Robot Mower Statistics 2026: Prices, Coverage, Navigation
October 4, 2026 · 10 min read · BestRobotMower.co
The US wire-free robot mower market in numbers, recomputed from live store prices
The median wire-free robot mower you can buy in the US today costs $1,699.99. That is the middle of the 65 models on sale now, out of 76 models from 15 brands that BestRobotMower.co tracks. These figures are not typed in: every figure on this page is computed from the same cited spec sheets and store prices as our mower directory, so it changes when a store changes a price and it can never disagree with a model's own page.
The market around these numbers is growing quickly. Grand View Research values the global robotic lawn mower market at $10.3 billion in 2026, rising to $22.0 billion by 2033 at an 11.4% compound annual growth rate, with North America the largest region at 38.2% of 2025 revenue - Grand View Research. Those are worldwide revenue estimates. This page covers the other half: what the machines a US buyer can actually order cost, how much lawn they cover, how steep they climb and how they find their way.
All of the underlying data is open. The full table, with a source link for every spec and price, is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 on our open dataset page. The latest store prices were read on October 4, 2026.
Contents
- Key robot mower statistics at a glance
- How many robot mowers are on sale
- What robot mowers cost
- Price per square meter: what coverage costs
- How much lawn robot mowers cover
- How steep a robot mower can climb
- How robot mowers navigate
- Obstacle avoidance by the numbers
- Robot mower statistics by brand
- How these statistics are made, and how to cite them
1. Key robot mower statistics at a glance
- 76 wire-free models from 15 brands are tracked; 65 can be bought now and 11 are sold out at the maker or out of stock at every seller we track - BestRobotMower.co open dataset.
- Prices run from $599.99 to $5,499, with a median of $1,699.99 across the models on sale - current robot mower prices.
- The median model is rated for 2,000 m² (0.49 acre) of lawn and slopes up to 48% (26°) - rankings by coverage and slope.
- 67% use RTK satellite positioning, 34% carry a LiDAR sensor, and 38% can hold their position without a satellite fix - robot mowers by navigation type.
- 34% have all-wheel drive, and 38 of the 76 are rated for slopes of 50% or more - robot mowers for steep lawns.
- 93% carry an AI camera for obstacle avoidance, according to their makers, and 1 failed an independent hands-on test of it - methodology.
- None needs a buried perimeter wire. Every model we track is wire-free, in line with Consumer Reports' finding that none of the robotic mowers it tested required perimeter wire - Consumer Reports.
2. How many robot mowers are on sale
We track 76 wire-free robot mowers from 15 brands that sell to US buyers, and 65 of them can be ordered today. The other 11 are listed as sold out by their maker or out of stock at every seller we check. A sold-out model stays in the count, because buyers still compare against it, and its page shows where it was last offered and at what price.
Each size tier counts as its own model. A maker often sells the same body with a bigger battery and a larger rated area, such as the Mammotion Luba 3 AWD 5000 beside the 3,000 m² Luba 3 AWD, and the two differ in price, rated area and runtime, which are the numbers a buyer decides on. Counting tiers separately is also why one brand can account for many entries.
By rated area, the market leans toward mid-size lawns. 9 models are rated for small and city lawns up to 800 m² (0.2 acre), 40 for mid-size lawns up to 2,500 m² (0.62 acre), 19 for large lawns up to 5,000 m² (1.2 acres), and 8 for estates above that. The size classes are the ones every page on this site uses, set in one place, so the counts here match our lawn-size and lawn-type pages.
3. What robot mowers cost
Across the 65 models on sale, the cheapest current price is $599.99 and the highest is $5,499, with a median of $1,699.99. The cheapest mower you can buy right now is the Sunseeker V3 at $599.99, and the most expensive is the Yarbo Y40 Lawn Mower Pro at $5,499. For comparison, the robotic mowers in Consumer Reports' ratings range from about $800 to more than $2,500 - Consumer Reports.
By rated lawn size, the median price of a model rated for a small lawn is $699, against $1,499 for mid-size, $2,299 for large and $3,149 for estate lawns. The full breakdown by size, with the price range in each class, is in section 5.
All-wheel drive is the other split worth knowing: the median all-wheel-drive model costs $2,109, against $1,299.99 for models without it. What that money buys shows up in the slope column of the drive table in section 6.
A price is only part of the cost. Replacement blades, an optional garage and, on many models, a cellular data plan after the free period add up over the years, and our guide to whether robot mowers are worth it works through the running cost and the payback against a lawn service. Every price on this page is the cheapest current price we track for each model, at its maker's store, Amazon or a retailer, and each one is dated on its model page.
4. Price per square meter: what coverage costs
Dividing a mower's price by its rated area gives the price of each square meter it can keep cut. Across the models on sale, the median is $0.83 / m², from $0.23 / m² for the cheapest coverage to $1.88 / m² for the most expensive. The cheapest coverage you can buy right now comes from the Yarbo Y40 Lawn Mower Pro, at $0.23 / m².
Per square meter, bigger machines usually cost less. The median price per square meter is $1.30 / m² for small-lawn models, $0.95 / m² for mid-size, $0.62 / m² for large and $0.45 / m² for estate models. That is why a raw price-per-area sort is a trap for a small yard: an estate mower looks like the best value per square meter, but a quarter-acre owner pays for capacity they will never use. Our buyer's guide compares value only among models sized for a typical lawn for exactly that reason.
5. How much lawn robot mowers cover
The median model is rated for 2,000 m² (0.49 acre). The smallest rating we track is 500 m² (0.12 acre) and the largest is 24,281 m² (6 acres), which belongs to the Yarbo Y40 Lawn Mower Pro. Ratings are manufacturer maximums: Dreame's own buying guide says coverage is calculated under ideal conditions, a flat, rectangular lawn with no obstacles, and that trees, beds, slopes, complex boundaries and wet grass can cost 20 to 30% of the rated coverage - Dreame's robot mower buying guide.
The table splits every model by the size class of its rating, with the median and range of current prices in each class and the median rated area and slope.
| Rated lawn size | Models | Median price | Price range | Median rated area | Median max slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small & city lawns: up to 800 m² (0.2 acre) | 9 | $699 | $599.99 to $1,299.99 | 600 m² (0.15 acre) | 45% |
| Mid-size suburban lawns: 800 m² to 2,500 m² (0.62 acre) | 40 | $1,499 | $699 to $2,599.99 | 1,500 m² (0.37 acre) | 45% |
| Large lawns: 2,500 m² to 5,000 m² (1.2 acres) | 19 | $2,299 | $899 to $4,999.99 | 4,000 m² (0.99 acre) | 70% |
| Estate lawns: over 5,000 m² (1.2 acres) | 8 | $3,149 | $2,799 to $5,499 | 6,536 m² (1.6 acres) | 70% |
A size class says what a mower is built for, but a buyer usually starts from the size of their own lawn. For that question, our lawn-size pages list every model that can keep a lawn of a given size cut, ranked for it: a quarter acre, half an acre, 1 acre and 2 acres. They use one rule throughout: a mower rated for under 85% of the lawn cannot keep it cut and is left out.
6. How steep a robot mower can climb
The median model is rated for slopes up to 48% (26°), and 38 of the 76 are rated for 50% or more, the line this site uses for steep ground. The steepest rating we track is 100% (45°), held by the Lymow One Plus. A slope in percent is the rise over the run, so 100% is a 45° incline.
The table compares the 26 all-wheel-drive models with the rest, on price, rated area and rated slope.
| Drive | Models | Median price | Price range | Median rated area | Median max slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-wheel drive | 26 | $2,109 | $999 to $4,999.99 | 3,018 m² (0.75 acre) | 80% |
| Not all-wheel drive | 50 | $1,299.99 | $599.99 to $5,499 | 1,500 m² (0.37 acre) | 45% |
The median all-wheel-drive model is rated for 80% (39°), against 45% (24°) for models without it. Ratings are the maker's maximum, and some makers set a lower limit at the lawn's edge than inside it, so a boundary that runs along a bank deserves a closer look at the spec sheet. Every model rated for steep ground is on our steep and terraced lawns page.
7. How robot mowers navigate
A wire-free mower has to know where it is without a buried cable. 67% of the models we track use RTK satellite positioning (how it works is in our GPS mower guide), 34% carry a LiDAR laser scanner, and 3 steer by camera alone. Many combine two or three of these, and 38% can hold their position without a satellite fix, the capability that matters under heavy tree cover.
| Navigation | Models | Median price | Price range | Median rated area | Median max slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTK + Vision | 38 | $1,748.33 | $649 to $5,499 | 2,000 m² (0.49 acre) | 50% |
| LiDAR + Vision | 22 | $1,649 | $799 to $2,799.99 | 2,000 m² (0.49 acre) | 50% |
| RTK GNSS | 9 | $2,299 | $669 to $4,999.99 | 2,800 m² (0.69 acre) | 45% |
| LiDAR + RTK + Vision | 4 | $2,154 | $1,799 to $3,299 | 2,512 m² (0.62 acre) | 63% |
| Vision | 3 | $1,299.99 | $599.99 to $1,572.72 | 800 m² (0.2 acre) | 32% |
Whether LiDAR costs more depends on the day's prices: the median LiDAR model costs $1,699.99, against $1,773.67 for RTK models without LiDAR. The GPS guide explains where each system breaks down, and the wire-free explainer covers the setup each one needs.
8. Obstacle avoidance by the numbers
93% of the models we track carry an AI camera for obstacle avoidance, according to their makers' own specifications, and 5 rely on other sensing, such as bumpers, ultrasonic sensors or LiDAR alone. A maker's claim is not a test, though: independent hands-on tests have caught 1 of the models we track failing to stop for a person or an object, and we record each result on the model's page and keep the model out of our picks.
Obstacle avoidance is also the hardest spec to compare, because makers describe it in incompatible terms: "300+ obstacle types" on one sheet, "200+" on another. Our buyer's guide quotes each maker's own wording and every independent test we have found, rather than turning those claims into a single number.
9. Robot mower statistics by brand
The brand table counts each maker's size tiers separately, as in section 2, so a brand with one platform in four sizes shows four models. Prices are the median and range of each brand's models on sale now.
| Brand | Models | Median price | Price range | Median rated area | Median max slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segway | 11 | $2,199 | $669 to $4,499 | 2,023 m² (0.5 acre) | 45% |
| Worx | 10 | $1,799.99 | $968.98 to $2,471.70 | 2,000 m² (0.49 acre) | 30% |
| Ecovacs | 8 | $1,573.67 | $664 to $2,124.99 | 1,812 m² (0.45 acre) | 48% |
| Mammotion | 8 | $2,109 | $1,699 to $3,299 | 1,500 m² (0.37 acre) | 80% |
| Anthbot | 7 | $799 | $649 to $1,699 | 1,000 m² (0.25 acre) | 45% |
| Dreame | 6 | $1,699.99 | $1,399.99 to $2,799.99 | 2,250 m² (0.56 acre) | 80% |
| Sunseeker | 6 | $1,399.50 | $599.99 to $3,299 | 1,600 m² (0.4 acre) | 51% |
| MOVA | 5 | $1,099 | $849 to $2,199 | 2,000 m² (0.49 acre) | 45% |
| Husqvarna | 4 | $3,799.99 | $2,599.99 to $4,999.99 | 3,845 m² (0.95 acre) | 45% |
| Roborock | 4 | $1,499.98 | $799.98 to $2,499.98 | 1,750 m² (0.43 acre) | 80% |
| Airseekers | 3 | $999 | $855 to $2,099 | 2,400 m² (0.59 acre) | 60% |
| EcoFlow | 1 | - | - | 2,800 m² (0.69 acre) | 27% |
| eufy | 1 | $1,299.99 | $1,299.99 | 800 m² (0.2 acre) | 32% |
| Lymow | 1 | $2,799 | $2,799 | 7,001 m² (1.7 acres) | 100% |
| Yarbo | 1 | $5,499 | $5,499 | 24,281 m² (6 acres) | 70% |
A brand's median price says as much about where it plays as about how it prices: a maker that only sells large, all-wheel-drive machines will show a high median even if each model is good value for its size. For a like-for-like view, open a brand's page from the table, or compare any two models side by side in our head-to-head comparisons.
10. How these statistics are made, and how to cite them
Specs come from each maker's own spec sheet, product page or US user manual, and every figure links to the page that states it. Prices come from the makers' US stores, read automatically every few days for the 40 models whose store publishes machine-readable prices, and from Amazon and retailers, checked by hand and dated. A price statistic covers the models on sale now; a spec statistic covers every model we track, including sold-out ones. The full method, including how the BestRobotMower Score and the picks are derived, is on our methodology page.
To cite these figures, link to this page and name the date you read it, for example: BestRobotMower.co, "Robot Mower Statistics 2026," read October 4, 2026. The underlying data is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0, as a CSV or JSON download or a live API, from our open dataset. Questions about the data reach us through the Support link at the foot of every page.
These statistics describe the wire-free robot mowers BestRobotMower.co tracks for US buyers, with store prices as of October 4, 2026. Prices and stock change often, so confirm the current price and specs with the seller before you buy.