Roborock, an organization greatest identified for its robovacs, is coming into a brand new product class: robotic lawnmowers. In the course of the IFA 2025 tech convention, Roborock took the wraps off a trio of robotic mowers, with its premium RockMow Z1 that includes an all-wheel drive system to deal with steep slopes of as much as 80 %, or round 38.66 levels.
Along with sporting unbiased hub motors on every wheel, the RockMow Z1’s entrance wheels even have an unbiased steering motor, which Roborock says allows smoother turns and helps it keep away from slipping on slopes. The Z1 additionally has a suspension system designed to maintain it secure whereas mowing, permitting for extra even cuts, in addition to a blade that cuts to inside 3cm of partitions.
Just like Segway’s Navimow X3, the RockMow Z1 combines the satellite-based Actual-Time Kinematics (RTK) navigation system with visible simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM) to assist it traverse your yard. Roborock says it cuts 5,000 sq. meters per 24 hours, and notes which you could even have the robotic mower create sure patterns or textual content in your grass utilizing the accompanying app.
Roborock can also be launching the RockMow S1. This mower comes with fewer bells and whistles however gives AI-powered good mapping and may deal with slopes as much as 45 % (24.2 levels), whereas slipping between passages as slim as 0.7m. It’s additionally slower, protecting as much as 1000 sq. meters in 24 hours.
In the meantime, the RockNeo Q1 is designed for “on a regular basis garden upkeep” with AI good mapping and 3cm edge-cutting capabilities. Roborock additionally mentions a “wildlife-friendly” function for the RockNeo Q1 that stops it from mowing at nighttime to keep away from disturbing nocturnal animals, nevertheless it’s not clear whether or not the opposite mowers include this as properly.
Roborock hasn’t but launched pricing particulars or availability for its robotic mowers.