阅读说明：本技术 自动割草机及控制该自动割草机的方法 (Automatic mower and method for controlling same ) 是由 焦石平 查亚红 赵凤丽 周晓青 于 2019-09-27 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种自动割草机(100)及控制该自动割草机(100)的方法,该割草机(100)包括：机身,设置有壳体(101)和驱动机身移动的行驶机构(102)；主割草单元(103),位于壳体(101)下,且具有第一切割区域(108)；修边单元(104),位于主割草单元(103)外侧,且具有不同于第一切割区域(108)的第二切割区域(112),第二切割区域(112)远离第一切割区域(108)的一侧至少与壳体(101)的外侧面齐平和/或部分超出壳体(101)的外侧面；防护罩,防护罩配置为在修边单元(104)处于工作状态时至少罩住修边单元(104)位于壳体(101)外侧的部分和/或与壳体(101)的外侧面齐平的部分。该自动割草机(100)及控制该自动割草机(100)的方法可以避免修边单元(104)工作时对人员造成伤害,提高了自动割草机(100)的安全性。(An robotic lawnmower (100) and a method of controlling the robotic lawnmower (100), the lawnmower (100) comprising: a body provided with a housing (101) and a travel mechanism (102) for driving the body to move; a main mowing unit (103) located under the housing (101) and having a first cutting area (108); a trimming unit (104) located outside the main mowing unit (103) and having a second cutting area (112) different from the first cutting area (108), the side of the second cutting area (112) remote from the first cutting area (108) being at least flush with the outer side of the housing (101) and/or partly protruding beyond the outer side of the housing (101); a protective cover configured to cover at least a portion of the trimmer unit (104) located outside the housing (101) and/or a portion flush with the outer side surface of the housing (101) when the trimmer unit (104) is in the operating state. The robotic lawnmower (100) and the method of controlling the robotic lawnmower (100) can avoid injury to personnel during operation of the trimmer unit (104), improving safety of the robotic lawnmower (100).)