Lawn & Garden Size
Choose a robot mower rated for your total grass area, whether you have a small, medium or large garden. Matching the mower to your lawn size helps ensure reliable coverage and efficient mowing.
Choose a robot mower rated for your total grass area, whether you have a small, medium or large garden. Matching the mower to your lawn size helps ensure reliable coverage and efficient mowing.
Complex garden layouts with narrow passages, separate lawns, trees, borders or furniture may benefit from more advanced mapping. LiDAR can be especially useful for gardens with more obstacles or less open space.
Sloped, uneven or damp gardens can be more challenging for a robot mower. A model with stronger traction, suitable slope capability and all-wheel drive can help maintain grip, stability and a consistent cut across tougher areas.
For simple open lawns, RTK navigation can be highly effective for accurate positioning and systematic mowing. For more complex gardens, LiDAR can help the mower understand its surroundings and navigate tighter or more detailed areas
Smart obstacle detection helps the mower identify and avoid common garden objects while mowing, including furniture, trees, toys and borders.
App control can make it easier to manage schedules, mowing zones and mower settings from your phone, especially if you have separate lawn areas.
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Find answers to common questions about choosing, setting up and using a robot lawn mower in UK gardens.
Choose a robot mower based on your total grass area, not the full size of the property. Small gardens may only need a compact model, while medium and large lawns usually need a robotic mower with higher coverage, stronger performance and better zone management.
Our lawn measuring tool can help you choose the right mower for your lawn.
No, a robot mower does not need a constant Wi-Fi connection to mow once it has been set up. Initial setup and app pairing may use Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or both, depending on the model and setup process.
After setup, the mower can continue carrying out its mowing schedule without a constant Wi-Fi connection. However, Wi-Fi or 4G is needed if you want to control the mower remotely through the app while you are away from home.
The Z1 Series includes built-in 4G connectivity. For other compatible RockMow models, a 4G module can be purchased separately to enable remote app control where Wi-Fi coverage is limited.
The best robot lawn mower depends on your lawn size, garden layout, slopes and how complex the mowing area is. Smaller gardens may only need a compact robotic mower, while larger or more challenging gardens may benefit from stronger navigation, better obstacle avoidance, all-wheel drive and higher slope capability.
No. RockMow robotic mowers are designed for wire-free setup, so they do not need traditional boundary wire installed around the lawn. This makes setup cleaner and more flexible, especially if your garden layout changes over time.
RTK helps a robot mower understand its position accurately, which can work very well on simple open lawns. LiDAR helps the mower understand its surroundings, which can be useful for more complex gardens with trees, furniture, narrow areas or more obstacles.
Many modern robot mowers can manage multiple mowing zones through the app. This is useful for gardens with front and rear lawns, separate grass areas or different sections that need different mowing schedules.
For sloped gardens, look for a robot mower with strong traction, suitable slope capability and reliable terrain handling. All-wheel drive models are usually better suited to steeper or more uneven lawns than basic rear-wheel drive models.
Modern robotic lawn mowers use sensors, cameras, LiDAR or other detection systems to help identify and avoid common garden obstacles. This can include furniture, trees, toys, tools and borders, although small loose items should still be removed where possible.