ECOVACS Goat O1000 RTK Robot Lawn Mower, Perimeter Wire Free Vision Robotic Lawnmower for 1/4 Acres Lawn, Automated Mapping, APP Control, 3D Obstacle Avoidance, Zero-Edge Cutting

I am so delighted we went with the Ecovacs Goat. Some pertinent background; we live in Florida and let me tell you with our daily summer rainstorms our grass needs to be cut every 5 days or so. We only have grass in the front and on the sides of the house. The grass covers just under 1/4 acre. Set up out of the box was intuitive and pretty easy, in my opinion. I should note I do not consider myself exceptionally tech savvy either. I was able to sync with my home WiFi in under a minute. The unit updated for about 10 minutes and then it was time to sync with the satellites. The process was simple, the first time it only synced with 19 satellites but it was super easy to restart the process. The second time around I made sure I was more than 2 feet away. Worked like a charm! Once I had the unit synced with satellites. It was time to map our property. I found the process rather intuitive and honestly quite quick for what was taking place. After mapping was complete I let the robot charge to full and decided to run it for a cut. The robot did a beautiful job. Our lawn looked as good as if we had used the push mower ourselves. I really like that this ecovacs model doesn’t have a perimeter wire. I can’t imagine how time and energy intensive installing a perimeter wire might be. The real time GPS navigation is working flawlessly for us. Another cool feature is the LiDAR to detect obstacles and the subsequently avoid the obstacles. Our oldest son had left a hose out during a mow that we missed. The ecovacs robot avoided the hose thus saving us an expense replacing it. The ecovacs robot is surprisingly quiet, magnitudes upon magnitudes quieter than our push mower. It also has a zero cutting edge which actually works, we definitely will not have to edge every time we mow with how good this robot mows edges. The app is amazing and so easy to use. I can customize zones and schedule mowings all from the comfort of my house when I have a spare minute. Battery life was more than enough to finish mowing our whole lawn in one charge. Overall I am beyond delighted with the performance of this robot mower for all the reasons mentioned. I really did not find anything worthy of a complaint.

Update: I am adding this update and dropped the rating because we bought a Segway Navimow 110 and it is flawless. Set up and mapping were easy. It actually mows non stop with no input. Camera actually detects obsticals, Adjust its cut directions 60* each time, MUCH better battery life. This has met the standard of what we expected. I’ll start off by saying, when this thing works we loved it. Bought it with the expectation that it would regularly cut our lawn (less then 1/4 acre) for us and we could weed wack and mow here and there if needed for clean up. It has a pretty nice cut, missing strips sometimes but I adjusted the direction regularly (manually) and it generally got it next time. It generally does a good job making consistent cut lines back and forth, occasionally got stuck but only on steeper inclines where it ended up caught on something because it was struggling to turn. It ran at night multiple times flawlessly. It’s quiet, you really only hear the blades cutting the grass and that’s when you’re close to it. The set up was super quick, and the manual mapping didn’t give me too many issues. Minor downsides I found were that it really would need to spend 12+ hours cutting to get through everything. The dual blade one might be worth upgrade if you wanted it to minimize the cut time. I found that having it mow pretty much every day it actually did the job quicker likely because less cutting resistance extended battery. There is an option on the app to set and change mow direction but it only had an option to alternate weekly. I could see this tearing up the lawn when it makes its turns to come back if you were cutting every day. Probably a relatively easy software fix. I found adjusting the map boundaries to be more challenging than it should be. My neighbor has another brand that he can go into the app and pull or push boundary lines with his finger. The deal break for us was that it consistently lost its signal. We had 20-30 satellites and a “strong” connection. It would be mowing fine and then have errors like “lost rtk signal” or “out of bounds” even though it was dead center in the yard. It seemed to happen during the day consistently so I don’t know if it is overly sensitive to heat (hasn’t been over 85 but it is direct sunlight). Other times it would just stop, show in the app that it was in the charger and it would be somewhere else completely in the yard…sometimes still moving. Losing the signal caused sporadic behavior though. Support was OK, I only used the app messenger, did not try to call. Per their instructions I moved the RTK at least 3 times, remapped the whole yard probably 5-10 times. Did a hard reset to the mower, powered on and off time and time again. Ultimately ours has been having issues pretty much since it came out of the box and due to that it’s going back before the return period ends. I am tempted to buy another and hope we just got a dud and that is saying something but we might have to go with a different brand.

I once owned a Robomow R500 several years ago, an old perimeter wire robotic mower and loved it. But after repairing breaks in the wire, several battery replacements (lead acid), you learn. What I liked about it was it had three streel blades each about 8in long and angled down. It could cut through really thick tall grass and it had a wide cutting area. I ran that for close to 10years. We named it "Curly" for Moe (mow), Larry and Curly. It eventually went to storage. So my wife gave me permission to buy a new one. So after a lot of looking, I wanted an RTK (hi-fidelity GPS) based model with some AI and computer vision smarts. One that showed up on my radar was the Ecovac GOAT O10000 RTK. It did everything the Mammotion Luba (my first choice), but the O1000 had a more budget friendly price. My biggest concern with the O10000 was the size and robustness of the single blade systems; the small cut size, and the 3 razor disk. After a couple of weeks of use now I can relax some. I've replaced the blades set once already but maybe could have gotten a few more cuts; the size of those blades seems to be standardized so no issue. The Ecovac app works well with the GOAT O1000 although it takes a while to learn. For example, I have a Front yard, back yard, behind the garage yard and the side of the house yard. The backyard is enclosed with a chainlink fence. So I needed a path that would connect the front-yard, (sections; I split it into 2 zones seperated by the front sidewalk) and side-yard so I created that joined all of those. One charge will get the the front and another will get will get the back. What is so amazing, is once it's all mapped out and connected with the path the robot is all automatic. It mows it all in straight lines (you set the angle) and it can be scheduled to do all automatic. It is impressive how well it works. Sharp blades cut nice lawns so the results have been great. The charging takes about 1 1/2-2hr for 100%. So on mowdays (I'm mowing every 2days) I have zone(3)(2)(1) for the morning, then a 2hr rest (charge time), then zone(4) for the last time. It's amazingly automatic and more or less hassle free. The only hassles I've had was the initial setup. In my first attempt, I place the robot under my steps hiding it from the weather... but that was a no-no. The robot itself needs to see clean GPS signals (regardless of the RTK pole). So having the robot base (charger) away from buildings or overhanging structures is important. While it has a generous amount of wire from the charge station to the power transformer, you need an outlet for it. I had one available but still needed a waterproof extension cord from the outlet to the power transformer. It's all water proof so no problem, leaving everything uncovered. Anyway, once you get it all setup, you use the phone app (android or apple) to map the zones. It has automapping so it uses AI and computer vision to find an walk next to edges. You can manually take over for other operations to direct the mapping and later do manual no-mow zones. Once done, and your zone is done, it's ready to go. Once you have zones defined, you just setup the paths connecting all you zones and your all set. I have mine doing front and side yards in pass one but it passes through the back gate. If I forget to open the gate, it simply returns to the charger base. If it's open, it just follows the path right to the front section and goes to town. So I've noticed it doesn't like tall tufts of onion-grass which is common in the "Bluegrass State" and see those as osbsticles. It handles the front yard tree well. I found it could not create a zone for a very narrow strip, it needs about 4ft width to create a zone, but mine was about 2 1/2ft. So you may still need a small mower for trimming and string trimmer. It's a great machine, and value at sub $1000 at the moment. All and all, I'm already loving the Ecovac Goat O1000 RTK advanced robotic mower. Seriously 5 star. Update: I've used now about 30+ times and I don't think I would ever go back. The lawn is looking great an I've had very few issues with it. The app software takes a little time to learn how to map your lawn and connect everything with paths. My only frustration the manually steered mode would always disengage the mower left go of the steering button So you would have to stop and re-engage the the mower blades and resume (for example if you loose Bluetooth connectivity in manual mode). I had it get stuck twice at two specific locations in my lawn (which were holes I needed to fill in my lawn). If you have bushes that over hang low to the yard, the robot will assume they are obstacles and not go under them. However, what a time saver.. The front, sides and backyards are all mapped out, and I run the 'GoatyO' about every 2 days, first doing the back, then the front and sides. The biggest issue I had was placing the RTK tower and mower in a suitable location, as it needed to be away from the house and have electricity. Both the robot and tower have to see a min of 25 satellites and at first I thought it was just the RTK tower. The other small issue is it cuts the grass shorter than I'm used to. I have it set to it's max which looks nice. I would also recommend when you do your mapping to cut and edge the grass first so that it has a clear look at the obstacles, like sidewalk edges, fences, garden edging, etc. All and all it's the best deal going. I don't ever want to go back. Beats that summer heat. OK Late summer update; still 5-star. The grass cut is excellent! It works with the Huskavarna(s) blades. I have some extra-long titanium (from Amazon) that work better than any stainless. It goes out once or twice a week, gets through most grass up to about 8in tall. It has a few quirks you learn. Like it doesn't like crawling under low overhanging bushes or sunken sidewalks (you need to do those in manual mode). It really is all automatic. And on a 100F day, do you really want to mow grass? Setup takes thinking and is not easy but once you've done it get a feel for the software; the little Goat can MOW!

I’ve had robotic vacuums for several years but had been hesitant on the mower side. Vacuums are easy because they have walls to bounce into and flat surfaces, and the price has come down a ton. Mowers on the other hand have hills, divots, sunshine and clouds, rain, a ton of boundary types etc. I had zero interest in burying boundary wires, but with RTK+cameras and lidar and the price coming down substantially, they’re finally within a normal price range for the average customer. So far I’ve been very pleased with ours. Getting it set up was really easy just download the app, plug it in and mount the RTK antenna (the cord is super long, we ended up putting it on the garage since we have a lot of trees). I was worried about our tree density but the spot above the garage we got 30 satellites. Navigation was a breeze just let it auto map and it did a great job picking up various borders such as mulch, bushes, house, trampoline, swingset, retaining wall, etc. Zoning worked well and manually adding obstructions. Wasn’t sure how well it would cross the driveway but was able to set up a path in the app and it did great. We have about a 20 degree hill in the backyard and it’s done better than I thought it would even with a little wet grass in the morning. I’m interested to see how well the blades hold up and what that’s like to change but so far about 15 hours in they still seem razor sharp despite running over a few tree branches. All in all I’m so glad we got this and the time I’m getting back with my family not doing yard work. A little week trimming around some trees and that’s about it now.

I purchased the ECOVACS Goat O1000 hoping it would help me stay consistent mowing my lawn. I don’t have a huge yard—just a normal city lawn—but my schedule makes it hard to keep up. While it has great potential, the reality is that for the price I paid, this mower just isn’t ready for prime time. ⸻ ⚙️ Setup & First Impressions Initial setup requires you to walk the mower around your entire yard to map it. That part is fine the first time, but the real frustration starts when you need to adjust or update the map: • Any change means you must re-create the map from scratch. • Walking behind it to remap every time something goes wrong gets old fast. ⸻ 💡 Daily Use & Issues The biggest issue is inconsistency: • It gets stuck often—sometimes on obstacles, other times for no clear reason. • Even when you clear the obstacle, the software makes you start over with mapping. • The path can drift 2–3 feet off, which in a small front yard is a major safety concern. I constantly worried it would roll into the street. When it does work, it mows fine and sticks to the schedule. But that’s maybe 50% of the time. For example, I went out of town for two weeks: • First mow went great. • By the third scheduled mow, it got stuck and didn’t finish. • I came home to an unmowed lawn. ⸻ 📷 Object Detection & Camera The camera is supposed to recognize obstacles, but in practice: • It often runs straight into things it should see. • Sometimes it claims to be stuck when there’s nothing in the way. This happened enough that I spent more time watching and rescuing it than it would take to mow manually. ⸻ ✅ Pros • When it works, the mow is clean and even. • Scheduling feature is convenient. • Potential is there for wide-open, obstacle-free lawns. ❌ Cons • Mapping must be recreated every time. • Drifts off mapped paths by several feet. • Gets stuck frequently, even in clear areas. • Object detection doesn’t work reliably. • Not safe to run unsupervised in small yards near roads. • Far too expensive for the hassle. ⸻ 🎯 Who This Might Be For If you have a very large, perfectly flat yard with no obstacles at all, and you can install the antenna in a fully open sky, this might work better. But for a normal city lawn with trees, beds, or edges, I would not recommend it. ⸻ Bottom Line: I really wanted to love this mower. Unfortunately, it’s been a frustrating experience, and I wouldn’t buy it again. The idea is great, but the software and navigation just aren’t reliable enough yet to justify the cost.

It was easy to set up. worked right out of the box. Installing the app was quick and easy. It does a good job mowing. to me it cuts the grass without looking like the grass was just cut, which makes the yard look nice. It also goes back and mows the edge at sidewalks and curbs. It did take a little effort to map out the yard, and it does not get as close to the house and fence as I would like. I still use the push mower around the house and fence. It does not weed eat so that has to be done. It's not perfect and will miss some places, but you can have it mow in different patterns so it will get them next time. I have a ditch in my back yard that has a pretty good size grade, at first it would say mower tilted, but after mowing a few times it does the ditch with no issues. Living here in Florida and having to mow all year round, it has saved me a lot of time. Overall, I find that it works well, does a good job.

I’ve been dreaming of owning a robotic lawnmower since they first entered the market years and years ago! Finally, they are affordable and don’t require a ground wire! This company is well built and established and is there for you every step of the way. The lawnmower itself is a technological marvel and uses GPS to triangulate its position and map your yard. My yard is about a third of an acre and it was rather simple to set up and map. You will definitely have to do some tinkering to get it right but it will ultimately be about 96% accurate leaving it up to you to complete the edging and other tiny missed spots! There are dozens of positive things I could say about it and they ultimately outweigh any cons. The battery for this mower is best suited for smaller yards and it does take a while to mow but also it doesn’t matter that much because it is very quiet and mows by itself! For my yard the mower has to recharge itself twice to complete the whole thing. You can choose to automate and schedule the mowings, or just click to mow whenever your yard needs it or you can even drive in manually! You can’t even check in via the app or with the camera on front of the mower like you’re driving a remote control car! If you’re willing to do some tinkering and do not demand perfection, the price point and technological capabilities are stunning and will leave you impressed.

Read bottom new update.. I had initially considered rating this product 3.5 stars. The setup process in May was straightforward, though the mapping proved to be quite challenging. It required some effort to achieve proper cutting, but after approximately three months, its performance was exceptional. Subsequently, it began to exhibit issues, frequently displaying error messages such as "needs help" or "can't find its way back to charging station." It would often cease operation mid-task and remain stationary until its battery depleted. Despite indicating it was at the charging station, it would be found elsewhere, inactive. The recurring request for a PIN is also something I would prefer to disable. For two months, I experienced persistent problems until I uninstalled and reinstalled the application two weeks ago. Following this, it resumed normal operation, no longer stopping during tasks. It seemed there was a communication breakdown between the application and the robot. However, upon restarting, it would halt in the middle of the yard every five minutes, necessitating constant supervision. Fortunately, it is now functioning correctly again. New update this mower is completely junk hasn't been a year this thing will not complete the task now stops dead in middle of its task the app glitches back and forth mowing complete then mowing 4% complete and it say mower back at station i even try relocate the station remade map 5 times its nothing but pain dont buy this mower it keeps asking for pin i wish they had a away turn off the pin waste of money.. all yea did a 360 at its station for 2 minutes funny part u find 0 videos of people complaining its all but good reviews its like they get paid make reviews..