Anthbot M5 LiDAR

The M5 is the entry point to Anthbot's 2026 M series, a compact wire-free mower rated for 500 m2 (about 1/8 acre) that anthbot.com sells for $649 against a $799 list, or $679 with a garage. It uses the same full-band RTK receiver and two 150-degree HDR cameras as the M9, and the cameras run visual odometry so it keeps mowing when a house or tree blocks the satellite view; a 4G module is built in with no subscription, and NetRTK positioning (no base station) comes as a three-month trial. The deck is a 7.9 inch five-blade disc with 1.2 to 2.8 inch app-set height, it climbs 45 percent, mows about 150 m2 an hour at 58 dB, and rain sensing sends it home. Reviewers who ran one found setup and mapping the easy part and cut quality fine on maintained grass, but reported missed slivers along edges, slower edge passes, and a mower that struggles once grass is overgrown or the layout gets intricate. Runtime and weight are not published. Against the Segway Navimow i105N ($799, 0.12 acre) it costs $150 less and adds 4G and a rain sensor; against Anthbot's own Genie 600e it trades the four-camera array for a newer body with on-edge mowing.

Best for Small, flat, simply shaped lawns up to about 1/8 acre where a $650 wire-free mower only has to keep grass short.

The M9 is the M5 body with a 5 Ah, 90 Wh battery, rated for 1,000 m2 (about a quarter acre) and sold direct for $699 against an $899 list, or $769 with a garage. Positioning is full-band RTK from an included reference station plus dual 150-degree HDR cameras, with NetRTK over the built-in 4G as an option, so there is no wire and setup takes about ten minutes. It cuts with a 7.9 inch five-blade disc at 1.2 to 2.8 inches, climbs 45 percent, runs about 90 minutes per charge and recharges in 90 more, weighs 22.5 lb, and stays under 58 dB. Two independent hands-on reviews were positive: one had it navigate an L-shaped lawn with clothesline poles cleanly and leave neat U-pattern stripes on uneven ground, the other watched it finish about 80 percent of a yard in 77 minutes while steering around dog holes and shrubs, and both praised the beginner-friendly app. The gripes are the 2.8 inch maximum height, lower than the 3.5 inches a Navimow allows, occasional false stops for shadows, and a remap if the first auto-map comes out loose. Against the Segway Navimow i110N ($929, same quarter acre) it is $230 cheaper, includes 4G and a rain sensor and cuts wider; the Mammotion Yuka mini ($749) is the closer fight, and the M9 is rated for more ground.

Best for Flat or gently rolling quarter-acre lawns for first-time robot owners who want RTK precision and 4G for under $700.

The Anthbot Genie started as a Kickstarter in 2024 and has settled into the role of the budget RTK mower that actually works on a plain lawn. In fall 2026 Anthbot sells the 600e for $699, the 1000 for $799 and the 3000 for $899 direct, which is less than half of what Mammotion or Roborock charge for similar coverage, and the 3000 is rated for up to 0.89 acres. The hardware is modest: a 7.9 inch disc, 1.2 to 2.8 inch app-set height, rear-wheel drive and a 45 percent slope rating, but the 10 Ah battery in the 3000 runs about four hours, it is one of the quietest mowers at 58 dB, and an included RTK antenna plus four cameras handle positioning and obstacles. Owners who set the antenna in open sky say mapping was easy, the stripes look professional and it handles multiple zones well; the negative reviews are the flip side, describing RTK dropouts near houses, a stubborn firmware update at first setup, over-cautious stops for leaves, and a unit that degraded badly in its second season with slow support. The narrow deck means a large yard takes two passes to look finished. It competes with the Navimow i105 on price while covering far more ground, and the Yuka mini beats it on setup simplicity. Best for budget buyers with flat, open lawns up to three-quarters of an acre.

Best for Budget shoppers with flat, open lawns up to three-quarters of an acre who want RTK precision without a $2,000 price tag.

The N8 is Anthbot's 4-in-1 mower, on sale since September 10, 2026 at $1,699: it mows, mulches, bags clippings into a 23 liter rear bin, and sweeps leaves, and when a radar sensor sees the bin is full it drives to a dump point you set in the app, empties, and resumes. Rated for 1,500 m2 (about 3/8 acre) at 135 m2 an hour, it positions with full-band RTK plus dual 150-degree HDR cameras, with NetRTK over 4G as a paid option, and carries the same 1,000-object AI avoidance as the M series. The deck is a 7.9 inch disc at 1.2 to 2.8 inches with a 4,000 rpm cyclone fan behind it, the 9.2 Ah, 198 Wh battery recharges in about 80 minutes, and it weighs 36 lb before the bag goes on. Anthbot rates it at 58 dB mowing but 68 dB collecting, and it only manages about 200 m2 per charge with the bag attached, so a full 3/8 acre bagging run is several cycles. It climbs 45 percent, has a rain sensor and an LED for low light, and Anthbot's own listing says the sweeper is for a light layer of leaves, not piles. This entry is built from Anthbot's published specs rather than independent testing. The cataloged comparison is the Mammotion Yuka ($1,349), which also sweeps and collects but cuts 12.6 inches wide and is rated for 0.75 acre; the N8 costs $350 more with a narrower deck, and its case is the 23 liter bin and the choice to bag clippings rather than mulch them.

Best for Lawns up to 3/8 acre where the owner wants clippings bagged and fall leaves swept rather than mulched, and has a spot to dump them.

The S4 is Sunseeker's first LiDAR mower and its cheapest wire-free model with real positioning: a 172-channel 3D LiDAR dome on top plus a front camera build a 3D map of the yard, so there is no RTK antenna to mount and no need for open sky. It is rated for 0.25 acre, climbs 42%, cuts a narrow 7 in swath from 1.6 to 3.2 in, and runs about 90 minutes on its 20 V 4Ah pack before an 80 minute charge. Sunseeker sells it for $999.99 against a $1,799.99 list, and Amazon has dipped under $1,000. Tom's Guide ran one for a month on a 5,900 sq ft two-zone lot and rated it 4/5: auto-mapping worked on the first try, the app shows the LiDAR map of the yard in 3D, it rerouted around a bulldog and a Wiffle ball, and switching the cut direction to traceless removed the striping between passes. The complaint was edges - the blades sit 4.3 in inside the housing, so keep a trimmer handy despite the 1.2 in edge claim. It also went dead after standing water from a two-inch storm and needed a day to dry out. Store owners with oaks and maples report it holds position under canopy where their GPS mowers failed, and the 31.5 in passage width gets it through side yards. Against the Ecovacs GOAT O1000 LiDAR Pro it covers the same quarter acre for $500 less with a narrower deck.

Best for Quarter-acre lots under heavy tree cover or with narrow side passages, where an RTK antenna would never get a clean sky view.

MOVA is Dreame's sister brand, and the LiDAX Ultra is its wire-free, RTK-free entry line: the Ultra 1000 covers a quarter acre for $899 (list $1,299) and the Ultra 2000 a half acre for $1,199 (list $1,799), sold at mova.tech, Home Depot and Amazon. Both share one body with a 360-degree 3D LiDAR dome and a front AI camera, a 7.9 inch three-blade disc, 1.2 to 3.9 inch electric height, 45 percent slopes, 57 dB and about 30 pounds; the 2000 gets a 5 Ah pack (70 to 90 minutes) instead of 4 Ah and ships with the 4G Link module the 1000 sells separately. Reviewers who ran them found the mowing itself clean and quiet, with a four-zone half-acre yard done in about two hours over two charges, but setup took patience and remapping. The consistent weakness is the running gear: front casters that hang up on sand and two-inch transitions, wheels that spin on soft slopes, and a bumper that let one unit grind into a stone wall it should have seen. One reviewer needed extensive no-go zones before the 1000 behaved. Against a Dreame A3 AWD at $1,599 for the same half acre, the 2000 saves $400 and gives up AWD and slope grip; a Sunseeker S4 undercuts the 1000 at $999.

Best for Flat, open lawns up to half an acre with few hard edges, for buyers who want LiDAR mapping without an RTK antenna at the lowest MOVA price.