Pruning shears

Shears, comprising:

• a housing comprising
• a motor portion at which a motor and a rack gear is disposed, the rack gear operably coupled to the motor;
• and
• a handle portion comprising a trigger operatively coupled to the motor to control operation of the motor, the handle portion comprising a trigger lock configured to prevent actuation of the trigger until the trigger lock is depressed;
• a frame extending from the motor portion of the housing;
• a support blade affixed to the frame;
• a cutting blade adjacent to the support blade and coupled to the rack gear, wherein the cutting blade and the support blade form a blade assembly;
• an inductive sensor placed near the blade assembly to detect a position of the cutting blade relative to the support blade;
• and
• a control board operatively coupled to the inductive sensor, the motor, and the trigger, the control board configured to control operation of the motor and the cutting blade based on a position of the cutting blade as indicated by the inductive sensor, wherein the control board is configured to cause the shears to perform operations, the operations comprising a trigger wait state corresponding to release of the trigger via actuation of the trigger lock, wherein, after the trigger is pulled, the operations comprise an active track state in which a maximum open distance of the cutting blade is alterable, via the rack gear, based on a trigger pull, and the position of the cutting blade.