The Best Robot Lawnmower in 2024 for Most Lawns: Navimow i Series Review

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In this video, join Jimmy as he tackles the perennial problem of lawn care post-kids moving out. With his sons no longer around to handle the yard work and his daughters not exactly jumping at the chance to mow the lawn, Jimmy delves into the world of 2024's robotic lawnmowers.
Discover Jimmy's journey as he explores whether the Navimow i105N robot lawnmower is up to the task. He breaks down the top six compelling reasons why you should consider investing in this cutting-edge technology, alongside the crucial number one reason you might want to hold off. Get ready to revolutionize your yard work with Jimmy's insightful review!
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[@mikeintampa250]

Hi Jimmy, excellent review you covered all the bases. Having thrown out my back countless times mowing my lawn this would save me a lot of co-payments to the chiropractor and would eventually pay for itself that way, lol.

[@freshlycharged]

Didn't factor in the chiropractor payments! 😬

[@chrisperrywv]

💯 go that last bit. I know prices are crazy now- but my brother and cousin started a business in middle school going door to door asking to mow lawns. I worked for them on and off all thru out middle school, high school, and even college and it was a huge blessing. My brother sold out his half after high school but 20+ years later and the business is still going strong.

[@freshlycharged]

That is awesome!

[@AuthenTech]

Nice review, and thanks for the mention. :) Glad to see the new model has improved

[@SeanPaulNotTheSinger]

Definitely a consideration when I move north and actually get a place with a lawn. There are few things I'm interested in dealing with, as yardwork is concerned, this will be a huge relief

[@bowmanmccullough3759]

I just saw one of these for first time ever after mowing my lawn last night. This gives me so much more insight, and was quite thorough. Thank you!

[@bgaviator]

Thank you for showing that you can pick it up and move it to the front yard. That’s something I’ll have to do as well due to the back and front yard being separated by a gate. Nice to know you can have multiple zones

[@freshlycharged]

Honestly, it’s a minor inconvenience to move it from the front yard to the backyard. I really do love this thing! My lawn has never looked better!

[@BelleWhittington]

Thank you for this review! My Navimo arrives tomorrow. I ordered it last week. I built out a small garage for it under the back deck and hope it will be able to manage the small slope into the garage. Looking forward to daily mowed yard and so is my corgi!

[@Thunsegen]

Have you been happy with it so far?

[@earthling1984]

Does it need the base to go back to when it is done? Could you keep the base inside / garage and just keep the mower inside when it isn't mowing? Just seems better for security reasons. I know that would make it less easy to run anytime by the push of a button in the app. But, it would still be better than actually mowing. And not much different than you moving to front yard. I assume it just stops somewhere when it's done with your front yard?

[@freshlycharged]

In the front yard, it stops if it can’t get to the back after trying for a bit and sends me a message that it’s stuck. I keep the base in the backyard… it’s a ton easier to have it be able to go and charge on its own.

[@PabloJGarcia-ef1uh]

What Segway failed to share is that they have placed a hard limit to the map range boundaries. If you buy a 1/4 model, you can’t map past that. My lot is 1/4 plus 200feet. I can’t map my full property because of the extra 200 feet. So I have to remap and cut corners so I won’t go over the 1/4 acres. I thought maybe map two separate zones, but nope! You can’t go over at all the 1/4 total. Just another way to force you to buy a more expensive robot.

[@Lauren-yq3ds]

Wow thanks for sharing that’s HORRIBLE.

[@nickwilliams1953]

Ah bother, it was looking good until that point. Imagine Tesla selling you a Model 3 which can only go 100 miles per day and you need to pay extra for the one which does more. 1/4 acre max per day or per zone I could live with. Looks like the Mammotion Yuka wins then.

[@jeromewaites5364]

Because you got it free

[@TheRenegadeStarr]

This would have been a game changer when I was a teen. I hated mowing grass and I was treated as the work house of my house while my little brother was never expected to lift a finger. I’d get one of these because I’m not mowing grass in my adulthood lol

[@abishekabishek728]

Thanks for the review! Still looking for something a bit more affordable.

[@yup796]

Do you have problem with thatch left over on the grass or built up after a while? Thanks

[@rhyndman]

Very cool. I’ve been waiting! I have about 3/4 of an acre and it looks like that’s the H. Is that an older technology? Their website says the I is a “new arrival”

[@rhyndman]

Ah just saw one of your comments on the same point. Checking out your Luba 2 review.

[@sabirqureshi2749]

I checked the price, and I'm shook. It's cheaper than wired mowers! Their tests look solid, but I already own a mower!

[@bryanhauschild4376]

Can you like mow 2 acres with this mower? I assume it just goes back to charge and then goes again.

[@mathieu1341]

Some people are almost saying dishwashers, laundry machines, etc.. are useless! Of course you can do all those things by hand, but while you’re doing that, you’re not doing something else! I value the time I spend doing other things than chores, like playing with the kids!

[@freshlycharged]

You get it!

[@amenhotepavoskin1307]

I will tell my wife I am saving us $2,520 a year by doing a robot's work.

[@Frostorm777]

Sounds good.

[@primeminister66]

@@Frostorm777 Yup…

[@Slowhand871]

You don’t get a new mower every year .

[@wassiswallylokhankin191]

@@Slowhand871 Some do.

[@leonardjones2926]

I've already explained to my wife that reason. Kids are gone, and I'm not in the best shape to cut grass anymore.

[@LukeKwan78]

Will you be reviewing other robot lawnmowers? I just bought a new house with Moore in the 60 home neighborhood I’m not gonna want to do it manually and I did the math just like you did but my $20 every two weeks within two years would pay itself off.

[@cocoabiscuits]

I'm curious to see how long the battery lasts long term. 2-3 years? Time will tell.

[@freshlycharged]

Time will tell. The nice thing is it knows to go back and recharge when it's running low. On very cold days, it needs to charge more frequently. On nice days, it can do the entire yard on one charge and even if it needed a charge, it would do so on it's own.

[@chas8334]

@freshlycharged. I think he's asking about the lifespan of the battery before it has to be replaced.

[@AbhishekMishra-qw4vg]

Great job on the review! 👏

[@SeanChYT]

The Navimow I-series looks awesome, but why only models for 500 m2 and 800 m2? Too small... I need at least 1300 m2. Are bigger models coming? Buying the H-series now feels like buying old tech, in an area where technological development seems to happen quite rapidly.

[@freshlycharged]

The Navimow is for small and medium sized yards. I would stay away from the H series. If you have a larger yard or some complex terrain, check out the AWD robot we just reviewed on the channel!

[@SeanChYT]

@@freshlycharged The Luba? hell no... On paper it looks awesome, and for some people it works great, but it is not a mature product. Every software update brings with it too much drama, tears and misery. You need to 3D print your own parts and remove the guards to prevent grass buildup under the mower and have the blades spin freely. It locks up too often requiring manual supervision, and when it loses power on a hill, there is no safety mechanism to prevent it rolling down and crashing into whatever is below. You don't get that with Husqvarna and other well known (and expensive) brands. The latest issue is that several European customers have been told to stop using it immediately by the agency controlling radio frequencies (ANFR in France), as the RTK station is violating European laws on the use of the 868 Mhz frequency band. No wonder Mammotion got so good RTK signal strength, as they use more than 50 times the amount of radio bandwidth they are allowed to according to EU laws. Going on holiday or leaving the house? Don't expect it to work many days, or even a single day without having to go rescue it. Sure, some users have more luck with it than others, I am not discounting that, but for instance my next project is to set up a mower at my parent's house which is over 2 hours by car away. They are too old to maintain and troubleshoot it themselves, and there is no way my mother is picking that thing up and cleaning it on the underside. I would not be able to fix most problems remotely, as after 10 minutes of being stuck, the mower just shuts off. The IPX6 rating is also pure BS. According to Mammotions own advice, it is IPX3 at best. I really wanted the Luba 2 to be great, but there are too many red flags with it.

[@SeanChYT]

@@freshlycharged I am curious, why do you think people should stay away from the H series? Genuinely interested to learn more about it. Not really sure how good the vision fence system is. I suspect we'll all going to have a little bit of buyers remorse no matter what we choose, as new models with more and more impressive specs and AI features come out each year. If someone here in Northern Europe sold the Sunseeker Orion X7 that could be interesting as well. At least it's three-wheel drive.

[@Glayds-j3r]

Hello. The price of this mowing robot is too expensive for me, can you also review some more affordable and more cost effective mowing robots?

[@redwine65]

I'd think a company would make gates for most type fences that work with a robot mower..seems like something that eventually be of need

[@greenwave819]

wow, you guys get all the cool stuff!!

[@freshlycharged]

It’s a tough job, but we’re grateful we get to do this!

[@Frostorm777]

*Wow that’s a nice yard*

[@freshlycharged]

Robot manicured.

[@Ashwit234]

Yeah, I saw that too! Is it for real though?

[@sgamer2754]

Awesome review! Just wish it was a bit cheaper for my budget right now. 😅

[@christophergranier9]

how much area does it mow on a single charge?is this the smaller battery model or larger? Thanks!

[@debrasamuel5208]

What kind of warranty does it have?

[@JP-qq2kn]

Looks light enough for someone to walk away with it pretty easily. Does that gps thing need a monthly paid subscription?

[@freshlycharged]

Directly from the website: Navimow Access+ For 4G connectivity and anti-theft. Ensures stable connection when the Wi-Fi network is poor. You can easily switch between Wi-Fi and 4G connection. To monitor your lawnmower in real time, enable the Anti-theft feature which is exclusively applicable under 4G connection. ...thus far it has not asked me to pay anything extra.

[@amjathmg8192]

How much time it takes to mow a .25 acre lawn?

[@lenwhatever4187]

Still a bit pricey... but quiet. I have to wonder about longevity though. My $100 gas mower is almost 20 years old (so $400 now?) and still just runs. Will this device last more than 2 years (will it last that long?)

[@freshlycharged]

All good questions. Things were simpler 20 years ago and they certainly don't make things like they use to.

[@mikahl757]

Also consider time=$ for most folks. That's time on weekends spent more with family, backlog of repairs, chores, etc. Mowing while out of town, huge win for folks that already pay someone to mow or mow themselves.

[@persephione]

Very informative and well done review. Thank you!

[@johnrichardson5089]

Nice. This little fellow probably wouldn't help me much with 3 acres of lawn but it's pretty interesting to consider for the immediate areas around my house. Thanks for dropping this review. Great one as always.

[@freshlycharged]

3 acres! We're gonna need a bigger robot!

[@mikahl757]

Great review, defientely glad I waited until Europes GPS lawnmower tech was approved to be used here. The antenna mapped mowers felt limited for the the cost. Hopefully their msrp & used pricing drops, wouldn't be bad to have the antenna-driven mower in the front & the gps mower in the back 😈

[@namenamenamename7224]

My biggest complaint is that the repairbility of something like this robot mower is essentially 0 once the OEM goes under or even if the OEM has. dispute with Apple/Google's app store. In contrast, a 30+ year old gas mower or push mower with spinning blades can be repaired by anyone or their uncle decades after the OEM stops making parts.

[@freshlycharged]

Very good point!

[@jeremyn83]

For what it's worth, Amazon sells this and Asurion offers a 3 year extended warranty for $129. Seems like a no-brainer to grab that for a full 6 year warranty for something that most certainly won't last 6 years. Still, even if it lasts 4 years, $300 a year for a mowed lawn is cheap.

[@mr.c6674]

Um, Segway has been around since 1999, and doing Very well

[@gavinb6492]

What’s to repair , same as a gas mower , moving parts always wear out , here it’s a screw driver plug and play not a carb , worn cylinder rings bad gas spark plugs

[@langstonmaiden6498]

Not really, Segway isn’t going under any time soon and as technology progresses it gets cheaper and more accessible this will probably be the norm at some point

[@brandon7990]

Why not have it mow the front yard first then the back so when it dies it can to to the charger on its own then continue when charged? Maybe one day I'll get one when they can do checkered patterns and the tech comes farther and price comes down. Until then I actually really like lawn care and having one of the best lawns on the block.

[@ucarn5246]

Awesome review. Lot's of info and tips. Thanks for that.

[@RomanCimbora]

hello. nice video. are u happy after 4 weeks using?

[@GlitchChaos]

I'm curious how it does on a lawn with a slope? How steep of a hill can it climb? If you need a testing ground, my yard is available and also in Colorado! 😉

[@freshlycharged]

On their website it says: Max. Slope: 30% ...Which means 16 degress.

[@freshlycharged]

Thanks for offering your testing spot!

[@GlitchChaos]

@@freshlycharged Thanks for the reply! Hope to see you while out riding someday! Stay safe! 😃

[@mnakum5155]

Hi jimmy, Excellent review. How you clean grass clippings left by robotic mower? Thanks

[@tapanmondal1150]

Can't believe there's a wireless robot mower that cheap on Kickstarter. Feels kinda sus, but after watching their video, it might actually be legit. Still not sure if I should grab one.

[@slydogstroh]

Did someone else’s dog take a poo in your yard and they didn’t pick it up!? How rude lol. Great review Jimmy!

[@freshlycharged]

It happens. Life goes on. Thanks for the comment, always great to hear from you. Hope you are well!

[@JozefTrubac]

How does it perform under trees? I am always it will lose the GPS signal.

[@StayConnectedEV]

Great review as always!

[@freshlycharged]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@hillppari]

Im concered about these RTK based mowers if you have lawn that goes around the house. at somepoint it will lose its connection to the base station

[@alanglendinning3421]

RTK is not based upon line of sight from base / antenna to mower. Both the mower and antenna need to connect to satellites ( the same satellites ) RTK correction data ( which allows for greater accuracy due to use of fixed base station / antenna ) is passed from the antenna to the mower via radio signals typically 900MHZ which will pass through walls etc. The ability for both the antenna and mower to see as much of the sky as possible is much more important

[@kaianalmeida4420]

Can it be programmed to do both front and backyard if there is no gate separating the two areas?

[@kaianalmeida4420]

Note that my front and backyard is separated by the house it self. It would have to travel around the house on a flat concrete pathway

[@alanglendinning3421]

Yes, you can add a channel around the house following a concrete path to get from one lawn to the other provided there are no kerbs / steps etc but if vehicles use that, just need to be careful it doesn't get drove over.

[@georgea6403]

Need a automatic doggy door in the gate

[@hillppari]

Should have tested the yarbo mower attachement

[@babelnow]

great video!

[@freshlycharged]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@JessePike5]

The mower needs googly eyes. Also ramps/door to get front and back.

[@freshlycharged]

Googly eyes for sure!😂

[@A10fllying-reaper]

Awesome video this one looks a little bit smaller than that yellow one you had doing your driveway in the snow storm that converts into a mower also . Do they have a beefier one then that little one I like the price it's better than the yellow one ... was like $8,000 this one is 1,000 although I'm on the fence of getting it because I have a sloped yard that slopes pretty steep on one side of the property and I'm afraid It just might roll over like a turtle right into my neighbor's yard. and do you need Wi-Fi I live in a place where there's no Wi-Fi or Internet..

[@freshlycharged]

You need wifi but if wifi is an issue, the Navimow Access+ accessory will give you stable 4G connection.

[@A10fllying-reaper]

@freshlycharged Thank you so much for your response. I'm on the fence it's either the Navimow or the Luba I'm leaning more towards the the Luba its heavier and it won't flip over. I just got to make up my mind before summer because this summer it's going to be hot as hell. And thank you for your awesome videos God bless.

[@karine1599]

i have used it and i really wanted to like this produc but there is no direct option to speak with a human for support. its really hard for person who is not a pro in tech to find a suitable location for the charging station that was able to get a good enough gps signal, even though the app showed more than a dozen sats visible for the RTK base antenna (mounted above my garage, ~6m above the ground with nearly completely open sky), and 8-9 sats for the mower itself pretty consistently. so I was never even able to create an initial map, let alone mow anything. The VSLAM that the EFLS 2.0 claims to use really should have made this a non-issue, but I now suspect that's more marketing hype than actual SLAM functionality🤣

[@wahasavolf2514]

I think you can try the buried wire mower robot, you only need to spend a few hours in the first place to lay out the line, in the later you don't need to worry about it running problems! I bought anthbot, a lawn-mowing robot, which I set up in the first few hours and then controlled from my phone. Not only does it not mess up my lawn, it doesn't stop working due to lack of gps!! By the way, if the thread you bury is accidentally broken, it can also show the exact position on the app😁😁😁

[@Detroit12boi]

Now I have to win a new Segway navimow at work in a raffle 😂

[@BizzaroBrainBoi]

a riding mower is like 2000+ this thing is 1000 bux. Well this is a no brainer!

[@MattNis1]

It still doesnt mow over the boundary line for me so it leaves an unmowed edge

[@freshlycharged]

There's a setting to get it closer to the edge... but I end up having to trim the edges.

[@markrockwood7169]

hey thanks for this man

[@freshlycharged]

No problem! What kind of mower are you using?

[@idas9158]

LOL unfollow those trolls for deleting the comments and pure product placement.

[@davidgolida1412]

I have two Worx Landroids. One for my front yard and one for the rear lawn. I had a previous robotic mower and it was taken from my front yard. The older boundary wire mowers are straight up dummies. Worx probably won't work any AI solutions for the past generation of mowers, which really sad. Just wishing someone tech guru would work on adding a module to make the old carpet cutters smarter.

[@partapkagdiya7018]

Wait, $599 for a wireless robot mower on Kickstarter? For real?!

[@keystin2070]

WOAH 😮

[@freshlycharged]

What?

[@keystin2070]

@@freshlycharged Just your channel is so amazing! Never would have known this existed. Keep up the good work!

[@EastCoastReefer]

Luba 2

[@glennwisse6271]

Would never work on my lawn. It’s bumpy, has tree roots, has hills, leaves, so you need a fairly clean, level, flat, perfect lawn, soooo maybe when someone makes a gas engine regular blade high wheeled, awd, mower I’m out. Please someone, make it happen..I’d pay 5000 for such a mower. Mic drop.

[@dutchcrunch91]

Great review! Cute mini schnauzer. Thank you!

[@ElinWinblad]

Robot solutions will help with the population flip (decline after decades and decades of below replenishment rates)

[@manoelramon8283]

oh no!!! cannot open the gate ? that's bad.. I will pass

[@johnfidel187]

*Assuming you need to cut the yard every day cause the robot can’t cut high grass.*

[@marcdeckard7064]

It wouldn't make it four feet on my lawn.

[@I000I]

Robots taking jobs from neighbor's kids! They used to mow the lawn for a reasonable price. But no more money for kiddos!

[@Nathan-is7li]

Dang, people are getting lazy

[@TheJmoneyp]

Cool for disabled lonely ppl i didnt know this exist

[@antsala9983]

i would buy this for 100 bucks, that's all it's worth

[@bk3e90]

by far the most useless tool 😂

[@freshlycharged]

How so?

[@cerebrumexcrement]

now i really have a reason to buy a home 🥲