Robot Mowers 2.0: 4 Reasons 2026 Models Are Leaving Last Year’s Tech in the Shed

Wire free mowing went mainstream with robot lawnmowers last year and we rejoiced. No more digging trenches and burying wires. But while this new crop of robot mowers were a significant improvement, they still had glitches. Set-up was awkward and trees proved to be a problem for GPS navigation. These robot mowers also tended to leave several inch wide fringes of grass against fences and walls, which meant extra clean-up work with a trimmer. This year we’re moving past mere GPS with LiDAR and AI...