Best robot mower
The best robot mower for a small lawn
Prices checked
The cheapest model that meets every requirement
Ecovacs GOAT O600 RTK, $1,099
If your lawn isn’t the one this list assumes, the answer changes: change it in the matcher.
A small suburban block usually means two patches of grass, front and back, joined by a path or a driveway, on a gentle grade. That rules out more mowers than size does: the mower has to map separate zones and reach both without a buried wire.
The case below is a modest front-and-back block with a mild slope and an open sky.
What it has to have
- Rated for 400 m² or more. The maker's rated area is the most lawn it keeps cut; below that it falls behind in the growing season.
- Climbs 20% or steeper. Past its rated slope a mower slips, stalls or leaves the steep patch uncut.
- Maps separate lawns. Front and back lawns joined by a path or driveway need a mower that maps each one as a zone.
- No boundary wire. You'd rather draw the boundary in an app than bury a wire around every edge.
Our picks, cheapest first
10 of the 15 robot mowers we compare meet every requirement.
$1,099
was $1,299 · ECOVACS AU
- 600 m²
- 45% slope
- RTK + camera
- Multi-zone
$2,299
Mammotion AU
- 1,000 m²
- 45% slope
- LiDAR + camera
- 10 zones
- 2WD
No. 3
$2,499
eufy AU
- 800 m²
- 33% slope
- Camera only
- Multi-zone
How to choose
On a small lawn the rated area is rarely the limit, so look at how each mower knows where it is. RTK models such as Ecovacs's GOAT O600 RTK need a reference station mounted with a clear view of the sky; camera and LiDAR models such as eufy's E15 and Mammotion's YUKA mini 2 need none. If big trees shade the grass, answer yes to the shade question in the matcher and the satellite-only models drop out.
Some mowers that look right miss here. Dreame's A1 Pro is cheap for its rating but treats a second lawn as a second map with its own charging station, every Navimow shows a price on its Australian site without taking orders, and Husqvarna's entry Automower needs a boundary wire.
Every model that fits
Robot mowers that meet every requirement for small lawns
| Model | AU price | Rated area | Slope | Navigation | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecovacs GOAT O600 RTK | $1,099 | 600 m² | 45% | RTK + camera | See price (opens in a new tab) |
| Mammotion YUKA mini 2 1000 | $2,299 | 1,000 m² | 45% | LiDAR + camera | See price (opens in a new tab) |
| eufy E15 | $2,499 | 800 m² | 33% | Camera only | See price (opens in a new tab) |
| Ecovacs GOAT A2000 LiDAR Pro | $2,999 | 2,000 m² | 50% | LiDAR + camera | See price (opens in a new tab) |
| eufy E18 | $2,999.95 | 1,200 m² | 33% | Camera only | See price (opens in a new tab) |
| Mammotion LUBA mini 2 AWD 1500 | $3,499 | 1,500 m² | 80% | LiDAR + camera | See price (opens in a new tab) |
| Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 1500 | $3,899 | 1,500 m² | 80% | LiDAR + camera | See price (opens in a new tab) |
| Husqvarna Automower 312V | $4,499 | 1,200 m² | 40% | RTK + camera | See price (opens in a new tab) |
| Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 3000 | $4,899 | 3,000 m² | 80% | RTK + LiDAR + camera | See price (opens in a new tab) |
| Husqvarna Automower 410 iQ | $5,999 | 2,000 m² | 45% | RTK | See price (opens in a new tab) |
Sources
Ecovacs GOAT O600 RTK: $1,099 including GST; specifications from Ecovacs’s own pages, linked on its model page. (ECOVACS AU, checked )
Mammotion YUKA mini 2 1000: $2,299 including GST; specifications from Mammotion’s own pages, linked on its model page. (Mammotion AU, checked )
eufy E15: $2,499 including GST; specifications from eufy’s own pages, linked on its model page. (eufy AU, checked )
Ecovacs GOAT A2000 LiDAR Pro: $2,999 including GST; specifications from Ecovacs’s own pages, linked on its model page. (ECOVACS AU, checked )
eufy E18: $2,999.95 including GST; specifications from eufy’s own pages, linked on its model page. (eufy AU, checked )
Mammotion LUBA mini 2 AWD 1500: $3,499 including GST; specifications from Mammotion’s own pages, linked on its model page. (Mammotion AU, checked )
Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 1500: $3,899 including GST; specifications from Mammotion’s own pages, linked on its model page. (Mammotion AU, checked )
Husqvarna Automower 312V: $4,499 including GST; specifications from Husqvarna’s own pages, linked on its model page. (Husqvarna AU, checked )
Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 3000: $4,899 including GST; specifications from Mammotion’s own pages, linked on its model page. (Mammotion AU, checked )
Husqvarna Automower 410 iQ: $5,999 including GST; specifications from Husqvarna’s own pages, linked on its model page. (Husqvarna AU, checked )
Questions
Should I buy a mower rated well above my lawn?
Some headroom helps. Once a lawn passes four-fifths of a mower's rated area the matcher marks it a tight fit, because the makers' figures assume the mower runs most days through the growing season.