Dreame A3 AWD 1000 Robot Lawn Mower
- Up to 0.25 acre lawn
- 61-80% slope
- LiDAR + Vision
- Up to 8 in cut
SVT Score, Mid
An all-wheel-drive wire-free LiDAR mower that Dreame rates for lawns up to a quarter acre and slopes up to 80%.
$1,400
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Usability
6.9 out of 10- Noise: 70.8 dB(A) sound power in the manual; the page's 62.8 dB is sound pressure
- Width: 7.9 in single disc, under the small-lawn line
- Searched: Intertek UL CSA Certipedia
Better on verificationMOVA LiDAX Ultra 1000$1,049Scores 6.0- Conflict: Dreame's support center lists three years on the body and one on the battery
- Not published: Dreame rates 0.25 acre a day in Standard mode and gives no runtime
- Garage: $199.99 at dreametech.com, sold separately
Strengths
- All-wheel drive for steep banks
- LiDAR and camera map the lawn
- Mows close to fences and borders
- GPS tracking and theft alarm
- No wire or RTK station to install
Drawbacks
- Area per charge not published
- Louder than its quiet-mode figure suggests
- Narrow cut for a mower of this price
- Mixed owner ratings on Amazon
- Warranty terms conflict between Dreame's own pages
A steep-yard mower for a small lawn, but warranty terms conflict
Specs
- TypeSmall
- BoundaryWire-free
- NavigationLiDAR, Vision
- Rated AreaUp to 0.25 acre
- Slope61-80%
- Cut WidthUp to 8 in
- Cut Height Range2.1-3 in span
- DriveAWD or 4WD
- NoiseOver 65 dB(A)
- Ingress RatingIPX6
- ConnectivityWi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4G included
- CertificationsNone verifiable
- Warranty2 Years
Not published by Dreame: area per charge.
Not checked: Area per charge and runtime, which Dreame does not publish
At a glance
- Live video patrols
- Dual-map support
- Frost pause
- The brand is owned by Dreame Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. of Suzhou, China.
- The mowers are also listed on Amazon US, where Dreame Technology HK Limited is the seller.
- Dreame robot lawn mowers are sold in the US on dreametech.com, a store operated by Dreame International (HongKong) Limited of Hong Kong.
- Dreame sells two LiDAR mower lines in the US, the A3 AWD and the A3 AWD Pro.
The Dreame A3 AWD 1000 is an all-wheel-drive wire-free robot mower that maps the lawn with a 360-degree 3D LiDAR and a front camera, with no RTK station. Dreame rates it for lawns up to a quarter acre and for slopes up to 80%, and prints coverage by the day rather than per charge.
It cuts a 7.9 inch path from 1.2 to 3.9 inches high, and its EdgeMaster disc reaches within 1.9 inches of the edge. It carries an IPX6 rating, built-in 4G with one year of data, a 5 Ah battery, and the manual lists 70.8 dB(A) sound power. It measures 635 by 434 by 295 mm and weighs 16.1 kg.
The box holds the mower, charging tower and baseplate, power supply, screws and hex key, nine spare blades with three holders, a cloth and the manuals. Dreame sells a garage for it at $199.99.
Questions answered from our data
Is Dreame good?We list three Dreame products and score three of them. Their overall scores run from 6.0 to 7.0, with a median of 6.3, against a median of 5.9 for all 35 products we score.
How much does a robot lawn mower cost?The 35 wire-free robot mowers and boundary-wire robot mowers we list run from $799 to $5,999, with a median of $1,999.
How many acres can a robot mower cover?Of the 35 robot lawn mowers we list, 35 state a rated lawn area; the most common is Up to 0.25 acre (12).
What slope can a robot mower climb?17 of the 35 robot lawn mowers we list are rated by their makers for slopes steeper than 45%.
