Lymow

The problem

Mowing in the US is still mostly manual: robot mowers hold under 3% of the market there versus nearly 20% in Europe, according to 36Kr (September 2025). Yet nearly half of potential US buyers have lawns over 1,000 m², often sloped or shaded by trees, exactly where wheeled robots with small pivoting blades struggle.

The solution

Lymow One is a wire-free robot mower on tracks, built for large, uneven yards. It cuts a 16-inch swath with two steel rotary blades, climbs 45-degree slopes and covers up to 1.73 acres a day. The One Plus, shown at CES 2026, reworks the blades, deck and airflow.

How it works

1. The robot localizes to the centimeter with satellite RTK, backed by visual SLAM that takes over when trees, roofs or walls block the signal.
2. Pixel-level depth mapping detects slopes, dips, lawn edges and obstacles such as tables, chairs and rocks, alongside semantic image recognition.
3. A tracked chassis clears 2-inch obstacles (2.8 inches on the One Plus) and 45-degree inclines, even when wet.
4. Two SK5 tool-steel rotary blades spin at up to 6,000 RPM and mulch the grass, with cutting height adjustable from 1.2 to 4 inches.
5. Users draw zones and no-go areas in the app; the battery charges from 10 to 90% in about 90 minutes.

Value proposition

Replacing weekly manual mowing over 7 to 9 months a year, when a gardener charges $50 to $150 a visit per 36Kr, on terrain wheeled robots handle poorly.

Technology edge

Two mechanical choices break with industry norms. Tracks deliver 45-degree slope capability, versus 38.7 degrees for most wheeled robots and 40 degrees for the Segway Navimow X4 AWD. Full-size rotary blades driven by 300 W, per 36Kr, replace the roughly 50 W razor discs on most rivals, so the robot can handle tall grass.

Business model

Direct-to-consumer online sales (own store, Kickstarter) plus distributor agreements. Lymow One launched at $2,999 (TechRadar, January 2025), with an average selling price of $2,499 per 36Kr; monthly financing offered online.

Market

Coherent Market Insights (September 2025) sizes the global robotic mower market at about $1.71 billion in 2025, rising to over $4.7 billion by 2032 (15.5% CAGR). Lymow targets North America's 80 million-plus private yards first, where some 2.5 million riding mowers sell each year (36Kr, November 2025).

Competitors and alternatives

Mammotion, named by 36Kr among the most advanced newcomers, covers up to 2.5 acres with its LUBA 2 AWD (a TIME Best Invention of 2024). Segway Navimow pitches its X4 AWD series at yards over an acre with 40-degree slopes. Husqvarna and Worx (Positec) remain the incumbents, with Worx adding cameras and an AI chip to the Landroid Vision Cloud. Lymow targets the large, difficult-yard niche with a single premium product.

Use cases

• A homeowner with over an acre of sloped land swaps a riding mower for a robot that runs on its own several days a week.
• A tree-covered yard, where GPS drops out under the canopy, gets mowed thanks to the VSLAM fallback.
• A user sets the robot to mulch fallen fruit and pine cones, or to steer around them, from the app.

Traction and proof points

Over $7.5 million raised on Kickstarter, top of the mower category; over RMB 100 million in sales from its online store and several thousand units shipped by September 2025 (36Kr). Exhibited at CES 2024, 2025 and 2026, launching the One Plus in January 2026 with coverage from TechRadar, Yanko Design, SlashGear and the New York Post.

What remains to be proven

The 100,000-unit target for 2026 has yet to be checked against actual numbers, after late mass production left 2025 season demand unmet. With a single product, the company must prove tracks and blades hold up over time and defend a price near $2,500 against better-funded rivals.