Robot mowers UK: how to buy without overpaying

Prices checked 12 November 2026

Robot mowers have got genuinely good. The best ones now find their way round your garden with LiDAR, cameras or satellite positioning, with no boundary wire to bury. Buying one well is the hard part: prices move every week, "was" prices often mean little, and the same mower can cost hundreds more depending on where you click. So we checked each pick at UK retailers, noted who actually sells it, and compared today's price with the lowest it has been.

The picks

Lowest prices are the lowest new Amazon UK price on record at camelcamelcamel UK, checked 12 November 2026, or today's Amazon UK price where that is lower. All prices include VAT.

Four ways people overpay

1. Paying the maker's list price for a Husqvarna

Husqvarna UK sells the Automower 305E NERA for £1,949 (the 900 m² version) or £1,549 (a 600 m² version with no boundary wire or EPOS plug-in included). On 12 November 2026, independent dealer Devon Garden Machinery listed the 900 m² wire-free version "with EPOS accessory" at £1,369: £580 under Husqvarna's £1,949, and still £180 under the smaller version. Before you buy from any dealer, ask exactly what is in the box, whether installation is included, and whether they register the warranty for you.

2. Believing the "was" price

A crossed-out price only tells you what the listing wants you to compare against. Compare with the maker's own UK price for the same model instead. The eufy E15 shows why it pays to track the real price: on 28 October it was £1,099 on Amazon UK, on 9 November it was back at its full £1,499 list price, and today it is £999, matching its lowest price on record. That is a £500 swing in a few days, so the price history tells you far more than any "was" price.

3. Mixing up nearly identical names

Makers sell close variants with very different navigation. Amazon UK lists a "YUKA mini 2 800 LiDAR" at £899 (sold by Mammotion Technik, lowest on record £849). Check the exact model name and how it navigates (LiDAR, camera, or RTK with an aerial) against the maker's own site before you pay.

4. Ignoring who the seller is

The cheapest listing is often a marketplace seller. That can be fine, but returns are handled by that seller, and some makers say warranty terms may differ if you did not buy from them or an authorised retailer. On Amazon, check the "Sold by" line: in our picks it ranges from Amazon itself to the makers' own official stores.

Wire, aerial or neither?

• Boundary wire: the old way. Cheaper, reliable, but you bury a cable round the lawn and repair it when it breaks.
• RTK (satellite): centimetre-level positioning. Many RTK mowers need an aerial or reference station on a pole in the garden; some use your Wi-Fi or a cloud service instead.
• LiDAR and cameras: the mower maps and sees the garden itself, usually with no wire and no aerial. Good under trees and near tall houses where satellite signal is weak.

Please don't mow at night

Hedgehogs come out at night and curl up rather than run. Researchers at the University of Oxford found robot mowers had to physically touch a hedgehog to detect it, and some did not detect it at all. Their advice: check the lawn before mowing and run robot mowers only in daylight. Every mower here lets you set a schedule in its app, so set daytime only.

Buy now or wait?

Our rule: it is only a deal if it is within 5% of its lowest price on record.

We check these prices twice a week until Cyber Monday. If one hits its lowest price before Black Friday, we update this page. Want the robot vacuum version? See our Black Friday robot vacuum tracker and the best robot vacuums.

Questions people ask

Should I buy a robot mower now or wait for Black Friday?

For four of our six picks, now is a great time: the Segway Navimow i208 LiDAR (£849) and eufy E15 (£999) are at their lowest Amazon UK price on record, and the WORX Landroid Vision Cloud WR303E and LawnMaster OcuMow AMB16-400 are within 4% of theirs. For the Mammotion LUBA mini 2 AWD 1000 and the Ecovacs GOAT O800 RTK, wait: Black Friday is on 27 November 2026, and lawns barely grow from November to March anyway.

What is the best robot mower in the UK?

For most lawns, the Segway Navimow i208 LiDAR, now £849 on Amazon UK, its lowest price on record: it maps the garden with LiDAR, so there is no boundary wire to lay. For a small lawn up to 300 m², the WORX Landroid Vision Cloud WR303E at £598 on Amazon UK is the better buy.

Do I need a boundary wire?

Not any more. Wire-free robot mowers find their way using LiDAR, cameras or satellite positioning (RTK). Some RTK mowers need an aerial on a pole in the garden; LiDAR and camera models usually do not. Check what is in the box before you buy.

How do I know if a robot mower deal is real?

Ignore the crossed-out "was" price. Compare against the maker's own UK price for the exact same model, and against the lowest price it has sold for in the last year. Our rule: it is only a deal within 5% of that low.

Are robot mowers safe for hedgehogs?

Not at night. Oxford University researchers found mowers had to physically touch a hedgehog to detect it, and some did not detect it at all. They advise checking the lawn first and only running robot mowers in daylight. Set a daytime schedule in the app.

Does it matter who sells the robot mower?

Yes. Marketplace sellers can have different return terms, and some makers say warranty terms may differ if you do not buy from them or an authorised seller. Check the "sold by" name on Amazon and on other marketplaces before you pay.

Prices are what each retailer's own UK page showed on 12 November 2026; they change often. Independent: links marked Amazon are affiliate links, and as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. It never changes our picks. How we make money.