2. Which of the two distribution set-ups should Bosch focus on most? Before the traditional lawnmower, people used scythes to out the grass. In 1827 the English engineer Edwin Beard Budding invented the first lawnmower. Colonel Edwin George manufactured the first gasoline-powered mower in 1919. The Australian company Victa started production of the first rotary mowers in 1952. After that several models were made. The latest, the robotic lawn-mower, entered the market in the year 1995 (by Husqvarna).