The Best Robot Lawn Mowers of 2025

We first saw the Ecovacs Goat A3000 Lidar Robot Lawn Mower at CES in 2025, and our minds were officially blown. It was the biggest (non-commercial) robot lawn mower we'd seen to date, and it was moving around the show floor, ready to eat up some grass, however unlikely in Las Vegas. Once the A3000 hit the market in the early summer, we brought it home to test out on a real lawn—one that's .75 acres, gently hilly, and split by a retaining wall. Would the Goat rise to the challenge?

After mowing with it over the course of a month, it absolutely has kept things looking neat. For navigation, it utilizes both an AI camera and a top-oriented 360-degree LiDAR, creating maps that become increasingly detailed with each subsequent run. During setup, you will have to remotely control the robot and walk it around the perimeter of your yard to create a boundary.

Then, let it run. You can send the A3000 from the Ecovacs app on your phone whenever you want, or you can create a schedule to have it clip grass, say, every Friday morning. You can also select between Auto, Area, Edge, Manual, and Enhanced programs. For example, Auto has the bot mow your entire yard, whereas area allows you to divide your map and mow one or multiple smaller sections.

It mows quickly and charges quickly, covering about 1,000 square feet in about 45 minutes. There are numerous settings you can control, including mowing direction (it mows on the bias by default) and cutting height. Additionally, it features a rain sensor that can be activated, which will automatically return the mower to the charging station when rain is detected.

If we had a complaint—and we do—it's that the A3000 doesn't come with a roof on its charging station, although one can be purchased separately. With so much delicate technology, including that LiDAR on top, we think it warrants protection for the asking price.

Otherwise, the Ecovacs A300 is by far the best robot lawn mower we've tested to date, and it won our Best of Year award in 2025.

Setting up the Eufy E18 robot lawn mower is incredibly easy. You take it out of the box, download the Eufy app, find a spot in your yard (near an electrical outlet) for the base, and then secure it in place with a hammer. Next, walk through the process of connecting it to your Wi-Fi. After that, you send it out on an initial run, and it does all your yard mapping for you, thanks to its semantic AI camera and stereo 3D cameras, which "ensures stable navigation through pure vision FSD technology with high-precision cameras and intelligent algorithms." No need for wires, GPS, or GNSS. It will even operate if it travels past the range of your home Wi-Fi.

Eufy’s product specs state that the E18 can auto-map up to 1/3 acre, but we managed to cover close to 3/4 acre with minimal issues.

Obstacle avoidance, one of the biggest challenges for robot lawn mowers—and their older counterparts, robot vacuums—has been problematic in the past, but is becoming more refined as time passes. The Eufy E18 has little trouble. It occasionally got stuck in ruts on the boundary between the lawn and wooded area, as well as where the lawn met a retaining wall. However, it was either able to back itself out, or we would have to move it manually. It occurred so infrequently over the month of testing that it was hardly a nuisance. You can also set boundaries and “no-go” zones on the map in the app, preventing the robot mower from getting stuck in the same area repeatedly.

The actual mowing of the grass was uneven during testing—literally. During some outings, the mower worked its way across the lawn in orderly rows, clipping grass evenly. This was especially true when we had a long, straight stretch of lawn. However, when the mower had to tackle less boxy areas, such as a crescent-shaped portion of the front yard with a circular mound for a lamppost, it got confused and created some interesting patterns on the grass. Ultimately, it accomplishes most of the mapped area during each run, but it occasionally leaves lines of longer grass tufts or random patches.

For optimal, even coverage, we found it most beneficial to schedule the robot lawn mower to run every 2-3 days.

Speaking of scheduling, this is one of the many convenient functions that the Eufy app allows you to perform. You can also break your lawn map into different zones and have the mower tackle some or all of them at a time. Through the app, you can control the mower from anywhere in the world (like we did from South Korea, while the mower was in Massachusetts). The only problem we encountered with the app was creating a Must-Go zone across a piece of lawn that the mower didn’t initially map. For some reason, the E18 wouldn't go there.

When all is said and done, the Eufy E18 is a fantastic companion for any homeowner who has little time for yard work. Will you need to break out a real mower from time to time? Yes, for complete grooming. But in the meantime, the Eufy E18 will keep your yard looking sharp while you enjoy a margarita on the patio.

The Lymow One isn’t your average backyard helper—it’s a lawn-dominating machine built for acreage and slopes. Instead of wheels, it rides on tank-like treads, gripping steep terrain (up to 45 degrees) and rolling confidently over bumps, roots, and rough ground. Under the hood, dual mulching blades spin at 6,000 rpm, providing the cutting power of a traditional gas mower while producing fine clippings that nourish your soil. It can cover up to 15 acres, making it one of the few robots that can replace—not just supplement—a ride-on mower.

Its real breakthrough is navigation. Lymow’s LySee system combines RTK, VSLAM, and AI vision for centimeter-level precision without the need for boundary wires. The mower recognizes obstacles, avoids pets, and intelligently charts paths in complex environments, even under trees where GPS signals can be disrupted. Safety sensors and a rugged build round out the package, ensuring a smooth and secure experience.

For large-lot homeowners who are tired of mowing marathons, the Lymow One brings professional-grade performance and true autonomy to residential lawns.

We saw it in action at IFA Berlin 2025, and it launched earlier this summer, but since it's new to the market, we haven't had the opportunity to test it ourselves. Look for an update in the spring.

If precision is your priority, the Mammotion Luba Mini AWD LiDAR might be the smartest mower ever built. It’s the first robot mower to combine LiDAR, RTK, and camera vision, fusing three positioning systems to deliver pinpoint navigation—even in shady, obstacle-filled yards where lesser models get lost. Its solid-state 144-beam LiDAR builds a 3D map of your lawn in real-time, while the all-wheel-drive system handles slopes of up to 80% with steady traction and control.

The Mammotion robot lawn mower is brand new, having been introduced in fall 2025, when we saw it on the show floor at IFA Berlin. We haven't tested it yet, but we plan to in the spring of 2026.

The app lets you design and save up to 20 mow zones, add no-go areas, and adjust mowing schedules or cutting heights—all without ever touching a boundary wire. It’s ideal for medium-sized yards (around 1,500 square meters) that need finesse more than brute strength.

Earlier Mammotion models ranked near the top of our tests for consistency and durability, and the Luba Mini pushes that formula even further with smarter sensors, faster setup, and whisper-quiet operation. It’s a high-tech investment, but for anyone who loves automation done right, it’s an impressive leap forward in robotic mowing.

Better known for its people-moving accessories, Segway’s robot lawn mower product stacks up surprisingly well against some of the best robot lawn mowers we tested, holding its own at half the price of other comparable models.

Another robot lawn mower that utilizes RTK technology, the Navimow i105N’s antenna is slightly smaller than the one used by the Luba 2. Still, the GPS technology otherwise works the same, with an initial setup process that requires users to plot out mowing zones and areas to avoid—ostensibly a one-time lap around the yard, but only if done well.

Our observation was that the cut quality was a little less consistent with the Navimow product than the Luba, particularly around the edges of the map or near dead spots in the yard (which it often interpreted as physical objects to avoid rather than grass to be mowed). However, the same vision technology that led to that quirk also did an exceptional job helping this robot lawn mower consistently avoid objects ranging from footballs and lawn tools to chairs and pets.

It may not be the biggest or strongest mower on the market. Still, it’s a great introduction at a competitive price point, making it a good option for many, especially those with a simple yard and a well-defined cutting area, as well as a few potential danger zones. Soft soil stood out as one particular area where the Navimow struggled.