Dreame A3 AWD Pro 2500

Each published test

Our summary of each published test, with the link to read it.

• LB Tech ReviewsHands-on testin English
  Praised

  • Climbs a continuous roughly-25-degree slope (just under 50%) "as if it were flat terrain," where the reviewer had found no two-wheel-drive robot able to manage it
  • All-wheel drive: each wheel has its own motor, the other three keep working when one loses traction, unlike two-wheel-drive robots that spin their wheels and leave tracks
  • LiDAR and AI recognition of over 300 objects judged impressive in open spaces (see the single global detection-height setting caveat under cons, though)
  • Fast initial setup (app, PIN, QR code, no boundary wire or RTK/GPS mast to install), though automatic mapping stays unreliable in practice and manual boundary tracing is recommended (see cons)
  • Robust anti-theft protection: PIN, 4G tracking, AirTag compatibility
  • Cheaper per square meter than the Segway Navimow X3 (this outlet's previous year's pick) while offering all-wheel drive and more reliable positioning
  • Avoids the separate RTK antenna the Roborock RockMow Z needs, and roughly half the price of an equivalent Husqvarna with wireless EPOS all-wheel-drive system

  Faulted

  • The 80% slope Dreame states is not demonstrated, per the reviewer, beyond short slope breaks, not continuously; a raised bank not well judged by the virtual boundary can tip the mower over the edge, as happened to his once
  • Automatic mapping judged unreliable in practice once garden boundaries aren't clear-cut; the reviewer recommends tracing boundaries manually rather than trusting it
  • The three years of included 4G doesn't always replace Wi-Fi for locating the robot remotely from outside the garden
  • Obstacle detection relies on a single height setting that applies to the whole lawn: boccia balls left in the grass went undetected during testing, with no damage only because cutting height happened to be set to 10 cm for an unrelated reason (a trampoline on the same lawn)
  • Recurring problem in inward-facing corners: sensors struggle to judge depth in reverse, robot got stuck in a corner during testing
  • On wet slopes, wheels spin and leave visible marks once grass or soil sticks to the tires; the mower stops for rain but not for grass that's merely damp from the previous night
  • The safety margin set at installation (10-15 cm) still shows as an uncut strip, despite an under-3-cm figure stated for EdgeMaster 2.0 without saying it was measured with an instrument: an edge trimmer is still needed
  • PIN code required every time the robot is lifted or tips over, map boundaries can't be adjusted from the app, and no per-zone cutting height setting
  • Would like a random mowing pattern option, currently absent
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