, 2025 in Updates
It’s been a while since the last proper OpenMower update — three years, in fact. Back then, the project was barely more than a prototype. No kits, no polished user experience — just some soldered PCBs and command-line interactions. Fast-forward …
Posts in 2024
Universal Board v1.0.0-beta — v1.0.2-beta
October 21, 2024 in Updates
Three beta releases shipped in quick succession in October 2024, establishing the initial hardware design for the Universal carrier board. v1.0.0-beta — 2024-10-19 The first public release of the Universal carrier board design. The Universal board is …