MOVA LiDAX Ultra 1000 AWD vs Mammotion LUBA mini 2 AWD 1000

Same lawn size, same 80% slope rating, same 150-minute runtime, same three-year warranty, both all-wheel drive, both cutting to the edge. The two disagree on the one thing that matters most in a wire-free mower: how it knows where it is.

The MOVA LiDAX Ultra 1000 AWD positions by LiDAR and a camera, with no satellite fix needed, so it works under trees and beside walls, and it detects obstacles by fusing the laser with the camera. It cuts 400 mm wide against 200 mm, at heights from 30 to 100 mm, and publishes 150 zones. The Mammotion LUBA mini 2 AWD 1000 positions by network RTK with a camera, which wants open sky and rewards it with straight lines, publishes a rain sensor and 58 dB against the MOVA's 66 dB, and stands 282 mm tall against 321 mm.

Our engine has the MOVA ahead on cutting and obstacle avoidance; the score card beside this verdict has both Verdict Scores. Look up before choosing: a lawn under mature trees or hemmed in by the house is the MOVA's, an open lawn with a view of the sky is where the LUBA mini's RTK is at its best, and it is the quieter machine.