Yardstick Anywhere / Voice commands
A few words.
A yard under control.
Use Alexa or Google Home to check your robot and manage its work. Here is the full Alexa phrase list, grouped by what you want to do.
For Alexa, say “Alexa, ask Yardstick…” or “Alexa, tell Yardstick to…”, followed by a phrase below. Replace (robot name), (plan), and (day) with your robot, plan, or day.
For example: “Alexa, ask Yardstick what’s going on” or “Alexa, tell Yardstick to start Front Lawn”.
Alexa
Robot status
- status
- robot status
- how is the robot
- what is the robot doing
- where is the robot
- when will the robot finish
- how much longer
- what zone is the robot in
- status of (robot name)
- what is (robot name) doing
- where is (robot name)
- what is going on
- what is going on right now
- what's going on
- what's going on right now
Alexa
Battery level
- battery
- battery level
- how much battery is left
- what is the battery level
- how charged is the robot
- is the robot charged
- battery of (robot name)
- how much battery does (robot name) have
Alexa
Send the robot home
- go home
- send the robot home
- return to the dock
- dock the robot
- bring the robot home
- send (robot name) home
- dock (robot name)
- bring (robot name) back
Alexa
Pause a job
- pause
- pause the robot
- pause mowing
- pause the current job
- hold the robot
- pause (robot name)
- pause the job on (robot name)
Alexa
Stop a job
- stop the robot
- stop mowing
- stop the mower
- stop the job
- end the job
- end the current job
- stop the current job
- end mowing
- stop blowing snow
- stop (robot name)
- end the job on (robot name)
Alexa
Resume a job
- resume
- resume the robot
- resume mowing
- continue the current job
- keep going
- resume (robot name)
- continue the job on (robot name)
Alexa
Start a plan
- start a plan
- start (plan)
- start the (plan) plan
- run (plan)
- run the (plan) plan
- mow (plan)
- begin (plan)
- start (plan) now
- start (plan) on (robot name)
- run (plan) with (robot name)
- start plan (plan)
- start the (plan)
- run plan (plan)
- start mowing (plan)
- mow the (plan)
- start the plan (plan)
- start the plan called (plan)
Alexa
Skip today
- skip today
- skip today's run
- skip today's scheduled run
- skip mowing today
- skip the schedule today
- do not mow today
- skip today's run for (robot name)
- skip today for (robot name)
Alexa
Pause the schedule
- pause the schedule
- pause the schedule until (day)
- pause scheduling until (day)
- hold the schedule until (day)
- do not run the schedule until (day)
- pause the schedule for (robot name) until (day)
Google Home
“Hey Google…”
Start every command with “Hey Google” (or “OK Google”). Replace (robot name) and (plan) with your robot and plan names as they appear in the Google Home app.
For example: “Hey Google, start the mower in Front Lawn” or “Hey Google, is the mower running?” When you start a job or resume one, Google asks you to confirm first.
Google Home
Robot status
- is the mower running?
- is the mower paused?
- is the mower docked?
- is (robot name) running?
Google Home
Battery level
- what's the mower's battery level?
- how much battery does the mower have?
- is the mower charging?
- what's the battery on (robot name)?
Google Home
Start mowing
- start the mower
- start (robot name)
- start the mower in (plan)
- start (robot name) in (plan)
Google Home
Pause a job
- pause the mower
- pause (robot name)
Google Home
Resume a job
- resume the mower
- unpause the mower
- resume (robot name)
Google Home
Stop a job
- stop the mower
- stop (robot name)
Google Home
Send the robot home
- dock the mower
- dock (robot name)
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