ECOVACS GOAT O1000 LiDAR PRO Robotic Lawn Mower
- Up to 0.25 acre lawn
- 31-45% slope
- LiDAR
- 8.1-10 in cut
SVT Score, Lower
A small wire-free LiDAR mower with a built-in edge trimmer, rated by ECOVACS for lawns up to about a quarter acre.
$1,500
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Usability
5.2 out of 10- Rated area: 1,000 m² (about 0.25 acre) in the manual
- Faster speed: about 180 m²/h, about 0.07 acre a charge
Better on coverageNavimow H210The maker rates it for 0.086 acre on a charge. $1,799Scores 5.0- Noise: mower 61 dB(A), trimmer 81 dB(A); the trimmer runs in automatic tasks
- Height range: 3 to 8 cm, just under 2 inches of span
- Searched: Intertek Certipedia CSA UL
- Record: Intertek ETL, ANSI/OPEI-60335-2-107; CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60335-2-107, MR2508C, ECOVACS HOME SERVICE ROBOTICS CO., LTD.
- Returns: 30 days at ecovacs.com with a return authorization
Better on warranty & supportMOVA LiDAX Ultra 1000The mower carries three years. $1,049Scores 5.0- Kit: with a garage and two blade kits $1,611.00
Strengths
- Built-in trimmer tidies the lawn edges
- Slim body fits through narrow side passages
- App sets zones and a schedule for each area
- Blades stop when the mower is lifted
- LiDAR mapping works under trees with no satellite signal
Drawbacks
- Narrow cut makes for slow mowing
- Only a one-year warranty
- No cellular option for remote control
- Trimmer is loud next to the quiet mower
- Rear-wheel drive with caster front wheels
A handy LiDAR mower for small shaded lawns, but it works slowly
Specs
- TypeSmall
- BoundaryWire-free
- NavigationLiDAR
- Rated AreaUp to 0.25 acre
- Area per ChargeUp to 0.1 acre
- Slope31-45%
- Cut Width8.1-10 in
- Cut Height RangeUp to 2 in span
- Drive2WD
- NoiseOver 65 dB(A)
- Ingress RatingIPX6
- ConnectivityWi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Warranty1 Year
- CertificationsANSI/OPEI 60335-2-107 listedCSA C22.2 No. 60335-2-107 listed
At a glance
- 31.5-inch passages
- 70-minute recharge
- Remote mapping option
- Fisheye camera view
- ECOVACS Robotics is a Suzhou, China maker of home service robots, from robot vacuums and window-cleaning robots to the GOAT robot lawn mowers.
- Ecovacs Robotics, Inc., a Delaware corporation based in San Mateo, California, runs the US store at ecovacs.com/us.
- The ECOVACS and GOAT trademarks are registered at the USPTO to ECOVACS ROBOTICS CO., LTD. of Suzhou.
The GOAT mowers are sold on the ECOVACS US store, on its Amazon US store and as marketplace listings at Best Buy.
The ECOVACS GOAT O1000 LiDAR PRO (model MR2508C) is a small wire-free robot mower that finds its way with a 360° LiDAR and a 3D-ToF LiDAR, with a TruEdge string trimmer on its side for the lawn edges.
ECOVACS rates it for lawns up to 1,000 m² (about a quarter acre), for 90 minutes of mowing per charge at about 120 to 180 m² an hour, and for slopes up to 45% (24°).
It cuts an 8.66 inch path from 1.2 to 3.1 inches high, carries an IPX6 rating, threads passages about 31.5 inches wide, and its manual lists 61 dB(A) for the mower and 81 dB(A) for the trimmer.
The 5,200 mAh battery recharges in about 70 minutes, the mower weighs 13 kg (28.7 lb), and the box holds the charging station with a 10 m cable, nine spare blades and trimmer line. ECOVACS also sells it with a garage and two blade kits at $1,611.00.
Questions answered from our data
Is ECOVACS good?We list four ECOVACS products and score four of them. Their overall scores run from 4.4 to 5.9, with a median of 5.4, against a median of 5.9 for all 22 products we score.
How much does a robot lawn mower cost?The 22 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 22 robot lawn mowers we list, 22 state a rated lawn area; the most common is Up to 0.25 acre (7).
What slope can a robot mower climb?10 of the 22 robot lawn mowers we list are rated by their makers for slopes steeper than 45%.
