Anthbot M9

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 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 M5 LiDAR is the 500 m2 M5 body with the RTK receiver swapped for a 360-degree LiDAR dome on top, priced at $799 direct against $949 list. With no reference station to mount and no satellite fix to wait for, it maps by auto-mapping or driving the perimeter and holds position under trees and against walls where the RTK M5 needs open sky. It keeps the dual 150-degree HDR cameras for obstacle recognition, the 7.9 inch five-blade disc, 1.2 to 2.8 inch app height, 45 percent slope rating, 58 dB noise, rain sensing and IPX6 washdown. The trade-offs are real: the 2.5 Ah battery gives roughly 40 minutes per charge with a 60 minute recharge, and one hands-on test found the LiDAR track snakes slightly more than RTK through narrow passages and hesitates at high-contrast surface changes, while still scoring it 85/100 for mapping speed, edge tuning and moving between zones through gaps and ramps. 4G remote access is paid after the trial. Weight is not published and only two reviews sit on the product page. The cataloged rival is the Ecovacs Goat O1000 LiDAR Pro at $1,499 for a quarter acre; the M5 LiDAR halves the price for half the area, so it suits small, enclosed, tree-shaded lawns better than the RTK M5 does.

Best for Small, enclosed lawns up to 1/8 acre with tree cover, walls or narrow side passages that would starve an RTK antenna.

The Yuka mini is the cheapest way into a wire-free, station-free robot mower from a brand with a real support desk, and at $749 for the 600H (or about $949 for the 800H at Home Depot) it undercuts the Navimow i105 while still carrying a 3-year warranty. There is no RTK antenna: it pulls free NetRTK corrections over your Wi-Fi and leans on two front cameras to track the grass edge, which is why it auto-maps a small yard in ten minutes. It is a 23 pound, rear-drive machine with a 7.5 inch disc and a 2.0 to 3.5 inch cut, rated for 50 percent slopes, though owners with bumpy or sloped yards say the front caster and lift sensor trip constantly and they end up rescuing it. On flat lawns under a fifth of an acre owners are happy: quiet, tidy stripes, and they like that it stays in bounds even where GPS is weak. Weak points are an app that lacks polish, cautious behavior around tree trunks that leaves rings of long grass, no built-in 4G (a $129 module adds it) and a 2 inch minimum height that rules out a tight cut. Mammotion has since released the LiDAR Yuka mini 2 at $1,399, so this is the value play. Best for flat, simple yards up to 0.2 acres and first-time robot owners.

Best for Flat suburban yards up to a fifth of an acre where a cheap, station-free mower with real warranty support is the goal.

The i110N is the same 7.1 in body as the i105N with double the battery (5.1Ah, about 120 minutes per charge) so it can cover a quarter acre, and it won Tom's Guide's Editor's Choice for cut consistency at a price that has slid from $1,299 at launch to a $929 list and frequent sub-$800 sales. It uses Segway's EFLS 2.0 RTK plus a front VisionFence camera, so when the satellite fix wobbles under trees it can hold the boundary visually for a while instead of wandering off. Reviewers consistently praise the straight, overlapping stripes with no missed patches and the near-silent 58 dB operation that makes night mowing realistic. The complaints are the flip side of the budget price: it is slow (Tom's Guide clocked roughly three times the time of push mowing), the 30% slope rating and front-wheel drive mean it spins out on real hills, PCWorld's unit repeatedly drove off curbs because there is no drop-off detection, and GPS anti-theft needs the $120 Access+ 4G module. Segway has pulled it from its own store in favor of the i210 AWD, but Home Depot still stocks it. For a flat quarter-acre suburban lot it remains one of the cheapest dependable wire-free options; if your yard has slopes or a parking strip, look at the i210 AWD or a Luba Mini instead.

Best for Flat quarter-acre suburban yards where you want a quiet, accurate wire-free mower on a budget and can live with slow cycles.