Fit guides by yard type
Reviews rank mowers in the abstract. These guides start from the thing about your yard that rules models out.
Robot mowers for steep yards
Which models clear a 30% slope, and which stop at 20%.
Robot mowers under heavy tree cover
RTK signal dies under canopy. LiDAR, vision and wire don't care.
Robot mowers for a half-acre lawn
Sized with the 20–30% headroom dealers recommend.
Robot mowers for one acre
Only a handful of residential models are rated for 40,000+ sq ft.
Robot mowers for front and back lawns
Multi-zone support, passage widths and gate handling.
Robot mowers for a narrow side yard
Minimum passage widths from 2 ft to 3.5 ft, model by model.
Robot mowers without Wi-Fi at the lawn
Models with a cellular module included.
Robot mowers and dogs
Pet detection, small-object avoidance and schedules.
Robot mowers with no boundary wire
RTK, LiDAR and vision navigation compared for wire-free lawns.