After a season or more with your Mammotion, would you buy the exact same model again, or switch to a different brand? What's the one thing you wish you knew before buying?
We have now deleted the maps, updated the firmware (yea I know), used three different RTKs, two different charging bases, replaced the antenna on the robot, relocated the charging station numerous times and relocated the RTKs, and the location is still failing in the app. The robot and charging station are located where the yellow X is, and the RTK is located there the robot appears in the digital image.
Anyone have a solution by mapping or software?
Hi
Like many of you, my lawn was getting destroyed by tank turns. For now, I found a workaround, assuming your firmware was not (auto) updated.
- Setup https://github.com/mikey0000/Mammotion-HA and connect (using a secondary account) to your mammotion
- This integration exposes 'turnaround_mode', with 2 values: zero_turn or multipoint
- Create an automation to always force this value to be multipoint:
alias: Force multipoint turn on Luba
description: ""
triggers:
- entity_id: select.luba_vpxyz_turnaround_mode
to: zero_turn
trigger: state
actions:
- target:
entity_id: select.luba_vpxyz_turnaround_mode
data:
option: multipoint
action: select.select_option
What I experience now is that every time I open the iOS app, the app forces the robot to go back to zero_turn mode. The automation then performs the override.
I'm now testing it, but seems to work. I also disabled the app/background refresh, and start the robot using the HA interface.
I know this is not a real solution, but for the time being, maybe it can help some people out.
LUBA 2 AWD 3000X Robot version 1.15.21.1
Summarizing the argument on behalf of owners impacted after evaluating posts from both subreddits.
Mammotion marketed and sold premium robotic lawn mowers as integrated hardware-and-software products capable of precise autonomous navigation, reliable boundary control, configurable mowing patterns, automatic charging and resumption, obstacle recognition, and lawn-friendly operation. Mammotion’s own documentation represented that Multi-Point Turn reduced grass wear, while zero-turn operation could cause grass wear.
After consumers purchased the products, Mammotion retained unilateral control over the mobile application, firmware, server functions, task-setting formats, and compatibility with older software. Through an August 2026 app and firmware rollout, Mammotion removed or disabled Multi-Point Turn without clearly disclosing that removal in the contemporaneous app release notes. Mammotion subsequently admitted both that the feature had been removed and that owners should have been informed beforehand.
Consumers could not reasonably preserve the functionality for which they had paid because the application and supported firmware were integral to configuring and operating the physical mower, older versions were not assured continued operation, and Mammotion offered no generally available supported rollback. The change forced affected products into different turn behavior, diminished their utility and value, and allegedly caused foreseeable lawn damage and loss of use.
Corrective releases then allegedly introduced or failed to cure model-specific navigation, boundary, blade-control, docking, and obstacle-detection problems. Mammotion’s later announcements expressly identified blade stopping, missed grass, boundary crossing, and grass damage as conditions its subsequent updates were designed to reduce.
Mammotion therefore did more than sell a product that later developed an ordinary defect. It allegedly created a post-sale nonconformity in a purchased physical product, failed to disclose a material feature removal adequately, deprived consumers of a practical way to avoid or reverse that removal, and failed to provide a prompt repair, replacement, equivalent safe functionality, or refund.
Mammotion, please get your stupid AI of the coding and hire back the guy who was in charge of coding the mowers. It's getting ridiculous. And you don't even test the releases.
Make it stop and come back to a stable release.
I'm getting tired of those stupid updates that brick a fully fonctionnal mower
Yikes. Didn’t really know how mainstream Mammotion was outside of our little world but…. Yeah, not looking good for the brand.
Went outside its boundary and got stuck for the first time since buying the Luba 3 this year. 🤷
3D printed in ABS for a test, will likely reprint stronger once I optimize. Using Lenox Gold utility blades, at an 8 degree angle. Spray painted em red in case anything broke off, so I could have a hope in hell of finding the piece.
Did a fun video. Hope you all enjoy!
Matt
After months of struggling to resolve issues with my Yuka 2 I’ve managed to organise a refund via Amazon.
Looking to replace it for something of a similar value and wondered what people are moving to or would pick over this? As I want front and back cutting no boundary wire was a key requirement and maybe edge cutting now given how much of a struggle anything near boundaries was for the yuka.
Thoughts?
Well after several months of my mower working perfectly, it has all gone wrong with the latest firmware update for my Yuka Mini 2 1000 LiDAR.
Twice I have had to hit the emergency stop button as it has ploughed in to its wooden house, wheels spinning as I watch It tear up the grass. It has never done this before.
I have also noticed it is much more aggressive backing up and three times it has gone in areas that are out of bounds.
I wish to God I never updated the firmware. I now join the unenviable group of Mammotion owners that are pissed off with their machines and this company.
Mammotion...sort it out.
I've been very happy with my Luba mini 1500, but that's because I haven't updated anything in ages. Ironically, because the update failed. I didn't bother trying again, then I read the horror stories.
I was planning to get another one for a second property, but that's not going to happen now. This latest update where nothing is fixed, none of the requested features are added, and not a single thing was available for anything other than the latest generation, has shown me that this company is not trustworthy.
I do still need a second mower, but I'm struggling to find a good option. I need 4wd, good ground clearance and the ability to handle rough, steep terrain. I don't care if it's rtk, lidar or whatever, as long as it works. It absolutely must be able to run in the rain.
The only real option I've seen is the Segway Navimow X420E. It looks like a great mower, but it's a lot more expensive than the Luba mini series. It's more of a competitor to the full size Luba. As far as I can tell, that's the only other option with 4 wheels though. Does anyone have a good candidate for a replacement for the Luba mini? I'd really like to take advantage of end of season sales that will be coming up shortly, so any suggestions would be appreciated.
Does anyone else get this? after sending my mower in for repair and the latest app update, this is what I see in the app. Bluetooth connects and so does wifi but no 4g Sim card.
Efter en massa egna intiativ och fel så har jag pratat med kundservice. Mycket av problemet löste sig med att slå av kantklippningen av fasaden och staketet. Kör just nu på standard i känsligheten. Men Ooooohboy va den har gjort saker jag inte trodde! Kommer en bild på en enorm sten under jord som den besteg från ingenstans (blev en ny disc….) och när jag väl monterat den nya så var den på väg dit igen så jag fick springa ut och slå på nödstoppen! Men jag rekommenderar att ha en god attityd emot kundservicen och rapportera felen som kommer. Dem är väl medvetna om problemen!
Utöver dem problemen som uppståt senaste 3 veckorna har den varit fantastisk!
I left a message describing the issues caused by the recent updates with the class action law firm at https://sauderschelkopf.com/practice-areas/defective-products-and-consumer-protection/
I've been a big Mammotion defender/promoter but enough is enough. By the way, I asked Google Gemini why the Luba 3 lidar can't be used to avoid collisions during backing up. (I don't own a Luba 3). According to Google Gemini, the lidar's tilt downward towards the front means that it tilts upward at the rear so it would only recognize tall obstacles backing up and be insufficient to prevent injuries.
I wasn’t having as many problems as others. The zero turn seemed to not tear up my grass too badly. Well, it rained for a few days and this damn thing decided to spin around in a circle in one spot for some reason. Also, half my yard took 9 hours to complete today, when it usually does the whole lawn in 5 hours (notice the picture shows 5+ hours of “other time”). I attached pictures for proof. This is fairly disappointing. What the heck are you doing Mammotion? Hire someone that knows how to program!
Hi everyone,
I’m writing this to share my current experience with Mammotion Support regarding my Luba 2 1000 (purchased directly from Mammotion in 2024) and to get some advice or visibility from the community.
Background & History:
This is already the 3rd defect in under 2 years: