Finally, humanity has found the perfect use for the $3,500 automatic robotic lawn mower. That’s playing Doom, id Software’s influential first-person shooter released in 1993.
After debuting at the DreamHack Winter event in Sweden last November, outdoor power tool manufacturer Husqvarna announced Friday that an officially sanctioned port of Doom will be released via a downloadable update for its NERA Automower line of robotic lawn mowers.
Husqvarna will offer the first episode of the classic game from April 9 to September 9, which will be playable on approximately 30,000 Automower NERA devices. Each Wi-Fi lawn mower is equipped with a small color display, as well as a control knob for movement and several buttons for firing weapons, opening doors, etc.
“The original team at id Software boasted some of the best developers of all time,” Björn Mannefred, robotics software engineer at Husqvarna, said in a press release. “What they created with Doom in 1993 was world-class and set the stage for many of the great games of today. This is also a huge inspiration for us at Husqvarna.”
“This is a really cool update that highlights the pioneering spirit that characterizes Husqvarna’s engineers and pays tribute to the founder of Doom,” he added.
Sure. you are ~can do Play Doom with a very expensive robot lawn mower. But do you really want to do it? It may not be the most ideal way to experience the groundbreaking shooter, but it’s certainly a unique place to find ultra-violent video games.
It’s also the latest example of a trend that developers, hackers, and engineers are trying out. Get Doom up and running A truly wide variety of devices. Doom has been ported to everything from ATMs to pregnancy tests, ultrasound scanners, LEGO bricks (with screens), digital price tags, and even more. gut bacteria.
Doom was like that too. Recorded on the Dogecoin blockchaina replica of the game Dedicated to the Bitcoin Blockchain. These are all unofficial ports and conversions, but this Lawn Mower port has the blessing of id Software.
“Over the past 30 years, we’ve been continually amazed by the passion and creativity of the Doom community,” said Marty Stratton, id Software Studio Director. “The list of ‘things that run Doom’ is truly amazing. And I’m very happy to finally see a robotic lawn mower added to the list.
“The engineers at Husqvarna have done a great job and we appreciate the creative and entertaining compliments,” continued Stratton.
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.
