17-05-2025
'Superb' robot lawnmower that's 'simple to use' now reduced by £160 for limited time on Amazon
'Superb' robot lawnmower that's 'simple to use' now reduced by £160 for limited time on Amazon
Put your feet up and relax in the garden while this robot happily cuts your lawn
Sit back and let the robot do the work
(Image: Ecovacs / Amazon )
Relaxing in your garden in a chair in the sunshine has its benefits but with the better weather comes rapid lawn growth which can rudely interrupt your peace, in your view and nagging you to get the mower out and make the area tidy again.
But if you love gadgets that can help you save precious time as well as impress your friends and neighbours, and potentially make them jealous too, maybe it's time to consider a robot lawn mower.
Arguably its a great time to think about it too, as the Ecovac Goat 0800 RTK Robot Lawnmower is currently reduced by £160 from £899 to £739 for a limited time from Amazon, and has already been purchased by over 100 people within the last month, according to the site. For more property, home and garden content sent to your inbox twice a week sign up to the property newsletter here.
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The manufacturer says it has a stable satellite connection even in the shade
(Image: Ecovacs / Amazon )
One customer who happily gave their new addition to the family a five-star review says: 'The ecovacs goat is a superb machine. It comes with different navigation settings and reaches all corners without issues. It is smart enough to travel through narrow and climbing paths. It is water proof so you don't need to stop watering your garden. It is really silent and its battery lasts for hours. Strongly recommended for small and medium size gardens'.
So, if you like your technical details explained for a new piece of kit, the manufacturer states 'the robot achieves ultra-high precision positioning within just two centimetres. Compared to other RTK technologies, it can receive up to 40 satellites in 80% more signal bands, offering four times connection speed and a 30% boost of stability in the shade. Under areas with shade interference (trees or roofs), the visual positioning system ensures that the mowing paths remain continuous and accurate for a seamless lawn care experience'.
The robot works out a logical cutting path and can be adjusted to cut between 3 to 8 cm height
(Image: Ecovacs / Amazon )
The product details of the robot lawnmower go on to say that it combines a 150° fisheye camera, powered by advanced AI algorithms, and a 3D-ToF LiDAR motion sensor in order to detect over 200 common garden objects and avoids anything exceeding the pre-set height limit and can even distinguish between grass and non-grass areas.
One buyer is happy to recommend the Ecovac Goat 0800 RTK Robot Lawnmower with five stars, saying: 'Set up easy and very simple to activate. Machine works effortlessly through the lawn space finding the most efficient path. Camera's worked out quickly the path and grass area without any manual intervention. So far would recommend'.
One of the features of the Ecovac Goat 0800 RTK Robot Lawnmower is its 24 degree slope climbing, as described by the manufacturer, but one customer was not satisfied with this description, saying: 'Returned as continuously failed on 21 degrees slope when advertised as 24 degrees'.
The narrower body of the product compared to some competitors means it can fit in smaller spaces
(Image: Ecovacs / Amazon )
Overall, the positive reviews show the product has impressed its new owners, with one saying, 'The auto-mapping function is very good, it found 90% of the boundary by itself (just needed to help it manually a few times at the more difficult bits), then it went for a quick run around the garden to map the bit it'll cut, to check for any obstacles, then it went home, and it was done'.
They go on to give an update of the first outing of the robot lawnmower, saying: 'It did the first scheduled cut yesterday morning, and it's fantastic. It cuts in straight lines, and it's quick! My whole garden was done in about 3 hours, and considering the old robot failed 3 weeks ago, the grass was fairly long. Overall I'm really impressed'.
If a buyer is based in the UK a few customers have pointed out one flaw in the purchase of the Ecovac Goat 0800 RTK Robot Lawnmower that can be easily rectified but is not initially obvious, one comments: 'So far so good but surely have a UK plug or include an adapter, ridiculous the mower arrives but has no plug or adapter for the UK. Have sorted it now but if they had said, both our lives would have been easier'.
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It is claimed that the robot has precise obstacle avoidance, even in the dark
(Image: Ecovacs / Amazon )
Alternatives to the Ecovac Goat 0800 RTK Robot Lawnmower are the FLYMO EasiLife GO 250 Robot Lawn Mower priced £579.00 from Currys or Bosch Indego S 500 Cordless Robotic lawnmower available from B&Q costing £609, or you could buy a manual mower for half the price like this Black & Decker 'BEMW481BH' Mower with Bike Handle priced £251.18 from Debenhams, or even invest in a goat as a natural, off-grid, way to keep the grass at bay.
