Do you recall the Saros Z70 robotic vacuum cleaner by Roborock, unveiled at CES this year? The robovac came equipped with a robotic arm that could pick up objects weighing up to 0.6lbs from the floor. My immediate thought after I saw the product was, what if we could have the same functionality in lawn mowers as well? While Roborock didn’t equip its flagship lawn mowers with the robotic arm feature at IFA 2025, someone who did capitalize on the idea was NexLawn, a premium brand under MOVA.
According to a recent piece from The Verge, NexLawn Master X lawn mower (currently in concept stage) is equipped with a mechanical arm that is quite versatile. To put that into context, the lawn mower not only helps mow the grass with precision but also reaches up to pluck ripe fruit from low-hanging branches. You may think I am exaggerating, but Android Authority testifies that the robotic arm reaches a height of 30.03 inches, while a horizontal distance of up to 3.2 feet is possible.
The arm is, however, not only meant to pluck fruits, and provides a variety of other services. This includes removing obstacles from its path, whether stone or bushes, or throwing a ball to a dog. All-in-all, it’s a gardener, a fruit picker, and a pet entertainer all rolled into one shiny package. Akin to modern lawn mowers, the NexLawn boasts AI-powered mapping and ultra-fast charging, courtesy of NexDetect, a tech that utilizes 3D LiDAR, stereo vision, and AI capabilities to map complex lawn layouts automatically with ease.
“Using the same AI smarts, the mower can detect more than 300 objects in real-time and avoid them, identify paths and use them properly, even if they are as narrow as 60cm, and handle 4cm bumps,” the company states. The lawn mower has a feature called ‘NexTrim’, which ensures edge-to-edge mowing with an uncut margin of less than 0.3 inches, and an adjustable cutting height between 1.1 inches and 3.9 inches to match different grass types. It can also comfortably handle slopes up to 50 degrees, providing easy navigation over uneven terrain.
But it’s still in concept stages, so I assume you would still have to wait for another year before MOVA puts it on Amazon or Kickstarter for purchase or preorder. However, our sources within the company suggest, “the lawnmower is slated for a 2026 release, if everything goes well.”
The company reps have not revealed any details about the practicality, though. Can it really differentiate between a ripe apple and a rogue tennis ball? Would it be able to pluck a fruit without breaking the branch of the spur? The questions are many, and NexLawn engineers are the ones who have to brainstorm over them. For now, the Master X lawn mower is a glimpse into a future where robotic lawn mowers are heading.
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