I just watched Mammotion's new flagship lawnbot scale an astroturf mountain, and it was mesmerizing

• Mammotion has unveiled a new flagship LUBA 3 AWD series
• Offers ±1 cm positioning precision via an upgraded LiDAR, RTK and Vision navigation system
• Also makes decisions almost instantly with a 10 TOPS AI chip

I'm at CES 2026, where Mammotion has unveiled its 2026 range of autonomous robot lawn mowers. The LUBA 3 AWD series sits at the head of the lineup, and it's one of the most capable lawnbots on the market.

The upgrades on the LUBA 3 seem to be iterations on the already-excellent tech powering the likes of the LUBA 2. For instance, the Tri-Fusion Navigation System has been enhanced and now offers ±1 cm positioning precision. There's the all-wheel drive (the AWD of the name) for traversing the trickiest of terrain – including an ultra-steep slope in the CES hall (scroll down to watch).

Tri-Fusion system combines three different technologies – LiDAR (the primary navigation system), RTK (for improved position accuracy) and AI Vision (for object recognition and avoidance) – to ensure the robot always has a method to find its way about.

All three technologies have had an upgrade in the LUBA 3. There's now 360-degree horizontal LiDAR coverage and 59-degree vertical coverage, scanning up to 330ft. This provides the bot with millions of data points, which it can use to create a live 3D map of your yard, from the grass to the tops of the trees.

Previous versions have come with an RTK base that needs to be installed separately from the mower and charge station, but the LUBA 3 AWK has a NetRTK module within the lawnbot itself, to save you from the extra hassle. (And of course, there's no need for wires.)

Finally, there's 'UltraSense' AI Vision, powered by dual 1080p cameras and a powerful AI chip that can handle 10 trillion operations per second, which means it can make decisions incredibly quickly.

All this is to help the robot react almost instantly to its surroundings – including reading the terrain and recognizing up to 300 obstacles, even in dim light. This not only ensures no yard toys get mown over, but it also means the lawnbot can calculate the speediest, safest routes in real time. Oh and or course, there are cliff sensors to ensure it doesn't try to take a dip in your pool.

Scaling the heights

The AWD is borrowed from previous models, and ensures the lawnbot can handle slopes of up to 80% (38.6°) – I watched it make its way up and down a mini astroturf mountain in the demo hall and it never slipped or faltered.

It can also deal with uneven ground, and because all the wheels are independently powered, it can pivot cleanly without churning up your lawn. This model also has upgraded suspension, so it can move smoothly over kerbs or roots up to 3.15 inches tall.

Elsewhere, there's an 15.8-inch wide cutting width across two six-blade discs, two 165W high-torque motors and a 15Ah battery. Mammotion says it can mow up to 7,000 sq ft per hour or up to 1.75 acres per day, and there's a new smart power management system that gives users more control over the lawnbot's power use – you can now set charge limits and schedule off-peak charging to reduce costs. This is available across the whole of the latest series.

There are four different models included in the LUBA 3 AWD series, geared towards different lawn sizes, with prices starting at €2,299 / $2,299. They've just gone on sale in the UK and EU, and will be available in the US sometime later in 2026.

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