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Best robot lawn mower without perimeter wire

Every mower we cover works without a buried boundary wire. The real choice is how each one finds its way instead, and that depends on your yard.

Open lawns

Segway Navimow X430

1 acre 84% slope

$2,499

Network RTK with cameras: no wire and no antenna needed where network RTK is available. 1 acre, 84% slopes.

Trees and buildings

Dreame A3 AWD 2000

0.5 acre 80% slope

$1,699.99

LiDAR and vision, no RTK at all. Half an acre and 80% slopes.

Belt and braces

Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 3000H

0.75 acre 80% slope

$2,799

LiDAR, network RTK and cameras together, for yards that mix open grass and tree cover.

All wire-free mowers we cover

ModelMax areaMax slopeNavigationCutting widthPrice seen
Segway Navimow i1050.13 acre30% (17°)RTK + VisionNot listed$799
eufy E150.2 acre32% (18°)Vision8 in (203 mm)$1,799.99
Segway Navimow i210 AWD0.25 acre45% (24°)RTK + VisionNot listed$1,299
Dreame A3 AWD 10000.25 acre80% (38.7°)LiDAR + Vision7.9 in$1,399.99
Segway Navimow i215 LiDAR0.37 acre45% (24°)LiDAR + VisionNot listed$1,599
Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 15000.37 acre80% (38.6°)LiDAR + Vision15.7 in (400 mm)$2,399
Mammotion LUBA mini 2 AWD 15000.37 acre80% (38.6°)LiDAR + VisionNot listed$1,799
Dreame A3 AWD 20000.5 acre80% (38.7°)LiDAR + Vision7.9 in$1,699.99
Husqvarna Automower 410 iQ0.5 acre45% (24.2°)RTK9.4 in$2,599.99
Mammotion LUBA 3 AWD 3000H0.75 acre80% (38.6°)LiDAR + RTK + Vision15.7 in (400 mm)$2,799
ECOVACS GOAT A3000 LiDAR PRO0.75 acre50% (27°)LiDAR13 in (33 cm)$2,499.99
Husqvarna Automower 435 iQ AWD0.9 acre70% (35°)RTK8.7 in$4,999.99
Segway Navimow X4301 acre84% (40°)RTK + Vision16.9 in (430 mm)$2,499
WORX Landroid Vision Cloud 4WD (1 acre)1 acre84% (40°)RTK + Vision8.7 in$2,999.99
Husqvarna Automower 420 iQ1 acre45% (24.2°)RTK9.4 in$3,299.99
Dreame A3 AWD Pro1.24 acres80% (38.7°)LiDAR + Vision15.8 in (40 cm)$2,599.99
Segway Navimow X4501.5 acres84% (40°)RTK + Vision16.9 in (430 mm)$2,999
Husqvarna Automower 440 iQ2 acres45% (24.2°)RTK9.4 in$4,299.99
Segway Navimow X3902.5 acres51% (27°)RTK + VisionNot listed$4,499

Why skip the wire?

A boundary wire has to be pegged or buried around every edge and island, and a cut wire stops the mower until you find the break. Wire-free mowers set their boundaries in an app instead, so you can change zones without digging.

The trade-off is that they need a way to locate themselves. Read RTK vs LiDAR vs vision before you choose.