After a season or more with yours, would you buy the exact same mower again, or switch brands? What's the one thing you wish you knew before buying?
Hey folks,
We have 0.25 acres of more or less level tall fescue. Pretty normal Midwest HOA lot. I have always push mowed, usually at least once per week.
With a baby on the way and the busiest work schedule I have ever had, this year I decided to pay someone else to do it for the first time on a weekly schedule.
The convenience of not having to do it myself has been great, although, I'm at the mercy of their schedule and if they don't get to us before the rain the grass gets super tall by the time they get to us again. Even weekly the grass gets pretty tall in between cuts
They're also tearing up parts of the yard with their zero turn. I've watched them cut it, full speed is the only speed they know. It is what it is.
I'm already in it for over $1000 this year, I wouldn't be surprised if this season costs me $1500 or more. So, we're obviously getting into robot mower territory if you think about adding in next season.
The idea of having a robot cut the yard 2, 3, or 4 times a week and keep it nice and level instead of the jungle it's currently turning into between weekly cuttings sounds pretty great, but for ~$3000, I have my reservations. That's getting into box store zero turn territory which in terms of maintenance and reliability is a much more comfortable idea to me. That said, I would probably not go the box store route and would probably end up spending significantly more than $3000 on a zero turn. Growing up dad had a commercial mower that he used for probably 15 years. I would probably look for something on the lower end of prosumer.
I guess what I'm looking for is have robot mowers reached a level of reliability and durability that justify the price point, or am I realistically looking at needing to buy another one in a couple years?
We also have a fenced backyard and a large dog so I think handling the front yard would be a manual intervention.
I have been using the mower for a couple of weeks now and almost every single time it goes out to mow it stops in the middle of a mowing cycle and the light turns red it is clear no trees full line of sight to the sky, no obstacles, empty yard. Don't know what's going on and why all of a sudden it stops
Saw some post few weeks ago about wear on rear axis. Today when doing the maintainance see then same thing on my unit.
It's been operating since Late June 2026
Anyone got tips/solutions to stop it going any worse?
I've had my X430 since Father's Day and not one issue has come up. Been flawless up until last week when i noticed it stopped charging. (It happened to coincide with an update)
So after troubleshooting I decided that I need to move it and try a more level surface as the last resort. As I'm taking the stakes that hold the cable to the ground out I find that the rabbits that hide under my shed had chewed through it!!
I was able to soter the wires back together and got it to start charging again then ordered 2 sets of extension cable to replace it.
Moral of the story is...if you have critters in your area...bury or elevate the charging and antenna cables. Just wanted to share my only issue with the navimow. 😆😆
Yesterday I received this error after attempting to update a schedule. This is for an X350 and X450. The "Try Again" didn't make any difference.
Hey Segway, let me give a max channel attempts, this is absolutely insane. The robot seems to try for like 30 minutes before it gives up. My gate blew closed and now my grass is destroyed.
I‘m not sure if having my i210 mow every two days is too frequent. Having a robot mower has made lawn care feel less like something I have to plan a specific time for, especially now in the growing season. I’d like the yard to stay clean and a few spots grow faster than the rest. So if those don‘t mow together the rest of lawn, the lawn would look uneven.
But I also wonder if the current mowing frequency puts extra stress on the grass. Does it also add extra wear on the mower or battery? Would appreciate any insights and advice, Thanks!
Segway Navimow (i105, i110E, H series) markets itself as a fully wire-free option, relying entirely on RTK for boundary mapping instead of a hybrid wire+GPS approach. That's a bigger leap of faith for a lot of people than the RTK-assist systems from other brands.
Questions for owners:
Interested in real experiences, especially from anyone who switched from a wired mower to Navimow and can compare directly.
As always: drop your model, yard size, and terrain (tree cover matters a lot for RTK) so answers are useful to others in similar setups.
My Segway Navimow is in its third season and luckily the warranty is for four years. One of the drive motors stopped working and the unit can’t turn left, so it’s stuck in a circle trying to figure things out, digging holes until it gives up.
Side note:
I contacted support through the chat app and they asked for a video before escalating the issue to support engineers. Turns out, the app only accepts videos 50MB or smaller. I tried sending links to my iCloud video, even used Google Docs per their recommendation before I saw the brief warning in the chat window about the size restriction. I had to copy the video to my Mac and export the video to a smaller resolution which saved the file below the 50MB limit. (I hope this helps others.)
Once they received the video, support was able to use that and also pull the logs from the unit. They diagnosed the problem and sent me a pre-paid shipping label. I spent $60 on a box and packing material to safely ship it, and had FedEx come and pick it up. (Save your box after you first purchase yours!)
This got me thinking about maintenance and repair after the warranty period expires. Does anyone have any experience:
I’m sure these motors and other components are going to wear out, eventually, and I’d like to keep my investment running for more than a few seasons.
This is our second year with the Navimow i110N. About two months ago, I 3D printed a disc where I could put 6 blades on it vs the normal 3. It increased the sound slightly but it definitely made a positive difference cutting the lawn. But today, I noticed some grass that was getting missed and it’s back to sounding like it did with the 3 blades. I flipped it over and cleaned it out and it seems like the disc is spinning freely, but not sure if there is any other way to test if it’s spinning okay or not. And it’s still cutting the lawn, just not as well. Just wondering if anyone has seen anything similar. Thanks in advance! 🙏🏻
As I stated in my previous post I just received 450. Only had it a week…I’ve noticed that the battery is draining in standby overnight. 20-40%. I’m using nrtk. Is this normal? It does seem excessive.
So I got in my new x450 this past week. I was on a work trip and didn't get to setting it up until yesterday.
Got everything setup, ran through the installation guide and such. I was away for a while so needed to cut the grass down, did that of course.
Plotted a small map in my yard to run as a test and everything seemed fine, no issues reported. It did the small area and went back to it's charging dock and reported done.
Worked out a schedule, and it tried starting that schedule this morning. It made what looks like 2 loops around the yard and got stuck on the 3rd. Error 1512 Mower motor error.
I figured maybe something got caught in the mower somewhere, expected it to be dirty. There was almost nothing under the deck. Minimal grass really, didn't look bad. Like It said it's got less than a half hour on it at this point.
Put it in cleaning mode, cleaned the deck anyway, found nothing to indicate an issue, nothing blocking the blades, or preventing the blade disks from spinning. Everything spins free, nothing binding, nothing holding up the deck from moving up or down.
Tried again by just going into controller mode? and as soon as I click the button to activate the blades, it hits the error.
I'm kind of guessing here but it almost seems like a motor failure or maybe a motor controller failure. So maybe not a physical issue but maybe a check of the motor is indicating an issue of some sort?
Was hopeful someone might have some insight since it sounds like I'll be in for the long road of waiting for a response on service and maybe waiting for a replacement one? Very disappointed at this point.
About to buy my first Navimow and I’m going back and forth between the i2 AWD, the i2 LiDAR and the i2 LiDAR Pro.
Garden is around 600 m2, one connected lawn, flat. Photo attached (black line is my property). The thing I keep getting stuck on is the tall trees along the south edge. Is that enough to give the RTK models trouble, or am I overthinking it?
If it is a real issue, is the LiDAR version the obvious answer? And is the Pro worth the extra given I have no slopes at all, or am I just paying for hill climbing I’ll never use?
Anyone with a similar garden, would like to hear how it’s gone. Thanks.
I had great success for a week or two mowing with V4.2.0 with no problems. Suddenly after this upgrade the mower needs to be rescued a dozen or more times per mow with no alerts to indicate the mower is just sitting there for hours "Upgrading Network RTK" in several spots in the yard.
I'd guess before that it might've been okay without being able to phone home for 30 seconds or so while now the timeout is more like 5-10 seconds. Is there anything that can be done about this to keep NRTK viable? I don't want to switch to antenna because it won't cover my whole yard.
Hi all,
I am constantly getting this message. At least once every 2 weeks I will be alerted to it even though it allowed me to set up the base station where it is and it was happy when I did.
I am using network RTK but wondering if I should use the local RTK and install the antenna to get better accuracy.
Any advice? I am very happy with where the base station is at the moment and the mower still works and finds its way back every time.
Long time listener, first time caller. After so much research haha, I have finally decided on picking up the i215 for out lot. I was wondering if I should just get it now or should I wait till end of season/spring in case there are any seasons deals that appear.
Hi All,
I’m looking into getting a Navimow for my yard. Total cutting area is about .16acres. Front yard is separated by a sidewalk with a significant edge. Do y’all think this is something the unit could handle? Backyard has similar height edges around pool deck and driveway. Hesitant to spend $1300 on something if I can’t try it out first. Does anyone have experience with Amazon or Home Depot’s return policy if it turns out this edge is too much for the unit to handle? Thank you for your help in advance!
I got the alert from the app that the blades needed to be changed. When I checked the bottom 2 of the blades were stuck because grass got caught underneath them that wouldn’t allow the blades to pivot properly. This is something I will check regularly because if those blades are locked and aren’t able to spin I feel it could damage the wheel
Everywhere I’ve read it says the 450 can handle that size. Does anyone else have a similar size yard? How is it going for you??