Segway used CES 2026 to widen the Navimow range well beyond its flagships, and the interesting part is at the bottom of the price list. The new i2 line pushes all-wheel drive, and an optional LiDAR, into small and mid-size gardens that until now had to settle for basic satellite mowers. If your lawn is under 1,000 square metres and has a slope or two, this is the release to read closely.
The i2 AWD models
In the United States the i2 AWD series has two entries: the i206 AWD at 999 dollars, rated for up to about 0.15 acre (roughly 600 square metres), and the i210 AWD at 1,299 dollars, rated for up to about 0.25 acre (roughly 1,000 square metres). Both open for preorder on 16 January. The draw is traction. Segway fits what it calls a turf-safe AWD system that improves grip while reducing the grass tearing that pivoting mowers often leave behind.
In Europe the equivalent entry point is the i205 AWD, which launched in France on 3 February at 899 euros. It targets gardens up to 500 square metres, handles slopes to 45 percent, drives three of its wheels with an automotive-style electronic stability control, and avoids more than 150 obstacles through AI vision. It navigates by satellite with no antenna and no perimeter wire.
The i2 LiDAR option
For trickier layouts, Segway adds the i215 LiDAR. It uses a solid-state LiDAR developed with RoboSense that scans nearly 200,000 points per second to build a detailed 3D map, which lets it work in low light and even at night. Coverage runs up to about 0.37 acre (roughly 1,500 square metres). A preorder date has not been set. This is the model for gardens where satellite signals struggle, and it brings laser mapping to a size class that rarely gets it.
Setup: drop and mow
Every i2 model uses Segway’s “drop and mow” approach: network RTK combined with visual SLAM, with no separate reference station to mount and no boundary wire to bury. For a first-time buyer, removing the antenna placement step is the single biggest reduction in install friction, and it is now standard across the line rather than a flagship perk.
Should you buy now or wait
If you need a mower today, the current Navimow i105 and i110 are the models actually on shelves, and they remain solid satellite mowers for flat, open lawns. The reason to wait for the i2 line is specific: you want all-wheel drive for slopes on a sub-1,000 euro budget, or you want LiDAR on a small garden that satellites cannot cover reliably. Preorder timing varies by model and region, and the i2 LiDAR in particular still has no firm date, so treat availability as the open question rather than the technology.