u/Maleficent-Guess-249

We are choosing grass for the backyard at our new house. It gets used a lot. The kids and dogs run every day. I'm looking for a type that can handle traffic and recover quickly, so I can save on the number of times for lawn care. I live in Louisiana.

I saw some local lawn posts, and it seems like most people here choose either St. Augustine or Bermuda. I'm curious whether anyone picked one for the same reason I'm considering it. Also looking for mowing height advice. I have a Navimow i210, so if anyone uses the same mower with either grass type, what height setting has worked best for you?

So I've spent the last 3 years turning my house into a smart home. Ecobee thermostat, Hue lights, Reolink cams, even got the shades on a schedule. Everything runs through Home Assistant on a Pi 4.

The one thing I still do by hand every single week is mow the lawn lol. About a third of an acre, nothing crazy, but it eats up my Saturday mornings April thru October.

Been poking around at robot mowers but honestly no idea where to start. The RTK ones look promising (no buried wire = yes plase) but theres a huge price range. Some are like 3 grand, some closer to 1k.

My two concerns:

1. slopes. backyard has a decent hill, maybe 20ish percent grade

2. any of these talk to HA or smartthings? or all proprietary apps

anyone here running one? curious what you went with and if it actually works or just becomes another thing to troubleshoot