How to pick a robot mower

They nibble a little every day. The table is the map: how it knows the edge, how much lawn, and whether it can climb.

Updated September 2026

Compare lawn robots

From the copy on each details page. A check means we found that claim. Blank means we did not — not that the machine lacks it. Name, rating, and price stay put when you scroll sideways.

Robot	Rating	Price	Yard	Slope	Runtime	Wire-free	Boundary wire	Vision	RTK	LiDAR	AWD	Dual discs	Edge trim	Multi-zone	Garage
Husqvarna Automower 440 iQHusqvarna	3.4(27)	$3,672	2 acre	45%	—		—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lymow One PlusLymow	1.0(2)	$3,199	1.7 acre/day	45°	180 min		—			—		—	—		—
HOOKII Neomow X2 ProHOOKII	4.8(13)	$2,499	1.5 acre	—	150 min	—	—				—	—	—		—
Mammotion LUBA 2 AWD 5000HXMammotion	4.3(481)	$2,299	1.5 acre	80%	180 min		—			—		—	—		—
Husqvarna Automower 420 iQHusqvarna	3.8(30)	—	1 acre	45%	—		—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—
Segway Navimow X430Segway	4.4(120)	—	1 acre	84%	180 min		—			—			—		—
Worx Landroid Vision Cloud WR340Worx	3.2(12)	$1,750	1 acre	—	140 min	—	—			—	—	—	—	—	—
ANTHBOT Genie 3000Anthbot	4.0(166)	—	0.75 acre	—	160 min		—			—	—	—	—		—
ECOVACS GOAT A3000 LiDAR PROEcovacs	3.7(121)	$2,500	0.75 acre	—	180 min	—	—	—			—	—		—	—
Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 3000HMammotion	4.3(161)	—	0.75 acre	80%	180 min	—	—						—		—
MOVA Lidax Ultra 3000 AWDMova	3.6(30)	$2,399	0.75 acre	80%	160 min		—						—	—	—
Sunseeker X7 AWDSunseeker	3.4(51)	—	0.75 acre	—	170 min	—	—			—		—	—		—
Husqvarna Automower 410 iQHusqvarna	3.6(79)	$2,600	0.5 acre	45%	160 min		—	—		—	—	—	—		—
Sunseeker X5 AWDSunseeker	4.3(34)	$1,400	0.5 acre	—	150 min		—			—		—	—		—
Worx Landroid Vision Cloud WR320Worx	3.8(66)	$1,250	0.5 acre	—	120 min	—	—			—	—	—	—		—
Segway Navimow i215Segway	3.5(2)	—	0.37 acre	45%	150 min		—		—		—	—	—	—	—
Sunseeker X3 PlusSunseeker	4.1(55)	$837	0.3 acre	—	140 min		—			—	—	—	—		—
ANTHBOT Genie 600Anthbot	3.6(73)	—	0.25 acre	—	120 min		—			—	—	—	—		—
ECOVACS GOAT O1000 RTK CareEcovacs	4.0(175)	$1,000	0.25 acre	—	150 min		—	—		—	—	—	—		—
MOVA LiDAX Ultra 1000MOVA	4.2(82)	$999	0.25 acre	45%	150 min		—				—	—	—	—	—
Segway Navimow i110NSegway	4.0(497)	—	0.25 acre	—	150 min	—	—			—	—	—	—		—
Segway Navimow i210 AWDSegway	4.4(41)	$1,049	0.25 acre	45%	150 min		—			—		—	—		—
Sunseeker S4Sunseeker	4.3(34)	$1,280	0.25 acre	—	120 min	—	—		—		—	—	—		—
RoboUP Raccoon 2 SERoboUP	3.3(27)	$579	0.15 acre	—	90 min		—			—	—	—	—		—
Segway Navimow i206 AWDSegway	4.0(70)	$849	0.15 acre	45%	120 min		—			—		—	—	—	—
Sunseeker V3Sunseeker	3.2(34)	$799	0.15 acre	42%	100 min	—	—		—	—	—	—	—		—
ANTHBOT M5Anthbot	4.3(367)	$799	0.13 acre	45%	90 min	—	—			—	—	—	—
Segway Navimow i105Segway	4.1(399)	$799	0.13 acre	—	180 min	—	—			—	—	—	—		—
Airseekers Tron SEAirseekers	1.0(1)	$1,299	—	65%	180 min	—	—			—	—	—	—		—
Dreame A3 AWD ProDreame	4.0(12)	$2,500	0.62 acre	7°	180 min		—						—		—
ECOVACS GOAT A2000 LiDAR PROEcovacs	4.0(175)	$2,000	—	—	160 min	—	—	—			—	—		—	—
ECOVACS GOAT O1000 LiDAR PROEcovacs	4.0(164)	$1,500	0.25 acre	—	150 min	—	—				—	—		—	—
eufy Robot Lawn Mower E15Eufy	4.0(103)	—	0.2 acre	—	120 min	—	—			—	—	—	—		—
GARDENA SILENO FlexGardena	3.6(55)	$411	—	—	90 min	—			—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gardena SILENO Life 16200Gardena	4.1(65)	$1,215	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gardena SILENO Life 8100Gardena	4.2(343)	$1,106	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gardena Sileno MinimoGardena	3.4(1,238)	$905	—	—	65 min	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LawnMaster OcuMowLawnMaster	4.0(45)	$500	—	—	90 min	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—

How to read the table

Most of this aisle is wire-free. A check under Boundary wire is the old method: you trench a loop. That is still Gardena Sileno Minimo, Sileno Flex, and the classic Landroid WR165. Everything else maps with cameras, an RTK pole, LiDAR, or Husqvarna’s EPOS.

Columns stack on purpose. RTK plus vision is the usual Navimow / LUBA / Sunseeker setup. LiDAR plus vision is the no-pole pitch — GOAT and Dreame A3. AWD and dual discs are the hill columns, not a bigger yard. Edge trim is almost only GOAT TruEdge. A garage in the box is almost only Anthbot M5.

Yard and slope

Read the Yard cell for the lawn you have, not the biggest number on the page. The catalog runs from small strips (about 0.15 acre) to Husqvarna 440 iQ at about 2 acres. A 0.75-acre AWD on a courtyard is wasted weight.

Slope is a different product. Numbers in the table are what the listing claimed — 80% is a real bank (LUBA 3, Mini 2, some 4WD). A blank slope usually means a flat-yard machine. Runtime is a session, then it docks: most sit between 90 and 180 minutes.

How to read the ribbons

Colored prize ribbons are 2026 roundups. Each publication keeps the same color. Gold Highly rated is Amazon owners only — enough reviews that the average sits clearly in the 4s. A list cannot grant it.

They do not pick one winner. GOAT A3000 and LUBA 3 sit on three lists. Navimow X430, Landroid WR340, Airseekers Tron SE, Dreame A3, Sunseeker S4, Sunseeker X7, and eufy E15 sit on two. Wirecutter’s daily driver is the WR340 (vision, no pole). Bob Vila’s overall is the X430. Reviewed’s overall is the Goat. Popular Mechanics’ overall is the X7. Consumer Reports’ small-yard pick is the wire-bound Sileno Minimo.

A straightforward pick

Small simple yard, easiest unbox: Landroid WR340 or a small Navimow. Open quarter-acre or more, okay with an RTK pole: Navimow i215, then X430 as the lot grows. Want LiDAR and no mast: GOAT A3000. Actual hills: LUBA 3 AWD or Dreame A3. Husqvarna service: 410 iQ. Small yard and you will bury wire: Sileno Minimo. Do not buy a one-acre machine for a courtyard.