MOVA LiDAX Ultra 2000

Each published test

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

• AppleInsiderHands-on testin English4.0/5
  Praised

  • Setup judged about as close to plug-and-play as it gets, per the tester: screw down the docking station and plug it in, then drive the robot like a remote-control car around the perimeter to build the first map
  • Mapped into 4 zones (back yard, front yard, side yard, and a zone dedicated to the sloped section of the front yard), with no perimeter wire to lay
  • Power judged sufficient to navigate small slopes and dips
  • LiDAR, cameras and object recognition make the robot self-sufficient day to day, according to the tester
  • After helping the robot out of a stuck spot early in testing, the tester reports it hasn't needed rescuing since
  • Operation judged quiet

  Faulted

  • Price judged steep by the tester ("appliance territory" pricing), at a discounted $1,399 on Amazon at review time (down from $1,960)
  • Can get stuck in some situations, per the tester
  • The rear wheel tread, while necessary, can dig up some soil depending on the angle; the tester notes the wheels spin and kick up soil while sliding slightly in place, particularly on slopes
  • Blades need replacing roughly every 100 hours of work, per the tester
  • The tester doubts the claimed half-acre per-charge coverage holds up on his own lawn: one full charge covers his front and side yards, but the larger back yard needs a full charge on its own ("I'm not quite sure if that's the case though")
  • His US unit shows only a year of included 4G service, with no indication of pricing after that
  • The tester's overall verdict: a great fit for "a relatively flat yard with few obstacles," with some slopes and holes proving a challenge
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• Roboter-Forum.comHands-on testin German
  Praised

  • Setup judged simple by the tester (power button, PIN code, Bluetooth pairing then Wi-Fi on 2.4 GHz only)
  • Navigation judged very precise, combining LiDAR and camera
  • Obstacle detection judged reliable from about 5 cm in height; AI recognition of people, animals and garden objects, with automatic pixelation of people in saved photos
  • App settings judged very extensive (several LiDAR detection thresholds, safety distances, do-not-disturb mode, individual charging parameters)
  • Cutting judged clean and even, with a cutting deck that shifts sideways for closer edge mowing
  • Operation judged very quiet by the tester, with neither the wheel motors nor the cutting deck particularly loud, allowing use in the morning or evening in their view
  • 4G module built in and activated free for 3 years on this 2000 unit per the tester, keeping the mower reachable without stable Wi-Fi
  • Surveillance/patrol mode ("True Gard") lets the owner schedule waypoints with camera observation, photo logging on human detection, and phone notifications
  • Price-to-performance ratio judged very good by the tester

  Faulted

  • At 90-degree corners the robot cannot drive over, a small strip of grass is left uncut per the tester (a technical limit they consider common to many other models); a later message in the same thread flags news specifically on this point
  • Manual mapping in the app takes some getting used to at first, per the tester
  • On very wet ground, the wheels can clog with grass or mud per the tester, an issue that generally resolves itself after a few dry mowing passes
  • During zone mowing, the robot systematically mows the perimeter of every zone, including mid-lawn where a continuous lawn is split into several zones, with no option to disable this; combined with UltraTrim's fixed 3 cm edge height, this can leave visible marks if the general mowing height is set higher. Some users work around this specific issue by creating a second map dedicated solely to the outer edge pass
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