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KRCB 2015 02

# Kinematic Risk Consumer Bulletin

**LRRK Watch / Open-Source Intelligence** — Signals across consumer systems that sense, move, and act in homes and yards.

**Issue type.** Monthly KRCB (calendar reconstruction). LC-3 / Consumer. Not the weekday 24–48h poll.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Window | 1–28 February 2015 |
| Collection cutoff | 28 February 2015 |
| Compiled Date | 19 August 2026 |
| Platform | Quiet Systems |
| Reconstruction | 19 August 2026 from public sources. Only in-window publications and dated official pages count as signals. |
| Data label | Open-source intelligence // LRRK analytic product // retrospective monthly filing |
| Handling | Public-source material. Image rights require separate verification before publication. |
| Scope | Consumer kinematic electronics only (home, yard, companion, educational). |
| Classes in frame | Robot vacuums / mop combos · robotic lawn mowers · window-cleaning robots · pool-cleaning robots · robot pets / companion animals · social / desk companions · educational / programmable kits · robotic litter boxes · security / home patrol robots · consumer robotic arms · elder-care / assistive companions · kitchen / food-prep robots · toy / entertainment robots · niche outdoor / garden robots · emerging general-purpose or humanoid home robots |
| Spine | Reputable channels for injury, death, incidents, and safety recalls (CPSC, Health Canada, EU Safety Gate / RAPEX, UK OPSS, manufacturer recall pages, named newsrooms, dockets). |
| Color | Message boards, consumer forums, and Reddit — annotated context only. Never Fact without a reputable primary. |

## Executive read

### BLUF

February is a yard-connectivity file, not an injury file. Husqvarna puts a GPRS/SIM module and a phone app on Automower 320 / 330X so a blade robot can be started, stopped, parked, and GPS-tracked from another city. FCC docket 15-30 opens the same day as a comment request; the waiver is not granted this month.

### Key judgments

1. **[Assessment — High confidence]** Husqvarna’s 5 February Swedish press names Automower Connect for models **320** and **330X**, spring launch, dealer-installed GPRS hardware about **1,750** kronor, SIM at **25 MB/month**, free iOS/Android app, start/stop/park, and theft alarm plus location.
2. **[Assessment — High confidence]** FCC OET DA-15-165 (5 February, docket **15-30**) is a comment request on iRobot’s Part 15 waiver, not a grant. Comments due 9 March; grant is August and is out of this window.
3. **[Inference — Moderate confidence]** Remote start of an unattended cutting means is a new trust surface on a class that EN 50636-2-107 has just begun to constrain. It is not a recall.

### Analytic labels
- **Fact** — verified reporting or primary record
- **Assessment** — analytic judgment
- **Inference** — reasoned but not directly observed
- **Uncertainty** — unresolved information gap

### Source grades
- **A1** — authoritative primary record / directly confirmed
- **B1–B2** — generally reliable and corroborated
- **C3** — useful but requires caution (typical for forums)

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## 01. Husqvarna Automower Connect — remote start/stop of a blade robot, plus GPS theft track

*Event / publication dates: 5 February 2015 (Husqvarna Sverige / Mynewsdesk)*

**Product class.** Robotic lawn mowers

**Verified record — [Fact — A1]** Husqvarna Sverige, 5 February 2015: “Husqvarnas app Automower Connect gör att du, oavsett var du än befinner dig i världen, kan fjärrstyra din Husqvarna Automower®.” Launch “i vår” (this spring). In-scope models: Automower **320** and **330X**. Functions named: current status; start, stop, and park commands; full menu including cutting height; theft alarm and the ability to track the mower. Communications: **GPRS**, dealer-installed; hardware about **1,750 kronor**; a SIM in the mower, “**25 MB/månad** räcker”; app free on App Store and Google Play. The same text restates 320/330X as high-capacity machines that handle slopes up to **45%**. [Husqvarna / Mynewsdesk](https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/husqvarna/pressreleases/styr-din-robotgraesklippare-fraan-mobilen-1113419). Same-day companion release (new 310 / 315 compact models; 20-year Automower anniversary) is a SKU refresh, not a safety file. [Husqvarna, 5 February](https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/husqvarna/pressreleases/husqvarna-automower-r-firar-20-aar-med-tvaa-nya-robotgraesklippare-1114093).

No injury count. No RAPEX ID. No CPSC page.

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