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Best robot mowers for complex gardens

Robot mowers for plots with several zones, narrow passages, trees and furniture, ranked on obstacle handling and navigation.

A rectangle of open grass suits almost any robot. A garden with flower beds, a trampoline, narrow side passages and a canopy that blocks the sky suits very few. This ranking weights obstacle avoidance above everything else, then navigation, because those are the two things a complicated garden punishes.

10 / 52 models evaluated · Updated

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Weighted for this ranking

Obstacle Avoidance
30%
Navigation
25%
Cutting
10%
Terrain
10%
Ease of Use
10%
Reliability
10%
Features
5%
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  1. Best for complex gardens
    #1
    Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 3000
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    The LUBA 3 for 3,000 m²: all-wheel drive on 80% slopes, a 400 mm deck with 165 W motors, 360° LiDAR, network RTK and two cameras together, and 1,400 m² a charge.

    Navigation
    100 /100
    Cutting
    72 /100
    Terrain
    100 /100
    Obstacle Avoidance
    100 /100
    RTK + Vision + LiDARAWD3,000 m²Boundary wire: not required
    $2,799Check on Amazon.com
  2. #2
    Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 5000
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    Mammotion

    Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 5000

    Highest on this list · Runtime: 3 h 35 min

    All-wheel-drive flagship for 80% slopes and 5,000 m², positioned by 360° LiDAR, network RTK and two cameras together, with no reference antenna to site.

    Navigation
    100 /100
    Cutting
    72 /100
    Terrain
    100 /100
    Obstacle Avoidance
    100 /100
    RTK + Vision + LiDARAWD5,000 m²Boundary wire: not required
    $2,799Check on Amazon.com
  3. #3
    Segway Navimow i210 LiDAR Pro
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    Segway Navimow

    Segway Navimow i210 LiDAR Pro

    Lowest on this list · Noise: 59 dB

    Segway's tri-fusion mower for 1,000 m²: LiDAR, network RTK and a camera together, a 22 cm six-blade disc, EdgeSense edge mowing and a 55% slope rating on three driven wheels.

    Navigation
    100 /100
    Cutting
    72 /100
    Terrain
    73 /100
    Obstacle Avoidance
    100 /100
    RTK + Vision + LiDARAWD1,000 m²Boundary wire: not required
    ≈ $1,740Check price
  4. #5
    Segway Navimow X450
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    Segway Navimow

    Segway Navimow X450

    The 5,000 m² Navimow X4: four-wheel drive with dual suspension for 84% slopes, a 43 cm deck with two 180 W motors, a 15 Ah battery for 1,300 m² a charge and two years of cellular data.

    Navigation
    97 /100
    Cutting
    99 /100
    Terrain
    100 /100
    Obstacle Avoidance
    85 /100
    RTK + VisionAWD5,000 m²Boundary wire: not required
    ≈ $3,480Check price
  5. #6
    Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 1500
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    The smallest LUBA 3: all-wheel drive, 80% slopes and a 400 mm twin-disc deck for 1,500 m², positioned by a 360° LiDAR and two cameras alone, with no network RTK.

    Navigation
    82 /100
    Cutting
    72 /100
    Terrain
    100 /100
    Obstacle Avoidance
    100 /100
    Vision + LiDARAWD1,500 m²Boundary wire: not required
    $2,399Check on Amazon.com
  6. #7
    MOVA LiDAX Ultra 1000 AWD
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    MOVA

    MOVA LiDAX Ultra 1000 AWD

    Best subscore on this list · Value: 63/100

    MOVA's all-wheel-drive LiDAR mower for 1,000 m²: a 40 cm cut from two floating discs, 80% slopes, 6 cm obstacles, 70 m LiDAR with two cameras, edges under 3 cm and 800 m² per charge.

    Navigation
    80 /100
    Cutting
    96 /100
    Terrain
    100 /100
    Obstacle Avoidance
    100 /100
    Vision + LiDARAWD1,000 m²Boundary wire: not required
    ≈ $1,410Check on Amazon.com
  7. #8
    MOVA LiDAX Ultra 1600 AWD
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    The LiDAX Ultra AWD rated for 1,600 m²: the same all-wheel-drive mower as the 1000 AWD, with the 40 cm cut, 80% slopes, 70 m LiDAR with two cameras and 800 m² per charge.

    Navigation
    80 /100
    Cutting
    96 /100
    Terrain
    100 /100
    Obstacle Avoidance
    100 /100
    Vision + LiDARAWD1,600 m²Boundary wire: not required
    ≈ $1,630Check on Amazon.com
  8. #9
    MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000 AWD
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    The largest LiDAX, rated for 2,000 m²: all-wheel drive with two floating 40 cm discs, 80% slopes, 6 cm obstacles, a 70 m LiDAR with two cameras, edges under 3 cm and three years of 4G.

    Navigation
    80 /100
    Cutting
    96 /100
    Terrain
    100 /100
    Obstacle Avoidance
    100 /100
    Vision + LiDARAWD2,000 m²Boundary wire: not required
    ≈ $1,740Check on Amazon.com
  9. #10
    Dreame A3 AWD 1000
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    Dreame

    Dreame A3 AWD 1000

    Lowest price on this list · $1,400

    Dreame's all-wheel-drive mower for 1,000 m²: 360° LiDAR and two cameras instead of RTK or wire, 80% slopes, a 20 cm cut to within 5 cm of an edge, 4G tracking and a three-year warranty.

    Navigation
    82 /100
    Cutting
    65 /100
    Terrain
    100 /100
    Obstacle Avoidance
    100 /100
    Vision + LiDARAWD1,000 m²Boundary wire: not required
    $1,400Check on Amazon.com